David Gallihawk Chief Product Officer of Business Information at Experian UK&I
In an ever-changing economy, the UK’s small business population has shown remarkable resilience. Inflation, energy prices and the overall costs of running businesses have all contributed to the challenges faced by those who run a small operation. It’s vital business owners – and those who are looking to start and establish a new operation - are equ...
15 January 2025
Adam Preis Global Strategist at Ping Identity
The evolving digital threat landscape has heightened the need for robust operational resilience in financial services. As the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) takes effect on January 17, 2025, financial service providers must align their ICT systems with its stringent standards. This regulation is not just about compliance; it’s abou...
15 January 2025 /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
John Pearce Chief Customer Officer at CloudPay
Failure to keep up to speed with the pace of the market can have drastic and profound effects. Kodak, once the behemoth of the photography world, for example, didn’t grasp the scale of the approaching digital era in the 1990s and ended up filing for bankruptcy in 2012. The early mobile phone pioneer Nokia also overestimated the strength of its bra...
15 January 2025 /payments
Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
The world of online payments continues to adapt as technology advances, consumer expectations rise, and the need for security strengthens. Now that we have settled into 2025 and look to the future, there are expected to be some significant changes that transform digital payments as we know them. As providers look to tighten up identity verificatio...
Devendra Singh Parmar Independent Researcher
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across various industries, and banking is no exception. The emergence of AI agents—intelligent virtual assistants powered by natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and advanced data analytics—has revolutionized customer interactions and redefined how financial services a
15 January 2025 /ai /people Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Ritesh Jain Founder at Infynit / Former COO HSBC
The expanded partnership between Klarna and Stripe represents a strategic inflection point in the evolution of global payments. As Klarna gears up for its much-anticipated U.S. IPO—targeting a valuation of nearly $20 billion—this collaboration gives the company unparalleled access to millions of Stripe-powered merchants across 26 countries. This mo...
15 January 2025 /payments /startups Fintech
Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA
In the modern digital banking landscape, the bar for user experience (UX) and visual appeal continues to rise. Yet, when we take a critical look at many products in the space, it often seems like financial service designers shipping glorified high-fidelity (hi-fi) wireframes instead of truly refined digital experiences. Banks invest plenty of res...
14 January 2025 /retail /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Zach Herbert CEO at Foundation
Crypto has many mottos, but there’s one that sums up its entire philosophy: “Trust No One”. Yet it’s a rule that even experienced Bitcoiners break every time they transact. If you (like millions of people worldwide) own a Ledger device, you’re trusting to mid-20th century technology. Even worse, you’re putting your faith in something you can’t ve
14 January 2025 /crypto
Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems
The financial services sector has reached a turning point in the adoption of AI. The UK banking sector in particular has seen a remarkable increase, with AI adoption rates effectively doubling in recent years spurred by pioneering innovations from major players like OpenAI, Google, and AWS. This swift embrace of technology presents an exciting arr...
14 January 2025 /ai /retail Artificial Intelligence
Retired Member
In the fast-moving world of financial markets, the right analysis tools can be the difference between a profitable trade and a missed opportunity. New traders often start out with the simplest of tools—like free online stock trackers—before quickly realizing that those might not cut it if they want to scale their game and make consistent gains. Th...
14 January 2025 /markets
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