Technology
A layer above – Gauging cloud’s latest promise for financial services applications
Cloud technology’s presence is booming, though few firms are cloud-native and its adoption has mainly been incremental. IBM undertook a survey in association with Risk.net exploring themes such as firms’ general progress towards cloud transformation, in…
Blazing new analytical paths: Tackling data aggregation for new risk insights
As the risk function’s influence continues to grow within financial services firms, demand for quality integrated risk data to support a wider range of business-critical decisions is stretching the capabilities of existing technology to breaking point. A…
Taking the lead on financial crime regulatory compliance
Increased scrutiny of anti-money laundering and customer due-diligence procedures means banks must create more efficient and effective systems. A recent webinar conducted by Risk.net and IBM discussed how leading banks are utilising artificial…
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2019 winners' review
This year’s Risk Markets Technology Awards reveal a sector in flux. The judging panel of practitioners and Risk.net editorial staff recognised a mix of incumbents and insurgents that were able to demonstrate they had responded to the market’s changing…
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2019: Vendors enter the pick-and-mix era
Modular tech and micro-services – plus new risk and regulatory needs – are creating openings for insurgents and incumbents
How to apply Python to complex financial markets
The unprecedented proliferation of data in derivatives markets has led to a rise in popularity of Python, a multipurpose programming language known for its versatility and flexibility. Undoubtedly, the increased adoption of Python has helped enable…
Cloud adoption special report 2018
If banks had been hesitant to move their data and processes to the cloud, recent regulatory requirements have certainly provided a final nudge in that direction. Cloud computing has been around for many years as a potential means of expanding the…
Obstacles and opportunities in adopting cloud computing
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Python – Is the buzz justified?
Python is rapidly becoming the world’s most popular programming language and its versatility and ease of use has enabled it to achieve widespread adoption in finance, becoming the multipurpose tool of choice for quantitative analysts and other financial…
Keeping up with cloud adoption
Risk.net convened a webinar in collaboration with Murex to explore how, as more financial institutions move to the cloud, they can get the most out of their technology investments
The traditional buy versus build trade‑off
Firms undecided between buying from a vendor or building bespoke software can look to Beacon, whose ‘buy-and-build on-top-of’ offering combines the best of both options, writes Alex Sayle, global head of platform engineering at Beacon Platform
Asia embraces intelligent automation
Asia’s adoption of new tools and processes has gained significant momentum, with increased automation now a primary focus for many financial firms. Paul Worthy, head of Japan at Tradeweb, explores how this change has come about, and how firms can use the…
A call to arms – How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
The revolution in artificial intelligence promises new leads in banks’ fight against dirty money. Alexander Campbell of Risk.net hosted a live online forum, in association with NICE Actimize, to investigate the applications of this emergent technology
Tackling fraud and money laundering violations in modern financial markets
The world of financial crime is evolving at a rapid pace. The tools and technologies used to aid crime are constantly developing, causing the nature of modern crimes to be unpredictable and difficult to detect
How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
Faced with massive financial crime challenges, many banks have responded by scaling up their functions. However, these investigations take way too much time and require unending growth in person-power
AI wide open
The Risk Technology Awards 2018 have highlighted how new technologies are bringing recognition for vendors
Neil Dodgson on artificial intelligence
Sponsored video: Neil Dodgson, IBM Watson Financial Services
