·       Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking will be utilising Mastercard’s Open Banking Merchant Payment Solution to launch PayFrom Bank.

·       The solution enables individuals to make online payments directly from their bank accounts, giving consumers more choice over how they pay and providing merchants with instant settlement of funds

·       United Response, a charity supporting vulnerable people, is the first merchant to sign up.

Axyon AI partners with DeFi FX exchange DeFinity to develop Deep Learning AI market anomaly detection

New partnership aims to improve financial wellbeing through a gamified app experience

·       A highly experienced, energetic, and results-driven business leader 

·       Driving accelerated cloud adoption and technology modernisation programmes for clients 

·       Spearheading regional expansion plans for the UK

·       Forging greater collaboration with GFT's global teams to deliver increased value to shared international clients

New functionality enables quick development wins for best possible trading experience for financial firms of all sizes; paves path to hyper-personalization of trading environments. 

42% plan to use the extension to improve rollout plans, but poll reveals uncertainty still surrounds SCA regulation

UK banks have welcomed the six-month extension to implement Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for e-commerce transactions, with 42% planning to use the extra time to improve and enhance the sophistication of their SCA roll out plans, according to a poll conducted by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the global data and analytics company.

Aims to create a thriving ecosystem for its retail partners by helping them utilize PayNearby’s platform extensively to earn more 

The survey of 300 financial crime decision makers working in the financial services sector in the UK, also found that on average, organisations spent £53 annually on financial crime defence for each customer relationship they have. Moreover, they refused an average of £90,240.77 and exited an average of £90,869.52 worth of UK customer relationships for financial crime reasons during the last 12 months.

Hedge fund managers come in many ways - Some make decisions with their gut and some with mathematical data. Either way, there are many succeeding at that. But you know, there’s a reason the most successful investors who have relied on their gut instinct are stars - it’s damn hard to do.

New referral programme rewards users and new customers with Bitcoin SV cryptocurrency

Zumo, the Scottish crypto app, has announced the return of its popular Refer and Share programme designed to help people get comfortable with crypto. 

The first Refer and Share campaign launched in October 2020 and brought 20,000 new users into crypto through the Zumo app, offering a simple and low-barrier way for new participants to enter the crypto space.