PEXA, the world leader behind the first digital property exchange process, today announced that Metro Bank plans to work with them to explore how to make the re-mortgaging journey for their customers faster and easier. The goal is to deliver quicker post-offer processes, faster remortgage completion times and greater transparency for Metro Bank’s customers and brokers, all while building greater capacity for the bank.

Experian UK&I today announces a new partnership with Sardine, the leader in behavioural biometrics and device intelligence-based fraud prevention.

As online attacks and scams become increasingly sophisticated with the use of GenAI deep fakes, mobile emulators, advanced bots, and VPNs, it's critical for businesses to identify genuine customers to prevent fraud losses and meet evolving compliance requirements, including Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML).

Ebury, one of the world’s fastest-growing global fintechs, has opened its first office in Auckland, New Zealand. With this strategic expansion, the company aims to support the growth of Kiwi SMEs trading internationally and provide innovative and accessible solutions to traditional providers in the region.

In a significant development for decentralized finance, Wirex Pay, incubated by the pioneering digital payments platform Wirex, has unveiled its state-of-the-art Wirex Pay Node Rewards Center. This innovative platform is set to revolutionize how Wirex Pay Node License holders manage and earn rewards.

TSB has partnered with Doshi to bring money confidence to schools – as the organisations team up to encourage 1,000 students aged between 13-18 to sign up to the financial education service. 

Over the next six months, TSB will be visiting schools to encourage students to use the Doshi app and complete short learning modules to boost their money confidence and financial literacy ahead of adulthood.  

MANSA, a global decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that provides liquidity to cross-border payment companies, today announced it has surpassed $3 million in transaction volume.

Standard Chartered has announced the introduction of Autoquote, a new digital request for quote (RFQ) module available on its Straight2Bank Next Gen, the bank’s digital banking platform. The new digital capability offers its clients globally the ability to request pricing quotations for their letters of credit (LCs) confirmation and discounting/negotiation and receive a digital response on demand, from anywhere and at any time.

Lloyds and Mercore Capital have completed a series of landmark transactions under the International Trade and Forfaiting Association’s (ITFA) Digital Negotiable Instrument (DNI) Initiative, highlighting the ease and advantages of digital trade based on shared principles and advanced technology.  

The Documentary Collection transactions involved the shipment of sugar from Mercore’s client, an exporter based in the Americas, to Lloyds’ client in the UK.