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The Economics of AI in Banking: Why the Cheapest Token Is the One You Never Use
By Tamsin Crossland, Principal AI Architect, Icon Solutions. Artificial Intelligence is entering a more consequential phase in banking. After years of experimentation and proof-of-concepts, banks are beginning to move AI into production and deploy it across the enterprise. That…
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What your auditors expect from AI-assisted finance
Rob Steele, CFO, iplicit AI is changing how finance teams produce numbers. But it also raises questions around data accuracy, data security, accountability, third-party reliance and the end-to-end control environment. Rob Steele, CFO of iplicit, with a career in finance spanning…
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The top lessons banking’s biggest crisis in a generation taught us about governance
by James Walker The banking crisis remains among the most enduring corporate calamities of the 21st century so far, serving as a cautionary tale about the consequences of excessive risk taking and poor decisions. Yet there are many additional lessons which can be learned from…
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The supplier blind spot facing financial institutions
Oliver Norman, Chief Revenue Officer of Nomia While financial institutions have invested heavily in governance around their most critical suppliers, thousands of smaller purchases can sit outside the same level of scrutiny. This can create an uneven understanding of supplier…
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Why governance is key to operational maturity in AI
By Richard Farrell, CIO at Netcall For the past few years, organisations have been racing to experiment with AI. Pilots have been launched; new tools introduced and use cases tested across different parts of the business. But as AI moves from experimentation into everyday…
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Customer trust in banking is shaped by every AI interaction
Alejandro Murcia, Director of Specialized Sales at Sinch Banks are increasingly using artificial intelligence to support customer communication. From explaining payments and supporting identity checks, to responding when fraud is suspected, AI can help make interactions quicker,…
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When AI Starts Making Decisions, Financial Services Has a Different Problem
Why governance, operational discipline and business understanding must evolve together By Errol Rodericks, Product & Solutions Marketing Director at Denodo and Dr Paul Dongha PhD, Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy at NatWest Group, and author of ‘Governing the Machine: How…
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The Invoice Is Not a Bank Balance: Why Growing Businesses Can Run Out of Cash
By Deepak Shukla, Founder & CEO of Pearl Lemon Accountants There is a particular kind of business success that looks wonderful in a sales meeting and considerably less wonderful when the electricity bill arrives. Revenue is climbing. The pipeline is healthy. Everyone is very…
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CRD VI – The End of Cross-Border ‘Laissez-Faire’ in the EU
The drive to create harmonization across the EU regarding third country bank services has led to the end of relaxed cross-border business. Under CRD VI, third country entities providing core banking services must transition to local regulated and capitalized branches or…
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The Importance of Trust in AI-Coded Finance Software
By Chris Tredwell, Chief Operating Officer at Aqilla There’s been a lot of discussion about how AI is changing software development. Today, people with little or no coding experience can use AI to build applications and create integrations that previously required specialist…
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AI agents are busy working across the financial sector, but can their security controls keep up?
By Jorge Monteiro, CEO and co-founder of Ethiack Barely a week goes by without another round of headlines about AI agents “going rogue”. One of the most spectacular came in September when it emerged that an OpenAI agent had gained unauthorised access to the Australian…
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Travelex expands retail footprint in Qatar
Leading FX provider invests in airport, metro and downtown stores to meet growing customer footfall and demand for travel money services Leading foreign exchange company Travelex has announced the opening and upgrading of three key store locations in Qatar. Travelex’s has more…
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Why AI strategies are only as strong as the foundations beneath them
Matej Trbara, Co-Founder, Farseer Finance teams have spent years building out their technology stacks. And yet, humble Excel spreadsheets remain deeply embedded in how finance actually operates, connecting systems and filling the gaps between them. In many organisations, this…
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How the shift to a cashless society is exposing the weak points in the payment ecosystem
William Bartram, General Manager at PCA Cyber Security Cash is expected to account for just 4% of payments by 2035. As more transactions move through connected payment terminals, self-service checkouts and unattended devices, businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on…
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From detection to prevention: Rethinking the fight against financial crime
By Stuart Clarke, CEO of Blackdot Solutions Financial crime investigations traditionally open after something has gone wrong. Fraud has been uncovered, suspicious activity has been flagged, or a compliance issue has emerged. Investigators then develop intelligence from what they…
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CFOs cannot afford to bank on AI savings too soon
With CFOs under pressure to cut costs, many are turning to AI. Amid this backdrop, Aidana Zhakupbekova, COFO at fintech firm Rydoo explores why AI investment needs clear metrics to measure returns, before companies count on efficiency gains too early. It’s been a challenging…
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Six ways to strengthen workforce capability in AI‑enabled banking
Professor Rita Fontinha outlines key considerations to help banking leaders build a resilient, future‑ready workforce in the AI era. The recent appointment of HSBC’s first Chief AI Officer is a clear signal that AI considerations span far beyond the remit of the CTO. But as AI…
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When Financial Workflows Outgrow Application-by-Application Architecture
By Robert Cooke, CEO of 3forge Financial services firms operate highly specialized technology estates under demanding operational and regulatory conditions. Modernization therefore has to preserve the systems that still serve the business while introducing new capabilities…
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UK banks are making a costly mistake with AI, and the data is starting to prove it
By Andreea Pleşea, PhD, Co-Founder and COO, Druid AI. After billions invested in AI, the biggest challenge facing UK banking isn’t adoption. It’s knowing where AI actually creates value. Despite five UK prime ministers in the past five years, the message from the UK government,…
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Why bank security can’t stay siloed
Jack Madine, Senior Product Manager at OPSWAT Like every other industry, the security challenges for banks have entered a new era. The old techniques designed to protect against nation state-funded ransomware attacks, and social engineering campaigns designed to de-fraud…