London stories

Creditinfo launches fraud and AML platform in Uganda, targeting rising digital payment risks and bolstering banks' compliance tools.

AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.

Gartner predicts AI will disrupt office software, hiring and data by 2030, triggering a USD $58 billion productivity tools shake-up.

AutoRek unveils RegToolKit, a real-time regulatory compliance hub mapping rules to controls, audit trails and breach remediation.

Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.

Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

iProov launches a biometric Workforce Solution Suite to verify real human presence and shield employers from deepfake-driven identity fraud.

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

Safe Software will bring its Peak of Data and AI conference back to London in March 2027, hosting a three-day event at the QEII Centre.

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.

Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.

Revolut seeks a US national bank charter and names Cetin Duransoy as US chief, sharpening its push into regulated American banking.

Legora appoints Jessica Turner to spearhead New Zealand push as demand grows for secure AI tools in everyday legal workflows.

Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.

RedCloud passes 100,000 users and deploys agentic AI across its trade platform after enabling over USD $6.91 billion in FMCG transactions.

Amperity names seasoned SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as CMO to drive global growth and sharpen its AI-focused customer data platform.

Q4 adds AI-focused optimisation to investor relations sites, helping listed firms surface verified disclosures in answer engines like ChatGPT.

AI structure design, data foundations and mentoring, not just hiring targets, have a significant impact on women's careers in tech.