Fignum, the specialist lending platform provider, today announces the appointment of Steve Carruthers as Growth Director, marking a significant step in the company's expansion plans. Carruthers joins from Finova, where he served as Business Development Director for Mortgages, leading growth initiatives for the company's Mortgage Sales and Origination platform (MSO).

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Euronet, a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, and CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD), a leading provider of innovative credit technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Euronet to acquire CoreCard in a stock-for-stock merger transaction that values CoreCard at approximately $248 million, or $30 per share of CoreCard common stock. The exchange ratio and other terms of the transaction are described below.

Youverse has been named a finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards in the Best ID Management/KYC Solution category. This recognition highlights Youverse’s pioneering work in transforming digital identity verification with decentralized biometric identity solutions.

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ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has today announced its partnership with PingPong, the leading provider of embedded cross-border payment solutions for enterprises, financial institutions, and SaaS companies. Through this collaboration, PingPong will leverage ClearBank’s local agency banking solution to enhance its UK offering with virtual business accounts, GBP collections, and Confirmation of Payee (CoP) fun

Chetwood Bank has announced Mark Foulsham will join its Board as non-executive director.

Mark brings more than 30 years of experience in information technology (IT), operations and third-party procurement to the role.

40% of Brits who have been victims of frauds or scams in the last year haven’t been able to recover the money lost as a result, highlighting the urgent need for fraud-resistant payment methods, a new survey has revealed. 

Lemonade, the digital insurance company powered by AI and social impact, today announced the expansion of its Homeowners insurance offering in the UK with the launch of a buildings-only product. This marks a continued growth of Lemonade’s presence in the UK insurance market.

PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, has launched a national petition urging the government to introduce a legally enforceable 10-day pension switch guarantee, as frustration mounts over the glacial pace of pension switches.

Crypto ETNs that retail consumers can access must be traded on an FCA-approved, UK-based investment exchange (a Recognised Investment Exchange or RIE). Financial promotion rules will apply so consumers get the right information and aren’t offered inappropriate incentives to invest.  

David Geale, executive director of payments and digital finance at the FCA, said: