Vision Express has announced a new partnership with Stream (formerly Wagestream) inclusive financial tools to its employees across the UK.

Standard Chartered announced today that it has hired Ole Matthiessen as Global Head, Transaction Services & Digital Assets.

OKX, the blockchain technology and trading company serving more than 120 million people globally, today announced the launch of Aave on X Layer, OKX's Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network. The deployment marks a significant expansion of X Layer's DeFi ecosystem, giving OKX Wallet users and DeFi-native participants access to battle-tested, institutional-grade lending infrastructure directly onchain.

Customer vulnerability specialists MorganAsh have welcomed a joint statement from the FCA and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) reiterating that data protection rules do not prevent firms from collecting, recording and sharing customer vulnerability data.

Leading wealth and asset management firm Mattioli Woods has partnered with sharetech platform Vestd to support its consultants and clients with the design, delivery and administration of compliant share schemes.

LHV Bank will be undertaking a PoC with Gradient Labs to explore the use of agentic AI to support retail customer service

WTW has announced structural and strategic changes to the EMEA regional operations of its Insurance Consulting and Technology business

Paysend Enterprise is reinforcing its commitment to the China corridor by providing enterprise partners with comprehensive payout infrastructure

Relm has received its full Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)

As Egypt accelerates toward a cash-lite economy, the 37th Chapter of the Finnovex Global Series arrives in Cairo at a defining moment for the nation’s financial trajectory. Scheduled for April 27, 2026, Finnovex North Africa 2026 will unite over 200+ financial leaders, policymakers, and tech pioneers under the theme: “Catalyzing Egypt’s Fintech Revolution: Smart Finance Meets Regulatory Transformation.”

Finova Broker has announced the promotion of Ben Radford to head of Finova Broker Payments, its mortgage club designed to support brokers with competitive procuration fees and added value services.

Findings from the recently released 2025–2026 Visa Growth Corporates Working Capital Index (WCI) reveal a significant gap between Asia Pacific companies’ working capital needs and the financial tools available to them.

Twenty7tec has announced a new integration with LMS, the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing services, bringing its LMS Select solution directly into the RESEARCH platform to create a more connected and efficient journey from product sourcing through to instruction.

Firstly, let’s address the elephant in the room. The word ‘awards’ can sometimes bring a bit of scepticism. These days there are awards events for pretty much everything (World Sting Nettle Eating Championships in Dorset, anyone?), and hundreds in the banking sector alone. They all promise recognition and a great night out, but don’t always deliver much beyond a trophy and a few photos.

Brickflow has partnered with Factored, the UK’s leading rent advance specialist, to provide brokers and landlords with streamlined access to 24-hour liquidity.