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US Bank rolls out Split Card for auto-installment payments

US Bank has launched an alternative to buy now, pay later schemes with the roll out of a credit card that automatically splits purchases into a three-month payment plan.

06 November 2025

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Zest AI scores customer-led financing round

AI-based loan underwriting platform Zest AI has completed an oversubscribed, customer-led financing round.

06 November 2025

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UK Government commissions report into impact of AI in financial services

The UK Treasury has instructed the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to produce a report on AI skills needs, training and innovation in financial services.

06 November 2025

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Europe's largest online ticketing platform installs Wero Wallet

Europe's largest ticketing provider, CTS Eventim, has become the first major e-commerce company in Germany to integrate the Wero wallet from the bank-backed European Payments Initiative into its online shop.

05 November 2025

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Stripe demos face payments with NEC

Stripe is exploring the integration of NEC's face recognition technology into its POS terminal for in-person payments.

05 November 2025

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Starling signs largest Engine deal with Canada's Tangerine Bank

Starling Bank has signed a ten-year deal to implement its core banking software, Engine, at Canada's Tangerine Bank, a digital offshoot of the Bank of Nova Scotia.

05 November 2025

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UK mobile networks to block spoofed numbers in crackdown on impersonation scams

Top mobile networks including BT EE, VodafoneThree and Virgin Media 02, are to introduce a raft of new measures to protect consumers from fraud, under a new Telecoms Charter agreed with the UK government.

05 November 2025

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EU foils €600m crypto scam

European authorities have arrested nine people in connection with a cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of more than €600m

04 November 2025

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Blockchain to 'eventually' power all transactions - StanChart CEO

Bill Winters, the chief executive of UK bank Standard Chartered, has stated that nearly all transactions will be settled on the blockchain, eventually.

04 November 2025

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ACI Worldwide acquires A2A fintech Payment Components

ACI Worldwide has acquired Payment Components, a European provider of financial messaging and open banking technology for A2A payments.

03 November 2025

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Experian overhauls credit scoring system

Credit ratings agency Experian is to include rantal payments in its credit scoring system as part of a major overhaul that better reflects how credit applications are assessed, giving people a clearer picture of their borrowing potential and more ways to improve their score.

03 November 2025

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Worldline to explore stablecoin payments with Fipto

French payments processor Worldline has entered a strategic collaboration with local fintech Fipto to integrate stablecoins into European payment rails.

03 November 2025

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