In early October, The Amsterdam Fintech Event 2025 (#AFE25) brought together professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and fintech enthusiasts from around the world for three dynamic days of engagement. Unlike traditional conferences, AFE25 focused on creating an informal and interactive atmosphere, encouraging participants to engage in meaningful conversations and explore innovative ideas shaping the future of financial technology.  Jointly organized by the Holland Fintech A

FinanceX Research by Sean Murphy Something remarkable is happening in finance. After years of eye-rolling and denial, the crypto and traditional banking worlds are finally learning to speak the same language. When I first started working in fintech ten years ago, these groups could not have been further apart. I remember a conference in Dublin in 2017 called MoneyConf. It was like two different planets sharing a venue. One side was packed with crypto evangelists, many of whom

By Spyros Sakellariou, Group AI & Data Analytics Director AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS Sustainable AI for Fraud and AML: A New Standard in Banking ComplianceFor today’s financial institutions, two priorities dominate the strategic agenda: data sovereignty and ESG responsibility. Regulators, shareholders, and customers increasingly expect that sensitive financial data remain within national borders, while also demanding that organizations demonstrate measurable reductions in their env

By Simon Lyons, CSO of obconnect When instant payments collapsed the old “buffer of days” into seconds, the industry lost a natural defence against fraud and misdirection. Many markets responded with point solutions: partial name checks here, central files there, vendor-led widgets everywhere. New Zealand chose a different path and, in doing so, set out a blueprint for how banking infrastructure should be built in a real-time world: collaboratively, with shared rules, utiliti