Financial firms

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

Regulators turn to scenario testing, impact tolerance and tech resilience tools

Scenario testing sits at the heart of new guidance from the Central Bank of Ireland...

How chaos testing at Starling Bank pushed resilience into production

The bank aims 'to remove risks from the abyss of ignorable', says Greg Hawkins...

Macquarie steps up testing of software exposure as AI hits valuations

Macquarie is intensifying stress tests of its software exposure as AI disruption hits tech valuations...

Part III: Why AI governance in QA is now a global banking concern

The final instalment in our three-part series about AI governance in banking QA...

Why pension fund OMERS takes a ‘crawl, walk, run’ approach to testing

The Canadian pension fund is using automation to structure its complex financial processes...

Part II: How regulators are testing their way into AI governance

Part II explores how how QA functions are now practical enforcement mechanisms for AI governance...

Governing the ungovernable: Why AI regulation is becoming a QA issue in banking

QA Financial launches a three-part series about AI governance and regulation in banking QA...

RBC accelerates QA modernisation with automated ISO 20022 testing

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is stepping up its investment in software quality engineering...

Cynergy Bank’s cloud shift puts QA at the centre of digital resilience

The bank's cloud-first strategy underlines how testing now underpins digital resilience in banking...

NatWest uses DevSecOps to reinforce QA discipline and release quality

The UK bank has detailed how it embedded testing and security by using DevSecOps...

Inside Deutsche Bank’s bold QA overhaul: Why regulators are watching

Deutsche Bank and peers turn to compliance-driven QA frameworks to strengthen their resilience...

Bank of East Asia exploits automation as QA layer in digital banking

The Hong Kong-based bank is betting big on automation to boost its digital resilience...