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FICO UK Credit Card Market Report: January 2026

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Persistent financial pressures evident as customers reduce spend and focus on paying credit card bills, but missed payments remain high Analysis of credit card data for January 2026 by global analytics software leader FICO shows the typical post-Christmas reduction in spending as customers prioritised payments after the festive break. However, with spending......
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Klarna Expands Its Partnership With H&M in Romania and Hungary

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Klarna announces that H&M customers can now choose flexible Klarna payment options at checkout. The expansion comes amid Klarna’s rapid growth in Romania, where the global digital bank and flexible payments provider has surpassed 500,000 active users. Klarna, a global digital bank and provider of flexible payment solutions, and H&M,......
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MessagePay and Glia Embed Secure Payments Directly Into AI-Powered Banking Conversations

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
New integration enables credit unions and community banks to process payments instantly across digital, SMS, and voice channels As credit unions and community banks accelerate adoption of AI-driven service channels, payments often remain disconnected from the conversations that trigger them. This disconnect creates friction at the moment of intent. MessagePay......
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Upvest secures $125m to cement its position as Europe’s leading API-first investment infrastructure

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Enterprise-grade scale: Upvest processes over 100 million annual orders for more than 30 financial institutions. With orders growing at a double-digit monthly rate, Upvest is the backbone of modern investing for leading financial institutions including DKB, Santander’s Openbank, Revolut, and N26. Long-term financial stability: A total of $90 million in equity led......
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Ottimate Appoints Shawn Lane as CEO to Lead Next Phase of AI-Driven Growth

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
Former LivTech CEO to scale Ottimate’s AI-powered finance platform. Ottimate, the leading AI-powered accounts payable (AP) automation and payments platform, today announced the appointment of Shawn Lane as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company’s next phase of growth. The appointment comes as demand for solutions to complex AP challenges,......
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Mesh Joins Canton to Connect Digital Assets with Traditional Capital Markets

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
Mesh becomes a Super Validator on Canton, strengthening infrastructure for compliant, tokenized capital markets Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, announced a strategic partnership with Canton Network––a public, permissionless blockchain that enables banks and institutions to move assets and payments securely, while keeping sensitive data private. Through this partnership, Mesh......
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O2 Investment Partners Announces Appointment of Ben Stemmet

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
O2 Investment Partners announced the appointment of Ben Stemmet as the firm’s newest Associate. Luke Plumpton announced the addition saying, “On behalf of O2, I’m excited to welcome Ben to the firm. Ben brings valuable experience in analyzing and executing complex transactions. We are confident he will quickly become an important......
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The Merchant Risk Council Releases 2026 Global eCommerce Payments & Fraud Report

EIN Presswire
by EIN Presswire0
New report reveals key trends in payments innovation, fraud prevention, and evolving risks shaping global eCommerce The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), a global non-profit membership association for payments and fraud prevention professionals, has released the 2026 Global eCommerce Payments and Fraud Report, offering one of the most comprehensive looks at......
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Thunes and Banco Cathay of Costa Rica Launch Pay-to-Wallet Payments via Swift

PR Newswire
by PR Newswire0
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced a new breakthrough in cross-border payments with the successful activation of Pay-to-Wallet by Banco Cathay of Costa Rica. This innovative solution transforms the reach and efficiency of Banco Cathay’s cross-border offering, enabling seamless digital disbursements to markets where mobile wallets......
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FinTech Infrastructure For The Creator And Gig Economy

Fintech Staff Writer
by Fintech Staff Writer0
The way we work has changed more in the last ten years than the way we handle money has changed in the last hundred years. Millions of people around the world are choosing to work for themselves, or are being driven to do so. Freelancers, creators, solopreneurs, and platform workers......
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