Why AI agents need a context layer in financial services
Many banks have taken agentic AI to proof of concept, but far fewer have taken it into production. T...
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Sibos 2026: Why scalability and resiliency is more important than ever
Another Sibos has been and gone. And now it’s time for the industry to digest and reflect on the int...
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An architect’s view on payments transformation with IPF
Icon’s IPF empowers banks to embrace change in payments transformation with flexibility, adaptability, and a resilient framework.
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Navigating Verification of Payee: UK, EU and globally
Verification of Payee (VoP) is an additional mandatory layer of payments protection to avoid payments in error and to prevent fraud.
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Designing a global payment solution with multi-entity support
How IPF supports multi-entity payments: one codebase for a global tier 1 bank, with config-only deployments across regions and legal entities.
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I got OpenTelemetry to work. But why was it so complicated?
A number of our customers have recently been asking whether we support OpenTelemetry, the observability framework and toolkit.
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Delivering future-proof payments modernisation successfully
Banks are taking payments modernisation in-house to control of costs and risk. How can banks successfully approach their in-house builds?
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Reflecting on Sibos: A fireside chat with Icon and NatWest
Icon co-founder Darren Capehorn, and Mark Brant, Chief Payments Officer at NatWest, caught up after Sibos in Beijing to compare notes.
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Demystifying digital currencies and tokenisation
What are digital currencies and tokenisation and what are the implications for banks and other financial institutions?
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Wero: The EU's ambition to rattle credit cards behemoths
At the heart of EPI's efforts is Wero, a digital wallet, mobile app. Wero offers users convenient and secure Peer-to-Peer, e-commerce, and POS pay...
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National Payments Vision: A constructive step forward
HM Treasury published its National Payments Vision report on 14 November 2024, immediately after the Chancellor gave this year’s Mansion House Speech....
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Why there has never been a better time to consider becoming a direct participant of CHAPS
This blog explores why Payment Service Providers (PSPs) may now wish to consider becoming CHAPS direct participants.
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Commercial Variable Recurring Payments and the implications for banks
This blog explores the opportunities that stand to be realised in the case of commercial Variable Recurring Payments.
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Regulation, opportunities and accelerating payments transformation – takeaways from our IPF Day
Last month, Icon brought together payments professionals from across Europe and the US for our 3rd IPF Day.
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Sibos 2024: Darren Capehorn in conversation with Mark Brant
In 2024, Sibos is opening its doors in Beijing, marking the first time that China's capital is hosting the event.
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AFP Nashville 2024 – what do corporate clients want from their bank?
At AFP 2024, Icon’s Arjeh van Oijen highlights how corporate banks can deepen client relationships and evolve from service providers to strategic part...
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How SEPA OCT Inst is transforming cross-border payments
The SEPA One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme explained: how it differs from SEPA Inst and what it means for cross-border payments.
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Developments in cross-border payments and the evolving landscape
Key points on the Bank of England's approach to innovation in payments across wholesale, retail and cross-border, and what this means for UK banks...