SMEB, a banking and financial technology company dedicated to supporting small business, has launched a nationwide consultation for locations to place their brand-new cash deposit bank hub for small businesses. Small and Medium Enterprise Banking (SMEB),...

In an era dominated by digital transactions, the allure of convenience often overshadows the significance of preserving access to cash. Steve Round, Co-founder of SaaScada, delves into the pressing need for banks and financial services firms to re-evaluate...

Formed in 2019, FinTech Wales is an independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales. Sarah Williams-Gardener, CEO, FinTech Wales, shares the areas they are nurturing to ensure the continued success and...

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments provider and shopping assistant, has revealed UK consumers paid off 97.4% of Black Friday orders on time or early, an increase of 2% compared with last year. The data comes as Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey declared...

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its position on the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), which introduces new rules for providers of payment and electronic money services.   The Computer & C...

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published the outcomes of its review of the Standards of Lending Practice for business customers (‘the business Standards’), identifying new opportunities to strengthen customer protections with practical guidance for ban...

NatWest has become the first UK bank to be named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Open Banking services. This DPS will be accessible by all public sector entities in the UK including central g...

Partisia Blockchain and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) are poised to transform the management of digital identities for Swiss citizens.   This partnership aims to develop a decentralised...

Over the last few years, open banking has emerged as a game-changer for payment technology. By opening up transactional data, open banking has revolutionised how UK consumers and businesses access banking and financial services, enabling far more scope for...

Gartner predicts IT spending in Europe will reach US$1.1 trillion in 2024, fuelled by investments in cloud security and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This marks a significant increase in IT services expenditure across Europe.  The firm forecasts...

Revolut, the global financial super app with over 35 million customers worldwide, has announced that its customers have raised over £1 million to support refugees around the world through UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s national partner for the UK...

Protecht, a leader in risk and resilience software, has announced the findings of its UK 2024 Financial Services Risk and Resilience Outlook research. The comprehensive survey, conducted amongst 400 key UK financial organisations, reveals an industry...