White papers, events and workshops

Unlocking the future of AI in financial services: Insights from industry leaders Artificial intelligence is moving decisively from experimentation into practical application across financial services. Conversations at a recent NextWave forum, held under Chatham House Rules, brought together senior ...

Transaction reporting is often viewed by financial institutions as a regulatory obligation rather than a strategic priority. This approach ignores a crucial fact: transaction reporting errors can result in significant regulatory scrutiny, remediation costs, and financial penalties.

Agentic AI is transforming financial services, moving beyond automation and predictive analytics to autonomous systems that make decisions, orchestrate workflows, and act across complex enterprise environments. Unlike conventional AI that analyses data or generates recommendations, agentic systems ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a project that I’m excited to finally share: a fully automated data validation tool built end-to-end in Alteryx. The goal is simple – help teams quickly evaluate the quality, consistency, and reliability of their tabular datasets before those datasets ...

Enhancing correspondent banking compliance with Quantexa Introduction Correspondent banking compliance is facing unprecedented pressure. Rising transaction volumes, increasingly complex financial crime typologies, and heightened regulatory scrutiny are exposing the limitations of traditional ...

Introduction Major banks that have been using Quantexa for several years often manage multiple use cases, have established development teams, and possess strong platform knowledge. Yet many still rely on external consultants for complex implementations, tuning activities, and platform upgrades.

For many CFOs, S-OX compliance is a costly, time-consuming burden. Each quarter, finance and risk teams reconcile data across multiple systems, test controls, and compile audit evidence; often through spreadsheets and emails. These fragmented processes slow reporting and increase the risk of error.

In a previous role, I went to war on spreadsheets as the biggest airbrake and inhibitor to change in the Finance function. Spreadsheets for every output sucked the oxygen out of the room. They required the owners, who were also typically the subject matter experts, to manually operate them for any ...

Nagpur & Pune, India – 15 October 2025 — NextWave Consulting is delighted to announce the launch of NextWave Labs, its new Global Capability Centre (GCC) located in Nagpur and Pune, India. This expansion marks an important milestone in NextWave’s global growth strategy, strengthening the firm’s ...

We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Toca.

London, UK – 1 October 2025 – NextWave Consulting, the award-winning specialist and leading proponent of Data, Digital and Artificial Intelligence solution transformation for Financial Services, today announced its strategic partnership with Camunda, the leader in agentic process orchestration and ...

On 18th September, NextWave and Alteryx welcomed senior leaders from across financial services to The Ivy City Garden for a breakfast forum exploring how GenAI and agentic capabilities in Alteryx are reshaping the future of data and finance.

In the highly regulated and data-intensive world of financial services, the financial close process is critical yet notoriously complex. Whether monthly, quarterly, or annual, it ensures financial statements are complete, accurate and compliant. Beneath the surface, however, lies a tangled web of ...

The rise of low-code platforms has become one of the most transformative trends in financial services. These platforms, spanning data engineering, analytics, and workflow automation, are enabling organisations to move faster, reduce costs, and unlock innovation. By putting powerful capabilities ...

The financial services industry is in the midst of unprecedented change. Global annual technology spend across financial service institutions is estimated to be over $690 billion USD in 2025. With the AI revolution just starting and quantum computing rapidly coming up in the rearview mirror, the ...

On 11th June, SS&C hosted its annual Algorithmics Risk Conference, bringing together senior financial services leaders to explore how the industry is evolving in the face of AI, cyber threats, and regulatory change. Tony Clark, Founder & CEO of NextWave and host of The London Fintech ...

NextWave and Diffblue’s Testing Leadership Forum brought together senior figures from financial institutions and consultancies to discuss the shifting landscape of software testing. Hosted over breakfast at The Ivy, the session focused on AI-powered innovation, strategic transformation, and ...

London, UK – [13 May] – NextWave Consulting, the award-winning transformation and automation consultancy for Financial Services, is embarking on a strategic collaboration with Diffblue, creators of the world’s first AI-powered unit test writing agent, Diffblue Cover. This partnership aims to ...

NextWave Americas are pleased to announce a significant leap forward in its strategic growth with the appointment of Marc Walby to its Board of Advisors, effective January 1, 2025. Marc bring unparalleled expertise that will be instrumental in guiding NextWave Americas as we continue to disrupt the ...

On March 27, 2025, NextWave, in partnership with AI Risk and Appian, hosted "Agentic AI – Opportunities & Risks", an evening dedicated to bringing together industry leaders to discuss how Agentic AI is reshaping the financial services (FS) industry and beyond.

Last week, our team attended Insurtech Insights Europe 2025, which brought together over 6,000 industry professionals, including executives, entrepreneurs, and investors, to explore the future of insurance technology. (From left) Charles Rustin, CGO, Tony Clark, Founder & CEO, and Phil Kent, ...

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping financial services, from investment management to compliance and AI-driven automation. Our recent AI Leadership Breakfast Forum brought together industry leaders to explore the intersection of AI, regulation, Agentic AI, and strategic ...

We are delighted to announce that Chris Dutta has joined NextWave as our newest Partner, where he will lead our brand-new Quality Engineering and Testing Practice. With over 20 years of experience spanning Financial Services, Insurance, and the Public Sector, Chris brings a wealth of expertise and ...

We are delighted to share that NextWave has been selected as the winner of the Appian 2024 Industry Award for Financial Services. This award recognises our outstanding achievement providing innovative services or Appian-based solutions in the Financial Services industry.

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Is it time to hire a Head of Data Ethics? NextWave Consulting collaborated with Monmouth University to survey a diverse group of C-Level Executives, Hiring Managers, Line Managers, Entry Level Employees and University Students, to assess the current and expected hiring trends for entry-level ...

NextWave Consulting collaborated with Monmouth University to survey a diverse group of C-Level Executives, Hiring Managers, Line Managers, Entry Level Employees and University Students, to assess the current and expected hiring trends for entry-level professional workers in an AI-enabled workforce. ...

We are excited to announce that Duncan Macdonald has joined NextWave as an Associate Partner, specialising in Automation and Business Process Management. With over 20 years of industry experience and deep expertise in low-code automation and BPM, Duncan will contribute to our growing efforts to ...

Today we come to you with some big news! We're delighted to announce that Tony Clark, NextWave Founder and CEO is officially the new host of the London Fintech Podcast, invented in 2014 by former founder and host Mike Baliman.

Yesterday (13 June) saw NextWave Consulting announced as finalists in the in the Digital Transformation category of The Consultancy Awards 2024!

FinTech Bytes by CMS is a podcast which gives listeners a ‘bite-sized’ overview of topics affecting the FinTech market and provides insights into some of the latest tech, regulatory, market trends and issues affecting innovation in financial services and how they are relevant to FinTechs. In the ...

24th April 2024 London, UK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release NextWave Consulting, the digital acceleration consultancy, and Strategy in Action, a leader in the field of strategy formulation and execution, are proud to announce their partnership, which will be focused on training and empowering ...

Our upcoming webinar with Strategy in Action, we will be mapping strategic journeys from vision to value and teaching leaders how to set and execute a successful strategy for their organisation to empower sustainable growth and scale. The webinar will demonstrate the importance of driving strategic ...

7th March 2024 London, UK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release: NextWave Consulting and PortF win an Innovate UK grant, partnering to help financial institutions better manage, track and convert their commercial, ESG and impact data We’re delighted to announce that NextWave Consulting and PortF have ...

We’re thrilled that NextWave has been listed as one of the 2024 Megabuyte Emerging Stars – one of the UK’s most promising tech scale-ups, ranking in the top 5% nationwide and drawn from a list of 1,200 qualifying companies.

We are delighted to have participated in a Lexology Masterclass on the future of AI in financial services, delivered in collaboration with CMS. In this webinar, Tony Clark, Founder and CEO of NextWave Consulting, and the CMS Regulatory experts, Tom Callaby, Sarah Brook and Joy Davey offered ...

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to our team, Commercial Partner, Tom Hutchings. With over a decade of experience working in financial services consulting, and with a wide network across the market and financial institutions, Tom will be responsible for developing and maintaining ...

A common challenge that financial institutions grapple with is the kind of approach they should take towards ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainable finance in order to maintain their position as a market leader. Our advice for financial institutions is to begin by focusing on ...

At NextWave, we believe in playing the long game for success, a principle that inspires our interactions with colleagues, clients, and partners, focused on growth and mutual success. Today, we are delighted to announce our newest leadership addition, Managing Partner Natalie Behan. With over a ...

This is the first in a series of articles helping to shed some light on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (commonly known as AI). This first article will focus on providing some insight into the different types of techniques that sit under the broader AI umbrella. We discuss the key differences ...

In 2023, one of our forward thinking clients, a global bank, asked our UK office to undergo an EcoVadis sustainability assessment and to establish a number of policies, changing our ways of working in the process. As a result of this, NextWave was awarded a Silver EcoVadis Medal for Sustainability, ...

Knowing your customer (KYC) has never been more important. To gain an edge, you need improved operational efficiency, agility and speed, better threat protection, and enhanced customer experiences. However, processes are often periodic and do not provide a near real time, complete and dynamic view. ...

We’re thrilled that NextWave has been listed as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK on the prestigious Sunday Times Hundred, which will be published in the business section on Sunday 2nd July.

This article explores the critical role that Product Owners play in a Scrum project, highlighting their key responsibilities as well as some potential pitfalls for inexperienced Product Owners.

Regulators are starting to clamp down on greenwashing. Until recently, there was very little oversight of how ESG funds are marketed, but in May 2022, the SEC fined BNY Mellon Investment Adviser US$1.5m for “misstatements and omissions” with regard to the ESG standards of some of its mutual funds.1 ...

This article explores the current landscape of ESG data collection and reporting, and highlights five key challenges presented by these new regulatory requirements.

Banks have endured a turbulent ride over the past 15 years. Markets have evolved, margins have been squeezed and regulation has dictated the terms of engagement (think mandatory clearing and mandatory reporting). Certain functions of the traditional global markets infrastructure, namely Fixed ...

Regulatory horizon scanning is a process of monitoring and analysing emerging regulatory developments that could impact an organisation's operations or industry. This involves keeping up-to-date with regulatory changes, upcoming legislation, and policy initiatives, and analysing the potential ...

If you are carrying out wholesale lending, it is important for your risk profile and your firm's ESG strategy to evaluate the green credentials of your potential borrowers at the start of the lending process.

A summary of how NextWave has become a winner in the Sunday Times best place to work awards 2023.

As businesses grow, they often reach a point where they need to change the way they operate if they want to continue to be successful. Things that worked well for an organisation in the past when it was smaller may not always be effective in the future. Effective business leaders recognise this and ...

An overview of ESG risks in the financial sector Perspectives / An Overview of ESG regulation for EU based financial institutions

NLP and Artificial Intelligence Perspectives / Automating first line support using natural language processing Improving the customer experience can do done quickly and at a low cost when using NLP and Artificial Intelligence The problem The tried and tested approach for either a front-line support ...

How ESG related decisions will drive the future of finance Perspectives / How ESG Will Drive The Future Of Finance

Insight into how technology will change roles and responsibilities

What can senior financial services executives do now to take advantage of the current opportunities and mitigate the potential threats of digital transformation? Perspectives / Interview with Tony Clark, CEO of NextWave UK Research suggests that tier 1 global financial services firms are already ...

Tony Clark, our UK CEO talks future tech with Citi Perspectives / Interview with Tony Clark, CEO of NextWave

Effectively managing lending during the COVID pandemic Perspectives / Dear CEO COVID lending practices

Introducing Synthesized Synthesized enables best data practices with AI-powered data products, 100% eliminating compliance risks. Powered by cutting-edge AI, the platform is a comprehensive solution to the problem of data provisioning and data curation.

”Skinny services deal to go please” Perspectives / Brexit and delivering services

The implications of the EU/UK Trade Agreement for UK service providers

Climate litigation – more relevant than ever Perspectives / ESG

A global pandemic, the rise of zombie companies, civil unrest, Brexit & ESG. Definitely not boring! Perspectives / 2021...What Happens Next?

How Model Risk Manager can help your business Perspectives / What is Model Risk Manager?

NextWave has partnered with Quantexa to identify the different types of prevalent fraud Perspectives / Fraud during COVID

Working with Quantexa to identify fraud during COVID Perspectives / Trade commodity finance

As banks are instructed to make further loan support schemes available to clients – credit, risk and portfolio managers have a lot on their minds Perspectives / Credit risk and COVID

How to work better, together in these difficult times Perspectives / Working Better, Together

How to organise effective social events during COVID Perspectives / Organising an event during COVID