The road to green is paved with amber.

A guest editorial by Parina Parikh, senior sustainability assessor at DNV:

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Sumsub appoints Kat Cloud as head of government relations.

“Kat’s appointment marks a strategic step forward for our work with policymakers globally, including in the U.S.,” said Ilya Brovin, chief growth officer at Sumsub.

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Bitpanda launches in the UK.

Eric Demuth, co-founder and chief executive officer of Bitpanda, said: “The UK is a global financial hub, and home to investors who are financially literate and tech savvy.”

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IPOs on ice: why fintech exit freeze is fueling a smarter future.

A guest editorial by Edvards Margevics, chief business development officer and partner at CONCRYT:

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Egypt’s MIDBANK completes core banking modernisation with Temenos.

Amr El-Garhy, chief executive officer and managing director of MIDBANK, said: “We turned off the light on one system, and turned on the light on another.”

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MoD received £211bn worth of suspicious invoices in three years.

Dr Janet Bastiman, chief data scientist, Napier AI, commented: “Invoice fraud is a key tactic used by criminals to divert legitimate payments into rogue bank accounts.”

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Why Gen Z is forcing a rethink in financial marketing strategy.

A guest editorial by Nicky Senyard, chief executive officer of Fintel Connect:

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Is AI the key to unlocking more sustainable growth?

A guest editorial by Katherine Chan, chief executive officer of Juice:

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Digital-first fintech pioneers are starting to pull back on AI.

A guest editorial by Gemma Livermore, head of financial services international marketing at Seismic:

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The rise of real-time fraud: can your defences keep up?

A guest editorial by Tamas Kadar, co-founder and chief executive officer of SEON:

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What gen Alpha is teaching us about the future of payments.

A guest editorial by Azimkhon Askarov, co-partner at CONCRYT:

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Business leaders and consumers differ on delivery, survey finds.

Gil Rosen, chief marketing officer, Amdocs, said: “This gap between belief and action is where customer trust erodes and competitive ground is lost.”

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UK finance salaries stall while gender pay gap widens to 35%.

Rodolphe Ardant, founder of Spendesk, said: “The latest data from our annual CFO Salary Benchmark reveals concerning trends in pay equity across UK and European finance.”

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AI is ready, are you? Why financial services firms must catch up.

A guest editorial by Donald McElligott, vice president, compliance supervision at Global Relay:

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With Money20/20 Europe taking place next week, we've written about some talks we're particularly excited to see in Amsterdam:

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Solving the infrastructure challenge in cross-border payments.

A guest editorial by Zaki Farooq, chief technology officer and co-founder of PayFuture:

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Becoming AI-savvy to unlock transformation in financial services.

A guest editorial by Claire Nouet, chief operating officer and co-founder of Pathway:

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PayFuture appoints Sanda Laicena as group chief legal officer.

Manpreet Haer of PayFuture said: “We are delighted to welcome Sanda to PayFuture during such a pivotal phase of our growth.”

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Payment Assist and eDynamix announce strategic partnership.

Chris Masters, chief payment officer at Payment Assist, said: “Our integration with exstoPay removes the complexity caused by disconnected systems.”

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The winners of the 2025 #UKFinTechAwards have been revealed!

Hundreds of people packed the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge to see the finest companies and individuals in the UK fintech ecosystem recognised and celebrated.

See the winners:

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Why the super app revolution must include SMBs.

A guest editorial by Dr Amir Zarifnia, chief executive officer and founder of Kixy:

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How the motor finance scandal exposed data and RRC skill gaps.

A guest editorial by Yves Laffont, sector lead, Financial Crime Consulting Services at FDM Group:

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Fintel Connect to host webinar on acquisition marketing strategy as part of the launch of their CPA Benchmarking Guide.

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Lemon partners with Siemens to bring 0% SaaS financing to the UK market.

Chief executive officer and founder of Lemon, Matt Bird, said, “The 0% proposition will be a game changer for many businesses.”

Read more:

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AI and alternative data hold the key to financial inclusion.

A guest editorial by Dmitry Borodin, head of decision analytics at Creditinfo:

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AI: making banking and advice accessible for the underbanked.

A guest editorial by Fraser Stewart, co-founder of Lyfeguard:

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What can ISVs gain from an embedded payments solution?

A guest editorial by Paul Clarke, chief growth officer at Cashflows:

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Does the UK need to take a stronger cryptocurrency position?

A guest editorial by Peter Curk, chief executive officer of ICONOMI:

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Financial institutions: it is time to modernise infrastructure?

A guest editorial by by Vishal Dalal, chief executive officer for North America, Europe, and Asia at Pismo:

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Strengthening cloud resilience and compliance with DORA; a guest editorial by Dirk Alshuth, cloud evangelist at emma, the cloud management platform:

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