Financial Applications Software Reports

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to Mastercard about how the credit card giant is using new technologies to take digital payments into a new era. After months of unprecedented uncertainty, we ask CIOs how they are planning for the next 12 months. And we examine how the growth in remote working will affect IT salaries. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Nov 2020

EZINE: Sweden's Handelsbanken is cutting its branch network by nearly half, which means more money will be invested in IT. But it's not just Sweden and the Nordics – banks across the world are watching the fintech industry demonstrate to consumers what banking can be like if the right technology is in place.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 26 Nov 2020

EZINE: The European Central Bank has found that banks with the most IT expertise in the boardroom have better control in several IT risk categories, including fewer successful cyber attacks and less downtime of critical IT systems.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Sep 2020

EZINE: The UAE, like the rest of the world, continues to be heavily impacted by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic – and technology is helping to lead the fight.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Jul 2020

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, after hackers threatened to release data from a US law firm's celebrity clients, will people finally take cyber security seriously? Designing software for older users makes systems better for all – we examine how. And the IT chief at TSB explains how the bank recovered from its 2018 IT disaster. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 26 May 2020

EZINE: Computer Weekly's annual IT priorities survey was carried out before the arrival of Covid-19 disrupted business plans. It found that more than half of the IT leaders in the Benelux region expected budgets to be higher this year than last, and digital transformation was to be the main recipient of budget increases.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 07 May 2020

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, after a landmark legal victory against the Post Office over a faulty IT system, campaigner Alan Bates shares his 20-year story of trials and triumph. Oracle is under fire over its cloud sales practices – we examine the claims. And we look at the sustainability challenges for datacentres.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 11 Feb 2020

EGUIDE: The Nordic region punches above its weight in IT terms, with a rich tech ecosystem that ranges from clusters of tech startups creating the latest apps to large in-house IT teams transforming traditional industries. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories of 2019.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 23 Dec 2019

EZINE: German investment banking giant Deutsche Bank is opening a division focused on innovation as part of its plan to digitise all business operations. Read more details in this edition of CW Europe.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 12 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: Whether it's the insurance sector, lending or full service banking there are a number of companies, often still in their early stages, disrupting the financial services sector. But who are these companies, where do they come from, and what drives them? In this e-guide, the second in a series, we meet another ten of them.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 15 Nov 2019

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the difficult choices facing UK IT contractors from the controversial IR35 tax reforms. Social engineering is a major source of cyber security attacks - we look at mitigation strategies. And the IT chief at Mercedes F1 explains what it takes to support a world championship team. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 29 Oct 2019

EZINE: Dutch banks have decided to work together in the fight against money laundering. Globally, only about 3% of money laundering activity is detected and stopped.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 31 Oct 2019

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, there's a two-horse race for dominance in the cloud email market between Microsoft and Google, but they are not alone – we examine the runners and riders. Our latest buyer's guide looks at governance, risk and compliance solutions. And we assess the progress of public cloud in the banking sector. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 22 Oct 2019

EZINE: Biometric and blockchain technologies are being used in tandem to provide ID verification at Saudi Arabian cash machines.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Oct 2019

EGUIDE: To get a solid understanding of how to use blockchain in an enterprise setting, CIOs must first grasp how a unit of value in a transaction moves from party A to party B. This infographic details how blockchain works from transaction initiation, through verification, all the way to delivery.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Sep 2019

EGUIDE: A study shows that most fintech startups, like most banks, are failing to address vulnerabilities in the web and mobile applications, underlining the scale of the challenge

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 21 Aug 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we meet ten up-and-coming financial services disruptors. This series of interviews were originally published on the Computer Weekly blog: Fintech Makes the World go Around.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 07 May 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we meet ten up-and-coming financial services disruptors and discuss what the driving force behind their success is. These were interviews published on the Computer Weekly blog: Fintech Makes the World go Around.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 01 May 2019

EGUIDE: In the second part of our 'Future of Financial Services' e-guide series, read about how the financial services industry is not just being shaken up with cosmetic changes, but is about to go through the process of being stripped down and rebuilt.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 11 Feb 2019

EZINE: Blockchain technology has been in the news due to its ability to provide much better security, transparency and efficiency. In this issue of CW ANZ, we look at how enterprises in Australia and New Zealand are using blockchain technology to improve security and efficiency, and what it takes to spur greater adoption among ANZ enterprises.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 07 Nov 2018

EGUIDE: In the first part of our 'Future of Financial Services' e-guide series, we interview 5 fledgling fintech companies that are working on a wide range of products and services to help reduce costs and make businesses more effective.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Oct 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the considerable environmental footprint of the mobile phone industry and ask what can be done to improve it. We find out how disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is being used and when it's an option for businesses. And we look at some of the UK's emerging fintech success stories. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Sep 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at how artificial intelligence is being used in the creative industries such as music and books. TSB's IT meltdown is symptomatic of the tech challenges facing UK banks – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer's guide analyses the trends in big data. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 27 Apr 2018

EZINE: The Middle East region is on a path, or even fast track, to becoming a global digital hub. But any country or region heading in this direction will have some fundamentals to get right.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 12 Apr 2018

RESEARCH CONTENT: Apple Pay introduces EMV cryptographic strength to remote payments for in-app payments on the iPhone and interconnected Apple devices. It has the potential to reduce card-not-present (CNP) fraud.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 27 Mar 2018