Lloyds Bank customers are the first in the UK to be able to support their bank account application using the chip in their passport, in the latest innovation for their app.

The new high-tech feature speeds up the process of applying, by pre-populating key data fields including name, title, date of birth, gender and country of birth. As well as a slicker experience for customers, it also reduces the risk of errors which can cause delas.

myTU, the fintech pioneering the use of cloud-only infrastructure and AI to transform banking, has attained Principal Member status with Visa Europe. The achievement reinforces myTU’s high standards of security, resilience, and compliance in its payment operations, and opens new ways for the fintech startup to differentiate its brand via enhanced control and flexibility of payment services.

Travelex, the market leading foreign exchange brand, is investing in more than 75 new bureaux, kiosks and ATMs internationally as global travel continues to rebound. 

Square today launched Tap to Pay on iPhone across the UK, making it the third market globally where Square will offer the technology to its sellers. Available within the Square Point of Sale, Square for Retail, and Square Appointments iOS apps, Tap to Pay on iPhone lets sellers of all sizes accept contactless payments directly from their iPhone, with no additional hardware required and at no additional cost. 

Finder.com analysed figures by the BVA to find that just over 600,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are using business credit cards, out of a total of 5.5 million. This means that 9 in 10 SMEs (89%) could be missing out on the benefits offered by business credit cards. 

In a significant move to further enhance the financial technology landscape, Payment Components, a leading global provider of payments software solutions, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Fimple, a renowned entity in the core banking sector.

Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Dormac Marine & Engineering, a division of Southey Holdings, has embarked on an upgrade journey, moving its existing Infor LN enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to the cloud. Having implemented Infor LN in 2014, Dormac recognised the value in a SaaS approach needed today.

B2B LendTech platform Trade Ledger and 10x Banking,  the transformational cloud-native SaaS core banking platform, have partnered to offer banks and alternative l

The ClearScore Group, a leading global financial services marketplace group, announces today a new partnership with alternative lender Plend. Unlike traditional loans providers, Plend looks beyond credit scores to assess risk and affordability, and Plend loans will now be available on the ClearScore UK consumer marketplace.

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), announced its partnership with FrenchSys, a subsidiary of CB-Investissements (CBI), to facilitate a greater JCB certification process for payment terminals across France. This alliance helps banks, terminal manufacturers, and merchant partners to accept JCB Cards through an integrated certification process, hosted by FrenchSys.