Financial Services stories - Page 12
Gen Z most exposed to UK scam attempts, study finds
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Gen Z in the UK face the steepest surge in online scam attempts as AI-powered fraud grows more convincing and younger shoppers stay less wary.
Tata Communications launches resilient data centre service
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Tata Communications has unveiled a self-healing global data centre connectivity platform, promising 99.99% uptime and up to 30% cost savings.
OFX appoints Liz Lord to drive broader business offer
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OFX appoints former PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord as chief marketing officer to spearhead its shift beyond cross-border payments.
RSA launches sovereign identity deployment for sectors
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RSA debuts ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, an identity platform for regulated sectors needing strict data residency and offline resilience.
Yubico, IBM & Auth0 add human checks to AI actions
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Yubico, IBM and Auth0 unveil an AI security model that forces human approval for high‑risk automated actions using hardware authentication.
KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training
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KnowBe4 expands its AIDA suite with AI defence agents to automate security training, phishing simulations and human risk measurement.
ExtraHop launches AI network visibility & governance tool
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ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.
UK consumers trust banks over AI for financial advice
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UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.
Denodo joins Snowflake-led OSI for semantic standard
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Denodo has joined Snowflake-led Open Semantic Interchange, backing an open standard to align business metrics across data and AI tools.
Abacus adopts single brand after Medicus IT merger
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Abacus unveils a single global brand after its merger with Medicus IT, uniting financial and healthcare cybersecurity under one banner.
OpenText study warns of AI security & governance gap
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advanced persistent threat protection
Over half of enterprises now deploy generative AI, but an OpenText study warns security, governance and trust are lagging dangerously behind.
European firms lack AI shutdown plans, survey finds
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Most European organisations lack clear plans to rapidly shut down AI in a crisis, raising fresh concerns over governance and accountability.
Starling launches UK-first AI assistant for banking
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Starling launches an in-app agentic AI assistant for personal accounts, claiming a UK first in conversational money management tools.
Black in Fintech launches speaker index & advisory board
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Black in Fintech unveils a new speaker index for Black professionals and installs a five-strong advisory board to drive sector-wide change.
SentinelOne expands on-prem security for air-gapped sites
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SentinelOne is extending its on-premise security to air-gapped and self-hosted sites, promising AI protection without sacrificing data control.
HPE Threat Labs spot industrialised cybercrime surge
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HPE Threat Labs warns cybercrime now runs like big business, as AI-fuelled, industrial-scale attacks hammer government and finance.
Firmus appoints three directors for AI infrastructure push
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Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
NCC Group warns Iran cyber threats spread worldwide
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network security
Iran-linked cyber attacks are spreading beyond the Middle East, with firms tied to Israel or the US warned they face heightened global risk.
UK card spending falls as missed payments stay high
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UK credit card spending drops in January while missed and repeat payments rise, signalling persistent strain on household finances.
Open banking becomes core UK fintech infrastructure
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digital transformation
Open banking has swiftly evolved from a regulatory fix into core UK infrastructure, transforming payments, lending and everyday money management.