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Insight report: Readiness of Middle East banks for payments modernization

The Middle East banking sector is a leader in payments modernization, driven by technological advancements, regulatory mandates, and customer expectations.

Readiness of Middle East banks for payments modernization
The urgent need for SEPA Instant compliance

The urgent need for SEPA Instant compliance and its challenges for non-European banks

Nihit Ahuja

Nihit Ahuja, Regional Sales Head - Europe & Africa, Volante Technologies

While SEPA Instant presents exciting possibilities for improving the speed and integration of Euro payments, it also imposes significant implementation challenges for both European and non-European financial institutions.

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Payments modernization in the Nordics: Embracing innovation

Oscar Musat

Oscar Musat, EMEA Sales Director, Volante Technologies

Nordic banks continue to prioritize the deployment of new technologies and boast unparalleled confidence in real-time payment capabilities, upholding the region’s reputation as a hub for financial services innovation.

Como América Latina está adoptando tendencias globales en la modernización de pagos

Cómo América Latina está adoptando tendencias globales en la modernización de pagos

Saul Munoz

Saul Munoz, Sales Director, LatAm, Volante Technologies

Impulsada por la creciente demanda de pagos digitales y pagos en tiempo real, América Latina está experimentando una transformación significativa en la manera en que se realizan las transacciones financieras.

Benelux

Modernization in the Benelux region

Nihit Ahuja

Nihit Ahuja, Regional Sales Head - Europe & Africa, Volante Technologies

We explore what The Big Survey 2024 reveals about how Benelux banks approach payments modernization, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses related to everything from ISO 20022 readiness and infrastructure to relative speed to market and budgeting allocations.

Future-defining

ISO 20022: the future-defining standard for financial institutions

Jaideep Dhok

Jaideep Dhok, SVP & GM – Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Persistent Systems

Unlike its predecessors, ISO 20022 is data-rich, flexible, and designed to accommodate the ever-changing needs of the financial industry, including the need for real-time processing, enhanced fraud detection, and better regulatory reporting.

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Payment modernisation in the UK: heightened challenges and accelerated investment 

Nihit Ahuja

Nihit Ahuja, Regional Sales Head - Europe & Africa, Volante Technologies

The United Kingdom's financial services industry continues on a rapid, albeit challenging path of significant transformation. In this blog, we’ll explore some key findings related to payments modernization in the UK.

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AI in payments: balancing innovation with practicality

Ashish Gujalwar

Ashish Gujalwar, Senior Architect, Volante Technologies

Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era for the payments industry, offering transformative benefits in operational efficiency, security, and personalization that businesses can’t afford to overlook.

Embracing global trends in the Middle East

How the Middle East is embracing global trends in payments modernization

Sashi Mundhra

Sashi Mundhra, Regional Lead – Solution Consulting, EMEA, Volante Technologies

In the Middle East, known for its dynamic economic landscape, changing customer habits with a fluid population base, and directions from the regulatory authorities towards digitalization, the modernization of payment systems presents both challenges and opportunities.

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Payments modernization in the US: Key insights from the 2024 Big Survey

Rob Golding

Rob Golding, Director, Volante Technologies

Examining key trends impacting the US market, including the recent launch of FedNow and the upcoming migration of Fedwire to the ISO 20022 standard.

Challenges and solutions in Payments Modernization 2.0

Nihit Ahuja

Nihit Ahuja, Regional Sales Head - Europe & Africa, Volante Technologies

The payments industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the need to modernize aging infrastructures, meet evolving customer expectations, and comply with new regulatory requirements such as ISO 20022 and FedNow. Payments Modernization 2.0 presents both significant challenges and strategic opportunities for financial institutions.

a city skyline in sunset colors is overlaid with the text "sepa: single euro payments area"

SEPA Instant Payments: Payments innovation, pending regulations & more

Nadish Lad

Nadish Lad, Global Head of Strategic Business, Volante Technologies

What are SEPA instant payments, and what do they have to do with impending European Union regulation? Get answers to those questions here.

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The value and strategic opportunities of ISO 20022

Christian Vega

Christian Vega, Sales Director, Volante Technologies

For financial institutions, adopting ISO 20022 is not just a compliance exercise but a strategic opportunity to enhance customer insights, streamline financial crime compliance, and unlock new value propositions.

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