Insignis, the leading cash management platform, has launched a new, multi-bank “forever” cash ISA that lets savers access market-leading rates and diversify their cash holdings through a single application, facilitating better long-term financial planning. 

MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced an integration with Taktile, a next-generation decision platform that helps teams automate and improve risk management strategies across the customer lifecycle.

Temenos AG, a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Jean-Pierre Brulard will be stepping down from the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The Board of Directors has appointed Takis Spiliopoulos, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, as Interim CEO while the search for a permanent successor is underway.

Thibault de Tersant, Chair of the Board, commented:

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Government today announced the appointment of Katie James as the new Head of Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Solutions, a move that reinforces the company’s commitment to driving digital transformation and operational excellence across motor vehicle agencies nationwide. In her new role, James will lead solution development and customer engagement across the DMV portfolio at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, with a focus on fraud prevention, payment processing, and vital records modernization.

Mastercard today announced the appointment of Sharad Jain as Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In this role, Sharad will lead and oversee the company’s strategic direction and business operations across these three dynamic markets. His responsibilities include strengthening Mastercard’s collaborations with government stakeholders, banks, fintechs and merchants in Vietnam to accelerate the adoption and implementation of secure digital payments.

Smart Data Foundry’s latest Economic Nowcast reveals striking differences in financial resilience between England, Scotland, and Wales, with many people continuing to spend beyond their means. 

In July over 10.6% of adults in Britain spent more than they earned, equating to more than 5 million people unable to make ends meet. This is based on a British banking population of 54.4 million.   

Younger generations are demonstrating much greater appetite to invest compared to their parents’ generation as they look to beat inflation and low returns on cash savings, according to research from new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy.

Payhawk, the finance orchestration platform that unifies global spend management with intelligent automation and real-time payments, today announced audited results for the year ended 31 December 2024. Annual recurring revenue (ARR) rose 78% to €39.5 million, supported by net revenue retention (NRR) of 173.5% (12-month cohort average) as customers expanded their use of the platform. IFRS revenue reached €23.4 million, up 85% year over year and nearly 4× the €5.9 million reported in 2022.

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the fintech and financial services industry in Wales, has announced the appointment of Sarah Jones as its new Chief Executive Officer.

FNZ and UniCredit, one of Europe’s leading banks, have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to evolve the bank’s securities services offering.

The partnership marks a major milestone in UniCredit’s programme to simplify and grow its securities business as it brings its back-office operations in house. UniCredit will deploy FNZ’s cloud-based post-trade securities platform to standardize operations and bring critical back-office functions under one roof.