Open banking stories
UK fintech delegation backs New Zealand open finance push
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UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.
'Pay by Bank' awareness falls as usage soars in UK
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UK awareness of 'Pay by Bank' has plunged even as open banking payments surge, sparking calls for a single, standardised label at checkout.
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
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Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.
Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech
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Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.
Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas
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Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks
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Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.
Give to gain: Navigating the tech frontier from first principles
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On International Women's Day 2026, a fintech leader urges women to harness first principles, allies and mentoring to cross tech frontiers.
Ecommpay hosts London fintech event for women leaders
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Ecommpay to host London fintech forum on how money access, careers and care shape women's leadership for International Women's Day 2026.
BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking
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BPC has been named a technology leader in QKS Group's 2025 SPARK Matrix for merchant payment platforms, recognising SmartVista's breadth.
Oxford study to shape UK's future open finance regime
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Oxford's Saïd Business School and Raidiam will design and test rival models to underpin the UK's future open finance and smart data regime.
Monzo launches free in-app tax tool for sole traders
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Monzo launches a free in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital rules tighten ahead of phased rollout from 2026.
Incard gains UK EMI licence to expand fintech platform
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Incard secures UK EMI licence, bringing payments, cards and FX in-house as it scales its fintech orchestration platform for digital brands.
Curvestone AI unveils Mortgage Passport in FCA trial
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Curvestone AI debuts Mortgage Passport in FCA Smart Data trial, aiming to cut duplication in mortgage checks and boost compliance oversight.
ACI backs UK banks' push for sovereign payment rails
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ACI backs UK banks' drive for sovereign payment rails to cut reliance on Visa and Mastercard and bolster geopolitical resilience.
Volt gains NPP status to expand Australian PayTo reach
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Volt secures Identified Institution status on Australia's NPP, unlocking direct PayTo and PayID services for merchants via a single API.
Ecommpay leader wins Women in Risk & Compliance award
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Ecommpay's fraud and compliance head Marija Solovjova wins Women in Risk & Compliance honour at 2026 FinTech Week Awards in Dubai.
FCA confirms final BNPL rules, fintech sector welcomes move
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FCA unveils final BNPL rules from July 2026, bringing sector under regulation as fintechs hail a proportionate, consumer-focused regime.
FDATA appoints Kat Cloud to strengthen open finance security
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FDATA names Sumsub policy lead Kat Cloud to its board, signalling a sharper focus on identity, fraud and security in North American open finance.
Yaspa names Justin Fraser Chief Revenue Officer for growth
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Yaspa appoints payments veteran Justin Fraser as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth of its open banking and AI payments platform.
Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list
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Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London's enduring strength as a global payments hub.