Nearly half (44%) of UK consumers have experienced travel disruption due to unattended payment issues, according to new research from Attenda. Unattended payments are now central to everyday travel in the UK, with two thirds of consumers making a mobility payment at least once a week, and 73% describe their local area as well equipped for payments on the go. However, the customer experience still falls short. 

Post Office’s longest ever agreement with banks is now live, ensuring cash remains accessible, via post offices, in local communities until December 2030. 

The new five-year agreement with 30 UK bank brands and building societies underpins access to cash for millions of individuals and small businesses at Post Office branches.  

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced the availability of LexisNexis® IDVerse® for Insurance, an AI-powered, cutting-edge document authentication and identity verification solution that helps defend against AI-driven fraud for U.S. personal lines insurers and their customers throughout the insurance lifecycle.

For years, the promise of using stablecoins for business has been blocked by one fundamental flaw: a total lack of privacy. Every transaction on a public blockchain is visible to anyone, making them a non-starter for sensitive operations like payroll. Today, that changes.

Convera, a global leader in commercial payments, today announces the appointment of Meaghan Riley to Chief Commercial Officer, as the company continues its growth trajectory, expands to new markets, and drives scalable revenue opportunities across geographies and sectors. Prior to Convera, Meaghan was Chief Operating Officer for Google Cloud North America, where she led a major go-to-market transformation and launched high-growth segments.

Global analytics software leader FICO announced that it has entered a global partnership with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to help banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) organizations accelerate value creation through AI-powered decisioning and advanced analytics.

The market size of open banking is projected to surpass $48 billion dollars in 2026, continuing double-digit annual growth. While much of this share has been dominated by banks in Europe and Latin America, GFT and Ozone API are now partnering to launch North American institutions into the open banking arena.

For more than a decade, stablecoins have been touted as the future of money. But for most people, using crypto in daily life has felt abstract, speculative and closer to a promise than a product they can actually use. That is beginning to change. Digital wallets, regulated digital currencies and cross-border financial flows are moving stablecoins from theory to practical utility.

Designed by banks, for banks.

This September, 900+ industry leaders from the USA and Canada will gather in Chicago to shape the future of banking and payments in North America.

NICE Actimize, a NiCE business, has announced the launch of the Actimize Insights Network, a groundbreaking intelligence network designed to give financial institutions real-time visibility into counterparty risk.