/payments
The European Card Payment Association (ECPA) has called for a strong stance on payments soveriegnty across the bloc amid ongoing geo-political turmoil and fall out from Trump tarrifs.
03 June 2025
London-based buy now, pay later firm Zilch is launching a physical card as part of a partnership with Visa.
Fintech Autopay has rolled out a biometric palm-authentication payment system in Poland. Meanwhile, Chinese tech giant Tencent is eying Thailand as a launchpad for its own biometrics-based payments technology in Southeast Asia.
/crypto
Bank interest in stablecoins continues to gather momentum, with Santander now reportedly looking into launching its own offering.
/markets
Financial markets infrastructure provider TP Icap has acquired data company Neptune Networks and joined forces with nine investment banks to create a dealer-to-client credit business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
02 June 2025
/startups
The global fintech has enetered a new chapter defined by a rise in profitability and the emergence of scaled fintech and an "intensified focus on profitable growth".
/retail
Tide, the UK-based business banking fintech, is reportedly in talks about a funding deal that would make it the UK's next unicorn.
/people
UK bank Standard Chartered has bolstered its data analytics capabilities with the appointment of former HSBC executive Yusuf Demiral.
UK fintech Monzo has recorded a sharp rise in profitability and posted revenue in excess of £1bn for the first time.
Card giant Visa is taking aim at the UK's burgeoning account-to-account market through its new pay-by-bank offering.
/ai
American investment management giant Vanguard has joined forces with the University of Toronto (UofT) to set up several labs focused on the use of AI in financial services.
Barclays head of fintech strategy and open innovation, Andrew Elphick, is stepping down after 14 years at the British bank.
30 May 2025
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