The long read
Finextra’s Top Long Reads of 2020

Finextra’s Top Long Reads of 2020

Madhvi Mavadiya
24 Dec 2020

With 2020 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular long reads over the course of ...

Beyond Invisible Solutions: Banks Should be Preventing Fraud, not Playing Catch Up

Beyond Invisible Solutions: Banks Should be Preventing Fraud, not Playing Catch Up

Madhvi Mavadiya
17 Nov 2020

Ville Sointu, head of emerging technologies at Nordea, highlights that the intent of GDPR was “fanta...

Event Stream Processing: How Banks Can Overcome SQL and NoSQL Related Obstacles with Apache Kafka

Event Stream Processing: How Banks Can Overcome SQL and NoSQL Related Obstacles with Apache Kafka

Madhvi Mavadiya
21 Aug 2020

While getting to grips with open banking regulation, skyrocketing transaction volumes and expanding ...

There is more to digital payments in Africa than M-Pesa

There is more to digital payments in Africa than M-Pesa

Madhvi Mavadiya
25 Jun 2020

In 2010, Kenyan payments, money transfer and micro-financing service M-Pesa became the most successf...

What are the implications of digital transformation on payments?

What are the implications of digital transformation on payments?

Madhvi Mavadiya
02 Apr 2020

Financial institutions have been forced to step up their game in order to keep up with consumer dema...

Is Python storming ahead of Java in fintech?

Is Python storming ahead of Java in fintech?

Madhvi Mavadiya
18 Mar 2020

The use of Python is catching up to Java in banking and fintech applications, but what are the reaso...

Women in finance: How AI is shining a light on diversity

Women in finance: How AI is shining a light on diversity

Madhvi Mavadiya
09 Mar 2020

Despite equality being one of the cornerstones of civilised society, a lack of gender parity and div...

The tipping point of AI FOMO

The tipping point of AI FOMO

Madhvi Mavadiya
17 Feb 2020

While artificial intelligence is transforming several industries, the financial sector has a lot to ...

Cutting through the hype of personal identity

Cutting through the hype of personal identity

Madhvi Mavadiya
27 Jan 2020

As we progress further into 2020, it is evident that the issues and opportunities surrounding the to...