Even with significant investment in data and technology, data quality and governance challenges threaten to undermine strategic AI ambitions for Payments and Fintech firms in the year ahead, according to a new report from data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet. 

More than half of Payments (54%) and Fintech (51%) firms state that AI projects have failed as a result of poor data. 

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, has appointed former Checkout.com Director of Product Mathew Tuvesson as its new VP of Product. Mathew will take centre point in delivering a new generation of Volt’s product suite, as the company ramps up its evolution and prepares to add stablecoin payments and treasury solutions to its real-time payments capabilities.

YouLend, a leading global embedded financing platform, today announced a landmark partnership with Upwork Inc., the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace, aimed at expanding access to financing for freelancers, agencies and microbusiness owners across the United States. 

Moneybox, the award-winning wealth management platform, today announced the launch of three new Moneybox-branded funds, marking a significant strengthening of its wealth and investing proposition.   

Developed in partnership with Amundi, the largest European investment manager, the new funds will be available to pension customers from  8th December 2025. They are designed to support customers in growing their money for retirement through a simplified, cost-effective, and expertly managed investment solution.

Publicis Sapient, a global technology company that provides enterprise AI platforms and services, and Murex, a leader in trading, risk and processing solutions for capital markets, today announced the successful go-live of Murex’s MX.3 front-to-back-to-risk platform for the treasury business at leading U.K. specialist financial services provider Aldermore Bank.

Bizcap, one of the fastest‑growing alternative lenders globally, is expanding its UK presence and has increased its lending limit to £1 million, giving more businesses rapid access to working capital as the credit environment tightens.

Since launching in the UK in April 2024, Bizcap has become a trusted partner for SMEs and brokers looking for a more responsive option than traditional lenders. 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a global Fintech leader, today announced a major advancement in its Global Proxy modernization program with the successful migration of its Shareholder Disclosure Hub (SDH) to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Pepper Advantage, a global credit management and technology company, today announced that PRISM, its proprietary, end-to-end credit management platform, has officially launched.

Sidetrade, a global leader in AI-powered Order-to-Cash applications, has raised the bar for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance with two strong assessments from EthiFinance and EcoVadis. These new distinctions reinforce Sidetrade’s ascent as an ambitious, sustainability-driven innovator in enterprise AI.

10x Banking, the cloud-native core banking platform, has partnered with audax Financial Technology (“audax”), a comprehensive digital banking technology solutions provider supported by Standard Chartered, to transform how banks in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East scale new digital offerings and modernise their core banking services.