Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI
The promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is tantalizing: smarter decisions, streamlined processes, and unprecedented insights. The promise is transformative. From predicting consumer behavior to automating complex tasks, AI offers a tantalizing glimpse into a future of unprecedented efficiency and innovation. Yet, despite this allure, organiza
15 mins /ai /security Data Management and Governance
Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design
In banking, AI is no longer experimental—it became a cornerstone of strategy for improving how customers engage with their banks online and via mobile. Within this article, we analyze how AI’s adoption in 2024 impacted key areas of digital CX, highlighting global trends as well as specific insights from major markets like the US and UK. We examine...
54 mins /ai /retail Innovation in Financial Services
Anjna McGettrick Global Head of Strategy Implementations at Onnec
The UK fintech sector is experiencing a remarkable surge, with investment nearly tripling to $7.3 billion in the first half of 2024, defying a global downturn. However, rapid growth brings challenges including scaling operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining robust IT infrastructure. For fintech startups, navigating these complex...
1 hour
Nkahiseng Ralepeli VP of Product: Digital Assets at Absa Bank, CIB.
Tokenised stocks are making headlines as the finance world flirts with the blockchain revolution. From Wall Street to Hong Kong, everyone seems to be talking about bringing equities on-chain. But as exciting as it sounds to have Apple or Tesla in your crypto wallet, it's important to understand what tokenised stocks really are – and equally import...
2 hours /crypto /markets
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
Jamie Smith always worth reading: " Despite the froth, something deeper is happening. While the early numbers might be unimpressive, the broader shift is unmistakable. AI Agent systems are starting to appear across every layer of business, and investors are betting on consumer applications for everyday life. The real question isn’t whether t...
3 hours /ai /identity Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
King Leung Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech at InvestHK
Current disruptions to global trade norms risk pricing out developing nations from critical green technologies and deter related investments. This stalls both decarbonisation and economic growth in regions most reliant on affordable imports. Here, Hong Kong has a unique role to play. According to United Nations Trade and Development, developing ec...
5 hours /sustainable /inclusion
Sam Boboev Founder at Fintech Wrap Up
Two fintech heavyweights are vying for dominance in global payments: Stripe and Adyen. Both power a substantial share of online commerce, yet they’ve taken different paths to the top. Stripe, the Silicon Valley darling, built its name with developers and startups; Adyen, the Dutch powerhouse, quietly became the backbone for many large global reta...
06 July 2025 /payments
GDC25 was a successful milestone gathering. Here’s what I hope will be addressed more visibly going forward: 1. Stronger EU Member State Leadership on Organisation Wallets What I missed most was a more visible and vocal commitment from EU Member State governments — especially in enabling simple, high-impact credential flows through widely avai...
05 July 2025 /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Steve Wilcockson Technical Product Marketing at Quantexa
The hottest discussion in AI right now, at least the one not about Agentic AI, is about how "context engineering" is more important than prompt engineering, how you give AI the data and information it needs to make decisions, and it cannot (and must not) be a solely technical function. "'Context' is actually how your company opera...
04 July 2025 /ai /predictions Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Prakash Bhudia HOD – Product & Growth at Deriv
The Fed is sweating, even if the data says it shouldn’t be. Inflation’s cooling. Jobs are holding up. Financial markets are marching on. But beneath the surface, the signals are turning messy, and the world’s most influential central bank seems to know it. Jerome Powell hasn’t touched rates in months, not because the coast is clear, but because th...
04 July 2025 /markets
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