Spendesk, the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform, has released its annual Salary Benchmark Report conducted with Europe's largest finance community, CFO Connect. The 2025 study examined salaries of finance professionals across the UK, Europe and the US. It surveyed over 600 finance professionals across multiple markets, revealing troubling developments in the UK finance sector.

The European Card Payment Association (ECPA) publishes new data showing the critical role of European Card Schemes (ECSs) in a white paper titled Safeguarding Europe’s Financial Future.  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded finance solutions, announced the launch of Request for Payment (RfP), a transformative addition to its growing suite of instant payment capabilities. The capability will streamline inbound money movement and enhance funding agility across the Real-Time Payments (RTP)® network. Plaid will be the first to implement the feature, unlocking instant purchases through its bank payments platform, Plaid Transfer.

NeverPay announces the launch of its crypto-based payment system designed to let users make purchases without selling their digital assets or entering into debt. The platform introduces a concept called “Buy Now, Pay Never,” allowing users to leverage the yield generated by their staked crypto to fund real-world purchases.

Liontrust, the specialist active asset manager, has expanded its relationship with The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY"), a global financial services company, by announcing the outsourcing of its trading for investment funds and institutional accounts to BNY’s Buy-Side Trading Solutions group.

Jack Henry™  announced that Triangle Credit Union has chosen Jack Henry's Symitar® platform and complementary products to better serve members and maintain a competitive market position.

NCR Atleos Corporation  Telecom & Technology (T&T) Division today announced results from its recent survey that explored the factors IT leaders consider when making investment decisions about enterprise networking, including domains like LAN, WAN and network security.

Bank of Ireland has issued a warning to the public advising extra caution around fraudulent text messages in circulation this week. There has been a spike in ‘smishing’, where fraudsters send fake text messages, which appear to come from Bank of Ireland, and direct customers to fake websites imitating Bank of Ireland websites.

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