Gatehouse Bank has been named the Best Fixed Account Provider at the 2023 Moneyfacts Awards.

The Shariah-compliant ethical Bank was awarded the title for the second year in a row following detailed weekly data analysis by Moneyfacts’ research team. The winners were those who stood out for their competitive rates and a high level of service.

UK fraud attack volumes nearly doubled in 2022 as the scam-demic continues, according to the latest online fraud analysis published by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. 

Around 36 million human-initiated fraud attacks were confirmed in the UK last year, a rise of 92% from the previous year. Globally the rate of growth was slower, at 56%.

Public, a US-based multi-asset investing platform, launches today in the United Kingdom, entering its first market outside the United States. With the firm’s UK expansion, Public aims to be the preeminent place to invest in US-listed equities, offering over 5,000 stocks, deep data and insights, and a simple and transparent fee structure with zero commission trading and low FX fees. 

Temenos today announced that Convera, the largest non-bank global B2B payments provider, has selected Temenos Payments Hub running in the Temenos Cloud to modernize its payments infrastructure.

Payhawk, the fast-growing spend management platform which combines company cards, reimbursable expenses, and accounts payable in one solution, today announces its release of a money management handbook to help startups Founders and CFOs that have raised VC funding to manage their cash flow and build a business that lasts beyond the difficult first year. 

ION, a global provider of trading, analytics, treasury, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management, announces that LookOut has won the Risk Technology Awards 2023 Trade Surveillance Product of the Year.

Liminal, a leading provider of wallet infrastructure and custody solutions is delighted to announce the appointment of Manhar Garegrat as the Country Head, India & Global Partnerships. With his extensive experience in the blockchain industry, Manhar brings valuable insights and strategic leadership to further strengthen Liminal's position in the Indian market.

NatWest has today enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone to all eligible businesses across the UK.

Apple’s contactless payment acceptance technology is now available to UK businesses via the NatWest Tap to Pay iOS app.

Spectrum Markets (“Spectrum”), the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, has published its SERIX sentiment data for European retail investors for June, revealing retail investor sentiment towards cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ether has risen consistently since the index hit its lowest point in January 2023.