Central bank digital currency trials, open banking and automotive in-car payments have the potential to revolutionise payments this year

Fintech innovation driven by non-bank entities is progressively deconstructing the walls that have traditionally surrounded finance.

AI has revolutionized the way we carry out tasks. Communication and financial transactions have become faster, cheaper and more accessible.

Since the rise of fintech, the focus on financial inclusions has been vast. However, almost a decade on, 1.7bn people globally remain unbanked.

A FINTECH Circle round up of 2019’s fintech highlights including record investments, Big Tech plays and fintech acquisitions

Blockchain technology has a lot of potential, and the global finance industry has not failed to seize opportunities to maximise its use.

Trends in adoption of technology in the wealth and investment sector hints at how the FinTech wave is being underestimated.

Fintech startups have been proving themselves as a threat to financial institutions for a few years now. More recently big tech has become involved too.

The FCA must ensure it communicates clearly that merely being allowed to enter its sandbox should not be viewed as a stamp of approval in itself in the UK.

Various legislative changes affect the legal industry. Legaltechs increasingly find solutions to AML and GDPR issues, creating an industry ripe for change.