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DECTA has appointed industry veteran Scott Dawson to ramp up its strategy for UK growth and expand its regulated payment services.

Hexaware has announced that it has been ranked third for customer satisfaction by Whitelane Research in its IT Sourcing Study for Europe, 2022.

The personal finance experts at money.co.uk, in their 2022 Fraud Report, have revealed the average monthly losses to fraudsters in 2022 to be over £333 million.

A Teletrac Navman survey has revealed rising fuel costs, disruption due to COVID-19, and supply chain issues are the top challenges fleet operators face.

Leading brands are prioritising investments in content creation capabilities and workflows, according to Adobe's 2023 Digital Trends Report.

Open Banking has matured into an innovative payments solution enabling merchants to drive conversion, reward loyalty and improve the customer experience.

At the recent Australian Retail Credit Association Credit Summit, FICO's Head of Scoring Solutions, Steven Brown, spoke about global credit risk trends.

Global payments platform Airwallex appoints Justin Yek as Head of Strategic Finance & Corporate Development and Jon Stona as Global Head of Marketing.

Stripe and Xero have expanded their partnership to help small businesses worldwide get paid faster, by integrating Stripe Connect into Xero's platform.

Cyber threats directed towards financial services has grown rapidly, driven by digital transformation and regulation such as open banking.

Mark Thundercliffe has been appointed as an Advisor for Northern Europe at SAS, bringing 35 years of corporate, retail and business banking experience.

Paymentology appoints Nadia Benaissa as Global Head of Marketing, bringing 20 years of fintech marketing experience to spearhead global expansion.

Data sovereignty and compliance are becoming increasingly important in shaping IT selection and design decisions, according to a new survey by IDC.

Finsure has partnered with Frollo and NextGen to use Open Banking data as part of the loan application process.

Improving customer experience, not growth, is the main focus of insurance digitalisation initiatives in 2023, says Gartner survey.

Xero has partnered with New Zealand Football until 2026, which will include the period covering the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, to be held in Australia and NZ.

Zain Cheng named Chief Technology Officer at Horizen Labs. Cheng oversaw product teams, including sidechains and smart contracts, and EVM development.

Xero reports strong financial results, with revenue growing 30% to $658.5m and subscribers up 16% to 3.5 million. New CEO also announced.

The Index fell 13 points in October to 115 points, driven by four sub-metrics: sales, wages, jobs, and time to be paid.

Open banking is being introduced in New Zealand, with the government saying it will increase competition and benefit consumers.