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 raising fresh questions about whether current... read more

26 May 26 @ 20:23

The scale of global financial crime has reached unprecedented levels, with illicit financial activity estimated to have surged to $4.4 trillion in 2025, according to new research from Nasdaq Verafin.... read more

31 Mar 26 @ 19:08

The Payments Association has escalated pressure on ministers and regulators to confront what it describes as a structural failure at the heart of the UK’s fraud regime: the platforms where... read more

29 Mar 26 @ 18:28

The Payments Systems Regulator sets out 2026/27 agenda with card fees, APP fraud and Open Banking in its sights. The UK’s payments industry faces another year of heavy regulatory intervention... read more

26 Mar 26 @ 19:03

Fraud in digital finance is no longer best understood as a series of isolated scams carried out by opportunistic criminals. It is increasingly operating as an industrialised system: fast, scalable... read more

22 Mar 26 @ 18:31

Starling Bank has taken a notable step in the evolution of digital banking with the launch of what it describes as the UK’s first agentic AI financial assistant. Introduced within... read more

20 Feb 26 @ 19:10

The UK’s payments watchdog has imposed a £3.78m penalty on Bank of Ireland UK after the lender failed to meet the regulatory deadline for implementing Confirmation of Payee (CoP), a... read more

18 Feb 26 @ 08:55

The UK’s credit card market is enjoying an unexpected revival. After years in which regulators, fintech challengers and pandemic-era savings appeared to dampen demand, plastic has reasserted itself as a... read more

10 Feb 26 @ 17:30

Visa is pushing deeper into one of the world’s most strategically important payment corridors, announcing a partnership with UnionPay International to enable cross-border, real-time payments into mainland China. The agreement... read more

28 Jan 26 @ 21:23

Open Banking has long been promoted as a safer, more controlled alternative to legacy payment rails. New evidence from Open Banking Limited’s latest financial crime update reinforces that claim —... read more

22 Jan 26 @ 17:05

Europe’s retail economy is undergoing a structural shift. E-commerce has moved from being a complementary sales channel to the primary growth engine for many merchants. Online sales now dominating strategic... read more

19 Jan 26 @ 15:17

Most people use Telegram for chatting, but it actually handles millions of dollars in transactions every day.  Users now send money, pay for subscriptions, purchase digital services, and access online... read more

13 Jan 26 @ 14:22

Eight years after its launch, Open Banking has become a foundational layer of the UK’s financial system rather than a niche regulatory initiative. More than 16.5 million user connections are... read more

09 Jan 26 @ 10:49

Bank-related fraud is beginning the new year on an alarming trajectory, with fresh evidence showing that financial crime continues to migrate towards high-value, high-frequency payment channels. Bank account fraud now... read more

17 Dec 25 @ 13:51

Generation Alpha is the first cohort to grow up in a largely cashless society. Where grandparents once paid in shillings, francs or lira, fishing coins out of purses or pockets,... read more

16 Dec 25 @ 10:56

Everyone loves a good bargain. It’s a rare delight to feel like you’ve beaten the odds and scored yourself a great deal, whether that’s buying a new car, making a... read more

11 Dec 25 @ 15:58

The commodification of identity on the dark web is reshaping the economics of financial crime — and exposing the limits of biometric verification. New analysis from AMLTRIX, an open-source anti-money... read more

04 Dec 25 @ 14:07

Financial fraud has always been a moving target. From cheque fraud to phishing, criminals consistently adapt their methods to exploit weaknesses in the financial system. Yet in 2025, the contest... read more

01 Dec 25 @ 15:24

EU policymakers have struck a provisional agreement to overhaul the bloc’s payment services rulebook, marking one of the most significant regulatory updates since PSD2 came into force nearly a decade... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 16:09

ID-Pal has unveiled a significant upgrade to its document-fraud detection technology, ID-Detect, as financial institutions confront a sharp rise in AI-generated manipulation and deepfake-based attacks. With regulators warning that synthetic... read more