At the end of a dramatic and dynamic year for the financial sector in the UK and further field, FStech takes a look at the site’s most-read stories to gauge what was of most interest to our readers in 2022.

The site’s most-read story was a feature from January looking at how safe the UK’s critical infrastructure is from cyberthreat. Off the back of the attack on the US Colonial Pipeline, this piece gathers insights from cybersecurity experts and painted a bleak picture of the UK’s cyber stability.

The next article examined developments in quantum computing and the potential ramifications it will have on the City of London. The UK government announced an investment of over £150 million in the tech earlier this year, with the FCA praising the tech as having potential to disrupt the industry. In the piece however, industry thought leaders warn that quantum computing could pose a significant risk to cybersecurity infrastructure.

The third most-read piece was a thought leadership article from Nasir Ahmed, SWIFT ISO20022 Programme Lead. In the article, Ahmed argues for the industry-wide adoption of the ISO 20022 standard and the benefits it will bring.

Fourth on the list was our forward-looking feature published at the beginning of the year predicting where FinTech would go in 2022. While you’re at it, why not also read our latest predictions piece where we ask industry voices for their thoughts on trends to watch out for in 2023.

Rounding out the top five was a feature positing the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the UK financial services industry. While brimming with optimism, this feature failed to foresee the looming crypto crash that followed the collapse of leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX – a crash which has seemingly killed any momentum and confidence in crypto as a mainstream financial asset.

Thank you for reading FStech in 2022. We look forward to providing you with more content in 2023 and beyond.

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