Checkout.com Research Signals First AI Christmas, With Consumers Set To Embrace Agentic Commerce In 2026
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
New research from Checkout.com reveals that Christmas 2025 will mark a turning point for agentic AI adoption, as consumers increasingly turn to intelligent digital agents to manage the stress, cost and complexity of peak-season shopping. With 47% of consumers planning to use an AI agent for their Christmas shopping and a third saying they planned to rely on agentic tools over Black Friday, this year’s festive season could be the first in which...
Banks Must Educate As They Innovate: Over A Third Of UK Consumers Say Financial Services AI Is Moving Too Fast, FIS Research Shows
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Artificial Intelligence
The UK is experiencing rapid AI adoption in financial services, with 75% of financial firms now using artificial intelligence, up from 58% in 2022, as reported by the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (2024 report). But new research from FIS, a leading provider of financial technology, reveals that consumer confidence is failing to keep pace with innovation, creating a widening AI trust gap and an imperative for banks to educate...
Ant International And HSBC Test New Cross-Border Payments Solution Using Tokenised Deposits On Swift’s Network And Powered By ISO 20022
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Ant International, HSBC and Swift today have completed a successful Proof of Concept (POC) for the cross-border transfer of tokenised deposits using ISO 20022 standards. The initiative leverages Swift’s global messaging network and HSBC’s recently launched Tokenised Deposit Service, combined with Ant International’s blockchain technology.
Pension-Finding Platform Raindrop Has Reunited Savers With Over £1 Billion In Lost Pension Pots Since Launch
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Pension-finding platform, Raindrop has joined forces with some of the UK’s largest financial providers to track down over £1 billion in lost pension pot savings for UK savers since launch. In total, Raindrop’s pension-finding technology has recovered over 100,000 individual pots with an average value of over £11,000.
Zilch Lands FCA Payments Licence Marking Major Strategic Growth Milestone
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Today, Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, has announced that it has secured a payments services licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), further cementing its position as a trusted leader within the market.
Simply Asset Finance Hits £2Bn Loan Origination Milestone
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Simply Asset Finance, the specialist business lending provider, has announced that following a successful Q3 2025 it has reached a £2 billion total loan origination milestone - building on its continued growth and lending support for SMEs this year. 2025 saw Simply grow its gross loan book to £543 million, and increase its customer base to 13,000 as the business brought new digital origination channels onstream and introduced products such as...
Tandem Bank Appoints New Chief Technology Officer To Accelerate Value-Driven Digital Transformation
- 3 months 1 week ago
- People Moves
Tandem Bank has welcomed Russell Strevens as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Russell brings a proven track record in building and scaling modern technology across financial services and other regulated industries – experience that will help power Tandem’s next phase of growth as the bank sharpens its focus on delivering value for customers to help them get more from their money and choose more sustainable lifestyles.
Yonda Tax Raises $15 Million To Automate Global Tax Compliance For Scaling Businesses
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
Yonda Tax, the global tax automation platform helping businesses stay compliant across borders, today announces its first institutional funding round, bringing total investment to $15 million. The round was led by Kennet Partners, with participation from NYO Capital and Portfolio Ventures. The funding will be used to enhance platform features and functionality, and to support its expansion into new industries and tax jurisdictions.
Veriff Doubles Revenue And Surpasses $100M Run-Rate As Verification Volumes Triple
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Digital Identity
Veriff, the global AI-native identity company powering trust infrastructure online, reports over 30x year-over-year growth in authentication volumes. Growth is booming across every service online, driven by rising demand for verification across the entire customer journey from onboarding to authenticating every transaction online.
Finductive Goes Live With Temenos To Power Digital Payments Platform
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Temenos, a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Finductive, a Malta-based financial services provider, has gone live with Temenos to power its new digital payments platform, enabling secure and efficient digital payment services for businesses across Europe.
Equifax Introduces Income Qualify To Deliver Insights Earlier In The Mortgage Lending Process And Help Lenders Manage Costs
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Lending
Equifax® today announced the launch of Income Qualify, a new product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work Number® to mortgage lenders during the prequalification and pre-approval phase as a value add alongside the Equifax consumer credit file.
MoneyGram Appoints Marc Winniford As Chief Financial Officer
- 3 months 1 week ago
- People Moves
MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, today announced the appointment of Marc Winniford as Chief Financial Officer.
LemFi Secures 14 Money Transmitter Licences, Strengthening Its US Presence And Commitment To Trust
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Fundraising News
LemFi, the financial platform built for the underserved, has secured 14 new Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) across the US, marking a major step in its mission to deliver safe, reliable and fully compliant financial services to immigrant communities.
Santander Reveals Almost £50,000 Handed To Beauty Scammers In 2025
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Cybersecurity
Consumers across the UK have been conned out of almost £50,000 so far this year by fraudsters selling fake beauty products and services, according to new data released today by Santander. The scams, which target both men and women, range from counterfeit perfumes and make-up to botox, lip and collagen fillers, and other cosmetic treatments.
Banco Industrial-Backed Zigi Sets A New Standard In Banking Innovation With Thought Machine Technology
- 3 months 1 week ago
- Banking
Zigi, the digital innovation arm of Banco Industrial, is setting a new standard for continuous transformation in modern banking, powered by Thought Machine’s next-generation core banking platform, Vault Core. Guided by a philosophy of experimentation, speed, and inclusion, Zigi operates as the bank’s engine for digital business creation—designing, testing, and scaling new financial products that expand access and drive sustainable growth.
