Standard Chartered (the Group) today announced the appointment of Noelle Eder as Group Head, Technology & Operations, subject to regulatory approval. Noelle will be reporting to Group Chief Executive, Bill Winters, and will be based in Singapore.

Two, a European leader in B2B payments technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Qliro, a leading Nordic payments provider, to introduce its B2B Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions to hundreds of SMEs across the Nordics.

Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced the launch of Kraken Embed, a new Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution for neobanks, fintechs, traditional banks to seamlessly provide clients with direct access to cryptocurrency.

Firms offering services for cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be subject to new, clear rules, boosting investor confidence and driving growth through the Plan for Change.  

At a major summit in London to mark UK Fintech Week, the Chancellor revealed that the UK has published draft legislation for regulating cryptoassets – better protecting millions of people across Britain. 

As the world races towards a cashless future, the sheer scale of digital transactions is skyrocketing, pushing payment systems to their limits.

Profile, a leading financial solutions provider, has announced today that Kommuninvest, one of Sweden’s leading financial institutions, has selected the state-of-the-art Finuevo Core banking solution to enhance and modernise its operations.

The latest analysis of UK card payments from global analytics software leader FICO shows that spending fell in January and rose in February, as per usual seasonal patterns. However, January saw increases in missed payments across one, two and three months. In February there was evidence of consumers prioritising card payments, with decreases in cardholders missing one and two payments. An area of concern for credit managers is the persistent rise in customers missing three payments. 

A new report from BioCatch, which prevents financial crime by recognizing patterns in human behavior, highlights an 11% increase in fraud and scams originating from mobile channels in the UK, as fraudsters pivot away from social engineering voice scams, which declined by 34%. The research pulls data from a dozen different UK banks servicing more than 110 million retail banking customers in the country.