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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Sibos 2026: Why scalability and resiliency is more important than ever
Explore how banks can enhance payment systems' scalability and resilience, ensuring efficiency and reliability in a rapidly evolving payments land...
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From Build vs Buy to "My Payments, My Way"
Explore the evolving landscape of payments modernisation, focusing on the build vs. buy debate and how banks can leverage flexible frameworks for succ...
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Commercial VRPs: The next phase of Open Banking
Commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs) are the next phase of open banking. What the move from sweeping VRPs to cVRPs means for banks and payer...
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Any payment, anytime, anywhere: The case for a framework-led approach
Banks must support more payment rails than ever. Why a payment framework-led approach builds resilience for instant, cross-border and digital money.
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Leading Payments Forward: Launching Icon's New Website
Our new website reflects the global fintech we have become and how our solutions are helping our clients across the world to lead payments forward.
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A Step Closer to Reality? Update on the UK's National Payment Vision
An update on the UK's National Payments Vision: what the new Retail Payments Infrastructure Board means for banks planning payments modernisation.
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Payment fragmentation is here to stay, and banks must adapt
Banks must adapt to the growing payment fragmentation by embracing strategic consolidation to support diverse and evolving payment systems efficiently...
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Refresh, Don’t Rip: A Smarter Payments Transformation
Transform payments with a gradual, framework-led approach, minimizing risk, reducing costs, and enhancing adaptability in an evolving financial landsc...
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Sibos 2025: The Case for Consolidation Continues to Build
Banks must consolidate payment infrastructure to support diverse digital assets and enhance cross-border payments efficiency, as highlighted at Sibos ...
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The future of AI payments solutions: Driving intelligent payment platforms with IPF and Generative AI
How Generative AI and the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) work together in AI payments solutions – and why AI alone is no magic bullet for development.
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Sibos 2025: Time to Consolidate Your Payments Infrastructure
As Sibos 2025 approaches, banks must shift from compliance to consolidation. Discover how unified payments infrastructure drives resilience and growth...
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The UK’s National Payments Vision takes a step closer to reality
National Payments Vision: How the HM Treasury’s July 2025 update will shape retail payments infrastructure, FPS upgrades, and instant payments strateg...
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A vision for architecture in the new AI-augmented world
As with every paradigm-shifting technology, AI brings with it both game-changing opportunities, but also well-founded concerns.
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Fedwire Migration: The Final ISO 20022 Milestone?
The US has reached the final milestone on its ISO 20022 migration journey.
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Why payments in Europe have entered a new era
One month on, Matt Piper, Head of Solution Consulting at Icon Solutions, reflects on EBAday and insights gained on the state of payments in Europe.
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Key considerations for the adoption of digital currencies
Icon’s Arjeh van Oijen examines how digital currencies drive new clearing models and why interoperability is now a top priority for banks.