July 7, 2026 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that its mandatory reimbursement rules for authorised push payment (APP) fraud are producing clear overall benefits for consumers and the wider payments sector. Authorized push payment scams occur when individuals are tricked into authorizing transfers directly… Read More

 Tagged fraud, payment systems regulator, psr, scams, uk, united kingdom

July 6, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based fintech Thought Machine has crossed a key financial threshold, with total revenue for the financial year ending December 2025 exceeding $100 million. The achievement was formally confirmed by the filing of the company’s latest audited accounts with the UK registrar. This performance reflects steady… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, london, thought machine, uk

July 6, 2026 @ 5:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from Onbe and NRG illustrates how consumer preferences for how they receive corporate payouts have changed in the digital age. 2026 Payouts Landscape: How mobile-first behavior is rewiring consumer expectations for corporate payouts is available here. Roughly 89% of consumers prefer digital… Read More

 Tagged ach, cash app, onbe, paper check, payments, paypal, venmo

July 5, 2026 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Security firm Microblink’s report Mapping the Rise of AI-Powered Identity Fraud describes how AI’s widespread availability and ease of use have changed how criminals commit fraud, and how security companies stop them. AI has erased human limitations. It is now easy to operate across multiple… Read More

 Tagged ai, fraud, fraud detection, Microblink, synthetic identities

July 4, 2026 @ 2:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Digital minds were focused on acronyms – AI, MiCA, BTC and OUSD. AI “Everyone is focused on whether OpenAI or Anthropic reaches the public markets first, but that assumes the future of AI will be decided by model providers. Whether that’s the right assumption… Read More

 Tagged BTCNow, confirmo, crypto council for innovation, devere group, io.net, mica, michael saylor, Myndlab, openai, OUSD, stablecoins, trace finance, Transform Ventures, Verda Ventures

July 4, 2026 @ 5:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Select fintech product releases this week from Ondo Finance, Lantern, Bluprynt and Klaviyo. Ondo Finance, Broadridge Financial Solutions launch third-party tokenized securities solution It’s a live solution of third-party tokenized U.S. securities operating entirely within the existing regulatory perimeter in the U.S. to provide full… Read More

 Tagged agentic comemrce, bluprynt, Chainproof, klaviyo, lantern, trading technologies

July 3, 2026 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board, addressed the Generali Executive Series on the accelerating digital transformation of money, payments, and finance. His remarks highlighted how technological shifts are reshaping the payments landscape and outlined the Eurosystem’s strategic response to… Read More

 Tagged digital transformation, ecb, EU, european central bank

July 3, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights examines several seemingly significant moves reshaping the AI and fintech ecosystems. These being Anthropic’s relatively aggressive recruitment of senior talent from Google DeepMind and global Fintech  firm Airwallex’s expansion into AI-powered financial infrastructure following a major funding round. Anthropic is positioning itself as… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, Anthropic, research

July 3, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial technology company Adyen N.V. (AMS: ADYEN) has reportedly closed its previously announced acquisitions of Talon.One, a loyalty and incentives platform, and Orb, an enterprise billing platform. Both transactions were said to have been offically finalized on July 1, 2026, after all required regulatory… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, adyen, europe, payments

July 3, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the midpoint of 2026, UK capital markets stand at a pivotal moment. Steady and meaningful evolution is bringing various new opportunities alongside growing complexity, according to Chris Elms, CEO of Euroclear UK & International. In a recent update released on 2 July 2026, Elms… Read More

 Tagged euroclear, research, uk, united kingdom