Zinah Abdaki

The CFO in 2026 — AI ROI, continuous planning, geopolitical risk and the talent gap. Data from Deloitte, Gartner and Grant Thornton. Featuring leaders from Bosch, OMV Petrom, PwC and ICAEW at the 5th ICPAC Mediterranean Finance Summit, Cyprus.

eIDAS2, PSD3 and digital identity in payments — what European PSPs must act on before end of 2026. EBA/ECB fraud data, the two-stage EUDI wallet deadline, and the emerging challenge of AI agent identity.

The retail FX industry is entering a phase where growth is increasingly shaped by infrastructure rather than marketing. As acquisition costs rise and trading platforms become more commoditised, brokers are turning to strategic partnerships with liquidity providers, payment infrastructure firms and embedded technology platforms to scale faster and improve operational efficiency. According to the latest Bank for International Settlements Triennial Survey , global foreign exchange trading...