Opinion & Analysis

With revolutionary technology upending the world of financial services at an ever-increasing pace, it can be difficult to keep up with what’s happening in the world of fintech.

HMRC’s deadline for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT may have slipped back to October 2019 for certain businesses, but its aim to be the “most digitally advanced tax administration in the world” has not changed.

Institutional investors – excited by greater regulatory clarity - are going to drive “considerable expansion” of the cryptocurrency market in 2019.

The need to understand and control the entire IT estate including End User supported applications will grow in importance for regulatory compliance against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty.

“Biometrics” has been the buzzword on everyone’s lips within the payments industry this year, and an influx of pilot schemes has confirmed that the biometric revolution is no longer a distant fantasy, but rather a pressing reality.