UniCredit has been recognised as the Best Bank in Trade Finance for Corporates in Germany,[i] according to data from Crisil Coalition Greenwich, a leading provider of strategic benchmarking, analytics and insights to the financial services industry, owned by S&P Global. The report also showed UniCredit as joint second Share Leader for corporate trade finance in Europe[ii] (with 27% of businesses citing the bank as an important trade finance provider), ranking #1 for Germany (with 70%) and #2 in Italy (80%).

LHV Bank has strengthened its UK lending team with the appointment of Callum Livingstone as Lending Director, further enhancing its capability to support brokers and business clients nationwide.

Based in Manchester and reporting directly to Conor McDermott, Director of SME Lending, Callum will work across both trading and real estate businesses, focusing on term debt and investment lending, including growth, acquisition and expansion finance.

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, has appointed seasoned professional Stacy Lowe as Chief People Officer to lead the company’s hiring and retention strategy.

FIS®, a global leader in financial technology, today released new research revealing that traditional banks are well positioned to bring stablecoins to American consumers.

Today, Global Payments , a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, introduced the industry’s first modular, countertop point-of-sale device, setting a new standard for flexibility, durability and speed in retail and restaurant environments. The device is purpose built for Genius, Global Payments' flagship POS platform.

Nium the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments,  today announced it has elected to participate in Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, an initiative that enables select partners to settle with Visa using stablecoins across supported blockchains.

In a global breakthrough, Ant International, a leading provider of digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology solutions, has introduced iris authentication to its Alipay+ GlassPay platform, an augmented-reality smart-glasses payment solution developed in collaboration with top wearable tech manufacturers.  

Antom, a leading provider of merchant payment and digitisation services under Ant International, has announced the launch of EPOS360, an integrated app designed to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) streamline and scale their operations.

Santander UK today announces the appointment of Gail Russell as Head of Everyday Banking, joining the bank on 10 November. Gail will report directly into Enrique Alvarez, CEO of Santander UK’s Retail and Business Banking.

As Head of Everyday Banking, Gail joins the Retail and Business Banking leadership team, where she will oversee current accounts, savings and unsecured personal lending, and will be responsible for driving forward the continued evolution of Santander’s Everyday Banking proposition.