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Compliance Leadership Becomes a Growth Priority as UK Payment Firms Respond to Record Enforcement Pressure

The Financial Conduct Authority imposed more than £124 million in fines during 2025,

SME Lending Surges to £17.5bn as Small Businesses Fuel UK AI Growth

UK Finance’s latest Business Finance Review shows that UK high street banks increased gross business lending to £17.5bn

Spektrum Embeds Limit Cyber Insurance Wholesaler Into Cyber Resilience Platform

Spektrum has embedded Limit's digital wholesale insurance marketplace into its Cyber Resilience Platform

Klarna Card Reaches 5 Million Active Customers

Klarna announced that the Klarna Card has reached 5 million active customers globally, underscoring rapid adoption as consumers shift towards new forms of payment

Para Launches Transaction Permissions for Programmable Payments with Aave and Eco

Para, a company providing wallets and payments infrastructure for more than 10 million users, has launched its Transaction Permissions feature, which provides built-in approval prompts that allow users to review and confirm transactions before they are signed. Managed directly through Para’s API, these permission dialogs let developers integrate blockchain wallets and transaction flows into their apps without having to build their own transaction confirmation infrastructure.

New Zimperium Report Finds Banking Malware Expands Global Reach, Targeting 1,200+ Financial Apps

Zimperium, the world leader in AI-empowered mobile security, today released its 2026 Banking Heist Report. The finding is unambiguous: mobile banking apps have become the primary battleground for financial fraud — and attackers are winning.

GlobalBlock, Part of GCEX Group, Launches Digital Assets Offering for UK Clients

GlobalBlock, part of GCEX Group, today launches its digital assets offering for UK clients, providing a clear, professional route to access crypto services with robust controls and institutional-grade support. GlobalBlock’s UK cryptoasset financial promotions have been approved for communication by Archax Limited (FRN 855171), an FCA-authorised firm, under the FCA’s cryptoasset financial promotions regime.

Ingenico and Visa Collaborate to Accelerate Unified Commerce Solutions Across Industries

The solution combines Ingenico's Android-based AXIUM smart POS terminals with the Visa Acceptance Platform, including gateway and risk management services.

Pikl Pioneers a New Category of Insurance-Enabled Business Models, Earning it 20% UK Short-Term Rental Market Share

Pikl announced that it has achieved 20% market share in the UK short-term rental market – the first industry in which its insurance-enabled growth solutions have been delivered

Australian Fintech Sector to Be Worth $71 Billion by 2035

Australia's fintech sector currently supports more than 109,200 full-time jobs and revenue could grow to be worth $71 billion within the next decade

Huawei Announces Expansion of Curve Pay Contactless Payments Across Huawei Watch Devices

Consumer technology pioneer Huawei is thrilled to announce the integration of Curve Pay across its wearables portfolio in Europe

Globant and Adyen Establish Global Partnership to Accelerate Merchant Payment Integrations and Time to Revenue

Globant will serve as a strategic integration partner for Adyen, helping clients streamline payment system integrations, and expand their payment capabilities across global markets

At-Bay Launches Post-Cyber Event Hardening Service, Targeting Unresolved Vulnerabilities That Drive Repeat Claims

At-Bay has launched Post-Cyber Event Hardening, a new post-claim service available to eligible policyholders that delivers up to 100 hours of hands-on security remediation

Tide Appoints Bernie Miles as CDTO to Help Tide Accelerate at Scale

Tide has appointed Bernie Miles as CDTO and will help steer Tide’s progression into a full service business management stack

Zopa Bank Delivers £65 Million Profit in 2025 Cementing Its Position in Everyday Banking

Zopa, the British digital bank pioneer with just under 2 million customers, today reports its third full year of profitability

Obin AI Emerges from Stealth to Build Agentic Workforce for Financial Institutions

Obin AI, an enterprise AI company building an agentic workforce for financial institutions, announced it has raised $7 million in seed funding

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