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When Should a Payment Use Stablecoins? The Decision Framework Institutions Are Building (Avik Nandi)
The conversation around stablecoins has matured quickly. The question most banks, networks, and paym...
Automating the Enterprise: How Intelligent Automation Is Redefining Scale, Speed, and Strategy (Quadri Owolabi)
Introduction Enterprise automation has evolved from a tactical efficiency initiative into a co
Why agentic AI became the breakout trend of mid-2025 (Mayuri Jain)
If 2024 was the year generative AI proved it could talk, mid-2025 was when agentic AI proved it coul...
Nostro, Vostro and Loro Accounts: The Clearing Infrastructure Behind Cross-Border Payments (Jelle Van Schaick)
Cross-border payments move through a web of correspondent banking relationships. At the centre of th...
Fintech Has a Technology Advantage But a Trust Problem (Priyanka Akireddi)
Fintech moves fast. New apps launch every week, APIs get better, and AI is now part of almost every ...
Why clean data should be every bank’s New Year’s resolution (Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya)
We’re at the time of year when people start making well-intentioned resolutions to reset and refresh...
Blockchain and crypto trends in 2026: bridging the gap between TradFi and DeFi (Carlo R.W. De Meijer)
Since 2016 it has been a tradition for me to deliver a blog on blockchain and crypto in which I pre...
Banks have to show the way. (Bo Harald)
“We need this today, not in 2 years.” That was the clear message from the industry panel on the E
Quantum Tech in Banking and Fintech: The Next Big Thing (Muhammad Waqas)
Quantum technology is moving—albeit slowly—from theory to proof-of-concept in finance, and it may be...
Why the Board of Directors must lead a secure AI transformation — not merely oversee it (Bo Harald)
Large language models have opened eyes in most organisations. Many are now pondering how to become A...
Will European Business Wallets improve Peppol? (Bo Harald)
I have followed discussions about the need to move to Linked Data for some time. And that Peppol, UB...
The Modernization Mandate: Why Infrastructure Readiness is the New Competitive Edge (Marjorie Tart)
In the US, 2025 will be remembered as a turning point for the payments landscape. Beyond milestones
From Digital Channels to Intelligent Ecosystems: Redefining Quality in Banking in 2026 (Quadri Owolabi)
As global banks move beyond digitising transactions toward building intelligent financial ecosystems...
Lenders Aren't Fintechs, So Stop Building Like One (Dave Glaser)
Over the past few years, I've observed lenders struggling to replicate the fintech payment infrastru...
How Private Banking Works — And Why Technology is Redefining Wealth Management (Muhammad Waqas)
Private banking has traditionally been defined by discretion, personalised advice, and long-term ste...
Digital Identity in the UK: The Road Ahead (Vicky McNab)
In September 2025, the UK government unveiled plans for a new digital ID scheme designed to make it ...
Private Equity Moves Beyond General AI as Firms Shift to Workflow-Driven Tools (Rohan Parikh)
Private equity firms have not hesitated to experiment with AI. Over the past two years, teams across...
The Future of the Wallet: 5 Surprising Ways Mobile Banking Is Quietly Changing Your Life (Stanley Epstein)
From utility to essential partner in the age of the intelligent wallet Introduction Banking no longe...
Navigating the future: banking trends for 2026 (Siobhan Byron)
The banking industry is experiencing a period of rapid change, with forward-thinking organizations e...
How financial institutions can build and sustain digital trust in 2026 (Barley Laing)
The currency of engagement between those in financial services and their customers is built on trust...
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