Financial Planning

Saving for a sunny day: UK adults save far more for the things they want than the things they need

Over one-third of UK Adults say they have £25,000 or more in cash savings, according to new research from Starling Bank, and it seems that putting money aside for life goals is the key to building up a savings pile.   36% of UK adults have built up ...

Klarna is now available to millions of new businesses, in strengthened partnership with Stripe 

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has strengthened its global partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Stripe-powered businesses in 25 countries can now instantly offer Klarna to their...

Adyen introduces a payment solution optimising every transaction with AI 

Adyen the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has announced the launch of Adyen Uplift. The AI-powered payment optimisation suite will help businesses increase payment conversion, simplify fraud management and reduce the...

Q&A: Michael Seaman, Co-founder and CEO of Swipesum 

Michael Seaman, Co-founder and CEO of Swipesum, is at the forefront of transforming payment processing and merchant services. Founded in 2016 with his brother, Stephen, Swipesum leverages AI and proprietary software to create transparent, optimised payment...

ASEAN FinTech funding grew more than 10-fold in past decade: GenAI and Quantum Computing to power new era 

Funding for Financial Technology (FinTech) in ASEAN has surged more than 10 times since 2015, growing at an exponential rate compared to global FinTech funding. This fuelled growth in sectors such as payments and alternative lending, and is poised to...

Klarna Payment options now available at checkout on Apple pay in-app and online in Canada 

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is now available to users in Canada checking out on Apple Pay online and in apps with iPhone and iPad on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 or later. Eligible Apple Pay users in Canada will have...

Zilch’s Black Friday spending surge – record boost to retailers as shoppers target travel bargains

Zilch, the FinTech payments innovator of the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), releases data today showing the full impact of a record Black Friday that saw its sales more than double compared to the previous year.  Black Friday b...

Bread Financial and NNEDV empower domestic abuse survivors as they begin their journeys to financial independence 

Unlike physical violence, the signs of financial abuse aren’t as visible. There are no black eyes or broken bones. Instead, survivors are left with permanent financial scars that can take years to fade, greatly impacting their future safety and w...

Q&A: Pavitar Singh, CEO and Co-founder at UnifyApps 

After securing a US$20 million Series A funding round led by ICONIQ Growth, UnifyApps is set to help businesses in the UAE and KSA leverage AI to unify data and streamline workflows. In an interview with CEO, Pavitar Singh, we explore how UnifyApps is...

National insurance and financial services firm, Alera group, deploys AI-powered platform 

Alera Group, a leading independent national insurance and financial services firm, has announced the selection and deployment of the TIFIN @Work AI-powered workplace benefits and wealth management platform. Alera Group’s Retirement Plan Services...

Backbase unveils Intelligence Fabric to unlock AI-productivity gains for banks 

Backbase is excited to announce a major expansion of the Engagement Banking Platform with the introduction of the Intelligence Fabric layer, a powerful set of data and AI infrastructure and development capabilities that are now natively embedded in the...

Bread Financial launches IRA retirement savings and CDs

Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company, has introduced its IRA Retirement Savings and CDs, a new individual retirement account (IRA) offering that includes High-Yield Savings Accounts (HYSA) and Certificates of Deposit (CD) options. The ...