UK financial institutions are stepping up their fight against money laundering and fraud, but the threat is evolving fast.

Simply Asset Finance, the specialist business lending provider, has achieved a major company milestone, surpassing £1.75 billion loan origination to date – a significant marker of the company’s continued growth and impact in the SME lending market since its inception.

Oakbrook and Experian have launched OakbrookOne, a new type of personal loan designed to make borrowing simpler, fairer, and more accessible – particularly for those traditionally underserved by mainstream credit. It helps eligible customers bring their debts together into one manageable payment, with the process handled seamlessly in the background.  

After Alipay debuted a smart glasses payment solution with Rokid in China, Alipay+, the unified wallet gateway service under Ant International, announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets. In collaboration with Meizu, a global industry leader, Alipay+ completed the world's first real-world smart glasses-embedded e-wallet payment transaction in Hong Kong.

Today, Project Nemo, the not-for-profit grassroots initiative driving to improve disability inclusion in the fintech and financial services industries, releases a new report uncovering the extent of financial exclusion of adults with a learning disability.

As digital commerce rapidly expands, cross-border e-commerce is no longer a niche—it’s a necessity. Businesses of all sizes are reaching customers across borders, but with global growth comes complexity, especially in payments. According to Juniper Research, the market is expected to surpass $3.3 trillion by 2028, highlighting the urgent need for efficient, secure, and scalable international payment solutions.

Tuum’s next-generation core capabilities, in partnership with Salt Edge’s Open Banking Compliance solution, have supported LHV Bank in providing more value-added services by effectively managing all core banking operations and ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements in the UK.

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory  Change Management (RCM), announces the acquisition of Acin, a London-headquartered RegTech and global operational risk AI and technology provider for the financial services sector.  

Iress today announced that it has partnered with the interoperability platform, interop.io, as part of the company’s broader strategy to focus and reinvest in its core trading and market data products. The partnership supports Iress’ commitment to delivering modular, personalised and high-performance trading experiences for its global trading and market data clients.

Jumio, the leader in AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights, today announced general availability of Jumio Liveness Premium with advanced deepfake detection, the company’s most advanced biometric liveness detection solution to date.