ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces the expansion of its next-generation banking and payments services to UK corporate businesses, marking the next chapter in its growth strategy.

Gatehouse Bank has today expanded its Buy-to-Let (BTL) product offering for UK residents to include 5% and 7% product fee options available on two-year and five-year fixed term products.

Following today’s updates, the Bank now offers BTL rental rates* for UK residents starting from 3.39%.

PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, has released its annual Pension Landscape for 2025. Based on analysis of more than 285,000 PensionBee customers as at June 2025, it reveals the substantial differences in average pension pot sizes, depending on a saver’s age, gender and location.

85% of UK small and medium-sized enterprises  (SMEs) would be willing to pay for a Digital Company ID service, according to research commissioned by the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT).  The findings demonstrate the strength of demand from SMEs for technologies that can drive efficiencies, reduce fraud risk and improve access to credit. They also serve to underline the commercial potential of the UK’s digital identity market.

BMLL, the leading, independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2 and 1 data and analytics across global equity, ETFs, futures and options markets, today announced the launch of its Trades Plus dataset, a groundbreaking new product that delivers deep execution insights, designed in collaboration with top global trading firms.

Safello, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the Nordics, has entered into an agreement with SCRYPT, a Swiss licensed institutional partner for digital assets. The agreement will allow Safello to access SCRYPT’s deep liquidity, strengthen trade execution, maintain competitive pricing, and strengthen market access across its platform.

Cash is still king - and it’s holding people back

Revolut, the global fintech with over 60 million customers globally, and hundreds of thousands of business customers, has today announced the launch of Pay by Bank as an option on the Revolut Gateway. This new feature enables businesses to accept fast and secure payments directly from a customer's bank account, providing a seamless experience for consumers and significant benefits for merchants.

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Western Union® (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border money transfers, today announced a strategic partnership to enable digital payment methods on Western Union’s online platforms in Latin America.

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WorkFusion, a pioneer in AI agents for financial crime compliance (FCC), today announced that Crown Agents Bank has deployed the company’s AI Agent, Tara, for transaction screening to create a scalable platform for growth while maintaining costs.