November 2, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A study released recently by Checkout.com, a digital payments company, highlights the consumer buying behavior which is enabling the fast-evolving  digital economy. The research study, reportedly conducted with 4000 consumers across the United Kingdom and United States reveals a number of transformative trends, such as… Read More

 Tagged ai, checkout.com, consumer behavior, digital commerce, survey

November 2, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lili, a financial platform that offers business banking, credit building, and accounting solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, has released new data from Lili’s Accountant AI that reveals that small business owners are most concerned about implementing the right tax structure and how they can… Read More

 Tagged Accountant AI, Bill Dunkelberg, Lilac Bar David, lili, small business, taxes

November 2, 2025 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Common convenience features that are built into various contactless payment systems are seemingly undermining their security, according to recent university study. The research, which has reportedly been led by the University of Surrey with assistance from the University of Birmingham, appears to have exposed so-called… Read More

 Tagged fraud, payments, research, University of Birmingham, University of Surrey

November 2, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Anil will be stepping down after nearly six years of being in charge at UK’s digital bank Monzo. Anil is now making way for Diana Layfield, who is the former GM of search international and growth at Google. In statements shared with Bloomberg, Anil… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, monzo, uk, united kingdom

November 2, 2025 @ 12:35 pm By Michael Wong  |  

International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has launched a new payments platform under 7th Pillar Integration Systems Corp., moving to compete in the Philippines’ fast-growing but crowded digital finance market. The service, branded Manny Pay, is starting as a payment gateway and aims to expand into… Read More

 Tagged 7th Pillar, Manny Pacquiao, Manny Pay, Philippines

November 2, 2025 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX and Aquis have recently announced that Aquis Technologies has now been selected as the technology provider for the ongoing implementation of a harmonized trading platform for SIX. The newly described implementation of a shared trading platform across all of the exchanges that are being… Read More

 Tagged aquis, six, stock exchange, switzerland

November 2, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has unveiled a fee-free conversion service for its user base. The UK-based fintech, now serving over 65 million customers worldwide, has scrapped all charges and hidden spreads on exchanges between U.S. dollars and the following stablecoins: Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC. This… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, revolut, stablecoins, uk, united kingd, usdc, usdt

November 2, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

LoanPro this week launched Model Context Protocol (MCP), a model-agnostic gateway allowing LoanPro clients and partners to begin testing and developing their AI-powered credit servicing and collections initiatives, while ensuring regulatory guardrails and auditability. With MCP, LoanPro clients can begin to define and operationalize their… Read More

 Tagged Cesar Olea, Colin Terry, LoanPro

November 1, 2025 @ 1:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the latest IBM report, organizations experiencing data breaches that involve shadow AI — unauthorized AI tools used by employees — face additional costs averaging $670,000 per incident, compared to standard breaches. These findings align with a recent Cybernews survey, which shows 59% of… Read More

 Tagged data breaches, Emanuelis Norbutas, hack, Nexos.ai, shadow AI

November 1, 2025 @ 11:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Vector Capital, a technology-focused investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Showpad, a provider of AI revenue enablement technology. In connection with the close of the transaction, Apratim Purakayastha has been named CEO, effective immediately. “We are pleased to unite Showpad and Bigtincan under one brand… Read More

 Tagged Amish Mehta, Apratim Purakayastha, Bigtincan, Hendrik Isebaert, Jim Hopkins, Showpad, Vector Capital