Latest blockchain news and analysis
By Marcus Webb
The UK financial services industry created over 28,000 AI-specialist positions in the past 12 months, making it the fastest-growing segment of City hiring. Demand for machine learning engineers, AI ethics officers, and prompt engineers is outstripping supply.
Pay by Bank usage has more than doubled in the past year, with over 40 major UK retailers now offering the Open Banking payment method at online and in-store checkouts.
Digital wallet transactions have overtaken physical card payments in UK retail for the first time, with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and retailer-branded wallets now accounting for 52% of in-store contactless spend.
By Raj Patel
A new industry survey reveals that 38 percent of FTSE 250 companies now use blockchain technology in their supply chain operations, up from just 12 percent two years ago.
By Sophie Chen
Innovate Finance's annual report shows the UK attracted $3.6 billion across 534 fintech deals in 2025, reclaiming second place globally behind the United States.
By Raj Patel
The FCA has issued enforcement actions against 23 decentralised finance platforms for marketing unregistered financial products to UK consumers, signalling a tougher stance on DeFi regulation.
NatWest Group has opened applications for its 12-week fintech accelerator, specifically targeting startups using agentic AI to reshape customer experience in financial services.
By Raj Patel
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 has received Royal Assent, making England, Wales, and Northern Ireland among the first jurisdictions to confirm in statute that crypto and NFTs are personal property.
The London Stock Exchange Group has launched a blockchain-based platform for trading tokenised UK government bonds, attracting £3.2 billion in initial commitments from institutional investors.
Coinbase has become one of the first major international exchanges to receive full FCA authorisation under the new crypto framework, announcing plans to triple its UK workforce.
By Priya Sharma
Revolut and Monzo are pioneering agentic AI systems that can autonomously manage bill payments, negotiate better deals, and rebalance savings on behalf of customers. The technology marks a shift from reactive chatbots to proactive financial agents.
The UK identity verification market is intensifying as Onfido and Jumio compete for fintech contracts amid rising regulatory demands for robust KYC onboarding.
By Sophie Chen
ClearBank, the UK's first new clearing bank in over 250 years, has surpassed £1 billion in customer deposits as demand for its Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure accelerates.
By Oliver Trent
Payments giant Checkout.com has raised £600 million in a Series E round at a reduced £8 billion valuation, as the company pivots toward embedded finance and stablecoin settlement infrastructure.
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a permanent digital assets track within its regulatory sandbox, allowing crypto and tokenisation firms to test products under supervised conditions without time limits.
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its long-awaited regulatory framework for cryptoassets, establishing clear rules for exchanges, custodians, and token issuers operating in the UK.