Banking stories - Page 8

Revolut secures full UK bank licence, pledging GBP £3 billion investment, 1,000 new jobs and a phased roll-out of FSCS-protected accounts.

Appdome's new Threat-Memory tool stores on-device threat histories and AI scores to counter repeat mobile fraud and account takeovers.

EarnIn says US workers have made over 1m Live Pay transactions since July 2025, underscoring rising demand for real-time access to wages.

Cross-border payments are failing despite accurate addresses, exposing a GBP £94 billion data and identity gap banks can no longer ignore.

AutoRek unveils RegToolKit, a real-time regulatory compliance hub mapping rules to controls, audit trails and breach remediation.

Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.

Bilder integrates xpate's card top-ups to offer 24/7 instant multi-currency account funding for cross-border customers and businesses.

Almost half of people now distrust nearly everything they see online as AI deepfakes trigger a 'Great Trust Recession', new research shows.

Insurers race toward fully AI-run claims within two years, even as most fear biased outcomes and demand stronger oversight and transparency.

Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.

Edinburgh's Stellar Omada secures five-year HMRC digital testing contract worth more than GBP £10m, bolstering its UK public sector footprint.

Festina urges UK pension schemes to embed retirement income choices from day one, warning savings-first systems leave retirees adrift.

Datadog will open a UK data centre in 2026, targeting public sector and regulated industries needing in-country observability data storage.

Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.

Tide launches embedded 5G mobile plans in its app, giving UK small firms business numbers with unlimited calls, texts and optional data.

Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.

Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.

SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.