New quarterly data from V12 Retail Finance shows that UK consumers continued to turn to point-of-sale finance for high-value purchases in the first three months of 2026, with total finance values across the platform growing 4% between January and March, compared to Q1 2025.

City Week is returning for its 16th annual edition. Held in-person at the Royal Garden Hotel between 18 and 19 May, this year’s edition will take place at a time when the financial services are undergoing profound change. Geopolitics – particularly the Iran war - are reshaping trade and investment flows. Technology, especially AI, is transforming business models. Regulatory regimes are having to pivot toward a pro-growth stance amid a widespread cost-of-living crisis. The role of the financial services industry in combating climate change is under challenge. Crypto, digital assets and blockchain have finally achieved acceptance in mainstream finance. No financial institution can afford to stand still in the face of such change.

The fifth edition of the FinTech Roadmap conference will take place on May 14, 2026, at the Czech National Bank Congress Centre in Prague. The event will feature panel discussions, keynote presentations and workshops focused on financial technology innovation, fintech business models, international expansion and current regulatory developments in the Czech Republic and the European Union.

Tanium, a leader in Autonomous IT, announced today that Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world’s largest full-service financial conglomerates, has expanded its deployment of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform to enhance its security operations and threat hunting driven by real-time endpoint intelligence.

CSI, a leading provider of end-to-end financial software and technology, today announced that Forte Bank has selected CSI as its core banking provider. The independent community bank will implement CSI’s NuPoint® core platform, along with fully integrated Apiture® digital banking as well as loan origination capabilities, enabling the bank to modernize operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive future growth.

Camunda, the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, today announced that AU10TIX, a global leader in identity verification and fraud prevention, is using Camunda to support Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) workflows at scale - powering secure, high-volume identity verification worldwide. Camunda allows for the management of complex identity processes without embedding decision logic deep inside application code.

Customer experience in financial services is now as commercial as it is operational. Growth, retention, trust, efficiency and regulatory outcomes increasingly sit in the same conversation. That shift will be a central theme in London this May, when senior leaders from across banking, insurance and fintech gather for the Annual Financial Services Customer Experience Conference, taking place on 21 May at 10 Union Street, London.

Findity, the leading provider of embedded expense management, today announced its official entry into the U.S. market. This milestone marks a significant step in Findity’s global growth strategy, bringing its AI-powered, card-agnostic expense platform to U.S. businesses – enabling them to offer seamless expense management directly within their own products.

Lovey (formerly Love Finance), one of the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has today announced its integration with Funding Circle, the UK’s leading SME finance platform, to create significantly faster application journeys for customers. Funding Circle’s API will be integrated directly into Lovey’s platform to create a more seamless experience and reduce friction through direct API connectivity.

Ohpen’s mortgage origination and intermediary portal is now live with Dudley Building Society, marking a significant step forward in the Society’s digital transformation programme.

SGX FX and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) have entered a strategic partnership aimed at broadening liquidity access and enhancing the distribution of African currencies to global market participants. The collaboration marks an important advancement in SGX FX’s growth ambitions across emerging markets and deepens its engagement with Africa’s rapidly evolving FX landscape.

Stablecore, the platform enabling community and regional banks to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset products, today announced its strategic partnership with the Maine Bankers Association.

Adclear, the FinProms & Comms compliance platform, has today announced that it’s partnering with leading savings platform Flagstone to speed up the fintech’s marketing processes using AI. Flagstone will integrate Adclear’s cutting-edge compliance technology into its existing approvals workflow to ensure all website, social media, marketing and advertising content adheres to the latest “finprom” rules and regulations.

FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps and FTT Payments will return to London on 12th May 2026, once again assembling a unique community of non-financial enterprises, including retailers, marketplaces and vertical SaaS providers, financial institutions, fintechs, and tech innovators to reimagine how value is exchanged in a digital world.

Klay Group, a boutique financial services firm providing Wealth Management, Multi-Family Office, Asset Management and Corporate Advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth families and institutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaurav Gupta as Managing Director – Client Advisor.