By Hussam Kamel, Principal Consultant at Icon SolutionsGlobal payments infrastructures have undergone a gradual but fundamental shift over the past decade: Moving away from legacy […]
Q&A – Felix Gonzalez, CEO and co-founder at FounderNest
Felix Gonzalez, CEO and co-founder of FounderNest, discusses how the company’s AI platform helps enterprises systematically discover and evaluate emerging technologies, moving beyond manual, network-driven scouting. He discusses the pivot from founder-investor matching to enterprise innovation, real-time discovery at scale, a standout engagement with Telefónica, and how human-in-the-loop guardrails keep…
Q&A – Duncan Alexander, DXC Technology’s Global Product Director for Hogan Core Banking
Duncan Alexander, Global Product Director for Hogan Core Banking at DXC Technology, explains how Hogan underpins cards loans and deposits for leading banks while delivering continuous operations, strong security and compliance, and a clear path to modernisation. He shares how the platform is evolving with active active resilience developer tooling…
Q&A – Nick Jones, Co-founder and CEO at Zumo
Nick Jones, founder and CEO at Zumo, shares how Zumo helps banks and fintechs launch secure and compliant digital asset services, why sustainability sits at the core with its Oxygen toolkit, and where the company is heading as it builds net zero aligned infrastructure for a mainstream crypto future.What inspired…
Digital transformation enhances financial analysts’ forecast accuracy, study finds
By Prof. Guanming He, Professor in Accounting at Durham University Business School Better use of digital technologies can provide financial analysts with a more reliable […]
R&D Disclosures Can Help Predict Future Earnings – If Investors Focus On The Language And Not Just The Figures
By Prof. Richard Slack, Professor of Accounting, Durham University Business School By disclosing information about their R&D activities in annual reports, companies pursuing innovation can […]
Finding hidden value: Time to rethink ‘tail spend’ in the UK Public Sector
By Nick Petheram, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Nomia Under intense pressure to deliver frontline services amid shrinking budgets and tighter regulatory demands, UK public sector […]
Lost in translation? How smarter currency choice can save the sale
By Francisco Huerta, Chief Product Officer, PagoNxt Payments In a small workshop in Oaxaca, an artisan puts the final threads into a hand-woven rug, a […]
Navigating compliance at scale: What fintechs can learn from MonzoÂ
By Rav Hayer, Managing Director, UK and Ireland, and Head of BFSI, Europe at Thoughtworks Fintech leaders across the sector should take note of […]
UK Online Spending Climbs to £10.7bn in July, Driven by Prime Day and Lionesses’ Success
July 2025 delivered a welcome boost to UK e-commerce, with online spending soaring to £10.7 billion, up 7.2% year-on-year and a 17.6% rise on June’s […]
Katrina Aleksa: Why Bespoke Is the Future of Gifting for the Ultra-High-Net-Worth
By Katrina Aleksa, Founder of Roxy Wraps Bespoke gifting is far from a passing trend, it’s a timeless expression of influence, intimacy, and exclusivity. Throughout history, from […]
Instant, borderless, programmable: The race to reinvent global payments
By Kebbie Sebastian, founder and CEO of MergeStablecoins are processing trillions of dollars of cross-border payments, promising an always-on digital dollar that bypasses geographic and […]
Resilience isn’t a buzzword, it’s a growth strategy
In this article, Flora Hamilton, Executive Director of the Small Business Charter (SBC), which delivers the Government-funded Help to Grow: Management Course, explores how forward-thinking […]