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.
New legislative regulations are a #cybersecurity game-changer for the FS industry One of the most significant cybe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Former @WellsFargo, BoA private bankers launch wealth management firm Fidelis Capital 🚀 A group of former Wells Fa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Nordic firm Axo snaps up #digital credit-scoring platform Defero Axo, a distributor of personal finance products i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Lendflow partners @ocrolus to streamline #credit decisioning Ocrolus’ document automation technology will help… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Paytech Nium appoints Ramana Satyavarapu as new CTO Cross-border B2B payments platform Nium has appointed former… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
BitGo to seek damages of $100m after Galaxy Digital terminates $1.2bn acquisition deal Digital asset and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Zopa founder Giles Andrews joins Hoares as non-exec director 🇬🇧 British private bank C Hoare & Co has appointed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…