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Countdown to the Future Identity Festival – Matt Wilson, Ekata
Tuesday 02 November 2021
The Future Identity festival will take to the stage at The Brewery, London, on November 15th & 16th. In preparation for the event we caught up with Matt Wilson, Senior Enterprise Account Executive at festival sponsor, Ekata. Matt explored some of the reasons why we are seeing an increase in synthetic identity and account takeover fraud.
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Deepfakes of the dead: A spooky threat to financial services
Tuesday 02 November 2021
In the spirit of Halloween, here’s the spooky tale of the deepfakes capable of raising the dead… OK, maybe not literally. But, using deepfake technology, a company called MyHeritage allows visitors to upload a photograph of deceased family members, which can then be animated into video. The company says that it’s intended “for nostalgic use…to bring
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Open and in control? A consumer perspective
Tuesday 02 November 2021
Open and in control? A consumer perspective Once a radical idea in the banking industry, open finance has now become commonplace. The benefits to consumers and financial institutions alike is clear with this data revolution offering people more control over their finances than ever. Innovation is also being fostered thanks to open finance giving customers access to
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An overdue conversation for financial services: Where are we really headed next? Come commune with us in London
Tuesday 26 October 2021
An overdue conversation for financial services: Where are we really headed next? If there was one theme that emerged during this pandemic, it would be one of acceleration. While much of our daily life feels like it has been in stasis these past nineteen months, it seems every area of financial services is experiencing some
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Embedded finance – Next Gen unbundling
Tuesday 26 October 2021
What does Embedded Finance mean for banks and established financial institutions? Is this a further disaggregation of the services they offer? Looking at some of the new ‘players’ – big tech, retailers, manufacturers and so on, will this translate into a further erosion of the incumbents’ hold on the customer? FTT Embedded Finance North America
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Beyond open banking: open finance meets financial wellbeing for mutuals
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Following from the brilliant FTT Building Societies virtual experience on 6th October, we recap some of the highlights of the day. This panel explored the benefits and challenges of open banking for mutual financial organisations. Open banking offers a viable solution to many problems that mutual organisations may face and can empower building societies and
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BNPL, Digital Transformation and Coldplay – A Countdown to the Festival interview with Steve Wishart
Tuesday 26 October 2021
The Countdown to the Festival continues and like the financial services industry, things are moving fast. This week, we speak to Stephen Wishart, Director of Fintech at TransUnion. Working with start-ups and established players alike, Steve is well placed to share a big picture view of fintech innovation, now and on the horizon. Things like
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Grab a smoothie and learn about FinTech in Northern Ireland
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Grab a smoothie and learn about FinTech in Northern Ireland Invest Northern Ireland is excited to be part of this year’s Fintech Talents Festival at the Brewery in London on the 15 & 16 November. We look forward to welcoming you at our NI stand and smoothie bar. We are joined by some fantastic NI
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Security, scalability and saving billions with embedded ID – FID Now Ep. 2
Tuesday 26 October 2021
For this episode of Future Identity Now, we were joined by Russ Cohn, General Manager of International at OCR Labs, to discuss online fraud, digital adoption and the future of embedded ID. We chatted about the increasing need for remote identity, exacerbated by COVID which impacted those businesses reliant on face-to-face customer verification. Russ emphasised
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Fighting money laundering with face biometric verification
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Fighting money laundering with face biometric verification The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote an open letter in May 2021, to retail banking chief executives in the UK. It raised concerns surrounding weak financial crime controls and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in the sector. UK retail banks were mandated to analyze, identify, and resolve issues around “common control
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