Young people's trust in financial services is at an all-time low; 71% of Gen Yers would rather visit their dentist than hear what banks have to say. But San Francisco-based Affirm is hoping that a transparent approach to lending can restore some faith in customers and show that credit isn’t all bad.

Artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, yet business decision-makers see it as pivotal to success, with 900,000 companies expected to be using some form of the technology by 2022. How exactly are firms adopting these tools? And how can AI help them meet the needs of their customers?

There are lots of ups and downs to working on an adjustable schedule – doing double overtime one week, scrambling for a job the next. There’s now a new way to handle the financial instability of irregular employment – Even, an app that helps people with a variable income maintain a stable cash flow.

Giesecke & Devrient is hardly a household name, but its tech probably powers your mobile banking. At Money20/20 Europe, the world's largest financial services event, it's showcasing products set to speed up mobile payments – ideal, with nearly 30% of EU payments made on mobiles.