Financial firms

News on software quality engineering and testing at banks, capital markets forms and insurance companies.

New York City, one of the world's main banking hubs

Banks to feel the heat as watchdogs step up digital resilience oversight

The financial services space can expect more intense scrutiny of firms' digital resilience this year, according to Christopher Woolard of...
Cambridge, UK-based Neil Acworth, since March of 2024 chief information security officer of Encompass Corporation

DORA Q&A: Finance firms should tailor testing, says Encompass CISO

As the implementation deadline for the EU’s DORA regulation is a mere two days away, QA Financial catches up with...

UK’s Monument claims 213% ROI boost after Quinnox project

Monument bank claims the QA project with Quinnox has resulted in a 213% return on investment and over $1 million...
Henrik Hartvig Jensen, principal software engineer at Danske Bank in Copenhagen, Denmark

Danske Bank’s aims for ‘first-mover advantage’ in QA strategy

Discussing an extensive software project with IBM in 2024, Henrik Hartvig Jensen says Danske Bank "aims to achieve first-mover advantage"...

2025 may open new frontiers in digital transformation for banks

The distance between progressive banks - players who embrace GenAI and tech - and slow-moving laggards widened last year, says...
London-based Jack Armstrong of EY

UK watchdogs to tighten incident reporting requirements

New proposals in the UK are largely aimed at aligning Britain with the DORA regulation that has been adopted by...

‘Test automation is not a silver bullet’, warns Axway R&D chief

In real-world scenarios, AI-powered test automation often fails, warns Victor Ionascu, R&D director at IT infrastructure firm Axway...

Cetera’s QA chief on navigating post-M&A testing issues

Richelle Paulsen, the QA director at Cetera Financial Group, discusses how the wealth manager handles testing challenges while being acquisitive...

Exclusive: TD’s AI chief on the bank’s GenAI-led QA strategy

QA Financial sits down with Toronto-based Maksims Volkovs, senior VP and chief AI scientist at TD, one of Canada's largest...
Amsterdam-headquartered ING is Holland's largest bank, with assets of €967 billion and 61,000 employees in over fifty countries

DORA preparations at ING Group in full swing as 2025 nears

Following a recent ECB warning, many banks are rushing to prepapre for the new DORA rules next month. Holland's ING...

DORA Spotlight: Time is running out for finance firms across Europe

Are European banks and finance firms prepared for the new, EU-wide DORA rules? Its deadline is less than four weeks...
Google’s head of the DORA project, Nathen Harvey

Exclusive: Google’s DORA lead on what the metrics mean for banks

QA Financial sits down with Nathen Harvey, DORA Lead and developer advocate at Google Cloud...