Quantum computing

News/security

IBM, BillGo on securing payments against quantum computing threats

At Nacha event Smarter Faster Payments 2025 in New Orleans, a weekend panel session explored how financial institutions must establish an internal risk committee that assesses and mitigates future quantum-related threats.

28 April 2025

News/predictions

U.S. Bank: New technology is not always the answer to customer need

In the fintech industry, we often hear of growing innovations and iterative developments on existing technologies that seek to reimagine our world. Many are successful, many are groundbreaking but it is true, in a market of increasing transformation, that there are also products invented without a need for them.

28 March 2025

News/wholesale

JPMorgan makes quantum computing randomness breakthrough

JPMorgan Chase researchers are claiming a quantum computing breakthrough, generating certified randomness.

26 March 2025

News/security

JPMorgan leads quantum computing arms race

JPMorgan is far and away the market leader in tackling the threats and opportunies for banks presented by advancements in quantum computing, according to research published by benchmarking platform Evident.

20 March 2025

Long read/Quantum computing

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

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

12 March 2025

News/security

FS-ISAC offers payment card industry guidance on quantum computing risks

With work on quantum computing gaining momentum, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) has issued guidance to help the payment card industry mitigate risks posed by the technology.

06 March 2025

News/crime

Cybercrime is national security risk – Google Cloud execs detail prevention strategies

Finextra spoke to leaders at Google Cloud: Nick Godfrey, senior director and global head, office of the CISO, and Jamie Collier, lead threat intelligence advisor (Europe), on how cybersecurity has evolved an what new threats are emerging in the financial crime landscape.

28 February 2025

News/wholesale

BMO joins IBM Quantum Network

Canada's BMO has joined the IBM Quantum Network, gaining access to Big Blue's advanced quantum infrastructure.

07 February 2025

News/security

Banque de France and Monetary Authority of Singapore complete post-quantum cryptography trial

The Banque de France (BdF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have completed a groundbreaking joint experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to strengthen internet communications and data transfers conducted across continents.

05 November 2024

News/markets

Goldman Sachs takes quantum leap on options pricing

Goldman Sachs has conducted research on the application of quantum computing in the options priing market.

04 November 2024

News/security

Banks urged to act now to avoid future quantum catastrophe

Banking regulators have put the financial industry on notice that they must begin immediately developing plans for mitigating quantum computing risks.

18 October 2024

News/security

HSBC pilots quantum-safe technology for digital gold

HSBC has successfully trialled the first application of quantum-secure technology for buying and selling tokenised physical gold.

19 September 2024

News/security

MAS collaborates with banks and tech firms on quantum security

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has gathered a consortium of banks and technology partners to study the application of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) as a defensive mechanisim against the threat posed by super-fast computing power.

15 August 2024

News/ai

MAS to fund quantum and AI projects for financial sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to commit $100 million in grant funding to support the development of AI and quantum computing technologies in the financial sector.

18 July 2024