Addressing the digital skills gap in financial services and accounting
The finance industry must address the skills gaps among its employees sooner rather than later.
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How financial services firms can grow through their digital infrastructure
For FIs, digital infrastructure is broken down into three components: the digital core, the ecosystem, and the edge.
Giving control of digital payment credentials to consumers
Card issuers should provide tools for consumers to easily manage their digital payment credentials.
Sibos 2022: Dynamic duos – giving humans superpowers through AI
When machine learning and human learning come together, that’s when finance sees the greatest benefits.
Sibos 2022: A problem defined is a problem solved – untangling ESG data
With a range of taxonomies, sources and utilities, ESG data is still some way from being standardised.
Sibos 2022: Is paperless trade within our grasp?
Digital trade finance has the potential to transform how we do business across borders.
Sibos 2022: How HSBC wants to power the Web3 economy
“We want to be the ecosystem platform provider to power up the Web3 economy,” says HSBC’s Catherine Zhou.
Sibos 2022: Breaking finance – how quantum technology will kill secrets
“Quantum, Revisited” with Avast CISO Jaya Baloo and Stacey Jeffrey, a senior quantum researcher at CWI.
How ESG reporting fuels financial success
ESG management, fuelled by innovation, can have a positive impact on a firm’s financial performance.
CBDCs come to the international stage as a future cross-border option
CBDCs will become the de facto cross-border payment mechanism within the next decade, or possibly sooner.
Multicloud friction shouldn’t be the status quo
Fintech companies can take specific steps to achieve greater multicloud freedom.
How financial services are following in the footsteps of Amazon with digital identity
The financial services industry must be prepared to completely reimagine the digital experience.
Could the UK PSR’s review of card fees boost B2B credit card payments?
Businesses are foggier on the cost of their credit card payments than any other payment type.
How coopetition can boost financial inclusion in LatAm
An environment of coopetition between companies can further democratise access to financial services in LatAm.
The importance of card and mobile money interoperability in Africa
For the African fintech revolution to reach its true potential, interoperability needs to be completely borderless.
How to drive digital innovation without alienating your consumer base
Digitisation risks alienating retail customers who might not be ready to take the digital plunge.
Are challenger banks now facing challengers of their own?
For the first time in their short history, the challengers are now being challenged themselves.
Gen Z investors want more than crypto and meme stocks
The key thing missing from many banking and investment platforms is personalisation.
What do BLT and digital identity have in common?
Digital identity should be palatable and accessible for all businesses.
Is fraud outpacing fintech?
Financial crime continues to reach new heights, but fintech is leading the counterattack.
How legacy banking systems can be modernised to meet the needs of today’s consumer
Modernising the banking core is now a business imperative that can no longer be ignored.
Why skimping on speech AI technology could cost banks billions
Digital resolution of customers’ inquiries can drive significant cost savings for banks.
How mortgage lenders can unlock data and help bridge the housing gap
A borrower’s credit score is now one of their largest barriers to securing a home loan.
The ‘stablecoin spring’: how new UK rules signpost the future of payments
The Financial Services and Markets Bill signals the next stage of the UK’s efforts to regulate digital assets.
Enhancing customer engagement in financial services with AI
AI has had an immediate impact on how customers engage with financial organisations.
How open banking payments will help businesses keep up
With open banking, businesses have what they need to provide a frictionless checkout experience.
Banks, broccoli and the peril of going out of date
Like broccoli, a bank can go out of date before anybody realises.
New legislative regulations are a cybersecurity game-changer for the FS industry
The SEC has proposed new cybersecurity regulations that will impact FS businesses.
What comes after cashless?
Data lies at the heart of the financial services sector’s digital transformation.
State of play: BNPL
BNPL has become one of the most divisive credit products of the modern age.
Does a recession lead to more financial fraud?
A recession brings new challenges to FIs within a changing fraud landscape.
No more cheerleaders and today’s need for ‘founder fit’
Founders need to take their time considering investors and carry out extensive due diligence processes.
Embedded finance: navigating the challenges
There are a few challenges to be aware of before entering the world of embedded finance.
XR, banks and rewiring the system
Rewiring the economic system will be a challenge, but I think it’s supercritical.
Regulation and how financial services can stay compliant
Firms are looking to use hybrid, multi-cloud frameworks to manage ever-increasing amounts of data.
Why the post-trade wholesale market infrastructure is broken
With market volumes rising, the likelihood of a major systemic glitch occurring is very real.
How can banks protect the new breed of fraud victims?
Advances in behavioural biometrics technology can help banks catch criminals before they strike.
Don’t let the doom and gloom clip your fintech’s wings
The key to managing this downturn is to focus entirely on your own circumstances.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: FINOS – Tech Leadership
How can fintechs leverage open source in finance to accelerate innovation and efficiency?
How fintech can support migrants and help boost economic activity
Access to cross-border financial solutions has become more important than ever.
