25 Jan 24 @ 16:34

During the Bletchley AI Safety Summit in November 2023, international leaders came together to discuss the vast potential of AI models in promoting economic growth, propelling scientific advances, and providing... read more

24 Jan 24 @ 14:21

As 2024 begins to pick up pace, we continue to look at invisible payments, digital currencies, wallets and AI, the major themes for 2024. To that end Payments Cards &... read more

23 Jan 24 @ 18:40

In a recent blog we debate the current wave of scepticism about AI. In brief, and outside its obvious applications in fraud detection and management, some senior executives have expressed... read more

19 Jan 24 @ 12:32

Entrust has announced the general availability of its Post-Quantum Ready PKI-as-a-Service (PKIaaS PQ) platform. With this launch, the company’s cloud-based PKI as a Service offering can now provide both composite... read more

18 Jan 24 @ 18:12

As innovations go, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in payments has seen more hype than most. James Wood sorts the bits and bytes to ask where the value of AI in payments... read more

12 Jan 24 @ 16:54

New IDC research finds that people who use biometrics to access online accounts register higher rates of satisfaction than those who don’t. Consumer acceptance of biometrics when used for identity... read more

12 Jan 24 @ 12:57

2023 will go down as a transitional year for cybersecurity and information technology in general. Quantum Computing is still in its infancy, and artificial intelligence is still limited to creating... read more

10 Jan 24 @ 18:13

As part of new series on high-growth Asian markets outside China, James Wood looks at Thailand, asking what’s next for a country that’s seen P2P and digital wallet payments soar.... read more

08 Jan 24 @ 16:35

As we move seamlessly into 2024 it is an unfortunate fact that fraud across the payments industry will continue to grow as the industry continues to innovate and mature, but... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 18:27

Blockchain payments firm Fnality, which raised £77.7 million in a Series B funding a month ago, has announced that is has completed the “world’s first” live blockchain-based wholesale payment transactions... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:37

As we turn our attention to 2024, James Wood says the advent of generative AI is going to create major security headaches for payments companies – amid other problems. In... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:28

As banks struggle to make a profit and the ESG trend fades quicker than a fake sun-tan, James Wood asks whether sustainability still matters in payments. Despite all the negative... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:24

New figures released by Europol show that criminals are adept at exploiting new payment technologies for financial gain. In an attempt to match such levels of criminal ingenuity, financial institutions... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:05

UK Finance has launched two reports analysing the risks and opportunities of quantum computing for the UK financial services sector. The reports, Quantum Risks, and, Quantum Opportunities together set out... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 11:14

In a new white paper, Halyna Hermanns and Dr. Stephan Lemkens from INFORM GmbH outline developments in AI that deliver for both Fraud and AML. Here, they explain why banks... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 15:43

The technology landscape has evolved significantly over the last year with the introduction of technologies such as ChatGPT and other generative AI tools taking the market by storm, while raising... read more

30 Nov 23 @ 11:32

As criminal innovation rockets in the digital era and financial institutions cope with rising cost pressures and growing compliance burdens, a new white paper from pioneering global software specialists INFORM... read more

23 Nov 23 @ 13:06

UK Finance and Oliver Wyman have release a report on the use of generative AI in financial services (FS), and the future opportunities and risks for the sector. It includes... read more

22 Nov 23 @ 18:39

Criminals are becoming more professional, while financial institutions face increasing cost pressures and growing compliance burdens. These factors make improving operational efficiency and getting better value from fraud defense essential.... read more

01 Nov 23 @ 17:35

UK Finance has launched two reports analysing the risks and opportunities of quantum computing for the UK financial services sector. The reports Quantum Risks and Quantum Opportunities together set out... read more