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Debt consolidation tech could save Brits £17.2bn in unnecessary interest payments - Experian

Millions of UK consumers could save an average of £1,257 each year by consolidating unoptimised debt, according to new Experian research.

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BIS appoints IMF director as head of Innovation Hub

The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli as Head of the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH).

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Paypal and Perplexity give consumers the ability to checkout in chat

PayPal today announced that it has enabled PayPal merchants to become discoverable within Perplexity, giving consumers the ability to checkout in chat.

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Disseqt AI, HCLTech and Microsoft for agentic finance

Lean agentic enterprise platform Disseqt AI today announced that it is collaborating with HCLTech and Microsoft to guide banks and other financial services institutions with Agentic AI adoption.

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Switzerland’s Amina Bank and Crypto Finance complete payments pilot on Google ledger

AMINA Bank AG ("AMINA") and Crypto Finance Group, together with other banking partners, have successfully completed a landmark pilot program demonstrating how distributed ledger technology (DLT) can modernise cross-border, cross-currency, and point-of-sale use cases.

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Buy now, pay later becoming economic necessity for merchant POS systems

60% of hospitality businesses say speed is their key reason for investing in smarter point-of-sale (POS) systems ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season, according to new research from Lloyds Merchant Services.

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FE fundinfo acquires Finscape

FE fundinfo, a leading financial data company connecting the investment industry across the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific, today announced the acquisition of specialist provider of investment distribution intelligence Finscape.

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PayMe HK wallet from HSBC migrates entire infrastructure to Amazn Wbe Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that PayMe by HSBC, Hong Kong’s homegrown mobile wallet, has successfully migrated its entire platform to AWS.

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Paxos acquires custody and wallet tech provider Fordefi

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, today announced it has acquired Fordefi, an institutional-grade custody and wallet technology provider.

25 November 2025

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SIX buys Baymarkets

The acquisition of Baymarkets AS enables SIX to accelerate innovation in clearing technology, reinforcing its position as a leading pan-European provider of post-trade solutions.

25 November 2025

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Kinective buys Compuflex

Kinective, the leading banking operations platform provider that simplifies the technology financial institutions need to compete, thrive and better serve their communities, today announced its acquisition of Compuflex Corporation, a provider of transformative cash automation solutions with more than 40 years of specialized expertise serving financial, retail and gaming markets.

25 November 2025

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Anchorage Digital offers rewards on USDtb and USDe

Anchorage Digital Bank is expanding access to USDtb, America’s first federally regulated stablecoin. Following a partnership with Ethena Labs, Anchorage Digital is now the sole issuer of USDtb.

25 November 2025

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