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Original reporting and research.
Across financial technology and the finance function. Filter by desk, or by whether you build the technology or run the finance team.
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- Recurring series
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Recurring series
The Close
Our recurring research series at the intersection of finance and technology — original data on how money actually moves and gets counted.
Read the latest editionThe first edition is in production. Editions carry the the-close tag and appear here on publish.
How we do research
- 01Stated method
Every study opens with what was measured, over what period, and how the sample was drawn. If a figure cannot be sourced, it is not published.
- 02Attributable sources
Third-party data is linked to its origin in the body of the piece, and every claim carries the date it was made.
- 03Separated from commercial work
Sponsored content is labelled as sponsored at the top of the page. Research is never commissioned by a vendor covered in it. See our accuracy standard.
- 04Not financial advice
We report on technology, markets and regulation. Nothing here is investment, financial, legal or tax advice — see the full statement.
What we commission
Pitch an idea →- 01The infrastructure explainer
How a piece of financial plumbing actually works, and what breaks when it fails.
- 02The regulation brief
A rule change explained plainly, with the systems implications for both builders and finance teams.
- 03The category map
Who competes, how the models differ, which institution size each serves.
- 04The finance benchmark
Original data on payments, close cycles or finance tooling.
- 05The funding and moves brief
Rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes across financial technology.
Reports & downloads
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Gated reports appear here once the newsroom publishes them. The flagship annual study, The Payments & Finance Operations Study, is in production.
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