The UK’s Treasury Committee has floated the idea of introducing legislation to force shops to accept cash in the future, warning that a lack of action from the Government to tackle declining cash acceptance could lead to a two-tier society with the most vulnerable bearing the cost.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an AI task force to spearhead the agency’s efforts to embed artificial intelligence into its operations.
Lockton, a privately owned independent insurance brokerage, has announced the appointment of Devin Beresheim as US Risk Solutions Leader.
Powersports lender Ironhorse Funding is looking to be more competitive in the market through the remainder of the year and…
Swedish account-to-account payments provider Brite Payments has raised $60 million in fresh capital as it continues to expand across Europe.
Arrowhead Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Steven Beard as Chief Executive Officer, International, who will join the firm in February 2026 and be based in London.
Measured Analytics and Insurance, a data and analytics-driven cyber insurer, has appointed Nick Little as Head of Insurance.
According to a new Accenture report, up to $170bn of insurance premiums could be at risk in the next five years due to poor claims experiences, with process inefficiencies in underwriting potentially costing the industry another $160bn over the same period.
Announcing at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Mastercard has extended its collaboration with Swedish fintech Doconomy to offer cardholders carbon footprint tracking based on purchases made through the Bank of Åland’s cloud-based Åland Index.
HDI Global UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Marcus Breese as Head of Cyber Underwriting, effective April 1st, 2025.
Bank of the West is tapping impact investing tech from OpenInvest to provide clients with personalised environmentally-friendly and socially-conscious investment portfolios.
In conversation with Finextra TV, Antony Jenkins, founder and executive chairman of 10x Future Technologies and former Barclays CEO, highlights that the single most important factor in the push toward sustainability is transparency.
