The EU regulation has great implications for those in the crypto assets industry.
Declining risks in the provision of digital business loans will help them flourish.
Robust cloud-based payments systems are seen as a crucial way for incumbent banks to compete more effectively with fintech start-ups.
Taylan Turan, group head of retail banking and strategy, wealth and personal banking at HSBC, talks to Liz Lumley about the bank’s relaunched commitment to international clients.
Plans for a digital pound are moving forward as the Bank of England and UK government agree it has a use case, but a launch is still years away.
With great potential to promote competition, being cheap, universal and consumer-friendly is key to instant payment systems’ success – an approach the US’s anticipated FedNow should take into account.
Artificial intelligence has long been a board-level conversation for banks, but when the EU approves its AI Act this year, it will become an issue.
In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, The Banker has brought together six female CEOs from the fintech world to discuss the current challenging operating environment and how they plan to expand their business in 2023.
Every fortnight, The Banker showcases interesting insights from the world of fintech that caught our eye.
While time has always been important in trading, tracking it to within that last nanosecond is now more important than ever.
Every fortnight, The Banker will showcase interesting insights from the world of ‘fintech’ that caught our eye.
In the fast-paced world of fintech, it seems regulators are always playing catch-up. To get ahead of the game, what factors should they focus on as the next generation enters the world of financial services?
Comparisons between traditional and NFT art markets show resemblances that allow for a closer examination of behavioural finance, among others.
The CEO of Seba Bank in Switzerland talks to Anita Hawser about crypto’s 'annus horribilis' and the FTX collapse.
An investigation into allegedly unfair interchange fees charged by the two main card providers in the UK has been launched with a focus on driving down costs that are stifling the innovation of fintech start-ups.
Coupling blockchain systems is a breakthrough that will bring with it improved efficiency and ease of use, but for now it is a benefit for bank treasuries alone.
Amid a hastening surge of big tech firms into the financial services space, the question of regulatory reform is becoming ever more critical.
Open banking technology shows great promise but is being underutilised, especially when it comes to sharing data within banks themselves.
Boosting interoperability and speed while cutting risk, wholesale CBDCs would be a boon for cross-border settlements but are still very much in the experimental phase, making co-operation between central banks vital for success.
Across the continent, cashew farmers – among those in a growing range of agricultural markets – are making use of blockchain to digitise their finances and track the numbers more effectively.