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The Timing Problem Financial Markets Cannot Ignore
April 8, 2026
Atomic settlement is moving from experiment to market infrastructure. Whilst banks, asset managers, and market commentators often frame narratives around distributed-ledger settlement as a new product or asset class, its biggest implications are architectural.
GCC Banking: Sustaining Momentum
April 8, 2026
The current geopolitical escalation is introducing a new layer of uncertainty for financial institutions across the GCC. While the banking sector enters this period from a position of strength, supported by robust capitalization (CAR ~16–20%) and ample liquidity (LCR >140%), a prolonged conflict could materially affect operating conditions.
Migrating from Systems of Record (SoR) to Systems of Intelligence (SoI)
March 24, 2026
Financial institutions do not have a core banking problem. They have a decisioning problem. For decades, banks optimized Systems of Record (SoR) to post transactions with precision and maintain regulatory integrity. That battle has largely been won. What now differentiates institutions is not how accurately they book activity, but how intelligently and quickly they make decisions.
From Experimentation to Execution Discipline: How Leading Insurers Are Converting Insurtech Partnerships into Measurable Returns
March 24, 2026
A&M’s latest report, in partnership with InsurtechNY, reveals how leading carriers turn innovation into measurable returns, the structural barriers that hold most back, and a practical framework to scale partnerships with accountability and results.
