22 Oct 25 @ 16:06
Cybersecurity has climbed to the top of UK finance leaders’ risk agendas, with 99% of CFOs reporting a payments-related cyber incident in the past two years, according to new research... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 16:05
The American Fintech Council (AFC) has entered the already muddy waters of the US Open Banking market, urging the CFPB to maintain the principles underpinning Open Banking and protect consumers’... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 15:57
TrueLayer, Europe’s largest Pay by Bank network, has announced the acquisition of Zimpler, the fastest-growing Pay by Bank provider in the Nordics, in a landmark deal that consolidates TrueLayer’s position... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 08:58
Allica Bank, the UK’s fastest-growing fintech, has announced the acquisition of Kriya, a leading SME lending and embedded finance specialist, in a deal that significantly expands its reach into the... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 17:18
Japan’s three largest financial groups — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and Mizuho Financial Group — are collaborating to issue a stablecoin pegged to the... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 17:07
Global VC investment surged to $120 billion in Q3 2025, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of robust funding activity and signalling a sustained revival in investor confidence. The rise, up... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 09:51
The rapid emergence of agentic commerce—where AI tools assist or act autonomously in consumers’ online purchases—is reshaping ecommerce faster than most merchants can adapt. According to new research from fraud... read more
20 Oct 25 @ 16:53
In 2018, Open Banking was hailed as a revolution in financial services. British regulators led the way, mandating data-sharing frameworks that promised to empower customers, foster innovation, and intensify competition.... read more
20 Oct 25 @ 16:36
A new report from Wind River Payments reveals that US merchants and software providers are rapidly rethinking how they handle payments in response to rising costs, fraud, and a volatile... read more
20 Oct 25 @ 13:27
Eleven years after its launch, Apple Pay remains the most recognised name in mobile payments — but its dominance is under pressure. New data shows that while usage has surged,... read more
17 Oct 25 @ 12:32
Mastercard is stepping up its efforts to simplify business payments with the launch of two major innovations — the Commercial Connect API and Clearing Controls — designed to make corporate... read more
16 Oct 25 @ 19:54
Klarna is taking aim at the UK’s retail banking sector with the launch of a digital wallet and debit card — its most direct challenge yet to traditional banks’ dominance... read more
16 Oct 25 @ 19:44
Instant payments continue to gain traction in the US, with The Clearing House’s RTP network hitting a major milestone on 3 October after processing a record 1.8 million transactions in... read more
16 Oct 25 @ 19:23
The convergence of blockchain, stablecoins and mainstream financial infrastructure continues to gather pace. Two major players—Coinbase and Euronet—this week unveiled new tools designed to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper and... read more
14 Oct 25 @ 17:34
Klarna has announced an expansion of its long-standing collaboration with Google, becoming one of the early supporters of the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) — an open standard designed to enable... read more
14 Oct 25 @ 15:41
Mastercard has launched a new data-driven service designed to tackle one of the most persistent pain points in digital commerce: low payment approval rates. The Payment Optimisation Platform (POP) uses... read more
14 Oct 25 @ 15:20
Revolut’s long-awaited full UK banking licence has hit another roadblock, as the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) continues to raise concerns about whether the fintech giant’s risk management... read more
13 Oct 25 @ 16:13
The payments industry is entering a new phase of transformation — one driven not by cards or mobile wallets, but by autonomous agentic commerce agents. Two of the most significant... read more
23 Jun 26 @ 18:52
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
30 Jun 26 @ 07:05
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more