New research from FIS suggests that digital currencies, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, are firmly on the radar of younger consumers, but limited understanding and concerns around transparency continue to hold back wider adoption across the UK.

While the FCA recently confirmed that stablecoin payments are a 2026 priority, the data shows a clear knowledge gap among UK consumers, alongside uncertainty about how the technology works in practice and how it is regulated.

Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Bank of Beirut UK Ltd, has successfully gone live with Temenos Core Banking and Payments. This strategic transformation positions Bank of Beirut UK to expand its corporate banking operations and strengthen its role as a trusted partner for businesses and correspondent banks across the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

A new global study released today by BVNK reveals that stablecoins are no longer niche, but are becoming a practical, everyday form of money being used around the world for everything from getting paid to buying goods and services. 

Over the past year, we analysed 672 businesses worldwide to understand how payment stacks evolve as companies scale. The result is our latest research, The state of payment maturity 2025 — a global study built to help teams benchmark how they structure, manage, and optimise payments today.

Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, announces a partnership with Plaid, a data network that serves as the analytics layer for financial services. Together they solve one of banking's biggest challenges: data fragmentation that slows innovation and limits customer experience. 

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader and Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, today announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. Now live, eligible clients can use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform as off-exchange collateral when trading on Binance.

Nuveen, a global asset manager with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, and Schroders, a leading provider of active asset management, advisory and wealth management services with $1.1 trillion in assets under management have agreed to the terms of a board recommended cash acquisition ("the Transaction") by Nuveen for the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of Schroders for approximately £9.9 billion.

Nu Mexico, a digital financial services platform, is strengthening its solid, long-term commitment to the country by detailing its strategic investment plan of US$4.2 billion through 2030. This substantial contribution drives robust and continuous growth, with the company adding approximately one million new customers per quarter and approaching 14 million customers.

The 26th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 (East Africa Edition), hosted by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), will convene senior banking, fintech, regulatory, and technology leaders on 11 March 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) proudly announces the 26th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 (East Africa Edition), scheduled to take place on 11 March 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.