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UK Open Banking passes billion payments & 100bn API calls
Fintech

UK Open Banking passes billion payments & 100bn API calls

Higher reliance on account-to-account payments is pushing monthly API traffic to a record 2.81 billion calls, while uptime stays high.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Iwoca secures GBP £250 million facility for SME lending
Fintech

Iwoca secures GBP £250 million facility for SME lending

A surge in small-business borrowing has prompted Iwoca to expand lending capacity, after UK SME lending rose 60% in 2025.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Chargeback costs push more merchants to raise prices
Customer Experience

Chargeback costs push more merchants to raise prices

More merchants are passing chargeback losses on to shoppers as dispute costs now exceed four times the value of transactions, a study found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Banking stories

Entersekt appoints Clare Conway as Chief Executive Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Entersekt appoints Clare Conway as Chief Executive Officer

The financial authentication firm is shifting to a new executive structure as it expands internationally and tackles rising fraud and scam activity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Investec picks Infosys Finacle for banking overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

Investec picks Infosys Finacle for banking overhaul

The cloud migration is designed to replace ageing core systems and give Investec faster data access across four key markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Seekr & OneValley target startups with compliant AI
Software-as-a-Service

Seekr & OneValley target startups with compliant AI

Startups in regulated sectors will gain access to explainable AI tools as Seekr and OneValley aim to reduce compliance and audit risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Google Cloud expands Gemini enterprise agent controls
Robotics

Google Cloud expands Gemini enterprise agent controls

Businesses can now run and monitor AI agents for up to seven days as Google Cloud adds tighter identity and governance controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Eltropy to showcase AI focus at autumn credit union events
Unified Communications

Eltropy to showcase AI focus at autumn credit union events

Credit unions face rising pressure to modernise service and cut manual work, with AI now moving into lending, collections and contact centres.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
MedusaHVNC malware hijacks live browser sessions on Windows
Network Security

MedusaHVNC malware hijacks live browser sessions on Windows

Windows users face session theft risk as MedusaHVNC lets attackers operate in hidden browser desktops using existing cookies and log-ins.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Managing your supplier risk isn't a deadline. It's about your resilience
Digital Transformation

Managing your supplier risk isn't a deadline. It's about your resilience

Firms that treat DORA as a box-ticking exercise risk leaving critical supplier gaps that could hit operations, data and continuity.

By Sandhya Mohan-Pillai • 5 min read • Last week
Daon wins patent for real-time AI agent authorisation
Data Protection

Daon wins patent for real-time AI agent authorisation

Banks and insurers could soon grant AI agents narrower, time-limited access to sensitive systems under Daon's new patent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Global fintech market set to hit USD $1.5tn by 2034
Fintech

Global fintech market set to hit USD $1.5tn by 2034

Digital payments, AI and open banking are set to propel the sector to USD $1,533.29 billion by 2034, the report says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Banking stories

Backbase banking AI beats GPT-4.1 in live deployment
Fintech

Backbase banking AI beats GPT-4.1 in live deployment

In a seven-month test, the specialist model answered more banking queries than GPT-4.1 while refusing uncertain prompts less often than expected.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Hyundai Card launches Alphabet Card for younger spenders
Digital Transformation

Hyundai Card launches Alphabet Card for younger spenders

Younger South Koreans could get clearer savings on everyday spending as category-based credit cards gain ground over broad rewards schemes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
HDBank & TerraPay launch real-time Vietnam payments
Digital Transformation

HDBank & TerraPay launch real-time Vietnam payments

Vietnamese customers and small firms will gain faster overseas transfers as HDBank taps TerraPay to reach 156 markets without overhauling systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Asia's agentic AI in banking: Trusted data will decide who wins
Customer Experience

Asia's agentic AI in banking: Trusted data will decide who wins

Banks could cut operating costs by 20% to 30% by 2028, but only if they fix duplicated, outdated customer records first.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last week
RewardinMe launches AI agent for gamified marketing
Software-as-a-Service

RewardinMe launches AI agent for gamified marketing

Marketers across Southeast Asia can now use one tool to plan, create and optimise campaigns as RewardinMe folds AI into its gamified platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week