One year after announcing its vision to phase out manual card entry and drive 100% tokenisation, Mastercard is celebrating major strides across Europe, where a growing number of partners are adopting the technologies that underpin safer, smarter digital commerce.

LHV Bank’s recent launch of a market leading 3.25% AER interest paying UK current account for balances up to £1 million has made headlines across the financial world. As the first new current account to enter the UK market since 2021, LHV Bank’s launch represents a bold step forward in digital banking, and allpay cards is proud to have played a key role in bringing this vision to life.

Nearly three-quarters of financial services firms are currently ‘comfortable’ absorbing the cost of fraud, according to new findings taken from The Future of Global Identity Verification research report from Entrust and Docusign.

BCB Markets, a subsidiary of BCB Group, a leading provider of payment and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a deal with Societe Generale – FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of Societe Generale, to distribute its Euro-linked stablecoin, in a further sign of the rapid growth of fiat-linked digital assets.

Proprietary trading firms performed well during the initial market fallout from ‘Liberation Day’ and the unprecedented volatility that followed, providing liquidity and support across asset classes, the latest Acuiti Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report has found.

Today, the European Card Payment Association (ECPA) publishes new data showing the critical role of European Card Schemes (ECSs) in a white paper titled Safeguarding Europe’s Financial Future.

Akkuro, the composable banking platform built for banks and fintechs seeking full-stack banking capabilities, proudly welcomes Kamuno as its newest client. Kamuno, a Swiss fintech initiative backed by Urner Kantonalbank (UKB), is simplifying access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a fully digital lending platform built with Akkuro’s modular technology.

Cotality UK, a leading provider of data and workflow solutions to the mortgage market has announced a major new agreement with Paragon Bank, one of the UK’s largest providers of buy-to-let mortgages. The deal will see Cotality’s new Net Zero Hub, a cutting-edge platform for managing climate resilience and carbon emissions across mortgage portfolios, being adopted by its first user, Paragon Bank.

Transactility Inc., the company behind the widely used open-source card payments framework jPOS, has announced the release of jPOS 3. This major upgrade introduces ISO 20022 compatibility, improved performance, and enhanced observability features, positioning jPOS at the forefront of the future payment infrastructure.

NeoXam, a global leader in data management, performance analytics, portfolio management, reporting and reconciliation software solutions, is pleased to announce the continued success of its collaboration with Gérifonds, a leading fund management subsidiary of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV). Gérifonds, which manages 138 funds with CHF 21.6 billion in assets, relies on NeoXam's Compliance solution to streamline regulatory compliance and operational workflows.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has officially launched the second year of its Anti-Scam Month, a global initiative run to spread crypto security awareness. In a world where scams have become as sophisticated as the technologies meant to prevent them, Bitget is taking a cultural stand: security is no longer just a backend function; it’s a mindset shared between platforms and people.

OneBanx, the UK-based fintech and a GLORY group company dedicated to enhancing in-person banking services, today unveiled a strategic initiative aimed at integrating cash deposit and withdrawals capabilities directly into partner banks' mobile apps. This move represents a significant step in OneBanx's mission to bridge the gap between digital banking and physical cash access.

N26 today announced the evolution of its premium subscription tier, “N26 You”, to “N26 Go”, a premium tier designed specifically for frequent travelers and modern explorers, giving them access to seamless banking, saving and investing both at home and on the go. N26 Go aims to cater to increasing travel appetite and demand from European customers, offering an enhanced selection of travel perks and benefits tailored for those constantly on the move.

PEXX, the cross-border USD platform built for today’s mobile workforce, has opened its full neo-banking suite to customers in more than 50 countries. The launch delivers four connected products that let users Bank Different, Pay Different, Send Different, and Earn Different—replacing legacy bank delays, paperwork, and hidden fees with real-time settlement and transparent pricing.

Insurtech innovator Optalitix has announced a significant upgrade to its flagship product, Optalitix Models, with the launch of a powerful new feature: Model Monitoring. This enhancement introduces real-time tracking of insurance pricing models providing unprecedented visibility into model usage, accuracy, and reliability. Optalitix also upgraded its underlying modelling system to deliver a transformative 70% increase in model performance speed.