February, 2025

February, 2025

Santander to Shutter One-Fifth of UK Branches Amid Shift to Digital Banking
In a restructuring move, Santander UK, the United Kingdom based division of the Spain’s Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN), announced that it will close 95 of its 444 U.K. branches, representing roughly o...

Fraudulent Credit Applications, False Identity Cases Increased YoY in the UK – Report
Insights from Experian reveal the rise of ‘synthetic fraud’ in the UK. Recent analysis of confirmed fraudulent and potentially fraudulent credit applications shows that there was “an increase of...

Fintech Adyen Teams Up with Affirm to Help Merchants Drive Business Growth in the UK
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payme...

Ethereum (ETH) Pectra Upgrade Aims to Improve Scalability, Security, Validator Efficiency
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency network by market cap and the world’s largest smart contract blockchain, is gearing up for its next major milestone: the Pectra upgrade. Scheduled for lat...

UK’s Under 35s Embrace “Spend Now, Save Later” Mindset when Planning Finances – NatWest Research
Under 35s are embracing a ‘spend now, save later’ mindset when it comes to planning ahead in their finances – with a quarter (25%) having £500 or less saved. This, according to research finding...

Innovate Finance Responds to UK FCA’s Consultation on Regulating Crypto-Assets
Innovate Finance has responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation DP 24/4 on Regulating cryptoassets: Admissions & Disclosures and Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets. Accor...

Space science is under threat from the anti-DEI purge
The Trump administration is trying to lay off NASA employees while closing offices associated with DEIA. | Image: Cath...

Cathie Wood Issues Memecoin Warning, Says ‘Millions’ Will End Up Being ‘Worthless’
The founder and CEO of the investment management firm ARK Invest is warning the public of the risks of trading memecoins. In a new interview on Bloomberg Crypto, Cathie Wood says that the U.S. Securit...

Polygon co-founder’s Blockchain for Impact (BFI) Allocates $90 Million for Crypto Philanthropy
Blockchain philanthropy is gaining momentum, with Blockchain For Impact (BFI) surpassing $90 million in allocations toward healthcare, biomedical research, and climate resilience. The initiative, f...

Pixel 9a’s on-device AI isn’t as good as the Pixel 9 — here’s what’s different
While the rest of the Pixel 9 series uses Gemini Nano XS (Extra Small), the Pixel 9a runs Gemini XXS....

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