A global study released today by Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, highlights the consumer buying behaviour which is powering today’s digital economy. The research, conducted across the UK, US, UAE and China, reveals a number of trends, including the growing spending power of Generation Alpha.  

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, has announced the implementation of its front-to-back treasury solution, Kondor, at Fortune Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank) to modernize the bank’s treasury management operations and capabilities. This strategic collaboration is part of LPBank’s concerted effort to accelerate its digital transformation strategy and enhance its competitiveness in the market.

The vast majority of UK finance leaders (95 percent) struggle to manage their global spending due to disconnected management tools and manual processes, according to a new report released by Airwallex, the leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses.

BVNK, the payments infrastructure provider, and Circle, a global financial technology firm, today announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the utility of USDC for BVNK’s global customer base. BVNK will integrate USDC more deeply into its payment offerings, enabling businesses to leverage USDC’s speed and stability for a variety of payment use cases.

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Helena Warne as Business Development Manager for Wales to grow its funding support for businesses throughout the country. 

Helena brings over 25 years of financial services experience to her new role. At Lloyds Banking Group she covered the Wales region for seven years, specialising in Invoice Finance. And in her role as Area Director, Helena led a team of over 10 commercial banking relationship managers. 

Nasdaq today announced it has developed an innovative new methodology to conduct investment portfolio risk calculations and produce predictive analytics, based on advanced machine learning capability. The functionality will be integrated into Nasdaq’s Calypso platform, which is used by banks, insurers, and other financial institutions globally to access capital markets, process front-to-back office treasury workflows, manage risk, and meet regulatory reporting obligations.  

Yuno, the world’s leading payment orchestration platform, today announced the appointment of SheueChee Beh as its new Head of Partnerships for APAC. This move doubles down on the company’s commitment to scaling its presence in Asia-Pacific. 

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its account-to-account payment method named “Bank Transfer by Worldline”. The solution enables retailers to accept payments and completes the existing payment options offered to merchants. It also effectively addresses specific payment scenarios that traditional methods typically cannot accommodate, including invoices and high-value transactions. It delivers a seamless and secure payment experience for both customers and businesses throughout Europe.

The latest proprietary insight from Moneyhub, the market-leading data and payments platform’s Financial Wellness Tracker, reveals that consumer capacity to save without making any changes to their overall spending behaviour fell 25.5% over the 12 months to end September 2024.

Simultaneously, total cash held in savings dropped by 11.6% as the recent turbulent financial times continued to play out and inflation persistently remains above the target 2%.