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Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA

The Neuromarketing Playbook to Elevate Digital Products in Banking and Fintech

After years of digital innovation, many financial apps still drown users in data—and miss what really matters: how people feel about their money. At UXDA, we see a radically different path: by applying neuroscience and neuromarketing, we’ve found that tapping into users’ emotional motivations can transform their entire financial journey. It’s not ...

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Daniel Meyer

Daniel Meyer CTO at Camunda

AI agents are ready for financial services, but only if you orchestrate them

Across the financial services industry, institutions are under pressure to get more productive with fewer resources — while serving more customers better, meeting stricter compliance standards, and modernizing aging infrastructure. That pressure has only increased as emerging AI technologies offer tantalizing new possibilities. Among the most exc...

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Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA

Slow Digital Transformation and UX Inaction Are Costing Banks Their Customers

In a world where trust is everything, stability has been banking’s ultimate badge of honor—but is it enough to stay ahead? In today’s fast-moving digital world, clinging to the “tried and true”—outdated white-label frontends and legacy core systems—can be a costly illusion. While these systems may have served well five or ten years ago, maintainin...

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Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

Conway’s Law in Financial Services: The Silent Force Behind IT Complexity

In many financial institutions, architecture teams serve as central advisory units, overseeing multiple projects and defining architectural standards. These teams often include various specialists—enterprise, solution, integration, and security architects—each responsible for reviewing, amending, and validating proposed solutions. However, this l

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Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA

13 Iconic Innovations to Future-Proof Your Digital Banking Service

Imagine the effortless satisfaction of a single-click purchase on Amazon, one tap Uber hail or the perfectly timed recommendations from Netflix—these aren’t happy accidents from generic experience. They have carefully enriched the digital experience, contributing to multi-billion dollar success. Thousands of banks and Fintechs try to tap into the ...

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Research

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Why DevSecOps is key to navigating innovation and compliance

Explore how DevSecOps enable organisations to navigate economic uncertainties while treating innovation and compliance as complementary forces rather than competing priorities. A balancing act is underway within the financial services industry. Driven by client demand and fintech competition, institutions are increasingly obliged to innovate, while at the same time, ensure every step forward is secure and compliant. Often, it feels as though these two goals sit on either side of a seesaw – when one goes up, the other must go down. Many such challenges are born from the software delivery process, where countless organisations are struggling to source the expertise and capabilities necessary to deliver secure and compliant applications, at speed.  Much of the conflict stems from fragmented DevSecOps (a software development practice that integrates security throughout the development lifecycle) strategies which are built upon outdated infrastructure. Indeed, many financial institutions (FIs) today operate with disjointed security and development workflows – sometimes patching together between five to 10 separate tools that were implemented incrementally over time. While this approach worked five years ago, better options exist today. A simplified stack is conducive to both innovation and compliance – without either being compromised.  This Finextra impact study, produced in association with GitLab, explores:  How the evolution to a unified software delivery platform can deliver on both innovation and compliance;  reduce the risk of security incidents;  supercharge operational efficiencies;  amplify business agility and scalability;  and even support talent acquisition. 

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AI strategies for scalable, secure and compliant banking

Delving into effective strategies and tools for secure and compliant AI integration in banking, emphasising the importance of open-source models, the role of generative AI, the advantages of synthetic data, and the influence of regulatory frameworks. Integrating AI in banking involves more than just adopting new technologies; it requires aligning these technologies with specific banking use cases to maximise benefits and mitigate risks related to data security and compliance. Open-source models facilitate this transformation by offering a collaborative platform for innovation and transparency, essential for building trust and ensuring the safe use of AI in banking.  The journey from proof of concept (POC) to production in AI and machine learning is often lengthy and complex. This extended timeline highlights the challenges organisations face in integrating AI into their operations. Embracing new tools and technologies and learning to utilise them effectively is crucial for overcoming these challenges and applying AI to day-to-day operations, leading to significant benefits in efficiency and innovation.  When looking at other markets, the United States has become a hub for tech giants, focusing on fostering innovation, while regions like Japan remain cautious, reflecting their unique regulatory landscapes and societal risk appetites. This diversity in regulatory approaches presents both opportunities and challenges for firms operating globally, necessitating a nuanced understanding of each market’s unique dynamics.  This webinar report summarises the discussion of a Finextra webinar, hosted with Red Hat, by a panel of industry experts. Discover:  How AI is enhancing innovation, efficiency, and security;  Synthetic data and regulatory impact;  What factors are holding organisations back from fully adoption AI-driven services;  Balancing innovation and regulation;  And more. 

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Impact Study

Are you ready for CBPR+? Accelerating modernisation and efficiency through ISO 20022

Challenges and strategies for financial messaging professionals to be CBPR+ compliant by November 2025.  Financial institutions’ ISO 20022 for CBPR+ migration timelines vary enormously, yet the deadline is the same for all financial institutions – whether they have fully adopted ISO 20022 or are yet to make significant progress. By November 2025, ISO 20022 will become the sole globally recognised standard for interbank cross-border payments, and the new MX messaging format will fully replace the old MT messaging format.  Concerningly, adoption has not picked up as significantly since the co-existence period began in November 2023. In January 2024, the ISO 20022 adoption rate of the top 175 financial institutions stood at 19%. By December 2024, this number had grown to 32.9%. It’s clear that institutions need to significantly accelerate their migration efforts over the next few months – or risk the consequences of non-compliance.  ISO 20022 is not just a compliance update – the data-rich format enables organisations to enhance their analytical capabilities, improve their service offering, improve straight-through processing, strengthen anti-money laundering and compliance efforts, and more.  This impact study explores readiness for the impending ISO 20022 for CBPR+ deadline and features commentary from experts at Finastra and Visa. It answers:  What needs to happen between today and November?  What are the main challenges institutions have been facing?  How can they streamline successful strategies to hit compliance by November and beyond?  What happens in November 2025 for organisations that have not made the deadline?    Join the Finextra webinar, 'The ISO 20022 for CBPR+ deadline is looming: Are financial organisations prepared?', hosted with Finastra, to learn more.

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FinextraTV

How Will New Technologies Shape the Future of Payments?

In an interview with FinextraTV in the lead-up to Sibos 2024, Pilar Fragalà, Chief Commercial Officer of CBI, explores the impact of digital technologies and regulations on payment services. Highlighting the role of AI, APIs, and blockchain in enhancing security and speed, while PSD2 and PSD3 drive open banking and consumer protection, the discussion focuses on innovations like embedded finance and instant payments that offer transparency and flexibility. Addressing growing fraud risks, the interview examines how technology can prevent fraudulent transactions by verifying IBAN and beneficiary details in real time.

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Long reads

Dominique Dierks

Dominique Dierks Senior Content Manager at Finextra

The evolution of the digital sandbox—fintech integration in 2025

In 2025, modernisation continues to be one of the top agenda items for financial institutions. Innovative new use cases for technologies like AI and a wave of regulatory updates necessitate significant system and process modernisation, and with modernisation comes the need for testing. Many traditional banks want to include fintech solutions in th...

Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Quantum computing will reach its inflection point in 2029: How investors should prepare

In a recent discussion with Finextra, Anders Indset, a business author and investor based in Frankfurt, Germany, shares his insights on the future of quantum computing and its potential to revolutionise industries. He discusses the evolution of the quantum economy, highlighted the rapid advancements in quantum technology, and shares his thoughts o...

Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum computing chip: Explained

17 years of research has led to Microsoft creating a new material and architecture for quantum computing. Majorana 1, the first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), is powered by a hardware-protected topological qubit, and could have a substantial impact on the financial services and fintech industries. Here's how. What is quantum computing? Quantum com...