Authorised push payment (APP) fraud losses in the UK hit £257.5 million in the first half of 2025, a 12 per cent increase on the same time last year, according to the latest data from UK Finance.

The UK government has launched a series of initiatives designed to attract more foreign fintech experts to work for UK startups and to encourage those same startups to remain in the UK rather than uproot to an EU-based neighbouring jurisdiction.

Goldman Sachs is considering the sale of its Personal Financial Management unit, further accelerating its retreat from the mass-market banking business.

Having once said he would shut the crypto industry down, Jamie Dimon has confirmed that JPMorgan Chase will now let its clients buy bitcoin.

Square, the US-based payment company owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is urging crypto companies to join its newly-formed patent alliance in a bid to maintain an open-source community within the industry and mitigate the malicious use of patents.

PayOS and Mastercard have completed an autonomos agentic payment transaction using a Mastercard Agentic Token.

Barclays is collaborating with UK-based artificial intelligence company ExpectAI to help small and medium-sized businesses grow their profits, using sustainability insights.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a set of climate risk guidelines to help financial regulators across the world assess bank preparedness in a co-ordinated fashion.

New research from Barclays Bank reveals that one in five consumers fell victim to a scam in the last year.

M&G Investments has led a $30 million seed round in digital asset trading startup Global Futures and Options (GFO-X) ahead of its forthcoming go-live.

Australia’s banks have experienced a marked decline in scams, money laundering and remote access attacks after switching on a real-time intelligence sharing network.

A group of 14 banks – including Santander, RBC and MUFG – has launched a digital platform designed to tackle international trade barriers.

UK-based pensions fintech Jarvis has raised £1.8 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Ascension VC and Cornerstone VC, with participation from Tokio Marine Future Fund.

Payments giant Stripe is acquiring crypto wallet infrastructure startup Privy for an undisclosed fee.

Gareth Southgate has taken time out from guiding the English football team to the finals of the World Cup to laud Deutsche Bank for a pioneering hackathon in which technical staff from across the globe will compete to design a mobile app to help people afflicted with Leukaemia.