Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for true customer-centric banking, and Fimple, a next-generation core banking provider, have joined forces to offer challenger and incumbent banks a comprehensive suite of digital banking features, ranging from digital experience to core banking.

Buyer demands, payment trends, and new regulations lead to an ever-evolving payment landscape in the B2B sector. Now more than ever, it is vital to have the right payment provider for your ERP System - one which increases the number of ways to pay and improves the buyer experience. 

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation which aims to boost resilience against ICT-related incidents in the financial services sector. Coming into force on the 17th of January 2025, the regulation will impact operational resilience across five pillars: ICT risk management, ICT-related incident management, digital operational resilience testing, ICT third-party risk management and information sharing. Once in place, it is expected that DORA will influence future regulations in the financial sector, globally. 

PayPoint today announces a call to arms for Group 2 Payment Service Providers (“PSP”) yet to implement the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service ahead of the mandated deadline of 31 October 2024, to take action now.

CoP is an account name-checking service designed to help reduce misdirected payments and provide greater assurance that they are being sent, and collected from, the intended account holder. The service was developed and owned by Pay.UK and offered by PayPoint as part of their Open Banking solutions.

Lenovo, the global technology powerhouse, is launching a new Open Banking at checkout service for its customers in the UK and continental Europe. 

The checkout technology will be provided by Trustly, the global leader in open banking payments.  Lenovo is offering the new technology to its customers as a quick, easy, and safe way to pay. The service will provide customers with an alternative payment method that is less vulnerable to fraud, compared to other forms of payment such as credit or debit cards. 

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announces the appointment of Stephen Bowe as Chief Product Officer. With over 15 years of experience in banking and payments Stephen joins Paymentology’s leadership team to build on the company’s success by driving further innovation in the company’s payment products. 

FINOM, a leading European digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs and official Visa card partner, today announced the launch of local IBAN accounts in Spain, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing expansion in the Spanish market. Following the company's recent successful launch of local IBAN accounts in France and Italy, this marks another significant milestone in FINOM's mission to simplify financial management for small and medium-sized businesses across Europe.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Dow Jones today announced a new, multi-year data, news, and analytics partnership.

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Khadija Ali as Group Director, Sustainability and Responsible Business.

In the newly created role, Khadija will be responsible for leading the Group’s Social Sustainability and Environmental Sustainability teams. Khadija will report into the Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Andrew Walton.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced it’s partnered with Adobe Commerce to enable merchants to easily implement Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, along with other flexible payment options. This allows Klarna to expand payment flexibility to consumers.