Point of sale (POS) innovator Yabie today announced a strategic partnership with Worldpay® to power the merchant business tools within Worldpay 360, a new all-in-one business management and payment solution tailored specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Moneycorp, a leading global payments and FX platform, has selected Temenos to power their next phase of products and services offering. The UK headquartered payments and FX specialist will adopt Temenos SaaS for core banking and payments to achieve speed to market and scale efficiently as it expands products and services around the world.

Leading European financial technology provider payabl. has partnered with ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, to expand its UK payment services and enhance security for businesses.

A new report on AI in insurance was launched at The BIBA Conference 2025 by Insly, the low-code software provider to the insurance industry. Analysing the progress of AI adoption across the sector, the report includes insights from businesses experimenting with the technology, identifies the most promising use cases, and how to overcome some of the biggest barriers to implementation, success, and ROI.

Trading and investing platform eToro has enhanced its long-term investing offering for users in the UK, Europe and the UAE by enabling recurring investments.

Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has partnered with insurance automation firm Sprout.ai to trial the use of artificial intelligence (AI) designed to speed up life and critical illness insurance claims and underwriting.

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has partnered with AISIX Solutions, a provider of wildfire climate data, to incorporate cutting-edge wildfire data into the Cytora platform.

Global fintech, SumUp is pleased to announce the hiring of Pierre Lion as Global Director of Enterprise Sales, who will be responsible for the growth of the fintech’s enterprise solutions. Pierre joined SumUp in March 2025 and will be based out of its London headquarters.

Consumer confidence in sharing financial information with online retailers has fallen by 15%, according to global payments platform Checkout.com.

YouLend, the world’s leading embedded financing platform, has entered a strategic partnership with eBay Germany to offer sellers fast, flexible access to capital.

Today Superscript, the digital insurance broker, releases a report helping startups and scaleups to thrive in today’s climate. Superscript surveyed 500 founders and CFOs of firms from seed stage to IPO-ready finding 54% are concerned about cyber-security and data risks, and 33% have experienced a cyber-attack in the last 12 months.

Barclays today announced the appointment of Marc Warm as Global Co-Head of Capital Markets, alongside Tom Johnson and Travis Barnes. Marc will report to Cathal Deasy and Taylor Wright, Global Co-Heads of Investment Banking and be based in New York.

Stanchion, established in South Africa in 2001 and now with a global presence spanning offices in South Africa, Australia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and the United States, is renowned for its Payment Fabric technology. This technology empowers issuers by modernizing, transforming, and accelerating innovation within payment systems, thereby optimizing operational efficiency and extending the lifespan of existing investments.

Tillo, the leading rewards and incentives platform and global gift card network, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jason Silverstein as its new Group Chief Operating Officer (COO).

International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has renewed its securitisation arrangement for three years, boosting its funding capacity to improve access to finance for UK businesses.