Top fintech stories this week – 10 March 2017
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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Barclays.Net down and out for UK Bank Holiday weekend
Barclays’ business banking service, Barclays.net, decided it would also take time off during the three-day Bank Holiday weekend in the UK. The system suffered intermittent outages from 29 April until today (3 May), and there were numerous complaints on Twitter from angry users. The impact on customers ranged from trying to pay staff or facing […]
Nasdaq OMX connectivity disaster highlights stumbling markets
A three-hour trading crash at Nasdaq OMX caused by a connectivity issue has once again put the spotlight on trading technology and the resilience of financial markets, which have been sorely tested in recent months and years.
Early warning for trading failures
Technology companies Verdande and ITRS have developed an early warning system designed to detect trading outages and system failures before they happen.
Not your baby "Mind your step. See the line, don't cross it and remember not to start a fight you don't have a sto… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kiwi payments start-up @Dosh_NZ selects Software Group technology [@SoftwareGroupBG] fintechfutures.com/2021/04/kiwi-p…
.@PineLabs acquires digital payments start-up @Fave_Malaysia in $46m deal fintechfutures.com/2021/04/pine-l…
MUFG wealth management arm deploys @InvestCloud in Japan fintechfutures.com/2021/04/mufg-w…
New Zealand introduces world-first climate risk reporting bill for banks fintechfutures.com/2021/04/new-ze…
Box: Insurance isn’t just about premium rates, it’s about the entire user experience process "CEOs are actually st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…