Finshape, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, today announced the appointment of Neil Budd as the company's new Chief Executive Officer.

Interpolitan Money today announced its strongest year of performance to date, as accelerating global mobility and rising demand for structured cross-border capital solutions drove exceptional growth across the business.

Ilkley-based digital compliance specialist SmartSearch has completed the acquisition of Credas Technologies Ltd. The combined business will deliver enhanced flexibility and innovation, helping regulated firms across sectors such as financial services, legal, accountancy, property, and insurance to manage risk and meet evolving KYC and AML requirements. 

Paytech platform Blink Payment has launched its Card Present API, enabling Integrated Software Vendor (ISV) partners and merchants to seamlessly integrate in-person payments and real-time reporting directly into their own platforms.

Worldline, a European leader in payment services, today announced the commercial availability of Worldline One Commerce in the United Kingdom. This launch introduces a unified commerce solution designed to support enterprise merchants in delivering consistent and frictionless customer journeys across online, mobile, in-store, and self-service channels. 

Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution built on transparent machine learning, announced today the acquisition of Matrisk, an AI-driven platform that transforms unstructured regulatory filings from publicly available sources into searchable, on-demand market insights. The addition of Matrisk brings regulatory and market insights into Akur8’s offering, giving actuaries richer context for pricing decisions and deeper visibility into market activity, regulatory developments, and emerging industry dynamics.

Saxo has reached yet another significant milestone of DKK 1 trillion (yes, that’s one thousand billion) in client assets. This accomplishment is directly linked to the bank’s growing client base, which now exceeds 1.5 million clients investing via their set Saxo accounts. 

Daily bank balance checking is linked to better financial outcomes, with the UK’s daily checkers shown to save more money, more frequently and stick to their financial resolutions for longer than those who check infrequently. Daily checkers are also more confident about their finances as they head into the new year and have firmer plans on how they’ll spend and save, according to a new study from Starling Bank. 

New data from Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, reveals that the 2025 UK holiday season was defined by a series of distinct spending waves, as consumers shifted from early gift-buying to last-minute essentials and post-holiday sales. Transaction data shows that even after the initial December rush, spending remained resilient, with the week before Christmas and the first weekend of January driving volumes well above the seasonal average.