November 25, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

 Tagged costs, iwoca, research, smbs, uk, united kingdom

November 25, 2025 @ 1:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

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

 Tagged Eton Solutions, EtonAxisTM, investing, private equity, Satyen Patel

November 25, 2025 @ 12:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

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

 Tagged blackhawk network, Brett Narlinger, david sykes, gift cards, klarna

November 25, 2025 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

 Tagged allica bank, research, sme's, uk, united kingdom

November 24, 2025 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

 Tagged ai, airwallex, financial services, research, survey

November 24, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Up to 2 million retirement accounts could now reportedly be at significant risk of automatically rolling over into Safe Harbor IRAs every year. Recent research shared by PensionBee indicates that millions of US consumers may be unknowingly “jeopardizing their retirement security” when they change up… Read More

 Tagged insights, junk fees, pensionbee, pensions, retirement, savings, us

November 24, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vault Verify, a provider of HR services, such as employment and income verification services. According to the update from Equifax, this acquisition enhances the data that Equifax provides to verifiers to “help them make… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, data, digital technology, equifax, verification

November 24, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Atom  Bank, described as the UK’s most trusted bank, is in the final days of a funding round listed on Crowdcube. According to the offering page, Atom Bank has raised £1.3 million from 1576 individual investors as of today. For investors, you are purchasing equity… Read More

 Tagged atom bank, banking, crowdcube, digital bank, uk, united kingdom

November 24, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data and tech company, Experian, and fraud prevention service, Cifas, released a report which reveals a 9% rise in identity fraud, signaling the scale of fraud facing UK based firms as the festive season approaches. ‘Unwrapping fraud: helping you to prepare for the festive season’… Read More

 Tagged fraud, insights, research, uk, united kingdom

November 24, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, which is currently claiming more than 65 million users throughout the world, has recently announced the completion of a share sale, valuing the Fintech company at $75 billion. The transaction has reportedly been led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity Management and Research… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, funding round, milestone, nik storonsky, revolut