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Bank of England to Scenario Plan an AI Shock Amid Job Loss Fears

The UK central bank will also consider whether to incorporate the assessments into its broader banking stress tests

Consumer investments priorities: strengthening trust, supporting investors

Through all this, we recognise that the consumer investments landscape is changing – and we want to hear from firms.

Lloyds moves account openings fully online – report

Staff will direct customers to use the bank’s digital platforms for the services.

Santander and Mastercard complete Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an AI agent

The transaction was processed through Santander’s live payments infrastructure to validate the end-to-end operational and control framework under real conditions.

“People think it’s risky”: EM debt reassessed

Perceived risk remains the biggest barrier to adoption, but data tell a different story.

NatWest Group commits £8million for debt advice organisations to help support people in financial difficulty

The continuation of the bank’s over 20 years funding partnership with the UK debt advice providers will help to safeguard and extend the independent and free services they provide for millions of people struggling with debt and money worries annuall

BBVA channels €134 billion in sustainable business in 2025 (+44 percent), a new annual record

This figure marks an annual record for the financial institution, which aims to mobilize €700 billion between 2025 and 2029.

Bank of Beirut UK Goes Live with Temenos to Scale Corporate Banking and Trade Finance

The deployment is designed to strengthen the institution’s position as a trusted partner for businesses and correspondent banks operating across the UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Barclays Calls for Targeted Reforms to Help UK SMEs Unlock Global Export Opportunities

Against this backdrop, Barclays’ analysis highlights that strengthening the UK’s export finance framework could help unlock more growth.

Bank of Ireland UK fined £3.7 million for implementing anti-fraud tool 14 months too late

Payment service providers were given one years notice by the PSR to put the measure in place. Bank of Ireland UK were the last Group 1 payment service provider to achieve compliance.

Bank of Lithuania expands TransferGo’s EMI license

Over the past decade, our clients’ needs and how they use financial services have fundamentally changed.

Growth target for 2025 exceeded

Commerzbank achieves record operating result

New Pay by Bank offering powers Amazon purchases directly from shoppers' UK bank accounts

The service also offers refund processing, promising the return of funds to customers' bank accounts within minutes after Amazon confirms receipt of returned items.

Santander to cut costs further as profits rise despite another motor finance hit

The Spanish-owned lending giant reported a 14% rise in pre-tax profits to £1.51 billion for 2025.

Thisbank, the UK's new branchless bank, promises human touch and competitive savings

Thisbank was created by revitalising the UK arm of loss-making JN Bank under new leadership and ownership and backed by UK and US investment.

Santander listed as the highest ranked European bank among Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies

The list pays tribute to those best regarded among the world’s major corporate enterprises, based on a survey of 3,000 executives, directors and analysts.

Fitch Affirms German Cooperative Banks and DZ BANK at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch has withdrawn the ratings of 27 local cooperative banks following their merger with other members of the group.

TrueLayer and Stripe bring Pay by Bank payments to Finland

The rollout begins this month and will soon be available to all Kustom merchants.

Global Payments Giant Swift Completes ‘Landmark’ Tokenized Asset Trial

This marks the first time Swift orchestrated tokenized asset transactions as a single process across networks, integrating ISO 20022 messaging standards with blockchain platforms for secure workflows.

Santander completes the sale of 49% of Santander Bank Polska to Erste Group

The transaction results in a net capital gain of approximately €1.9 billion for Santander.

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