Which Countries Run National Digital Currencies?
… and why they have nothing to do with crypto
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The PAY360 Awards Shortlist Is Out, And It’s Never Been This Hard To Get On
The PAY360 Awards has today revealed the shortlist for 2026, and it is the strongest the awards have seen in nearly two decades. Record entries. Household names alongside fast-moving challengers. A field that reflects exactly what the payments industry looks like right now: competitive, innovative and showing no signs of slowing down.
FM Summit London 2026
FM Summit London 2026 will return to Old Billingsgate on 24 November, bringing together senior professionals from online trading, fintech, payments, digital assets and institutional finance.
FM Summit London Marks Its 15th Edition With an Iconic Return to Old Billingsgate
One Day. One Venue. One Industry. The reimagined summit will bring a carefully selected audience of C-level executives and senior financial markets professionals to London on 24 November.
UK Payments Industry Backs National Payments Vision, but Confidence in Delivery Remains Low
The UK payments industry broadly supports the government’s National Payments Vision, but new research shows limited confidence that the programme will be delivered smoothly.
Payments Lessons From the Public Sector
Public sector payments do not tend to generate a lot of buzz in the payments industry, they certainly don’t command the same attention that AI, stablecoins or the latest in retail payments innovation might. Despite this, almost £188 billion flows through the public sector ecosystem a year, that’s comparable to the total welfare budget allocated […]
Finsei Brings Payment Acquiring In-House For Business Clients
Businesses can now accept Visa and Mastercard payments through the same account they use for transfers and cards
Financial Crime 360 2026 to Bring Financial Crime Leaders Together in London
Fraudsters are getting smarter. Deepfakes are fooling identity checks. AI is supercharging social engineering at a scale never seen before. In the payments industry, the question is no longer if your organisation will be targeted. It’s when, and whether you’ll be ready.
Ecommerce Forum
The Ecommerce Forum – designed to bring together innovative and competitive solution providers with industry professionals, to build business relationships through one-to-one meetings.
European Borrowing Costs Jump to Levels Not Seen in 15 Years
Something unusual happened to Europe’s bond market right after the summer break, and it significantly differs from what investors have been witnessing in the United States earlier.
Allica Bank Moves Beyond UK, Applies For Swedish Banking Licence
A UK digital bank best known for lending to small and mid-sized companies has just taken its first step onto the European continent. The Allica Bank Swedish banking licence application marks a new chapter for the six-year-old British lender, though what happens next depends entirely on a regulator most people outside Scandinavia have never heard […]
Cyber Secure Forum – Your One-Day Gateway to High-Value Connections
Cyber Secure Forum – Your One-Day Gateway to High-Value Connections Celebrating 11 years of bringing industry leaders and innovative solution providers together for a day of powerful networking, insights, and business growth. 📅 Date: 9th November 2026 📍 Venue: Hilton London Canary Wharf
Finance Magnates Summit London Returns to Old Billingsgate for its Landmark 15th Edition
The 15th edition of Finance Magnates Summit London returns to Old Billingsgate on 24 November 2026, bringing together senior leaders from across financial services for a focused day of networking, market intelligence and business opportunities.
Surcharging May Not Cost Small Businesses the Sale, Kurv Data Shows
What if charging customers a little extra at checkout didn’t send them running for the exit? New research on the topic of credit card surcharge small business strategy suggests that the long-held fear may not match reality. The numbers behind it are worth a closer look before any merchant decides how to price a transaction […]
Access PaySuite: One in Three Councils Risk Leaving LGR Finance Planning Too Late
New research from Access PaySuite, part of The Access Group, has found that many councils in England are not preparing early enough for changes to how they collect payments and manage income during Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).
Open Banking vs Open Finance: What Changes When FiDA Arrives in 2027
Open banking and open finance are often treated as the same idea at different stages of maturity. That framing is no longer accurate. The regulatory scope, the participants, and the political stakes have diverged enough that open finance now needs to be understood as its own contest centred on which companies get to sit inside […]
