Open banking stories
Experian launches postcode credit score app in ChatGPT
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Experian launches a postcode-based credit score comparison app inside ChatGPT, aiming to boost transparency and engagement among UK users.
Plaid, Perplexity launch AI-powered portfolio tool
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Plaid and Perplexity debut Portfolio, an AI tool that links brokerage accounts for personalised, conversational investment insights.
Ecommpay shortlisted twice at prestigious UK awards
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Ecommpay secures double shortlist at UK FinTech Awards for its hosted payouts solution and rising star compliance leader Alpa Jotangia.
FinTech North to spotlight Liverpool as key fintech hub
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FinTech North will convene major brands, start-ups and policymakers in Liverpool next week as it seeks to cement the city as a key fintech hub.
ANNA Money gains HMRC nod for Making Tax Digital app
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ANNA Money wins HMRC approval for its Making Tax Digital for Income Tax app, enabling sole traders to file quarterly updates from 2026.
Revolut wins UK bank licence, plans major investment push
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Revolut secures full UK bank licence, pledging GBP £3 billion investment, 1,000 new jobs and a phased roll-out of FSCS-protected accounts.
Ecommpay flags payment design as key to lost bookings
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Flawed payment design is costing UK online travel agencies up to GBP £16.5 billion in lost bookings, Ecommpay's new benchmark report warns.
Flanks appoints Nawaz Mucadam to lead UK & MEA push
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Wealth data specialist Flanks hires Nawaz Mucadam to spearhead UK, Ireland and Middle East expansion amid rising demand for robust data tools.
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
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Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.
SumUp launches free MTD income tax tool with Sage tech
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SumUp enters UK accounting with a free MTD income tax tool using Sage tech, aiming to help unprepared sole traders meet new HMRC rules.
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
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Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
SoFi & Mastercard bring stablecoin to card settlement
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SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.
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.