Paul Stoddart, President at GoCardless, shares insights from his nearly 30-year career in FinTech, payments and financial services. In this interview, he discusses key milestones that have shaped his journey, the recent acquisition of Nuapay by GoCardless,...

Nuke From Orbit, a FinTech startup headquartered in the UK, has unveiled findings from its latest research report, shedding light on a concerning trend in smartphone thefts. The report indicates that in 62% of cases of smartphone thefts in the UK, the...

NFC Forum has announced the publication of its bi-annual Near Field Communication (NFC) Usage and Adoption Study. The study, conducted by ABI Research, highlights the accelerating migration from physical to digital wallets, with more than 80% of those...

Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced a new partnership with Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider. The agreement will see the 15 million...

Soldo’s Spring Spend Index reveals the extent to which UK businesses are rushing to invest in AI in a bid to usher in a new era of technology-driven productivity. Based on Soldo’s data, since Q1 2023, AI investment has surged an astonishing 2.75x with com...

Chris Jackson, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Six Degrees, offers his thoughts on cloud strategies and the pressing nature of aligning them with Digital Transformation goals.   The rush to the cloud continues at an unrelenting pace. The public c...

In 2024, several significant developments in the realm of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and money laundering have made headlines. These include a series of high-profile cases and regulatory changes aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability. Greg...

Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology, discusses the pivotal moments that have shaped his FinTech career, strategies for navigating global markets and insights on leveraging technology to stay ahead in the competitive payments industry. Parker shares his vision...

AlphaPoint, a leading provider of digital asset infrastructure of exchanges, brokerages, payment networks and banking, has announced its partnership with Wenia, a subsidiary of Bancolombia, to launch their innovative exchange offering.   The...

Eviden, the Atos Group business leading in digital, cloud, big data and security, has announced the launch of its new CloudSecOps centre in Romania.   Located in Timisoara, this innovative service centre combines cloud and security capabilities, offering custo...

Sonia Shaw, President at CoinW   There were several key impacts on traditional finance resulting from the DeFi summer of 2020 – namely an increased interest from institutional investors, hedge funds and analysts who could not ignore the huge...

Mark Jow, EMEA Technical Evangelist, Gigamon, asks if the financial sector is prepared for the invisible threats lurking in the cloud. He warns: “While it may be reasonable to assume that cloud providers provide security by design as part of their platforms, t...