Tamsin Crossland Principal AI Architect at Icon Solutions
With advancing computing power and the availability of vast datasets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made remarkable progress over the past decade. Applications based on transformers, a type of neural network architecture optimised for natural language processing, and especially large language models, have captured the public imagination since 2...
07 May 2025 /ai
Helena Wood Director of Public Policy and Strategic Engagement at Cifas
Cifas’ annual Fraud Behaviours Survey – research into public attitudes to committing fraud – is a useful bellwether into society’s attitudes to lying for financial gain. Year-on-year our fraud behaviours work has demonstrated a growing normalisation of fraud by the UK public and the findings in the latest survey are no exception. Nearly half (48%) ...
07 May 2025 /regulation /crime
Vitaliy Shtyrkin Chief Product Officer at B2BINPAY
Cross-border payments are now undergoing a quiet, yet steady transformation within financial services. The numbers speak for themselves — over $200 trillion in annual volume, expected to keep growing by 5% a year until 2027. So, there is a clear shift happening in the industry, and players can feel it. Such technologies as blockchain, real-time tr...
07 May 2025 /payments /crypto
Ruchi Rathor Founder at Payomatix Technologies
In Fintech, Innovation Sparks Interest — But Execution Drives Transformation In the fast-moving world of fintech, innovation gets the spotlight. New platforms, disruptive models, and bold ideas often make headlines. But while innovation may start the conversation, it’s execution that defines long-term success. Ideas—no matter how visionary—mean lit...
07 May 2025 /payments Fintech
Frank Moreno CMO at Entersekt
Banks have invested heavily in fraud prevention over the past five years. However there are still some glaring gaps (as well as some hidden risks) that have yet to be addressed. And, if these are not remedied in 2025, threat actors will exploit them – at massive cost to the financial institutions (FIs) and their customers. GenAI gets smarter and ...
07 May 2025 /security /retail Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Farnoush Mirmoeini Co-founder at KYC Hub
The New Risk Frontier in AI Procurement AI has become everyone’s new favourite technology. A panacea that has become embedded across enterprise functions, from customer onboarding and compliance automation to operational risk management and fraud detection. Procurement teams are increasingly tasked with sourcing AI-powered solutions, often under p...
06 May 2025 /ai /regulation
James Strudwick Executive Director at Starknet Foundation
No matter how big, institutionalised, or mainstream crypto becomes, Bitcoin remains central to the entire movement. Even today, it’s still the most recognised, widely held, and deeply trusted digital asset in the world. While its popularity and brand recognition continue to dwarf its competitors, Bitcoin’s utility has remained somewhat limited. Un...
06 May 2025 /payments /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd
Credit bureau benchmarking has long been associated with one thing: reducing spend. And yes, it can deliver significant savings. But focusing on cost alone risks missing the broader strategic value it can bring. For credit, fraud and procurement teams, benchmarking creates visibility and leverage that extends well beyond cost. It opens the door to ...
06 May 2025 /retail /inclusion Banking
Ivo Mertens Chief Revenue Officer at iBanFirst
As the global tariff war wages on, businesses dealing in international trade are set for a prolonged period of uncertainty. The ongoing war ignited by Donald Trump resembles a high-stakes boxing match – one that’s set to go the full 12 rounds. Imagine two of America’s most iconic fighters: Floyd Mayweather, an agile middleweight with unmatched spee...
06 May 2025 /payments /markets
Jason Linus Director Growth at Primesoft
A grandmother in a rural village receives financial support from her son in the city through a simple fingerprint scan, no forms, no waiting, just dignity. A young girl in a quiet rural town, with dreams bigger than her surroundings, starts her own online business without ever needing to step inside a bank or prove her worth with paper documents.
06 May 2025 /inclusion /identity Financial Inclusion
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