Financial Constraints and Cost Pressures Expected to Lower Consumer Spending, Report Reveals

More consumers intend to make purchases during the upcoming Black Friday-Cyber Monday week, however, a report from Deloitte noted that increasing cost pressures and financial constraints are expected to bring spending down by a lot this year. Key takeaways from the extensive Deloitte report are… Read More

Visa Identifies Transformative Developments Impacting Global Payment Security

To mark International Fraud Awareness Week, Visa (NYSE: V) released its Fall 2025 Biannual Threats Report, revealing five forces that are transforming the global payments security landscape. The report, produced by Visa’s Payment Ecosystem Risk and Control team, draws on intelligence from Visa’s network to… Read More

Cross River Introduces Stablecoin Payments with Infrastructure to Enable Onchain Finance

Cross River Bank, a tech infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced the launch of its offering to power stablecoin payments. Integrated directly with Cross River’s real-time core, COS, the offering unifies fiat and stablecoin flows through a single, interoperable system–enabling firms to move… Read More

GFT, FICO Announce Fraud Prevention Partnership

GFT Technologies and FICO have joined forces in a new global partnership. Their goal: help banks act in real-time, stop fraud early, and simplify risk decisions using AI. “This partnership reflects what the market needs most: speed, trust, and intelligence at scale,” said Marco Santos, global CEO of… Read More

iCapital Deploys DLT to Enhance Alternative Investment Onboarding, Pre-Trade Processing

iCapital, the fintech shaping the future of investing, has recently announced the deployment of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to support Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Wealth Management’s alternatives business. This latest initiative is part of iCapital’s broader strategy to drive digital transformation and deliver seamless connectivity, enhancing… Read More

UK’s Finance Brokers Say Government Policies are Negatively Impacting SMEs : iwoca

European Fintech iwoca noted that over three-quarters (76%) of business finance specialists say the Government’s policies have had a negative impact on the UK’s SMEs, with the situation predicted to “worsen” at the Budget.  The new research from iwoca finds that the “criticisms” of the… Read More

EtonAxisTM Targets PE Firms

Eton Solutions has launched EtonAxisTM to serve private equity users worldwide. The solution helps manage key multi-step workflows, including tracking entire deal lifecycles, digitally onboarding investors, securely sharing documents with external stakeholders and collaborating with portfolio companies. For private equity firms that manage tens to… Read More

Klarna Taps Blackhawk Network to Grab Share of $447B Gift Card Market

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has expanded its partnership with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global provider of branded payment solutions, to give consumers even more choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards, just in time for the holidays. Gift cards remain… Read More

Allica Bank Report Reveals Impact of Challenger Lending to UK based SMEs

A report from Oxford Economics, commissioned by Allica Bank, highlights the seemingly transformative role challenger banks play in driving Britain’s economic growth. The latest research report indicates that in 2024, Allica Bank’s lending to Britain’s established SMEs supported more than 84,000 jobs across the country,… Read More

Australian Businesses Now Expect Chief AI Officers to Work with CFOs : Survey

Research from financial and payments platform, Airwallex, indicates that one in five (19%) Australian business professionals now expect to see a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) working along with the CFO as more businesses begin to effectively embed AI into their core operations. The Airwallex Future… Read More

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