Since its introduction in 2010, Germany’s national ID card – with its integrated online identification feature – has been recognized as one of the world’s most secure government-issued documents.

ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure firm, today announced it has received UK Financial Conduct Authority approval to launch its Delivery versus Payment (DvP) net settlement system, ...

Pirum, the trusted technology partner for securities finance automation and collateral management, announced today that Carmine Salute has joined the firm’s New York office as Head of Commercial ...

UK fraud has doubled in losses and tripled in cases over 10 years. (H1 2025: £629 million stolen across 2.1 million cases up from £320 million and 631,000 cases in H1 2015). The chances of being ...

Crypto exchange Coinbase is to launch a new savings account in the UK, offering 3.75% AER interest, instant access, and FSCS ...

Venmo, the money movement app redefining social payments for the next generation, today announced the launch of Venmo Stash1, an innovative rewards program designed to give customers more value that ...

Alacriti, a leading provider of cloud-based payment technology, announced the launch of its Orbipay Bank Account Validation & Verification Service (BVV), offering businesses and financial institutions ...

At Web Summit 2025 today, Visa Inc. (V) strengthened its long-standing commitment to supporting digital creators as a powerful force in the global economy.

Some of the UK’s biggest financial institutions (FIs) are investing in artificial intelligence (AI). In November this year, Lloyds unveiled the UK’s first multi-feature AI-powered financial assistant; ...

Episode Six and Fireblocks announced the co-development of a unified payments solution at Singapore Fintech Festival.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its Final Report (“Report”) on the Tokenization of Financial Assets.

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