Monthly IBSi FinTech Journal

30+ years of providing readers with their monthly dose of global FinTech news analysis, research, insights, opinions, and lots more...

Listen to Robin Amlot, Managing Editor, IBS Intelligence, summarize this month’s issue of the journal

Since 1991, the iconic IBSi FinTech Journal has been the primary source of news analysis, research, insights, interviews, and lots more, for IBSi’s global subscriber base in the banking and financial technology world. Each month’s issue comes with ~60 pages of fresh content that will help you stay smart, competitive and make informed investment decisions. 

The journal is the go-to place for technologists looking to build competitive intelligence, bankers looking to define their IT strategy, management consultants looking to make their clients smarter, and institutional investors who are seeking to make high-return investments.

The monthly journal is compiled by IBSi’s global editorial and research teams consisting of seasoned journalists and researchers.

NEWS ANALYSIS

  • A month without banks!

INTERVIEWS

  • Ben Goldin, Founder and CEO, Plumery
  • Fares Kobeissi, Chairman and CEO, Bluering

THE BIG INTERVIEW

  • Vishal Dalal, CEO (North America, EMEA and APAC), Pismo

FEATURE FOCUS: CYBERSECURITY, DATA PRIVACY, AML/CFT

  • The rise of Agentic AI: cybersecurity’s next operating system
  • The scale of the cybersecurity challenge
  • How effective threat intelligence platforms can enhance cyber defence
  • Cryptocurrency Founder and CEO convicted of wire fraud, money laundering

EVENTS

  • FTT Lending
  • FIX EMEA Trading Conference
  • What makes for a strategic partnership?

OPINION

  • Gift Cards: The hidden risks
  • Prepare for quantum technologies or risk being left behind
  • Building a CX program in Financial Services

CASE STUDIES

  • Arab Bank Iraq’s Enterprise Banking enabled by BML Istisharat’s ICBS G5 Solution
  • Seamlessly digitising lending: Housing Bank’s partnership with Bluering

TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER PROFILES

  • Nasdaq
  • NICE Actimize
  • Tookitaki

REGULARS

  • Editor’s note
  • Podcasts & Webinars
  • IBSi Explains
  • Who’s bought what
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • CIFTI 50
  • Digital Assets & Crypto
  • Partnerships
  • On the move
  • Month in numbers
  • Backchat | Diary

  • Core Banking
  • Transaction Banking
  • Wealth Management and Private Banking
  • Treasury and Capital Markets
  • RiskTech
  • RegTech
  • Islamic Banking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Banking
  • Platformification
  • Open Banking
  • Lending
  • Robotics Process Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence/machine learning (AIML)
  • Cloud/SaaS
  • Big Data/Analytics
  • Payments
  • Blockchain/Cryptocurrency
  • InsurTech
  • Investment Management

Why IBSi FinTech Journal

Fresh and relevant

Exclusive 24/7 coverage brought to you IBSi’s global team of journalists, analysts, and experts.

Monthly feature focus

Each month’s issue dives deep into a specific technology system area, in the form of interviews, research, and analysis pieces.

Learn from the community

Gain insights from global Financial Technology leaders in the form of exclusive interviews, opinions, and use case repositories.

Easy to use

Flip through each month’s issue easily through a secure platform on a variety of devices!

In-depth vendor analysis

Learn from IBSi’s extensive vendor profile and performance dataset, and track which banks and Financial Institutions are buying which systems, through the popular ‘Who’s Bought What’ section

Global event and conference coverage

Live coverage and insights from global banking and financial Technology events and coverage. Brought to you by IBSi’s global editorial team!

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Journal Highlights

News Analysis
– A month without banks!

Feature Focus
– The rise of Agentic AI: cybersecurity’s next operating system

Interviews
– Vishal Dalal, CEO (North America, EMEA and APAC), Pismo

IBSi FinTech Journal

Feature Focus Calendar '25

January

Lookahead 2025: industry thinking/trends/forecasts

February

Corporate & Investment Banking

inc. transaction banking/capital markets

March

Digital banking & InsurTech; Cloud

UK & EU FinTech Market

April

Cybersecurity, AML/CFT, data privacy, biometrics

May

Artificial intelligence & machine learning, data analytics

North America FinTech Market

June

Platformification, open banking, embedded finance, APIs

IBSi Sales League Table 2025

July

CRM & core banking systems

India FinTech Market

August

Wealth management & private banking, robot advisers

September

Lending, P2P lending & crowdfunding; IoT and 5G

ASEAN FinTech Market

October

RegTech & regulators, fraud management

November

CBDC, digital assets & crypto

December

Islamic banking & Islamic FinTech

Middle East FinTech Market

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