The role of aesthetics and design in financial technology has long been underestimated. While most technology providers struggle for functional execution and speed, the aesthetic components of their...

The past year and a half has seen collateral management evolve from a back-office concern, to a middle and front-office operation. The Dodd-Frank Act, devised as a solution to the financial crisis...

The explosion of data, whether social media, transaction data, mobile or other types of unstructured data, through numerous digital and print channels, is making financial information management...

Interviewees: Rich Wagner, CEO and Founder of APS (RW) and Tony Craddock, Director General of the Emerging Payments Association (TC) Financial IT: Rich, could you please explain who...

Cyber insurance is a topic that typically flies under the radar when discussing the economics of cyber attacks. However, with the new year well under way, many believe that 2016 will see it take the...

UK bankers fear cyber attacks more than a faltering economy or political interference.  These bankers should be worried as the attempted hack at the end of January on HSBC confirms that...

Although payment cards sometimes create a little bit of a mess in the purse people really enjoy using them in their shopping experience. Moreover our demand for the card to complete fast transactions...

Growing businesses in the UK lost nearly £18 billion to fraud, at an average of £3,450 per business last year. With every pound lost to fraud representing a tangible loss to businesses, it’s easy to...

The torrent of regulations designed to manage risk in the international banking system shows no sight of slowing down, and threatens to overwhelm banks and regulators alike. For a start, it is...

Banks and insurance companies lose billions every year to fraud. The surprising magnitude of these losses is likely the result of two factors. The first is that first-party fraud is very...