Wednesday 12 May 2021
High-Frequency Trading: A Sociologist’s Take
MacKenzie comes at it not as a technologist, mathematician or engineer, but rather as a social scientist.
Professor Donald MacKenzie weighs the risks of models, algorithms, market concentration and jitter in this article by Katherine Heires and published on the GARP website. Read it HERE.
Managing Inflation Risk
In a constantly-evolving economic environment so full of uncertainty, it’s hard for risk managers to get a proper read on the outlook for inflation. But they can use scenario mapping to evaluate and adapt to such emerging risks proactively, while simultaneously combating bias, extremist thinking and herd behavior in risk management.
Saturday 8 May 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 7 May)
In this weeks selection;
Top Reads
- DevOps Essential for Digital Innovation in Banking & Financial Services
- Kaspersky spots CIA malware with backdoor capabilities
- WhatsApp Delays Privacy Policy Changes After Confusion Backlash
- Implementing AI in Your Business: What Business Leaders Need to Know
- What happens if threat data isn't shared?
- Undergraduates explore practical applications of artificial intelligence
- UK tools up against China’s intel gathering
- Types of Artificial Intelligence – Weak, Strong and Super AI
- Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Millions At Risk’ From 12-Year-Old Vulnerabilities Lying Deep In Dell PCs
- Combining Three Pillars Of Cybersecurity
- Ransomware is now a national security risk. This group thinks it knows how to defeat it
- Cybersecurity Ignorance Is Dangerous
- 10 Types of Malware in 2021 and How to Spot Them
Saturday 1 May 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 30 April)
In this weeks selection;
Top Reads
- 'Open banking' is what 'banking' has rapidly become
- How BofA Grapples With The Increasingly Digital Small Business Market
- Papara: The Evolution of Challenger Banks and Competition
- When artificial intelligence learns to attack us
- Apple iOS Privacy Changes Prompt Complaint By German Business Groups
- 6 Ways Digital Is Transforming the Customer Journey In Banking
- Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks
- Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?
- Gemini partners with Mastercard to launch crypto rewards card
- Why every website wants you to accept its cookies
- Moneyland, Kleptopia & On Corruption - How the corrupt operate
- The likely impact of central bank digital currencies on quantitative easing
- Cybercrime - Was this the most daring bank theft ever attempted?
- Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) – A good investment or a setup for fraud?
- NatWest will not accept corporate customers who deal in cryptocurrencies
- Bernie Madoff - "It was inconceivable that he was a crook"
Saturday 24 April 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 23 April)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to know
- Cybercrime - Was this the most daring bank theft ever attempted?
- NatWest will not accept corporate customers who deal in cryptocurrencies
- 8 Ways to Leverage the Internet of Things in Utilities
- What Can Smart Tech Be Used For?
- UK Bank NatWest Bars Businesses That Accept Crypto
- Banks decide their place on the Citi-Goldman spectrum
- Nigerian banks’ dominance of their home turf is virtually unparalleled
- Forget the piggy bank, Till Financial’s kids’ spend management app gets Gates’ backing
- Machine learning, explained
- Embedded Fintech Versus Embedded Finance: Jumpstarting New Product Innovation In Banks
- Internet of Things — Leap towards a hyper-connected world
- Top 8 IoT applications and examples in business
- Is the Coronavirus Killing Off Cash?
- COVID-19 pushed real-time payments to jump 41% in 2020, study finds
- 3 ways CISOs can align cybersecurity to business goals
- Marijuana is becoming more accepted. Will cybersecurity employers play along?
- A botnet named after Prometheus jumps is also exploiting Exchange Server flaws
- Nation-state cyber attacks could lead to cyber conflict
- India wants to block WhatsApp's controversial privacy policy update
Saturday 17 April 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 16 April)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to Know
- The global system for combatting financial crime is hugely expensive and largely ineffective
- Bernie Madoff - "It was inconceivable that he was a crook"
- Why I hate the term ’embedded’
- Post-Pandemic Lessons for Risk Managers
- What are the most important Mobile Banking features?
- Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak
- Why Big Banks Can’t Keep Pace With India’s Mobile Payments Revolution
- The digital trends disrupting the banking industry in 2021
- ‘Screen scraping is not evil’: Bankers, fintechs, aggregators face off
- Embedded Fintech Versus Embedded Finance: Jumpstarting New Product Innovation In Banks
- Kenyan fintech tech startup secures funding to regionally expand
- FinTechs Targeting Underserved Communities
- India’s Mobile Payments Revolution Slowed Down by Tech Glitches at Big Banks
- Consumer credit payment patterns shift during pandemic
- IRS is probing the dark web to look for cryptocurrency and NFT tax evasion, says IRS commissioner
- Your Customer’s Bank or Credit Card Details Are Being Sold On the Dark Web. What Can You Do to Stop It?
- Would You Buy a Non-fungible Token? You Should Know Exactly What It Is Your Buying (but You Can’t!)
- How marketing principles can be used to enhance cybersecurity training
- 15 Cybersecurity Pitfalls and Fixes for SMBs
- How AI and Machine Learning Are Helping In Cybersecurity?
- Why every website wants you to accept its cookies
Friday 9 April 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 9 April)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to know
- bitcoin is dead, long live bitcoin!
- What are the most important Mobile Banking features?
- Post-Pandemic Lessons for Risk Managers
- What Google's multibillion-dollar Supreme Court victory over Oracle means to developers
- How Much Revenue Big Tech Makes Every Minute
- Citi hires FinCEN chief to lead compliance in bank's new unit
- The Most Popular Mobile Banking Trends In 2021
- How Much Does it Cost to Develop a Banking App?
- Fintech Investments in Banking
- Fintech Chatbots: How AI Chatbots Play A Role In The Fintech Industry
- Eye on fintech: Why the mobile-first banking industry is hot
- Five Banks To Test FedNow Instant Payments System
- Buy now, pay later moves into professional services
- 6 Payments trends for 2021
- How to fix the top 5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- After digital payments rush, time to tighten security
- Evolving Cybercrime and Security Challenges: What are CISOs Thinking About?
- When Cybercrime Went from Fun to Financially Driven
- What Are the Different Types of Malware?
- Here's What AI Will Never Be Able to Do
- A Scientist Taught AI to Generate Pickup Lines. The Results are Chaotic.
- Sorry, Cannot Understand the Language. Wait Chatbots can
- This avocado armchair could be the future of AI
Wednesday 7 April 2021
Post-Pandemic Lessons for Risk Managers
In the aftermath of COVID-19, what trends will shape the future of the risk management industry? To better identify and address emerging risks, financial institutions will be leaning more and more toward diversity, hybrid modeling, AI, alternative data and tail-risk hunting.
Read the full GARP article HERE
Thursday 1 April 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 1 April)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to know
Banks & Credit Unions
- How the Best in Banking Are Marketing Their Mobile Apps
- 2021 Is the Year Banks Must Take Digital Challengers Seriously
- Marcus: A Digital Bank That Should Keep Rivals Up At Night
- How Open APIs Revolutionize Banking Services
- Death by Fintech
- The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
- How Gen Z is Reinventing FinTech and Banking
- Nigeria's booming fintech space, and its top 13 players
- Banks or FinTech: who will get the “Ring of Power”?
- Fintech Chatbots: How AI Chatbots Play A Role In The Fintech Industry
- Fintech warning: Banking industry sees light at end of tunnel – an express train headed right at it
- PayPal launches crypto payment platform
- PayPal Sees No Letup for Online Shopping Even With Reopenings
- To Stop Future Hacks, Look to the Past
- CBA slapped with a court-enforceable undertaking after loss of data on 20m customers
- US Misses Two Cyber 'Pearl Harbor' Attacks
- Insurance Giant CNA Hit with Novel Ransomware Attack
Friday 26 March 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 26 March)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to know
- Digital Payments - US still in the Dark Ages
- Decentralized Finance - What it is and what it means
- Non-Fungible Tokens - Asset or Scam?
- Google Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for Privacy Violations
- Bank of America sees DeFi as potentially more disruptive than bitcoin. The bank breaks down why DeFi is fundamental
- How Digital Banking Can Help Credit Unions Succeed In 2021
- Mobile banking in GCC surges due to Covid-19
- Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
- Facebook Finally Explains Its Mysterious Wrist Wearable
- 7 Steps For Mobile Banking App Development
- UX Case Study: How to Create a Mobile Banking Super App
- The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
- Cybersecurity, skills concerns hamper Singapore SMB digitalisation efforts
- What exactly does Truecaller do with your data? A hacker’s deep dive
- Building an Embedded Finance strategy: dos and don'ts
- 3 tips for mitigating cloud-related cybersecurity risks
- Why America will never be safe from cyberattacks
- The Spectacular Growth of Artificial Intelligence Today
- Top 100 Artificial Intelligence Companies in the World
- 5 Common Pain Points With Machine Learning And How To Solve Them
Sunday 21 March 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 19 March)
In this weeks selection;
Interesting to know
- Facebook Offers Content Creators New Ways To Earn Income
- The Microsoft Exchange hacks: How they started and where we are
- Dancing on the edge of your comfort zone
- Top 10 cybersecurity lessons learned one year into the pandemic
- Emerging Markets Driving the payments transformation
Banks & Credit Unions
- What We’ve Learned About Digital Banking in 2020
- Top Four Digital Trends for the Next Five Years
- Security Most Important To Retaining Mobile Banking Customers
- Bank branches will be extinct by 2034, fintech study finds
- How fintechs are working with banks to make them more green
- Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
- Fintech Spotlight: JPMorgan Chase Looks To Digital Banking Innovation
- Top tech trends that will define fintech this year
- Cost to Develop Banking App and Crucial Features
- Amadeus, Mastercard Extend Collaboration For Virtual Card Travel Payments
- Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments
- Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?
- Hackers Rushed in as Microsoft Raced to Avert Mass Cyber-Attack
- Fifth-generation cyberattacks are here. How can the IT industry adapt?
- “Hacker Games” launched to challenge and improve cybersecurity skills
- Why Manufacturers Should Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind
Saturday 13 March 2021
“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 12 March)
The latest top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management
In this weeks selection;
The Pandemic
Banks & Credit Unions
- Arizona group aims to jump-start European-style open banking in U.S.
- Wells Fargo Ditches Abbot Downing Name for Ultra-Rich Clients
- Mood swing – China’s government is cracking down on fintech. What does it want?
- What to expect from the fintech industry in 2021
- BNP Paribas rolls out A2A instant payments for e-commerce merchants
- New car tipping app arrives for Sonic carhops
- US, UK Firms Prioritize Innovation To Speed X-Border Payment Flows
- Fintech Cybersecurity Threats You Should Know About
- It may be worth paying, but online privacy comes at a price
- Top 10 types of information security threats for IT teams
- Watch Out! New Android Banking Trojan Steals From 112 Financial Apps
Monday 8 March 2021
TOP READS OF THE WEEK (for week ending 5 March)
In this weeks selection;
Banks & Credit Unions
- The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
- Is the Coronavirus Killing Off Cash?
- Why the rest of the world should care about innovation in Africa
- Innovative banking and finance trends for 2021
- How CUs Can Meet Innovation Expectations
- Fintech Changes Will Shift Focus to Customers in 2021
- How a Fintech Startup is Starting to Change the Financial Services Industry
- Gen Z is defining digital banking. FinTech is listening
- Top 2021 banking and fintech security regulations
- Phishing emails tempting people with fake coronavirus vaccines
- Understanding Malware: 10 Common Types You Should Know About
- Cutting-edge banking tech could create a world of super savvy savers
- The Most Common Hacking Techniques of 2021
Friday 5 March 2021
“Must Reads” for 5 March
Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:
- The necessity for better data security in 2021
- Banking the Unbanked — Investing in Mobility Capital Finance
- Crypto exchange Coinbase files paperwork to go public
- ‘Screen scraping is not evil’: Bankers, fintechs, aggregators face off
- Two banks explain how they’re using biometrics
- Bitcoin could become the “currency of choice for international trade”, says Citi
Thursday 4 March 2021
“Must Reads” for 4 March
- Companies are using AI to hit business goals, even though they can't explain how it works
- How are Neobanks Aaccelerating the future of FinTech?
- AI facts every Dev should know: Artificial intelligence is older than you, probably
- Malware Analysis- The art of understanding malware
- SMEs need to strike balance between cybersecurity & business
- AI in Cybersecurity: Six considerations for 2021
- Ten Technologies To watch In 2021
Wednesday 3 March 2021
What’s Trending with Debit Card Controls?
A look at the trends surrounding debit card controls
“Must Reads” for 3 March
- How mirroring the architecture of the human brain Is speeding up AI learning
- Key priorities for fintech in 2021
- Cybersecurity pros: Automation and app security are top priorities in 2021
- Africa’s mobile banking will be redefined by social media
- What is a cyber attack? Recent examples show disturbing trends
- Who wins the UX arms race: Traditional banks or neobanks?
- Three reasons Africa’s fintech market is thriving
Tuesday 2 March 2021
“Must Reads” for 2 March
- The Evolution of Planet Fintech
- The Move toward digital banking & transitioning traditionalists
- Types of Malware - Best Malware Protection Practices for 2021
- People file lawsuits to test boundaries of California's privacy law
- The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
- How IoT will change everyday life by 2030?
- Digitalisation, COVID-19 and the future of banking
Monday 1 March 2021
Operational Risk Management - UNITED 328 Engine Failure!
Operational risk happens everywhere. Proper planning and procedures are the key managing and mitigating such events.Just consider flight UNITED 328.
On the 20 February 2021, a United Boeing 777-200, registration N772UA performing flight UA-328 from Denver to Honolulu with 231 passengers and 10 crew, was in the initial climb out of Denver's runway 25 when the right hand engine's (PW4077) inlet separated associated with the failure of the engine. The crew declared Mayday reporting an engine failure. The aircraft stopped the climb at about 13000 feet, the crew requested to return to Denver after running the checklists. ATC offered any runway, they would make it happen. The aircraft returned to Denver for a safe landing on runway 26 about 23 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway for a check by emergency services. Emergency services advised of an active fire within the right hand engine and extinguished the fire a few minutes later. The aircraft was subsequently towed off the runway to a remote parking stand, where passengers disembarked and were bussed to the terminal. There were no injuries.
Well trained pilots and air traffic controllers knew just what to do.
“Must Reads” for 1 March
- North America and Europe will total 179 million IoT smart homes by 2024
- 2021 Cybersecurity Trends: The emergence of the personalised attack chain
- Gen Z is defining digital banking. FinTech is listening
- BofA’s goal for digital banking: No customer left behind
- THE GDPR nearly three years on, 5 things you need to know - Security Boulevard
- EU report warns that AI makes autonomous vehicles ‘highly vulnerable’ to attack