Lloyds Banking Group

Fintech & Ecommerce

Flexible Finance Boosts Retail Performance, With Bank-Backed BNPL Being The Preferred Option

Retailers offering flexible payment options such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and point-of-sale (POS) finance are already seeing tangible commercial benefits, according to new research from Lloyds Merchant Services. The caveat is that customers favour flexible payments offered through their existing bank relationships.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds App Feature Proves a Hit, Highlighting Resilient Cash Use in the UK

Lloyds Bank’s introduction of its barcode cash paying-in feature has proven to be a significant success, with over £3 million deposited at PayPoint locations since its launch in August 2025

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds Turns Everyday Shops Into Instant Cash Deposit Points

Lloyds is modernising legacy cash deposits so they work in a cash-lite, mobile-first world, making banking more embedded in everyday life with in-app barcode cash deposit scanning at PayPoint stores.

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Business Confidence in UK Holds Record High

UK businesses illustrate robust confidence levels with growth driven by optimistic retail firms.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds Starts Virtual Card Partnership With Taulia

SAP-owned working capital management solutions provider Taulia has announced a partnership with Lloyds in the virtual card area.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Launches Move Commercial Payments for Near Real-Time Cross-Border Transactions

The newly introduced Mastercard Move Commercial Payments solution is designed to streamline operations, enhance liquidity management, lower counterparty risk, and offer comprehensive visibility for banks and their clients.

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Lloyds Bank and Cleareye Launch Partnership

Lloyds Bank announced the start of a partnership with the artificial intelligence platform Cleareye.ai.

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Lloyds Hires AWS Exec to Lead AI and Analytics Division

Rohit Dhawan was appointed by Lloyds Banking Group as Director of AI (artificial intelligence) at the Group’s new AI Centre of Excellence, bringing together experts in Data Science, Behavioral Science, ML Engineering, Advanced Analytics and AI Ethics.

Finance & Economics

Lloyds Chief Urges UK Policymakers to Refrain From Encroaching on Banks’ Profits

The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group made something like a warning statement to British politicians, describing measures such as a tax on unforeseen expenses of banks as thing that should be excluded amid expectations of a busy election year.

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Lloyds Launches New Merchant Tools

British Lloyds Bank announced the expansion of cooperation with the FreedomPay commerce platform, which is focused on the consumer.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds Bank Launches PayMe for Instant B2B Payouts

Lloyds Bank has announced the launch of a new service through which businesses can make one-time payments in cases where there is no information about the details of the recipient.

Blockchain & Crypto

Lloyds Bank to Move Trade Finance Documentation to Blockchain

Long-term partnership with Enigio will enable Lloyds Bank to digitise its trade finance documentation, delivering faster, more affordable, flexible, sustainable and secure blockchain solutions for its clients

Finance & Economics

Lloyds Bank combined spending and savings in a new solution for kids

Smart Start from Lloyds Bank gives kids an opportunity to manage their money and get into the habit of saving

Finance & Economics

Lloyds Bank tops Barclays CBDC Hackathon

The Barclays CBDC Hackathon hosted nine teams addressing six key CBDC challenges. Lloyds Bank was awarded for its novel approach to the competition