Financial Services news in Europe | Page 4

An overview of news, trends and research in the Financial Services industry in Europe:

Banks advised to tempt consumers into investing, not saving Across Europe, consumers are saving more amid economic uncertainty. However, according to Roland Berger, money put away in a savings account is neither good for consumers nor the economy.
14 September 2020
InvestSuite and Synechron team up to digitise wealth management Fast growing Belgian fintech InvestSuite has inked a partnership with Synechron, a leading global consulting firm.
10 September 2020
APG and The Glue establish pensions technology firm Hyfen APG has teamed up with The Glue to establish Hyfen, a spin-off firm that specialises in digital innovation and automation of pension operations.
04 September 2020
Banks with the most advanced open banking models Which banks lead the way when it comes to open banking? According to a new benchmark, BBVA, Deutsche Bank, National Bank of Greece, DBS and bunq are among the globe’s frontrunners.
01 September 2020
BCG and Roland Berger advise on Ardian's Finaxy acquisition French private equity firm Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Finaxy, one of France’s ten largest insurance brokers. Operating under the ownership of private equity is not new for Finaxy.
24 August 2020
Digital transformation in retail banking is shifting gear The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed an increase in digital communication between customers and their banks.
17 August 2020
Number of claims on cyber insurance policies rising steeply The number of cyber insurance claims is growing faster than the number of policies across Europe, as increasingly digitalised organisations remain vulnerable to malicious cyber attacks.
13 August 2020
Five digital native banks that win the hearts of generation Z In a new report, banking experts from Horváth & Partners benchmarked digital-native banks, or digital banks, globally to shed light on which players best cater to the needs of the upcoming digital-sa
11 August 2020
Commerzbank to shed quarter of its 40,000 workforce Having spent the earlier part of 2020 working with all three of the world’s largest strategy consultancies, Germany’s Commerzbank has announced plans to lay off more than a quarter of its total workf
10 August 2020
Dutch ATM specialist agrees global partnership with Deloitte TMD Security, a company that enables optimisation of ATM operations costs, has agreed a partnership with professional services giant Deloitte.
07 August 2020
French retail banks need to close branches and slash costs French retail banks will have to significantly reduce their costs to compensate for their drop in income, according to a new study.
04 August 2020
Banks should re-assess deposit risk models amid Covid-19 The outbreak of the corona crisis is changing financial behavior of businesses and consumers.
28 July 2020
Getting ready for Non-Financial Reporting in financial services Non-Financial Reporting (NFR) is gradually becoming mainstream in the financial services.
23 July 2020
Middle managers are key for lean change in financial services Despite growing claims that the role of middle management is losing relevance against the backdrop of self-organising teams and agile working, a new dissertation from a consultant in the Netherlands
02 July 2020
The need to curb financial crime risks of virtual currencies Cryptocurrencies have demonstrated that they are not a futuristic statement anymore.
22 June 2020
List of Europe's financially best performing banks Having analysed the financial metrics of Europe’s largest banks, Roland Berger has created a list of what it believes to be the continent’s top performing banks.
09 June 2020
Accenture alumnus Christian Skaanild joins Bordier & Cie Christian Skaanild, a former consultant at Accenture, has joined Swiss private bank Bordier & Cie.
29 May 2020
What fintechs should consider for becoming PSD2 compliant Regulatory initiatives around open banking (PSD2) have opened up a whole new playing field for financial technology companies (fintechs).
21 May 2020
Commerzbank calls in consultants from McKinsey and Bain Ailing German bank Commerzbank has brought in consultants from McKinsey & Company to advise on an overhaul of its strategy, shortly after arch-rivals Bain & Company was also tapped to help the bank i
19 May 2020
The 50 largest banks of Europe by assets What are the largest banks of Europe? Analysis of the assets on the balance sheets of European banks shows that UK’s HSBC is the continent’s largest bank, followed by French banks BNP Paribas and Cré
19 May 2020
Four ways banks can improve risk & compliance efficiency Financial penalties paid by large banks to supervisory bodies and regulators has in the past decade amounted nearly $400 billion, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group.
24 April 2020
How banks can strategically respond to Covid-19 challenges As most other organisations, banks are currently facing an environment of extremely high uncertainty.
17 April 2020
Igor Buszta on learning risk management from the financial world Business transformations can make or break an organisation’s future viability – but can also open up firms to huge unforeseen risks if they are not managed properly.
28 January 2020
Is your fund managed by a white man? Find a minority or woman White men are the poorest leaders of hedge funds in terms of financial performance, outflanked by minority and female managers.
27 January 2020
Belfius teamed up with Projective and The Glue for Dot-Capital Earlier this year, Belgian financial services company Belfius launched Dot-Capital, a digital platform that facilitates alternative financing.
19 December 2019
Synechron develops accelerator for digital banking ecosystems As banking institutions increasingly work in ecosystems to foster collaboration and digital-led innovation, consulting firm Synechron has launched a set of accelerators that help industry players pro
13 December 2019
Women now hold one fifth of executive roles in financial services The financial services industry is continuing its small steps towards gender balance in senior management, according to a new Oliver Wyman report.
26 November 2019
PSD2 Marketplace: overview of players in the PSD2 ecosystem Enigma Consulting has launched PSD2 Marketplace, a platform that provides the latest insights in PSD2 developments and matches players in the PSD2 ecosystem, including banks, fintechs and service pro
22 November 2019
Germany's top consulting firms for financial services A survey of around 1,500 consultancy buyers – executives and managers – and more than 1,800 senior consultants has identified Germany’s leading consulting firms in the financial services industry.
24 September 2019
KPMG boosts CDD, KYC and AML offering with SynerScope tooling KPMG has bolstered its financial crime services through a partnership with SynerScope, a firm that provides software that helps financial services institutions with uncovering criminal and fraudulent
19 June 2019
Financial services consultants flocking to Money20/20 Next week, Amsterdam will host the kick-off of Money20/20, Europe’s largest event voor executives and professionals in the financial services, payments and FinTech landscape.
30 May 2019
Protiviti partners with BusinessForensics for financial crime Consulting firm Protiviti has agreed a partnership with BusinessForensics, a provider of financial crime management software to the financial services industry.
29 May 2019

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