Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo
Expanding e-commerce operations is no longer just about adding new products or running marketing campaigns. At the heart of international growth lies a fundamental question: how will customers pay you? The answer often determines whether shoppers complete their orders or abandon their carts. This is where a payment service provider (PSP) steps in ...
58 mins /payments /markets
Contract for Difference (CFD) trading attracts many traders because it lets them speculate on price moves without holding the actual asset. This method appeals to those who want exposure to several markets with flexible entry points. It also helps traders use capital efficiently while managing risk. As a result, it serves as a practical choice for...
1 hour
In the world of identity verification, few terms are as widely used and as broadly interpreted as “digital ID.” For some, it’s a secure login system for government services. For others, it’s a digital twin of a physical ID card stored on a smartphone or smartwatch. Regardless of the interpretation, one fact is undeniable: digital IDs represent the...
1 hour /security /predictions
Akshar Prabhu Desai Payments engineer
All opinions are personal and should not be attributed to my employer. Agentic commerce is a technology where autonomous agents make purchase decisions for the user. One important part of purchase is payments. Payments today happen either through credit or debit cards or bank accounts. In all these, the banks are involved and have to ultimat
5 hours /ai /crypto
Dr Ritesh Jain Advisor at WorldBank
For decades, the plumbing of global finance has relied on a patchwork of protocols, proprietary formats, and manual reconciliation. Each payment, no matter how digital it appeared, was in fact a chain of messages stitched together across time zones and intermediaries. Today, that world stands at a threshold. A new data standard—ISO 20022—is becomi...
13 hours /payments /predictions Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Carlos Kazuo Missao Global Head of Innovation Solutions at GFT
When the GENIUS Act passed in the U.S. earlier this year, financial institutions for the first time had an actual framework – aligned with global standards like Europe’s MiCA – for stablecoin usage across the country. With the floodgates now open for stablecoin adoption, the industry went down a rabbit hole, discussing the benefits and drawbacks o...
19 hours /payments
Kuldeep Shrimali Consulting Partner at Tata Consultancy Services
Abstract It is a common misconception to assess the cryptocurrency sector solely by its price movements and fixed supply features. While media coverage tends to fixate on market prices, the most noteworthy progress in the crypto space today centres around the use of blockchains and smart contracts for payments and financial services. In this conte...
22 hours /wealth /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Jeremy Takle Founder and CEO at Pennyworth
Banks have spent decades digitising their services, but the next revolution isn’t about convenience or access, it’s about intelligence. AI-native finance is reshaping the very architecture of banking, forcing institutions to rethink how they use data, how they deliver value, and how they engage customers. The next winners won’t just adopt AI. They...
23 hours /ai /retail Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Anton Roe CEO at MHR
The modern finance function is under intense pressure as costs are on the rise and anxieties about sustaining performance and productivity loom large. The need for agility across a company can often come into conflict with the financial need for stability. This is especially given finance professionals value certainty more than anything else, ratin...
04 November 2025 /ai /people High performing teams
Financial institutions have the responsibility to keep their customers’ money and private data secure at all times. Regulations get stricter. Threats grow sharper. Maintaining a rock-solid defense in-house stacks up heavy on costs, staff, and constant upgrades. Turning to a managed security service provider makes sense for many financial organisati...
04 November 2025 /inclusion
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