Financial firms

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

BankDhofar takes an automated approach to strengthen QA

Oman-based BankDhofar is using automation as a core pillar of its QA strategy...

Testing algorithms becomes a frontline QA challenge as banks confront model risk

RBC's research arm has detailed accounts of how model validation is being automated...

Meteoric rise of AI in Asian banks turns into major resilience test

As Asian banks scale AI, resilience testing and model validation are now the control layer...

Scott Marcar: NatWest revamping ‘from the inside out’ to move beyond legacy systems

NatWest CIO Scott Marcar signals a clear AI testing shift as resilience stakes rise...

AI hits the banking spine with QA teams facing a new resilience test

AI now sits in banks' operating spine, forcing them to prioritise resilience testing and governance...

WoodmenLife redefines QA to embed continuous testing across insurance delivery

U.S. insurer WoodmenLife has embedded automated testing into its Agile delivery model...

Continuous QA becomes frontline of operational resilience in modern banking

Continuous testing and automation increasingly underpin resilience and compliance in banking...

African banks shift from expansion to execution as AI testing moves up the agenda

Africa’s banks are putting software testing and QA teams at the centre of digital transformation...

Standard Chartered legal head flags urgent push for AI stress testing

British MPs recently warned the banking sector is not ready for an 'AI-driven market shock'...

Testing under governance pressure: Why banks are embracing synthetic data

Banks turn to synthetic data as AI pushes test data governance into the regulatory spotlight...

QC readiness lands on the QA roadmap as regulators trial quantum-era security

Banks confront new testing models as regulators trial quantum security frameworks...

Europe’s AI testing rules tighten as BaFin frames GenAI as resilience risk

German watchdog BaFin has placed AI at the heart of banks’ operational resilience agenda...