IOR England and Wales and Scotland Chapters newsletter – August 2020

Finextra Research Headlines

• Ceres Global: 'Freedom!' is cry of top sustainable investment leaders March 24, 2023
  Ceres Global 2023 is the annual gathering of the Boston-based non-profit that partners with leaders in the capital markets industry to promote sustainability.
• Binance resumes spot trading after glitch March 24, 2023
  Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it is back up and running after it was forced to suspended all spot trading on its platform due to a bug.
• Accenture to cut 19,000 employees as corporate spending wanes March 24, 2023
  Accenture has announced it will cut 19,000 jobs, 2.5% of its workforce, over the next 18 months. This follows a number of cutbacks in the finance and fintech sector amid a slowdown in IT spending.
• TikTok faces intense scrutiny from US Congress March 24, 2023
  US Congress grilled TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, when he appeared before Congress yesterday, as the company faces increasing calls for a US ban.
• The advantages of behavioural biometrics March 24, 2023
  Speaking at Trust:Live 2023, Chief Architect of LexisNexis® BehavioSec™, Neil Costigan and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Director of Market Planning, Fraud & Identity, Rob Woods, discuss why behavioural biometrics are important in building digital trust with online users and how this technology is evolving to meet emerging online threats.