Adyen, a financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has announced its long-term strategic partnership with Spendesk, the complete spend management platform for medium-sized businesses. The partnership will support innovation in embedded...

Zilch, the FinTech payments innovator of the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), has announced the successful expansion of its securitisation facility by an additional £50 million, bringing the total to £150 million. This latest round includes par...

The Chancellor’s Mansion House pledge to trial a ‘digital gilt’ within two years sets the stage for UK financial services to lead on new digital asset classes. In this article, Christopher Hinitt, PA Consulting’s Digital Banking and Operations Lead, discusses how dis...

Fabrick, an Open Finance operating company is expanding its geographical footprint by partnering with TerraPay, a company simplifying global money movement.   Initially focused on the Italian market, this partnership will enable businesses to...

This article by Joey Glazer, Director of AP automation at Quadient, underscores the need for UK businesses to adopt automation and AI to proactively combat APP fraud. While the new reimbursement policy aids victims, Glazer argues that preventing fraud at...

In a landmark transaction, the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt has this week issued a €50 million digital commercial paper in the form of dematerialised electronic securities in accordance with the German Electronic Securities Act. NatWest Markets Europe a...

The EU AI Act, which came into force on 1 August 2024, is a significant legislative development for financial institutions (FIs). With provisions starting to apply over a period of six to 36 months, most of the Act’s rules will be enforceable after two y...

In this interview, Chirag Shah, Founder and CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance, discusses his journey from investment banking to establishing Nucleus, sharing his insights on alternative finance for UK SMEs and the innovative strategies driving Nucleus’s s...

Revolut, the global FinTech with over nine million UK customers and 45 million globally, has announced that it has received its UK banking licence with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the regulator responsible for overseeing the UK...

Financial services leaders are hesitant to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) amid concerns that its impact is outweighing the benefits of productivity gains and cost cuts, according to European FinTech executives.    AI has the potential...

The UK’s mission to become a ‘crypto hub’ has so far fallen short, but the appointment of Tulip Siddiq as Economic Secretary to the Treasury, or City Minister, signals a move toward a more progressive approach to crypto and digital currencies. The new City Minis...

On the lighter side of things, we ask Matt Smith, Director of Technology, Transformation & CIO Practices, Investigo, what makes him tick What would you describe as your most memorable achievement? My four children, firstly. I’ve had some amazing...