Technology

The dominance of media-technology platforms that control information has roused regulators around the world. New laws are coming into effect, with more on the way. 

On May 25 this year, the adoption of Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to become a watershed moment in privacy history: EU citizens gain new rights to view, limit and delete data that businesses from around ...

Fintech and automation are critical to growing transaction-banking services in the era of Big Data.

The decision follows two years of testing and is among’s the first attempts to use blockchain to clear a major asset class.

Cash is increasingly viewed by Nordic banks, businesses, and tax and financial regulators as outdated and inefficient.

Vanessa Colella, head of Citi Ventures and chief innovation officer at Citi, visited Global Finance to discuss integrating innovation into global banking, the role of employees in driving change, and emerging trends in technology and banking.

The consortium, called ALGO, will enable Islamic member banks to create fintech solutions in a cost-effective and fast manner.

AI is making a big splash in CFO offices. Where will its promise of efficiency have the greatest impact?  

The post-Sibos consensus is that collaborating as partners yields better results in developing technology than battling as competitors.

Job-data analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies also found a 115% increase from last year in postings for blockchain developers. 

Jalak Jobanputra, founding partner of Future\Perfect Ventures, an early-stage venture-capital fund, visited Global Finance to discuss the state of fintech, the future of blockchain and digital currencies, and how corporations can extract more value from such technology.

Banks and fintech companies often work on a symbiotic basis by bringing new technologies and algorithms to legacy institutions. 

The fintech sector is heating up across sub-Saharan Africa. Foreign investors are paying close attention and providing start-ups with the capital needed to get off the ground.  

The likes of Burger King in Russia have issued Whoppercoin, a cryptocurrency that enables customers to buy a signature Whopper burger.

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that raise funds using digital currencies have come under regulatory fire in recent times.

Northern Trust's Peter Cherecwich fields our questions about how data is impacting the custody business.

For the 200,000-plus victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, a short period of blame was replaced by awareness of the reality that complacency creates vulnerability. 

Louis Pastina, who leads technology at consultancy Global Markets Advisory Group and previously served in technology and regulatory leadership roles at the New York Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange (GMAG), visited Global Finance to discuss dramatic changes in financial technology.

Snap’s IPO had plenty of takers, even if the shares came without any power to influence corporate governance. Who were the buyers, and are they getting rooked? 

The Asia-Pacific region surged past North America for funding of fintech enterprises in 2016, due to blockbuster China deals.