IG, a global online trading and investment platform, has launched its ‘Check Your Fees’ campaign after unveiling its first-ever ‘Fat Cat Index’, revealing that most UK investors are overpaying hundreds of pounds each year in Stocks and Shares ISA platform fees. The new index highlights significant cost differences between major UK investment platforms offering comparable Stocks and Shares ISA services....

Allica Bank, the challenger bank for established businesses, has released new survey findings from more than 570 asset finance brokers, revealing steady demand for asset finance and a notable rise in renewables as a key sector for applications. The survey found that 29% of brokers reported an increase in asset finance applications in the second half of the year, up...

Insurance Revolution, a specialist insurance broker, has partnered with CM.com, a global provider of cloud-based conversational commerce software, to integrate WhatsApp into its customer communication processes. The partnership was formed to allow Insurance Revolution to meet customers on their preferred messaging platform, accelerating response times while improving overall service quality and customer experience, according to FF News. By embedding WhatsApp directly...

INSTANDA, a global provider of AI-enabled no-code insurance policy administration solutions, has announced a new integrated offering with ServiceNow, a workflow automation platform provider, aimed at delivering greater digital agility and flexibility for insurers operating in a rapidly evolving market. The partnership has been formed in response to mounting pressure on insurers to modernise legacy systems, accelerate product innovation and...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delivered a stark warning to regulated firms in 2025, imposing more than £124m in fines by year-end, with the majority linked to anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime control failures. According to Alessa, the scale and concentration of penalties underline a clear supervisory theme: ineffective systems and controls are no longer tolerated, particularly...

Until recently, anti-financial crime convergence was for many in the financial industry a strategic ambition. Today, faster payments, converging crime typologies, and heightened regulatory scrutiny have made it an operational requirement for effective financial crime prevention. According to Sebastian Hetzler, co-CEO of IMTF, anti-financial crime convergence became an operational necessity because financial crime itself has converged —forming the basis...

EV, a financial services technology provider and leader in stochastic modelling since 1993, has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) focus on the changing pensions market but warned that a potential two-year delay in implementing updated guidance for pension modellers could leave consumers exposed as Targeted Support is introduced. As the FCA consultation on the changing pensions market (CP25/39) draws...

Indian online identity verification firm IDfy, a RegTech platform specialising in digital trust, compliance and fraud prevention, has secured fresh capital as it looks to scale both at home and overseas. The company raised 476 crore rupees, equivalent to $53m, in a series F funding round comprising a mix of primary and secondary transactions, said Tech in Asia. The round was...

Tangible, a FinTech platform enabling hardtech companies to access and manage debt financing, has raised $4.3m in a seed round led by Pale Blue Dot. The round was led by Pale Blue Dot, with participation from MMC, Future Positive Capital, Unruly, SDAC, Prototype Capital and Aperture. The capital will support Tangible’s efforts to streamline and scale debt financing for hardtech...

DPP Link, a Stoke-on-Trent-based RegTech, has announced the full-scale launch of its GS1-integrated Shield platform. The solution is designed to help exporters and manufacturers prepare for the European Union’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) — Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. The launch comes as businesses face mounting pressure to meet strict new EU requirements that will reshape how physical goods are identified,...