April 12, 2026 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has noted that the United Kingdom’s government has rolled out its updated Fraud Strategy for 2026–2029, marking the first key update since the previous plan was introduced three years ago under the earlier Sunak administration. With fraud now said to be representing roughly… Read More

 Tagged fraud, uk finance, united kingdom

April 12, 2026 @ 5:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG UK has provided an extensive analysis of the Bank of England’s Q1 2026 Credit Conditions Survey, cautioning industry participants that the UK lending market is showing clear signs of mounting stress despite some areas of stability. KPMG’s researchers emphasized that rising default rates by… Read More

 Tagged bank of england, economic outlook, inflation, insights, kpmg uk, research

April 12, 2026 @ 4:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The NatWest Accelerator has unveiled fresh initiatives aimed at fostering a more inclusive landscape for entrepreneurship across the United Kingdom. The program, part of NatWest Group, is intensifying efforts to dismantle obstacles that prevent talented business professionals from thriving, with a target of expanding its… Read More

 Tagged accelerator, natwest group, startups, uk

April 12, 2026 @ 3:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has partnered with Snowflake in order to enable access to its regulatory, reference, and pricing datasets. This new integration enables shared clients to incorporate, combine, and examine SIX’s information directly inside the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, all while maintaining adequate levels… Read More

 Tagged financial data, six, snowflake, switzerland

April 12, 2026 @ 2:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Starling Bank noted in a blog post that sole traders are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to handle tax and accounting queries. According to fresh research from UK digital bank Starling, these AI focused trends are impacting the broader financial service sector as well…. Read More

 Tagged research, starling bank, tax, taxes, uk, united kingdom

April 11, 2026 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England has released detailed analyses focused on carefully examining how digital transformation / innovation and global financial links are impacting the $3-trillion+ UK economy. Recent insights shared by Clare Lombardelli and Rupal Patel analyzed the spread of dynamic and personalized pricing and… Read More

 Tagged analysis, bank of england, inflation, insights, uk

April 11, 2026 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s Patent and Market Court has pushed back its long-awaited decision in a major antitrust damages claim. The case pits PriceRunner, a price-comparison platform fully owned by fintech Klarna Group (NYSE:KLAR) against Alphabet (Google) (NASDAQ:GOOG). The court announced it would no longer release its ruling… Read More

 Tagged europe, google, klarna, search engine, sweden

April 11, 2026 @ 8:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ampd, the agentic suite of solutions connecting brand media to commerce, this week launched Agentic Shoppable Media. This solution addresses the challenges many brands have faced with their shoppable media strategies, namely shopper drop-offs (up to 95%), and concerns around meeting equitable retailer routing. The… Read More

 Tagged agentic commerce, Agentic Shoppable Media, AI agent, Ampd, Joshua Gebhardt, Keith Lehman

April 10, 2026 @ 9:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. The report shows a significant 8% rise in global fraud rates driven by attacks targeting the gaming, gambling and e-commerce sectors, cost of living pressures and new emerging fraud… Read More

 Tagged cybercrime, fraud, lexisnexis risk solutions, Stephen Topliss

April 10, 2026 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polygon Labs’ recent move into stablecoins has been viewed positively by Fintech industry professionals. Artur Firstov, Chief Business Officer at Mercuryo, a payment infrastructure platform in the digital token space, has shared key insights with CI on this latest development. Artur Firstov of Mercuryo stated:… Read More

 Tagged fintech, mercuryo, perspective, polygon labs, stablecoins, ux