/payments
Buy now, pay later giant Klarna has scored an Electronic Money Institution licence from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, paving the way for a full-frontal assault on the retail banking market.
17 mins
Business payments outfit Airwallex is to double its office space in London after experiencing 109% year-on-year growth in the UK.
57 mins
/crypto
Hong Kong-based financial conglomerate ZA Global has led a $40 million Series A2 round in local stablecoin issuer RD Technologies.
1 hour
/people
Fintech growth quango, the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), has appointed the FCA's former head of innovation Anna Wallace as CEO.
French payments processor Worldline has entered exclusive talks over selling its digital services business to tech group Magellan Partners in a €410 million deal.
10 hours
JPMorgan Chase is on the verge of closing a deal to replace Goldman Sachs as issuer for the Apple credit card, according to reports.
Global banking technology vendor FIS has teamed with stablecoin issuer Circle to give financial institutions the ability to transact in USDC.
23 hours
/regulation
The Bank of England governor has reportedly clashed with chancellor Rachel Reeves over efforts to accelerate Revolut's authorisation as a fully-licenced bank.
/retail
Revolut has extended access to its retail account for 16-17 year olds, leaving them free from adult supervision in kids accounts as they become financially independent.
29 July 2025
/wholesale
Cash and liquidity management platform Trovata has acquired treasury management system (TMS) Atom and secured $9 million in investment.
PayPal is launching a service that enables businesses to accept payments in more than 100 cryptocurrencies.
The European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) has hit a milestone in its efforts to bring instant cross-border payments to the continent with customers of Spain's CaixaBank now able to send money to people in Portugal, Italy and Andorra via the Bizum mobile transfer scheme.
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