10x Banking, the cloud-native core banking platform, has today announced the appointment of Tom Bentley to its Executive Board as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Tom will lead the company’s global commercial and growth strategy as it enters its next phase of expansion across key markets including Europe, APAC, Middle East and Africa.

Around the world the use of account to account (A2A) payments is growing as consumers increasingly seek a range of fast, convenient and efficient ways to pay directly from their bank account. From settling-up with friends, to paying bills and buying goods and services, billions of consumers are now using A2A payments for an expanding range of scenarios.  This growth of A2A payments among consumers has also drawn interest from fraudsters, resulting in new scams and fraud attempts, with often unclear rules on what recourse consumers have.

AccessFintech, the data network driving capital optimization and greater operational capacity, today announced the appointment of Sarah Shenton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. This strategic leadership change marks a significant step for the company as it positions itself for its next phase of growth.

Mastercard announced the launch of the Mastercard AI Card Design Studio, an innovative platform that transforms how issuers create and deploy card designs. By combining speed, affordability and advanced customization, it gives card issuers a powerful, intuitive solution to bring their unique brand to life.   

Flagstone, the UK’s largest savings platform*, has rolled out enhanced functionality that allows customers to move their savings and earned interest automatically from one account to another upon maturity. 

FNZ, a leading end-to-end wealth management platform has today announced a global, five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to transform the wealth management  industry through technology, innovation and AI-driven digital solutions. 

The partnership combines FNZ’s industry-leading technology, wealth management expertise  and global reach with Microsoft’s advanced AI capabilities, cloud infrastructure and engineering  excellence. 

The British Business Bank has reached the landmark milestone of £2.5bn of lending under its Growth Guarantee Scheme, with 69% of lending delivered to businesses outside London and the South East.

Over £200m of lending has been provided in each of the North West, West Midlands, East of England and Yorkshire & The Humber regions.

Barclays today announced the appointment of Alex Ham as Global Chairman of Investment Banking, based in London.