The invisible drain: Why global payments cost more than you think
Building payment infrastructures that turn traditional friction points into strategic advantages.
Industry Comment
Industry commentary by experts on the industry's most topical issues.
Penetration testing – a critical component of financial cybersecurity in 2025
Cybercrime is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with financial institutions increasingly in the crosshairs due to their wealth of sensitive information. To combat this growing threat, financial entities must stay one step ahead by identifying vulnerabilities before attackers do. This is where penetration testing plays a vital role. It simulates real-world attacks to expose weaknesses […]
The DORA effect: building a strong Digital Operational Resilience Act foundation
Learn how to meet, maintain, and prove compliance with the arrival of DORA.
DORA and beyond: what do new compliance standards mean for banking and finance?
DORA redefines financial sector resilience, bringing challenges and opportunities for 2025.
The evolution of digital identity in financial services
Solution providers and financial firms need to innovate continuously to meet evolving digital identity requirements.
Unlocking finance transformation: payment trends to watch in 2025
The shift to real-time payments will continue to dominate the payments agenda in 2025.
The UK’s proposed ESG ratings revolution: technology as the catalyst for compliance
With the FCA set to regulate ESG ratings providers in 2025, technology is emerging as a crucial enabler for compliance.
Beyond banking’s four walls: the journey to open finance
A collaborative approach to open finance will foster greater innovation across the board.
How the rise of mobile is reshaping business banking for UK SMEs
The expectations of business customers are shifting, with mobile banking on the rise among UK SMEs.
Digitising mutuals: how building societies can use next-generation tech to transform the member experience
BPaaS technology can help building societies digitise while maintaining and even strengthening their core values.
The rise of decentralised finance (DeFi): opportunities and challenges
DeFi is well-positioned to disrupt traditional finance in a number of ways.
Gearing up for the bargain battle
Core banking modernisation can be done without a large migration team and without disruption to customers.
Sibos 2024: A lack of payment interoperability is hurting businesses; here’s how to fix that
To achieve seamless payment interoperability, the industry needs a multi-pronged approach.
Sibos 2024: Embedded finance is driving the future of B2B commerce
Embedded finance is becoming a revolutionary force in B2B commerce.
Sibos 2024: From paper to pixels – the future of international trade
The move towards digitalisation in global trade is not just a trend but a necessary evolution.
BaaS is dead, long live BaaS 2.0
As the sector evolves away from the wild west of BaaS 1.0, it can enter its more responsible era.
Sibos 2024: The future of sustainable finance – opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead
Sustainable finance is no longer an optional add-on for banks—it is central to their future competitiveness.
Sibos 2024: Building the bank of tomorrow – connecting the future of finance in a rapidly evolving payments landscape
The bank of tomorrow will be defined by its ability to adapt to the pace of technological innovation.
The end of Lloyds Banking Group?
If banking were a race, it would be an ultramarathon. It’s better to be slow and steady like the tortoise.
Sibos 2024: 24/7 payments processing: the road ahead
In today’s world, the economy runs 24/7. Our payments ecosystem needs to keep pace. But is it succeeding?
The funding dilemma: how much is customer satisfaction really worth?
The cost of customer dissatisfaction, though delayed, always comes due.
The programmable money promise: potential advantages and opportunities at stake
Programmable money is a revolutionary concept poised to enhance monetary and financial systems.
State of play: US fintech
Despite a decline in global funding rounds, it was evident at FinovateFall that US fintech continues to thrive.
Buy now, pay later loans could provide consumers with a new, easy way to build credit
Once the BNPL data is folded into traditional credit scores it will be the first significant change in credit reporting in decades.
ISO 20022: The clock is ticking, so get ready
There’s no time like the present to ensure that you’re ready for the arrival of ISO 20022.
Don’t believe the hype: how transparent is your core?
In a world that is increasingly open tech vendors need to increase their transparency too.
The perfection paradox and the power of pragmatism
Pursuing perfection in digital transformations often causes more problems than it solves.
EPI’s roll-out begins but scheme compliance and dispute resolution questions remain
As the project expands across Europe, the EPI’s new payments solution has a number of areas to consider.
Building on solid foundations: Writing the next chapter of the UK’s open banking story
The potential for all parties to benefit from open banking is clear, and it’s immense.
The UK risks throwing away its fintech crown as open banking ambition stalls
The cost of allowing fintech to languish in limbo is simply too high.
Covering the exposed: The effects of the FCA’s PEP review on financial compliance
The FCA is set to publish its review of the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) this month.
Shock absorbers: how to prepare effectively for external volatility
How can organisations protect themselves from external shocks that nobody can predict?
Is your bank’s architecture trapped in the past? It’s time to recompose it
European banks must accelerate their journey to recompose architecture, with AI and GenAI as differentiators.
What does the UK fintech sector want from the next government? Three industry leaders weigh in
Execs from Soldo, Aro and Tipalti share what the next UK government can do to support the fintech sector.
The consumer credit applications of open finance: a snapshot
Open finance has the potential to help consumers take control of their financial lives.
Combatting fraud – insights from industry experts
How to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving landscape of fraud prevention.
DORA and your uncle Joe
DORA has no appetite to understand why your selective facts are better than the whole truth.
We are all living on borrowed time
Together, we can create meaningful change through collective action that can last generations.
Product innovation is the key to growth for banks
Banks have a significant opportunity to take advantage of the digital shift driven by the next generation of customers.
The AI Summit: Real world AI
Use cases, pathways and challenges to implementation, and the evolving regulatory frameworks.
