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A lookahead to Asia Pacific’s economic outlook 

Some experts say a global economic growth slowdown is anticipated for 2024, while others continue to be positive towards Asia Pacific’s (APAC) economic outlook and expect more rapid growth in the region. In this article, David Brady, Enterprise Sales D...

The future for financial services is digital, and the time to transform is now

Paul Holland, CEO of Beyond Encryption, tells us how while some companies operating in the financial sector have benefitted from Digital Transformation, there is still significant work to be done at an industry level. Globally, businesses are increasingly...

Segura Bank International goes live with Temenos core banking in the cloud

Puerto Rico based Segura Bank International (SBI) has gone live with Temenos core banking platform deployed in the cloud to power a new digital bank for mid to high earners in Latin America. Temenos’ cloud-native platform will enable SBI to launch banking p...

Bridging the payment gap: The importance of cash preservation  

In an era dominated by digital transactions, the allure of convenience often overshadows the significance of preserving access to cash. Steve Round, Co-founder of SaaScada, delves into the pressing need for banks and financial services firms to re-evaluate...

How to win the battle between synthetic identity fraud and financial institutions

Financial institutions are working tirelessly against fraud, from fraudulent checks, ACH and even identity. Synthetic identity fraud is a complicated area to tackle but in this article, Marie-Christine Diaz, Business Development Manager/Payments-EU at Eastnets,...

Empowering patients and providers: What healthcare can learn from FinTech’s success

In this article by Jon Payne, Director of Sales Engineering and Education at InterSystems, we contrast and compare two sectors and how they can learn from one another through empowering users and patients through data.  Across the world, the healthcare ...

High climate, digital and aging transition costs 

With global leverage reaching new peaks and a higher cost of debt, can governments, corporates and households finance climate, digital and demographic transition? Published below is an insert of S&P Global’s report: Global debt 2030: Can the world afford a...

Building a world class FinTech hub in Wales 

Formed in 2019, FinTech Wales is an independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales. Sarah Williams-Gardener, CEO, FinTech Wales, shares the areas they are nurturing to ensure the continued success and...

Spanish mobile industry to launch online anti-fraud and identity services through GSMA Open Gateway Initiative 

Spain’s leading mobile operators Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone have announced the launch of two new services designed to help developers tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers.   As part of the global GSMA O...

Board members have not received sufficient cyber-resilience training in the past year 

According to recent report findings by Bob Semple, Board Intelligence and The Corporate Governance Institute, almost two-thirds of board members have not received adequate support and training regarding cyber-resilience in the past 12 months.  ...

China outbound and inbound tourism spending rebounds on Ant Group’s cross-border merchant networks during Chinese new year break 

Data from Ant Group shows a robust rebound of consumer spending during the first back-to-normal Chinese New Year (CNY) travel season after the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in cross-border tourism.   Through the Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment...

Buy Now, Pay Early: 97.4% of Klarna Black Friday purchases paid off on time or early  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments provider and shopping assistant, has revealed UK consumers paid off 97.4% of Black Friday orders on time or early, an increase of 2% compared with last year. The data comes as Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey declared...