New research from leading international payment service provider and UK and Europe direct bank card acquirer, Ecommpay, reveals that 80% of consumers changed their spending habits this year due to the cost-of-living crisis. However, over two-thirds still plan on increasing or maintaining their online spending for the festive season (69%).

A challenging year hasn’t dampened festive spirits

Murex, the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, has expanded its connectivity with financial information and analytics leader S&P Global Market Intelligence to cover model validation needs and provide an additional option to source market data into MX.3.

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with LemFi (formerly known as Lemonade Finance), a leading fintech platform transforming financial services for immigrants.

Global analytics software leader FICO, recognized as a global leader in credit scoring analytics, has launched an innovative FICO^® Score as part of an effort aimed at helping Ukrainian refugees get credit. This initiative is part of FICO’s long-standing commitment to financial inclusion, supporting an inclusive lending ecosystem, and developing innovative solutions to enable consumers to responsibly get access to credit.

Paymentology, a leading global issuer-processor, today announces the appointment of its new CEO Jeff Parker, who will be succeeding the interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson. 

To enhance data visualisation and the charting experience of its District platform, Danske Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Netdania, part of United Fintech, in a move welcomed as a first step in collaborating to accelerate the digital transformation of Denmark’s largest lender.

European household assets have grown by 51% over the past 10 years. By the end of H1 2023, they totaled €34.08 trillion. This is approximately €93k per citizen aged 18+ compared to €62k a decade earlier.

Confluence Technologies, Inc., a global technology solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex investment data challenges, today announced a partnership with Manaos, a modular platform built to simplify how institutional investors centralize portfolio data, connect ESG information, and report on the sustainability of their investment.