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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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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,

Theya Announces Bitcoin Management Solutions for Businesses

Theya has announced the launch of Theya for Business—a modular, scalable platform that gives organizations secure, full-control bitcoin infrastructure

RevTech Labs Class 22 to Showcase Cutting-Edge Innovation at Fintech + Insurtech Generations

RevTech Labs is proud to introduce the 22nd cohort of its accelerator program, a diverse group of 14 fintech and insurtech startups from around the world

Paysera Selects iPiD as a Strategical Partner for VoP Compliance and for Global Account Verification

Paysera, a financial technology company with 20 years of market experience, has announced a strategic partnership with iPiD, a global provider of payee verification solutions. This collaboration aims to strengthen Paysera's Know Your Payee (KYP) processes and ensure compliance with new EU regulations requiring financial institutions to verify payee details before processing transfers in euros.

Johnston Carmichael Appoints New Head of Financial Services

Top UK accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed a new Head of its Financial Services sector team.

eCapital Bolsters Sales Team With Key Regional Appointment

Leading cashflow finance provider eCapital Commercial Finance (eCapital) has appointed Jason Sedgwick as Regional Sales Manager within their South of England team.

ING Welcomes Enrique Piñel as Global Head of Financial Institutions Advisory

ING is pleased to announce the appointment of Enrique Piñel as Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Institutions Advisory based in the UK.

ECI Partners Appoints Neal Griffith as CFO Designate

ECI Partners, the leading mid-market private equity firm, has announced the appointment of Neal Griffith as CFO designate. Griffith joins from pan-European private equity firm, Equistone Partners Europe, where he was CFO and Chief Risk Officer, having joined as Group Financial Controller in 2017. Prior to Equistone he was Fund Financial Controller for investment firm, BC Partners. His appointment to CFO will follow the retirement of incumbent, Philip Shuttleworth, at the end of the year, after almost 30 years with ECI.

LSEG’s SwapAgent and Trafigura First to Open GBP-denominated Blockchain Deposit Accounts from Kinexys by J.P. Morgan

Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s blockchain business unit, has launched GBP-denominated Blockchain Deposit Accounts on Kinexys Digital Payments in J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s London branch – one of the first blockchain products of its kind in the UK. SwapAgent Ltd (“SwapAgent”), an LSEG Post Trade Solutions business, and Trafigura will be the first clients to open London accounts on the platform, marking the first time in the UK that companies will actively be using blockchain accounts for 24/7 real-time payments and cross-border transactions.

Ecommpay Helps HiQi Simplify Fuel Payments Across Portugal and Spain

Portuguese fuel payment app HiQi, has joined forces with inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, to enable its customers to top up their credit account quickly and simply via their preferred payment method.

Iplicit Announces New Product for Accountancy Firms and Partners Offering BPO Services to the Midmarket

iplicit, the cloud accounting platform purpose-built for the UK mid-market, has announced a new product that will enable accountancy partners to better serve midmarket clients with business process outsourcing (BPO).

Iplicit Announces New Product for Accountancy Firms and Partners Offering BPO Services to the Midmarket

iplicit, the cloud accounting platform purpose-built for the UK mid-market, has announced a new product that will enable accountancy partners to better serve midmarket clients with business process outsourcing (BPO).

OKX Bahamas, Atitlan and Komainu Launch Tripartite Self Custody Partnership for Institutional Clients Seeking Bitcoin Yield Strategies

OKX, a leading global crypto exchange, has partnered with Komainu, a regulated digital asset custodian, and Atitlan, a UK-based crypto wealth manager. This allows Atitlan to trade 24/7 on the OKX platform while its bitcoin assets remain securely held in segregated custody by Komainu. This milestone for OKX reflects growing institutional adoption, fueled by demand for secure custodial solutions and increasing confidence in digital assets.

Revenir AI Partners With Karta in First Major Deal Outside Europe to Automate VAT Reclaims for Karta Customers Shopping Abroad

Revenir, the UK fintech specialising in automated tax reclaim solutions, today announces an exciting new partnership with US-based financial technology company, Karta, representing Revenir’s first partnership outside of Europe.

Fexco Launches Cross-Industry Payment Orchestration Platform Building on Cruise Market Dominance

Fexco, the Irish-based financial services and fintech company, has launched payUnite, its market-leading next-generation global payments orchestration platform, into the airline, retail and hospitality industries.

Datactics Supports Digital Transformation for Investec in the UK With FSCS Digital Data Validation Sandbox

Datactics has developed a digital data validation sandbox for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) designed to help assess data systems and processes prior to regulatory audits.

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