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ACI backs UK banks' push for sovereign payment rails
Crypto

ACI backs UK banks' push for sovereign payment rails

ACI backs UK banks' drive for sovereign payment rails to cut reliance on Visa and Mastercard and bolster geopolitical resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Gr4vy adds Sardine tools to unify fraud & payments
Biometrics

Gr4vy adds Sardine tools to unify fraud & payments

Gr4vy integrates Sardine fraud and AML tools into its payments orchestration platform, offering merchants unified risk and routing in one layer.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Nium adds three C suite leaders to drive global growth
Crypto

Nium adds three C suite leaders to drive global growth

Nium strengthens global payments push with new chiefs for risk, technology and marketing as AI, stablecoins and regulation reshape the sector.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list
Crypto

Ecommpay recognised among CNBC's top UK fintechs list

Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London's enduring strength as a global payments hub.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Mastercard enlists Schmeichel to back Click to Pay
Surveillance

Mastercard enlists Schmeichel to back Click to Pay

Mastercard taps Peter Schmeichel to front a UK push for tokenised Click to Pay checkouts, aiming to end manual card entry by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout
Data Protection

Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout

Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Exactly.com links with GP Solutions on travel payments
Software-as-a-Service

Exactly.com links with GP Solutions on travel payments

Exactly.com and GP Solutions team up to embed streamlined payments into travel platforms, targeting simpler, cheaper options for smaller firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026
Customer Experience

Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026

Analytic Partners named a Leader in Forrester's 2026 marketing measurement Wave after topping current offering and scoring highly on strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale
Fintech

Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale

Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping
Customer Experience

Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping

Google has launched an open Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise AI shopping flows across search, apps, merchants and payments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Cloudflare buys Astro framework, pledges open future
Edge Computing

Cloudflare buys Astro framework, pledges open future

Cloudflare snaps up the Astro web framework, vowing to keep it open source while tying it closer to its performance and developer platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents
Customer Experience

Google unveils AI shopping protocol & brand agents

Google launches a Universal Commerce Protocol and Business Agent tools as it bets on AI agents to drive the next era of online shopping.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
'The Orchestrator' tops SmartRecruiters' job title list
Human Capital Management

'The Orchestrator' tops SmartRecruiters' job title list

SmartRecruiters crowns “The Orchestrator” Job Title of the Year as employers prioritise coordination roles in AI-driven, fragmented workplaces.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026

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Super Bowl betting to drive surge in UK card disputes
Fintech

Super Bowl betting to drive surge in UK card disputes

UK payment and betting firms warned to brace for surge in regret-driven card disputes in wake of late-night Super Bowl wagering.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver
Fintech

Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver

Feijoa joins Creative HQ's Fintech Lab to scale its round-up saving app, aiming to lift inconsistent KiwiSaver contributions nationwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push
DevOps

Capture The Bug adds US tech leaders for North American push

Hamilton-born Capture The Bug taps top US tech leaders to drive North American growth as demand rises for continuous security testing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping
Digital Transformation

Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping

Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to link AI shopping agents, retailers and payments in a new 'agentic commerce' push.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026