Christmas Squeeze: Brits Cut Back on Festive Spending — But Small Steps Now Can Ease the Strain in 2026
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
Data from Vanquis’ Financial Wellbeing Index found that one in five UK households earning under £40,000 had planned to cut back on Christmas spending in 2025, as families continue to juggle rising living costs. Across all households, the Index revealed that people were most likely to trim back on treats like eating out and parties while doing their best to protect essentials such as the food shop and the cost of travelling to see loved ones.
INTX Integrates Tranzpay To Deliver Fully Embedded Payments Across Its Unified End-to-End Core Platform
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Tranzpay, a leading provider of unified digital payment solutions for the insurance industry, has announced a strategic partnership with INTX,a rapidly growing modern core system provider, today announced a strategic partnership designed to bring embedded, end-to-end payment capabilities directly into INTX’s unified insurance platform.
INFINOX Launches Global Loyalty Programme Elevating Client Rewards And Engagement
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
INFINOX, the multi-regulated global brokerage firm, today announced the launch of its new loyalty programme, designed to significantly enhance the trading experience for clients around the world. The initiative enables traders to earn and redeem rewards while advancing through a structured tier system, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to client value and engagement.
Supermicro Unveils High-Density, Liquid-Cooled And Air-Cooled 6U SuperBlade® Powered By Intel® Xeon® 6900 Series Processors for Maximum Performance And Efficiency
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Supermicro, Inc. , a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is announcing the latest addition to its SuperBlade family with the SBI-622BA-1NE12-LCC, a high-density, direct liquid-cooled blade server powered by dual Intel Xeon 6900 series processors with up to 256 P-cores. This new SuperBlade solution delivers outstanding compute density, power efficiency, and performance. This new SuperBlade solution delivers...
Crypto Wallet Usage Shifts from Trading to Spending, Bitget Wallet Data Shows
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Wallets
Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, closed 2025 with higher onchain activity across trading, payments, and earnings, reflecting a shift in wallet usage as adoption expanded beyond early, trading-focused users. Data from the year suggests that self-custodial wallets are increasingly functioning as everyday financial apps, supporting not only trading but also spending and asset management.
DTCC’s FICC and BNY Launch Collateral-in-Lieu Service
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and BNY (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, today announced that DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) subsidiary has officially launched its Collateral-in-Lieu (CIL) service under its Sponsored General Collateral (GC) offering via BNY’s Global Collateral Platform, with BNY Securities...
dLocal Completes Transition To a Majority Independent Board with Appointments Of Paco Ybarra And Nelson Mattos
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
dLocal Limited, a leading financial technology company powering payments across emerging markets, today announced it has completed the transition to a nine-person, majority independent Board of Directors, now comprising five independent members.
Visa Analysis: UK Holiday Spending Climbs 3.6%
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today released its annual Retail Spend Monitor from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), offering a comprehensive view of UK holiday retail activity. Preliminary data shows that overall holiday retail spending increased 3.6% year over year across all payment types, including cash. These figures are not adjusted for inflation.
KAST Adds $MOVE Rewards As It Expands Premium Neobank Services
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Banking
KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, has announced a partnership with The Movement Network adding additional crypto rewards to existing KAST benefits. 500,000 users worldwide will now be able to earn $MOVE token rewards on every purchase and then hold, move and trade the token.
AlHuda CIBE Awards Shariah Compliance Certificate to AL BARAKAH MCSL
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Islamic Finance
AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (AlHuda CIBE) has officially awarded a Shariah Compliance Certificate to AL BARAKAH Multi-purpose Co-operative Society Limited, Mauritius, following a comprehensive Shariah review of its operations, products, and governance framework. The certification reflects AL BARAKAH’s adherence to Shariah principles across its cooperative and financial activities and marks a significant milestone in...
SBI Ripple Asia Partners with Doppler Finance for XRP Yield And RWA Tokenization
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler Finance (“Doppler”), the leading XRPfi infrastructure, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration in XRP-based yield infrastructure and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on the XRP Ledger.
ABN AMRO Boosts Digital Innovation with MiCAR Licence And Smart Derivatives
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- RegTech
ABN AMRO is accelerating its digital innovation approach with two major milestones. The German subsidiary of the bank, Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody, has secured a MiCAR licence, enabling crypto custody services for institutional clients under the new EU regulatory framework. At the same time, ABN AMRO has completed its first international Smart Derivative Contract (SDC) transaction in collaboration with DZ BANK, using blockchain technology to...
Token.io Chief Product Officer Charles Damen Elected to UK Payments Initiative Board
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- People Moves
Token.io today announced that its Chief Product Officer, Charles Damen, has been elected to the board of the newly formed UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) — an industry-led company, established under the stewardship of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to own and operate a commercial scheme for Variable Recurring Payments (VRP), which will drive the next phase of open banking and Pay by Bank adoption across the UK.
Fiserv Collaborates with Visa To Accelerate Agentic Commerce
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Fiserv, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V) to enable Visa Intelligent Commerce and deploy Trusted Agent Protocol across Fiserv’s interoperable agentic ecosystem. This will empower merchants to participate in the rapidly evolving world of Agentic Commerce, where artificial intelligence-driven agents act on behalf of consumers to discover, compare, and purchase products.
Bitget Wallet And Alchemy Pay Launch Zero-Fee USDC on-Ramp Backed By Coinbase
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has introduced a zero-fee USDC on-ramp with Alchemy Pay, broadening access to digital dollars across emerging markets. The program allows users to purchase USDC with 0% transaction fees, no network fees, competitive market-referenced FX rates, and one-click checkout through Apple Pay and Google Pay, offering a familiar experience for everyday users.
