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Banking & Payments Bulletin

The Banking & Payments Bulletin delivers monthly insights on retail and commercial banking trends for senior banking executives. Each issue features expert analysis on digital banking transformation, payments innovation, ATM market dynamics, financial crime prevention, and strategic priorities shaping the industry.

Nov-Dec 2026 Issue Highlights

The combined November–December 2026 edition of the Banking & Payments Bulletin focuses on modernizing card platforms, the successes and limitations of domestic card networks, and the winning themes emerging from this year’s Datos Insights Impact Awards. It explores the category and deployer equation shaping ATM software choices, how first-party fraud is reshaping dispute strategy, and reimagines onboarding as a transformational opportunity. This issue also identifies the forces shaping ATM usage in mature and emerging markets, reveals why bank wealth managers cannot wait on organic growth, and features a profile of ATM and cards intelligence in Singapore.

Modernizing Card Platforms: Act Fast, Move Carefully

Card platform modernization has shifted to board-level priority, but the complexity and cost of switching is keeping institutions tied to legacy platforms

The Successes and Limitations of Domestic Card Networks

The shared industry vision that led to the early success of domestic card networks now faces a series of significant challenges and disruptions

AI That Executes, Not Just Assists, Is the New Benchmark

The shift from AI as a checkpoint to continuous operation is the through-line connecting the winners of this year’s Datos Insights Impact Awards

The Category and Deployer Equation Shaping ATM Software Choices

Market opportunity for ATM software lies in discretionary categories such as remote distribution and cash forecasting, with dedicated security software for IAD fleets offering the clearest opening

Reimagining Onboarding as a Transformational Opportunity

Banks treating onboarding as a transaction rather than a transformational engagement opportunity risk losing clients to competitors that excel at this crucial phase of the relationship

Why Bank Wealth Managers Cannot Wait on Organic Growth

Bank wealth managers should address organic growth before advisor retirements, market conditions, or competitive pressures force the issue
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