Česká spořitelna partnered with Warhorse Studios and IDEMIA to launch a limited-edition, light-up payment card tied to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Tecovas has adopted SEON’s AI-driven fraud prevention technology to enhance security and reduce chargebacks across its retail and e-commerce operations.
Tillo has partnered with growth investor Tenzing to support its next phase of expansion, following strong international growth and product innovation.
AutoRek and AccessPay have partnered to deliver API-enabled automation for bank data retrieval, reconciliation, and reporting, reducing risk and inefficiencies.
As cash use declines, UK regulators push for inclusive payment systems to protect vulnerable groups and ensure access across all demographics.
The UK’s new stablecoin rules offer regulatory clarity for issuers, setting the stage for future integration into mainstream payments.
The UK’s new crypto regulation redefines compliance for payments firms, requiring FCA authorisation and raising standards across the sector.
As instant payments become the norm, true finality is essential to ensure trust, reduce fraud risk, and protect the integrity of global payment systems.
As AI agents emerge in commerce, the payments industry must rapidly adapt infrastructure and governance to enable secure, autonomous transactions.
AI is transforming compliance in financial services, offering efficiency gains while introducing new risks that demand robust governance.
As digital payments evolve, AI is reshaping fraud prevention with real-time insights, adaptive controls, and improved security across financial systems.
Modern payment orchestration platforms now serve as strategic infrastructure—optimising performance, compliance, and customer experience at scale.
Banking Circle is leveraging AI to enhance payment scalability, streamline financial crime compliance, and reduce false positives, supporting faster, more secure global transactions.
TransferGo has partnered with Griffin to offer safeguarded GBP wallets and savings accounts for UK businesses, enhancing B2B payment services in 2025.
Cross-border payments remain costly and complex, but innovations in FX, APIs, and stablecoins are unlocking faster, smarter global money movement.
Bondora has selected Tuum’s cloud-native core banking platform to support its transition to a licensed digital bank and unify operations across the EU.
Cross-border payments are being reshaped by new tech, regulation, and partnerships—but legacy risks still demand smarter compliance.
Real-time payments and integrated tools are reshaping how SMEs manage operations, adapt quickly, and deliver seamless customer experiences.
As APP fraud grows more sophisticated, banks must move beyond transactional checks and use behavioural signals to intervene before money moves.
As digital payments outpace plastic, UK banks must modernise card infrastructure or risk losing relevance to faster, cloud-native challengers.
Sustainability is a competitive differentiator Recent discussions between The Payments Association’s ESG Working Group have frequently highlighted how firms are experiencing an uptick in clients, investors and potential customers enquiring
Open banking and instant payments are reshaping how regulated sectors manage compliance, onboarding, and real-time money movement at scale.
As financial crime evolves, correspondent banks must prioritise wire transfer transparency to meet global regulations and safeguard the financial system.
AI is reshaping fintech marketing—enabling personalisation, predictive targeting, and compliance—while raising new ethical and strategic questions.
SMEs drive the UK economy, but many still face barriers to essential financial services. Closing the gap requires more than lending—it needs infrastructure.
As the payments job market shifts from growth to efficiency, firms must rethink hiring strategies to compete in a saturated, high-stakes landscape.
Consumers expect speed and transparency—banks are responding with self-service tools that streamline dispute resolution and enhance trust.
QR code payments offer UK small businesses a fast, low-cost alternative to card terminals—boosting cash flow and meeting modern customer expectations.
Tokenisation is reshaping financial services, offering faster, more efficient ways to manage and trade assets across bonds, real estate, and beyond.
From AI-driven scams to rising chargebacks, five key fraud trends are reshaping risk exposure for high-risk merchants in 2025.
SMEB appoints Amanda Harrison as chief revenue officer to lead commercial strategy and drive growth across its fintech and digital banking services.
Paysend expands card payout support in Uzbekistan, enabling instant transfers to Humo and Uzcard through its global cross-border payments network.
Eric Bierry, CEO of SBS, reflects on leadership, trust, and the evolving banking landscape—touching on AI, cybersecurity, diversity, and open finance.
SMEB has appointed Anthony Jarman as sales director, bringing over two decades of B2B payments experience to support the firm’s strategic growth plans.
As AI reshapes finance, the concept of a proactive, personalised “banking consciousness” emerges—offering tailored insights, automation, and hands-on financial support.
This report presents data-driven insights from a major industry survey, highlighting the key trends, risks, and priorities shaping payments in 2025.
Over the past few years, cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture have emerged as the key disruptors of the payments landscape—driving unprecedented efficiency, fault-tolerance, transparency, manageability and cost-effectiveness. System modernisation enables
A new partnership enables instant, compliant movement between fiat and stablecoins, reducing friction in cross-border payments and supporting real-world adoption.
On Wednesday 14th May, Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, will host its ‘Multiverse’ community event, in London. Sumsub Multiverse is an exclusive global event series that converges key players
SEPA Instant promises faster, 24/7 payments across Europe, but with few banks ready, urgent investment is needed to meet rising demand and regulatory deadlines.
With rising costs and shifting expectations, a new report shows how tailored, conversion-led payments can help merchants unlock growth.
IFX Payments receives a category 3C licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to deliver cross-border transactions and currency management solutions to UAE customers. With extensive experience of the local
Emerging AI technologies are transforming the fight against financial crime with real-time detection and prevention capabilities, improved risk scoring, and reduced false positives. New paradigms define which solutions make the
To address the money mule problem, organisations must combine elements of fraud prevention, cyber threat intelligence, and anti-money laundering capabilities.
European fintech myPOS has officially acquired UTP Group Ltd, a UK-based provider of payment solutions. This move marks a significant step forward in myPOS’s mission to support small and medium-sized
Open Banking’s value lies in transforming raw transaction data into actionable insights—boosting accuracy, fraud detection, and customer understanding.
A new tool enables merchants and acquirers to estimate Visa and Mastercard fees accurately—without transactional data—supporting fairer, data-driven pricing.
Ripple has integrated RLUSD into its payments solution, enabling faster, compliant cross-border transactions as the stablecoin nears $250 million market cap.
