Monthly IBSi FinTech Journal

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

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

  • ISO 20022 is here!
  • Australian banks catch $60 million in fraud attempts in three months

7TH GLOBAL FINTECH INNOVATION AWARDS

  • Showcasing the Innovations Defining Tomorrow’s Banking

ISLAMIC BANKING & ISLAMIC FINTECH

  • Islamic retail & SME lending transformation
  • Unleashing the potential in Islamic banking
  • Developments in Islamic FinTech
  • Fasset to become world’s first stablecoin-powered Islamic bank

INTERVIEW

  • Masahisa Kawashima, IOWN Technology Director, NTT

OPINION

  • Time to rethink cyber risk management
  • How CoP and VoP are forging a united front against payment fraud
  • EMIR Refit – what comes next?

CASE STUDIES

  • Advancing Islamic Banking excellence through Murex MX.3 at Alinma Bank
  • Digital innovation in Islamic Banking: BYOND by Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI)

TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER PROFILES

  • Finastra
  • ITS
  • BML Istisharat

REGULARS

  • Editor’s note
  • Podcast and 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
– ISO 20022 is here!

Events
– Unleashing the potential in Islamic banking

Interview
– Masahisa Kawashima, IOWN Technology Director, NTT

IBSi FinTech Journal

Feature Focus Calendar '26

January

Lookahead 2026: Industry Trends, Forecasts & Strategy

February

Transaction Banking Modernisation

March

Digital only banks, Neobanking & Financial Inclusion

April

RegTech & Compliance, Fraud Management

May

Agentic AI & Enterprise AI

Digital Banking Awards 2026

June

Open Banking, Embedded Finance & Invisible Banking

July

Core Banking Transformation

Sales League Table 2026

August

WealthTech, Private Banking & ESG

September

Digital Lending, Debt Collection

October

Digital Banking

November

Cross-Border Payments & Global Financial Rails

December

Islamic Banking

Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2026

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