Predictions for 2026 in banking, payments and fintech

Long Reads

Tom Hay

Tom Hay Principal Consultant at Payment Systems Europe

From wallets to agents: The next great shift in payments infrastructure

Hajar Elhaddaoui

Hajar Elhaddaoui Director General at Digital Cooperation Organization

Transforming fintech in the age of AI: Opportunities and challenges for the digital economy

Parina Parikh

Parina Parikh Senior Sustainability Assessor at DNV

Orange bonds: Will orange be the new green?

FinextraTV

Why Data Management Struggles Are More Complex Than Just Improved Education

Joining FinextraTV, Adrien Chenailler, Global Director of AI Solutions at Cloudera, discussed the nuances of effective, secure, and evolving data management at a time of prolific technological change. Chenailler says the industry is struggling, not because of lack of education but because data is being spread across the entire organisation. He says that data is no longer confined to engineers and IT departments which begins to create heightened complexity for data security. Crucial to assisting in reducing this complexity, he believes, is organisational alignment and governance led by IT and technical leads. Equally, Chenailler explains the definition of hybrid data and how this can also help too by providing different departments with the customisable data forms they need, whether it is real-time speed or high volumes.