Equifax UK completed its Cloud transformation journey, becoming the first cloud-native UK credit reference agency, and enabling the acceleration of new products to market with greater security and enhanced real-time data insights for clients.

Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced the results of a highwater benchmark for its cloud-native core banking solutions running on Microsoft Azure. The results will be presented at the Temenos Community Forum 2025.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced Visa Commercial Integrated Partners, a new program designed to improve connectivity between fintechs and Visa Commercial products through its commercial platform. Visa will make available advanced APIs to embed Visa products in a business partners’ applications and make these integrations available to its financial institution clients, allowing them to offer new, seamless payment experiences to their business customers.

Acrisure today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the issuance of new convertible senior preferred stock in a $2.1 billion capital raise led by Bain Capital.

At the Temenos Community Forum in Madrid, Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today launched Temenos FCM AI Agent, an advanced screening solution built with AI, real-time evaluation, and robust compliance frameworks to make compliance smarter, faster and more trusted. The solution is generally available (GA).

Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, is warning UK merchants that inflationary pressures, trade disruption, and weakening consumer confidence are creating the perfect conditions for a sharp rise in chargeback abuse.

Qonto, the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, today announces the launch of its first complete payment acceptance solution seamlessly integrated into the Qonto app, enabling businesses to collect payments anywhere and keep all transaction data synchronised in one account. This strategic expansion marks Qonto's evolution from a business finance leader to a complete financial management one-stop-shop, addressing one of the most pressing needs faced by European SMEs today. 

New research and recent industry insights indicate a clear shift in consumer payment behaviour: contactless payments have moved from being an option to becoming the standard. 

At this year’s MPE conference in Berlin, Mastercard’s Acceptance Lead for Europe, Marie Herbiet, noted that over 90% of in-person transactions across Europe are now contactless. This reflects a global trend, as NFC (Near Field Communication) payments grow exponentially worldwide across all  card brands.