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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...

Generative AI and AI outlook 2024: Customer journeys, fraud and legislation

Generative AI and AI outlook 2024: Customer journeys, fraud and legislation

Níamh Curran
14 Mar 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI saw an immense boom in 2023, with some calling it the...

Why financial institutions must move quicker on quantum

Why financial institutions must move quicker on quantum

Andersen Cheng
13 Mar 2024

For most people reading this, a functioning quantum computer will probably still feel quite fictiona...

Capitalising on the embedded finance revolution

Capitalising on the embedded finance revolution

Nebo Djurdjevic
12 Mar 2024

The concept of embedded finance is, at the face of it, a simple one to grasp; be it a loan at the po...

Silicon Valley Bank collapse one year on: What was the impact?

Silicon Valley Bank collapse one year on: What was the impact?

Sehrish Alikhan
11 Mar 2024

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed one year ago on Sunday, an event which created a ripple effect o...

Anne Boden on supporting female fintech founders

Anne Boden on supporting female fintech founders

Níamh Curran
08 Mar 2024

For International Women’s Day (IWD) this year, we spoke to a woman who is the poster child of female...