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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Adventures in AI apathy
Like most others, I was amazed in early 2023 when Microsoft released Bing Chat (now Copilot), whose ...
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How Can Banks Take Control of Their Payments Transformation in 2024?
In the first blog of our two-part predictions series, we explored the key technological and regulatory trends shaping the payments landscape in 2024.
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2024 Predictions: Payments Trends to Watch This Year
Amid margin pressures, banks face 2024 with challenges and opportunities. Explore key trends in cross-border payments, digital currencies & AI.
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Customer-centric innovation - why our IPF Client Days matter to us
Last month, Icon hosted its IPF Client Day, exploring the latest business trends and discussing new product innovations as part of the IPF roadmap.
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It’s time to revisit the order management concept
Where is your bank on the order management (or pre-processing, or initiation management – whichever you prefer) maturity scale?
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AI can help your business, but only once the Data Foundations are in place
Banks increasingly find that their payments processing model for account-to-account (A2A) payments is under particular strain.
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A transformative year for Icon Solutions
In the last financial year, Icon has reflected its own transformation, with new clients supported, continued revenue growth and an expanding global te...
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The value of a “Payments Reference Architecture” in driving payments transformation
With the Payments IT landscape frequently changing due to regulations, customer needs, and innovations, Financial Institutions (FIs) face challenges.
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Collaboration is the Key: Takeaways from Sibos 2023
Sibos 2023 in Toronto united 9,000+ attendees to explore collaborative finance, AI, CBDCs, ISO 20022, real-time payments & low code.
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Core banking transformation: key drivers for change
Traditional banking has evolved over centuries into what we have today: digitalised products and services that keep the worldwide economic cogs turnin...
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Is low code the answer to higher payment revenues for banks?
Banks face margin pressures and developer limits, driving a shift in payments processing towards low-code tools and innovative platforms.
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Vertical thinking: Why banks need to decouple their payments processing value chain
The traditional payments processing model for account-based payments is under unprecedented strain.
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The time is now for banks to reimagine payments processing
The rapid convergence of emerging technologies and evolving business models is presenting banks with systemic and operational challenges.
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‘PSD3’ or should that be ‘PSR1’? The EU’s updated payments regulations
On 28th June 2023, the European Commission (EC) set out its proposals for ‘modernising payment services and opening financial services data’.
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Focus areas for European banks when transforming payments processing
EBAday 2023 highlights how banks are redefining payments strategies, with key trends shaping the future of European and global payments.
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EBAday 2023: Asking banks … do you feel in control?
Innovation and growth in banking belong to those rethinking strategies and steering their own course.
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Considerations for a successful cloud strategy for financial services
Can cloud computing offer organisations the opportunity to sharpen their competitive advantage?