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Leading Payments Forward: Launching Icon's New Website

Since Icon started back in 2009, we have built hard-won experience that only comes from designing an...

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A Step Closer to Reality? Update on the UK's National Payment Vision

On 07 November 2025, the Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) published its “Strategy for Futur...

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Why are CQRS and Event Sourcing good options for instant payments?

Discover how CQRS and Event Sourcing power innovation in instant payments with insights from Sirin Sevinc, Senior Solution Architect at IPF.

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Banking on the Future: Why Payments Transformation is the Key to Success

Our latest webinar delved into the noise and misnomers in the payments transformation space and aimed to get to the truth regarding the future of paym...

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5 common software product challenges that require innovative, focused action

Learn how key signs of product challenges shaped our journey to improve and innovate the collaborative IPF payments platform.

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Wading through the noise around payments transformation

Our latest webinar delved into the noise and misnomers in the payments transformation space and aimed get to the truth regarding the future of payment...

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COVID-19 has accelerated innovation in payments – but how?

COVID has been a major stress test for digital transformation. Merchants have had to ramp up their e-commerce, delivery and card-not-present capabilit...

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A sleeping digital giant wakes? 4 key trends accelerating payments transformation in the US

Discover the four major trends shaping the future of payments and how financial institutions can respond to new customer, regulatory, and market deman...

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Unbanked and Unconnected: Supporting Financial Inclusion Beyond Digital

Many of us take it for granted, but accessing basic financial services is fundamental to our economic and social development.

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Strange new world: What next for banks?

What’s next for banks in this strange new world we find ourselves in? Forget the forecasts and predictions, we are in uncharted territory.

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Busting the myths on payments transformation

Uncover common misconceptions about payments transformation and understand how banks can adopt practical strategies for long-term success.

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5 ways to maximise the value of instant payments

Learn five strategic approaches banks can take to unlock value from instant payments while improving efficiency, customer experience, and profitabilit...

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The end of the world as we know it: Banking’s new reality

COVID-19 has reshaped economies and payments, collapsing volumes yet driving unprecedented government relief and transformation.

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Real-time payments are here. And many banks aren't ready.

In the U.S. and across the globe, financial institutions are wrestling with evolving consumer expectations, razor-thin margins and increased competiti...

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ISO 20022 – the bedrock for payments transformation in the US

A recent webinar, hosted by Icon Solutions, convened a panel of industry experts to explore the progress of ISO 20022 in the US and across the world.

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Cloud: Does it deserve a bad rap from the Treasury?

Analysis of cloud technology in treasury operations, evaluating challenges, opportunities, and its role in shaping financial infrastructure.

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Pan European instant payments: dream or reality?

Examining whether truly instant payments across Europe are feasible: technical, regulatory & market challenges vs. the potential for transformativ...

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Why aren't banks extracting value from payments data?

As traditional financial institutions compete with big tech and fintech players, extracting value from payments data has become paramount.