Have you ever wondered how your online banking app flags suspicious activity before you know it? Or how do robo-advisors make insightful investment suggestions tailored just for you?

The answer lies in a silent revolution in our wallets and bank accounts. This revolution is driven by machine learning, a potent artificial intelligence changing how we handle money. It's like having a team of expert financial advisors, security guards, and personal assistants all rolled into one, working silently behind the scenes.

Unicard LTD, an established provider of Smart Ticketing and payment solutions to the public and commercial transport sector, today announced its acquisition of Smart Ticketing specialists Ecebs from Visa, in a market transaction that will enable Unicard to offer a more comprehensive range of solutions in the UK, and abroad.

mPokket – a leading digital lending platform – today announced the introduction of its new work-from-home policy, ‘Don’t-Feel-Like-It’ (DFLI), aimed at enhancing employee morale, motivation, and mental well-being while promoting a healthy work-life balance. This innovative policy reflects mPokket’s commitment to fostering a productive and harmonious work environment that prioritizes the overall well-being of its team members.

Brite Payments today announced that it has expanded its product coverage with the launch of open banking-powered instant payments and payouts in Denmark. With full product coverage in Sweden and Finland, the addition of Denmark further strengthens the second-generation fintech’s footprint as it continues its expansion across Europe.

Financial services firms deploy an increasingly complicated mix of technologies, systems, applications, and processes to serve customers and partners and to solve organisational challenges. Focused heavily on consumer hyper-personalisation, banks are evolving more and more digital assets and services to meet and exceed growing customer experience expectations. 

TransUnion, a global information and insights company and one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has named Kaushik Gopalan as its chief human resources (HR) officer in the UK.

Kaushik will lead TransUnion's HR strategy and colleague initiatives for the UK and Europe, with responsibilities spanning talent acquisition, learning and development, colleague engagement and people operations.

XBTO Global (XBTO), a comprehensive platform for digital assets and tailored investment solutions, has today announced its strategic acquisition of Stablehouse*, subject to regulatory approval. Stablehouse is the secure digital assets custody and trading platform that helps institutions mitigate risk with security, bankruptcy protection and regulatory compliance.

Protegrity, the global leader in data security and privacy, today announced Dante Malagrino has been appointed Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Christian Carnell has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to Protegrity CEO Paul Mountford, Malagrino and Carnell will take on their new executive leadership roles in August to lead Protegrity’s next phase of growth.