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Visa has updated A2A Protect, its tool for catching account-to-account fraud, with a unified fraud score built on technology from Featurespace, the fraud-detection firm it completed acquiring in December 2024, as it looks to help banks flag suspicious transfers before a payment is authorised rather than after money has left an account.
2 SEP 2026
Noah founder and CEO Shah Ramezani on why stablecoins are a payments story rather than a crypto one, and why the real prize is making the technology invisible to the businesses that use it.
1 SEP 2026
The UK government plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payment systems and emerging forms of digital money, including stablecoins, through an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
28 AUG 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority published research on 27 August 2026 showing that 44% of young UK investors wrongly believe AI-generated financial information is regulated, even as more of them said they trust AI tools than trust television, the press or social media influencers.
27 AUG 2026
Money mule detection fails because evidence sits across banks, telecoms and merchants. See the FCA and Cifas data behind it.
24 AUG 2026
More and more businesses want to own their payments rather than hand the whole process to someone else.
24 AUG 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority and HTX, a cryptocurrency exchange already under UK and EU sanctions, have opened talks to settle a lawsuit accusing the platform of illegally marketing crypto services to UK consumers, according to court filings first reported by Reuters.
14 AUG 2026
EIP chief executive Ross Sinclair on parametric insurance and why AI-accelerated coding lets EIP bet on new products like a venture capital firm.
11 AUG 2026
UK financial crime decision-makers are struggling to keep pace with AI-enabled fraud.
10 AUG 2026
Fractional dealing is spreading through UK adviser and wealth platforms, but lower minimum trades do not necessarily mean lower investing costs.
14 JUL 2026
Most crypto firms may struggle to clear FCA authorisation as the UK’s new regime raises the bar beyond AML registration.
14 JUL 2026
The FCA's Mills Review signals support for agentic finance while raising expectations around AI governance, accountability and Consumer Duty compliance.
13 JUL 2026
