NatWest has announced a strategic minority investment in Icon Solutions, a leading FinTech provider of payments technology and consultancy services. The investment follows the news last September that NatWest selected Icon Solutions Payments Framework (IPF)...

One of the largest bank-powered rewards app in the UK, Cheddar, re-launches its loyalty app to become the essential financial companion for Brits in the spiralling cost of living crisis.   Cheddar 2.0 is packed with various tools for consumers to...

Siobhan Byron, EVP of Universal Banking at Finastra, discusses how her passion for innovation and technology has fuelled her career and influenced advancements in the sector.  You’ve demonstrated a remarkable passion for innovating to drive growth ...

Data from Ant Group shows a robust rebound of consumer spending during the first back-to-normal Chinese New Year (CNY) travel season after the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in cross-border tourism.   Through the Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment...

Revolut, a leading UK FinTech with more than 35 million customers worldwide, has announced the launch of an advanced scam detection feature to help protect customers from card scams.   Revolut’s new AI-scam feature uses sophisticated Machine Learning t...

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...

How Colombia’s Banco de Bogotá is pioneering the adoption of the Metaverse as the epicentre for training and collaboration.  In a scenario of rapid transformations, finding a common language and an inclusive culture across generations, regions and diverse pro...

Co-founded by Rohit Maroo and Satish Krishnaswamy, both ex-bankers (HDFC Bank), GRAVITY promises to unleash an era of hyper-personalisation in banking space. GRAVITY as a platform is a category first in banking industry. GRAVITY makes all the underlying...

The emergence of challenger banks signals a drive towards enhancing mobile technology within the banking industry. These banks are revolutionising the way the banking sector uses technology to improve customer experience. However, this new way of banking...

Richard Wormald, Division President, Australasia at Mastercard, highlights the success of Mastercard’s innovative solution. By tokenising CBDCs onto various Blockchains, consumers now have a secure and convenient option to engage in commerce across...

Zetrix, a leading public Layer 1 Blockchain platform, has announced a significant milestone in its journey to connect businesses globally and streamline trade processes. The platform has unveiled a groundbreaking update to its native wallet application,...

Moving banking services closer to where clients conduct their work and business operations will significantly transform the future of banking says Investec, who is actively expanding its banking integrations and Application Programming Interface (API)...