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Labour’s Financial Services Review: Everything fintechs need to know

Labour’s Financial Services Review: Everything fintechs need to know

Níamh Curran
01 Feb 2024

The UK’s Labour Party published its Financial Services Review this week and highlighted fintech as...

What is the SEPA Payment Account Access Scheme?

What is the SEPA Payment Account Access Scheme?

Níamh Curran
18 Jan 2024

Truelayer became the first participant in the SEPA Payment Account Access Scheme (SPAA), building o...

What is an ETF? All you need to know after the US SEC approves Bitcoin spot ETFs

What is an ETF? All you need to know after the US SEC approves Bitcoin spot ETFs

Níamh Curran
11 Jan 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its approval of 11 bitcoin spot ETFs, al...

Are stablecoins the next opportunity in payments?

Are stablecoins the next opportunity in payments?

Níamh Curran
09 Jan 2024

In 2023, we have seen stablecoins - cryptocurrency designed to have a relatively stable price, typic...

Who benefits from cutting interchange fees?

Who benefits from cutting interchange fees?

Níamh Curran
14 Dec 2023

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has recommended a cap on cross-border interchange fees after it...

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Generative AI cannot replace branch banking – Niamh’s hot take of the month

Níamh Curran
13 Dec 2023

NatWest announced in November 2023 that they were integrating generative AI into their chatbot tool...

OpenAI: What just happened to the CEO Sam Altman?

OpenAI: What just happened to the CEO Sam Altman?

Níamh Curran
23 Nov 2023

Sam Altman is being reinstated as the CEO of OpenAI after unexpectedly being removed from the positi...

What is a DDoS attack and what impact do they have on financial services?

What is a DDoS attack and what impact do they have on financial services?

Níamh Curran
16 Nov 2023

ChatGPT saw an outage last week which has been blamed on a Distributed Denial-of-Services (DDoS) att...

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: What banks need to know

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: What banks need to know

Níamh Curran
02 Nov 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) received royal assent last week and affect...

Deepfake fraud: the rising threat in financial crime

Deepfake fraud: the rising threat in financial crime

Níamh Curran
31 Oct 2023

As it’s Halloween, spooky season is the perfect time to highlight one of the scariest, and arguably ...

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Data penetration has room for improvement

Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023: Data penetration has room for improvement

Níamh Curran
19 Oct 2023

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in Latin America 2023 report. Latin American is one of...

How can we accelerate the delivery of clean and affordable energy?

How can we accelerate the delivery of clean and affordable energy?

Níamh Curran
11 Oct 2023

This is an excerpt from 'The Future of ESGTech 2024' report. Our global economy has been “driven and...