Consumers want innovation in the payments industry to prioritise fraud prevention, security and protection over speed and convenience when choosing how to pay, according to a new report published today by Santander UK.

Santander’s “Transacting Tomorrow: The role of retail payments in powering UK growth”, finds most (70%) consumers believe today’s payments work well, but want future innovation to tackle what they perceive to be “the real gaps”, primarily fraud and consumer protection.

Every finance leader has lived the spreadsheet nightmare: dozens of tabs open, version names that end in final_v4_revised, and late nights trying to explain why cash flow doesn’t match projections. When markets tighten, those cracks widen fast. What once worked during times of growth suddenly exposes its limits.. What worked during times of growth suddenly feels painfully outdated.

Revolut, the global fintech app with over 65 million customers globally, today announced the launch of Street Mode across the UK and the EEA. A new security feature designed to help protect customers from theft in instances of phone snatching and transfer mugging, Street Mode provides an additional and customisable layer of location-aware protection to funds when customers are on the go. 

Enfuce, Europe’s card issuing and processing powerhouse, has entered the Belgian and Luxembourg markets through a new partnership with Belgian fintech Monizze, member of the Up Group. 

Payments leaders remain confident about the pace of industry innovation, but many risk falling behind as expectations accelerate. New global research from ACI Worldwide and Globant reveals a widening gap between confidence and readiness that could define industry leadership in 2026 and beyond.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial technology, today announced the appointment of Walter Pritchard as Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations, effective December 1, 2025.

Unlimit, a leading global fintech company providing the world’s largest portfolio of financial technology services, today announced the launch of Stable.com, a decentralized stablecoin clearing house designed to seamlessly integrate stablecoins into the global financial system. Purpose-built for stablecoins, Stable.com combines the security and efficiency of a decentralized exchange with the convenience of a global payments network.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. has appointed Rostislav (Ros) Kotov as Head of Strategy and Business Development for its Bank Broker-Dealer (BBD) business focused on governance.

iBanFirst, the next-generation cross-border payment services provider for Small and Medium Multinationals (SMMs), has today released the findings of its 

Virtual payments pioneer Conferma has partnered with Strawberry Hotels, one of the leading Nordic hospitality brands, to bring secure, seamless, and fully automated corporate travel payments to thousands of corporations.