Opinion stories
Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.
Structured feedback can help firms spot shifting demand sooner and steer product, messaging and investment away from guesswork.
Fake addresses are inflating discount redemptions and weakening email deliverability, costing merchants margin and trust in their data.
The 12-month campaign generated more than 100 earned placements and about 402 million impressions, helping Gr4vy stay visible between announcements.
Phishing-resistant logins could curb account takeovers that let criminals tamper with tax data, refunds and audit trails across firms.
European fintechs can lose more than EUR €100,000 when senior roles stay vacant or hires fail, draining profit and team time.
Recipients in Africa still face queues and cash pickups as cross-border transfers hit local rails that lag behind instant sending speeds.
Rapid digital adoption and tighter regulatory frameworks are turning the region into a proving ground for new financial services models.
Defensive teams are racing to match attackers using AI to find flaws and weaponise exploits within hours of disclosure.
Enterprises risk wasting money on AI add-ons that change interfaces, not the legacy systems still limiting speed, autonomy and outcomes.
AI spending is eroding margins and boards lack the real-time visibility needed to weigh token costs against business value.
Annual questionnaires are leaving managers blind to fast-moving workplace pressures, because they capture snapshots instead of actionable signals.
Private backing and public funding are helping Scottish fintech firms scale AI tools, with Aveni's GBP £12 million round and FRIL's GBP £3.18 million boost.
Retailers risk overstock and shortages because weather-driven demand shifts with seasonal anomalies, not just heat, making winter buying decisions brittle.
Australians lost GBP £1.1 billion to scams last year, underscoring how banks now must protect customers' identities as well as their systems.
Up bank grew by focusing on design and trust, with more than 80 per cent of customers arriving through word of mouth.
Financial institutions still face hidden fourth-party risks even after Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Oracle were designated as critical providers.
Growth in India and the Gulf is exposing weak customer data, with inaccurate records slowing onboarding, payments and fraud checks.
Supply chain attacks are pushing cyber risk upstream, putting managed service providers under pressure from customers and regulators over shared access.
India's fintech sector may need new benchmarks as simple transaction counts fail to show whether users really understand and trust digital finance.
