The long read
Who benefits from cutting interchange fees?

Who benefits from cutting interchange fees?

Níamh Curran
14 Dec 2023

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has recommended a cap on cross-border interchange fees after it...

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Níamh Curran
13 Dec 2023

NatWest announced in November 2023 that they were integrating generative AI into their chatbot tool...

OpenAI: What just happened to the CEO Sam Altman?

OpenAI: What just happened to the CEO Sam Altman?

Níamh Curran
23 Nov 2023

Sam Altman is being reinstated as the CEO of OpenAI after unexpectedly being removed from the positi...

What is a DDoS attack and what impact do they have on financial services?

What is a DDoS attack and what impact do they have on financial services?

Níamh Curran
16 Nov 2023

ChatGPT saw an outage last week which has been blamed on a Distributed Denial-of-Services (DDoS) att...

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: What banks need to know

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: What banks need to know

Níamh Curran
02 Nov 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) received royal assent last week and affect...

Deepfake fraud: the rising threat in financial crime

Deepfake fraud: the rising threat in financial crime

Níamh Curran
31 Oct 2023

As it’s Halloween, spooky season is the perfect time to highlight one of the scariest, and arguably ...

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Data penetration has room for improvement

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Data penetration has room for improvement

Níamh Curran
19 Oct 2023

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023 report. Latin American is one of...

How can we accelerate the delivery of clean and affordable energy?

How can we accelerate the delivery of clean and affordable energy?

Níamh Curran
11 Oct 2023

This is an excerpt from 'The Future of ESGTech 2024' report. Our global economy has been “driven and...

Why do we need quantum-resistant encryption?

Why do we need quantum-resistant encryption?

Níamh Curran
29 Sep 2023

This next edition of our Quantum Series, which highlights the key issues in the developing world of...

How to balance surging cyber threats with a tsunami of compliance costs

How to balance surging cyber threats with a tsunami of compliance costs

Níamh Curran
19 Sep 2023

Every year, consumers and businesses alike suffer significant losses as a result of fraud and cyberc...

Fintok: Should your financial brand be on TikTok?

Fintok: Should your financial brand be on TikTok?

Níamh Curran
15 Sep 2023

TikTok is projected to have over 955 million active users by 2025. It is one of the most popular so...

Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023: Access to increased data can enhance customer experience

Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023: Access to increased data can enhance customer experience

Níamh Curran
29 Aug 2023

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the Middle East 2023 report. Data plays an importan...