Jonathan Easton

Visa has launched a new cyber threat intelligence platform designed to help financial institutions identify cyber threats before they develop into fraud, extending the cybersecurity capabilities it uses to protect its own global payments network

Visa has completed live AI agent-powered payment transactions across Europe, with more than 30 banks enabling autonomous purchases at participating merchant websites in what the payments company describes as the next phase of agentic commerce

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is considering stronger regulatory powers over artificial intelligence in financial services

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees the company’s AI agent technology has progressed more slowly than expected

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is considering stronger regulatory powers over artificial intelligence in financial services

Next is preparing a takeover bid for luxury department store chain Harvey Nichols as the FTSE 100 retailer explores another acquisition following a series of high-profile purchases of British retail brands

The European Central Bank on Tuesday ordered euro zone banks to submit plans by 31 October to defend against artificial intelligence-enabled cyber attacks, warning that increasingly capable AI models could threaten confidence in the financial system and disrupt payments

Revolut has appointed former Chase UK chief executive Kuba Fast as chief executive of its Lithuania-based banking entity

As Andy Burnham prepares to enter No 10, FStech canvasses reaction from across the City, gauging whether his devolution-and-housing agenda can reassure financial decision makers, and whether it does enough to blunt the appeal of Reform UK

Meta Platforms plans to begin manufacturing its in-house artificial intelligence chip in September as part of a strategy to double its computing capacity to 14 gigawatts in 2027