The long read
What are NFC payments?

What are NFC payments?

Níamh Curran
28 Mar 2024

Apple is being sued by the US Department of Justice for an alleged monopoly on smartphones, with NFC...

Banking in 2024: Lending crunch, fintech shake-up, and the rise of smart money management

Banking in 2024: Lending crunch, fintech shake-up, and the rise of smart money management

Andrew Harris
28 Mar 2024

Funding challenges, constricting markets and the emergence of new, innovative money management tools...

What are eSIMs and what can they do?

What are eSIMs and what can they do?

Sehrish Alikhan
27 Mar 2024

eSIMs are a recent trend that have taken the world by storm. Short for embedded Subscriber Identity ...

UK AI regulation: Second reading of the AI Bill

UK AI regulation: Second reading of the AI Bill

Chris Holmes
27 Mar 2024

Lord Christopher Holmes presented the following speech for the House of Lords on March 21, 2024. I b...

Embracing modernisation: Revolutionising the lending landscape with technology

Embracing modernisation: Revolutionising the lending landscape with technology

Rashmi Sharma
26 Mar 2024

The lending landscape stands at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. As the VP of Engineering...

What’s the outlook for challenger banks in 2024?

What’s the outlook for challenger banks in 2024?

Ian Rand
22 Mar 2024

From the throes of the financial crisis back in 2008, challenger banks burst onto the scene seeking ...

What’s AML? Understanding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

What’s AML? Understanding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

Dominique Dierks
22 Mar 2024

In banking, AML (anti-money laundering) describes legally recognised rules and activities that finan...

2024 is the UK's landmark year for stablecoin regulation

2024 is the UK's landmark year for stablecoin regulation

Arjun Lakhani
21 Mar 2024

The UK has already made some important strides to regulate the cryptoasset sector over the last few ...

What is the current landscape for VC investments in fintech?

What is the current landscape for VC investments in fintech?

Maximilian Schausberger
20 Mar 2024

Following the record-breaking highs of 2021, as we have all observed, the year of 2022 has been hit ...

How is generative AI democratising the availability of banking services?

How is generative AI democratising the availability of banking services?

Dominique Dierks
19 Mar 2024

Generative AI’s potential is vast, and there are opportunities for this technology to improve custom...

BNPL – are we nearing extinction in Europe?

BNPL – are we nearing extinction in Europe?

Dominique Dierks
15 Mar 2024

In an unexpected move, NatWest has announced the closure of its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service l...

Why savvy job seekers are looking to regtech

Why savvy job seekers are looking to regtech

Amanda Kavanagh
15 Mar 2024

Lax controls in crypto and fintech companies resulted in global fines of $5.8bn last year, eclipsing...