/crypto
Two of the biggest names on Wall Street are seemingly about to enter the stablecoin market based on comments made by their senior executives.
16 July 2025
/markets
Australian stock transfer agency Computershare is reportedly one of a number of companies looking to acquire UK fintech PrimaryBid which was put up for sale earlier this year
/inclusion
UK workplace finance and wellbeing app Wagestream has bought pensions technology company Zippen. Financial terms were not disclosed.
/payments
Italian bank UniCredit has partnered Wise to develop an international payment service for retail customers.
/ai
Lloyds Banking Group has built an AI knowledge hub that slashes the time it takes customer-facing employees to answer queries.
15 July 2025
Standard Chartered has become the first global systemically important bank to offer digital asset spot trading to institutional clients.
/regulation
The UK government is promising bespoke support for financial technology firms as they start, scale and list as it vows to make the country the "fintech capital of the world".
The UK is overhauling its approach to retail payments infrastructure, with a greater role for the Bank of England and the creation of a new industry-led delivery company to work alongside Pay.UK.
Axiology, a Lithuania-based tech firm operating in the digital assets space, has been granted a licence from the Bank of Lithuania to carry out digital bond issuance via the blockchain.
English county Yorkshire is bidding for a prime position in the UK's AI sector with the launch of an investment fund targetting AI startups.
UK-based challenger bank Starling is considering listing on the New York Stock Exchange as part of its US expansion plans.
Expense management provider Rydoo has acquired AI-powered accounts payable automation technology provider Semine. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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