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Processing the Future: AI in Payments

AI in Payments is no longer a future consideration. It’s here and banks that have yet to develop a c...

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Architecture-as-Code: Testing theories out in the real world

Over the last couple of years at Icon, we’ve been assisting several of our clients with their explor...

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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?

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Catalysing Growth of Digital Payments in Cash-First Countries

What hurdles does a country have to overcome if they want to prioritise digital payments? and do the pros outweigh the cons?

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NPA and SCTInst – What’s the difference?

Compare NPA and SCT Inst, outline key differences, and understand implications for banks implementing real-time payment capabilities across Europe.

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Is ‘Low Code’ the Secret to Payments Transformation?

Payments are shifting to customer experience and value. Tier 1 banks must meet MNCs’ complex needs with flexible, customisable processing solutions.

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International Women’s Day: How the banking and payments industry can embrace ‘DigitALL’

The critical role of women in computer science has arguably been under reported throughout history.

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New Payments Architecture (NPA) – how can banks prepare?

In 2016-17, the UK’s industry-wide Payments Strategy Forum created the New Payments Architecture (NPA) initiative.

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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

We know that, as technology specialists, our industry needs to do so much more to encourage women into science and technology.

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Payments outsourcing: maximising value-added services

Research indicates that payments transformation isn’t optional—it’s imperative. Yet modernising payments infrastructure can be a costly undertaking.

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5 predictions to help shape banks’ resolutions for 2023

We’ve put our heads together to come up with our top predictions for how the industry will evolve in 2023.

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How payments transformation can help Tier 1 banks to scale

It’s no secret that the account-to-account payments processing model remains under strain.

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Competition in payments: the rise of A2A payments and the role of regulation

In order to create a market where new schemes like Account-to-Account payments can compete, regulation must play a central role.

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Four days, ten thousand participants, two hundred thousand conversations: one key lesson Collaborate, innovate, adapt for a payments infrastructure that serves all

The opening keynote by Swift’s Chairman and their CEO ultimately gave out one simple message: in times of change we must collaborate, innovate and ada...

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How can ISO 20022 help banks to better manage financial crime risks?

The deployment and usage of global payment message standards enabled by ISO 20022 provides many benefits for processing banks and regulators.

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Costs and Control: Key Takeaway from SIBOS 2022

Banks struggle to make money processing payments and therefore need to cut costs by factors, not percentages.