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2026 FinCrime trends: Financial crime guide for Fintechs
4 min readIn 2026, financial crime is as significant a threat as ever, and professionals in Fintech are concerned. In this financial crime guide, we look at four structural shifts Fintechs need to focus on. These FinCrime trends will help you survive in the year ahead.
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International payment solutions for UK SMEs
14 min readSMEs making payments to providers or suppliers overseas, will face a number of challenges moving money across borders. A new international payment solution provider should reduce costs, speed up processing, and provide more control over your international transactions. Here’s how to choose what to go for.
Sterling rally stalls on IMF growth downgrade and political pressure
1 min readGains across sterling and the euro remain fragile, even with de-escalation hopes and surging equity markets taking the shine off the dollar’s safe-haven bid.
Ceasefire optimism fades as markets brace for a pivotal week
1 min readA US-Iran ceasefire sparked a wave of risk-on sentiment last week but negotiations over the weekend made little headway, and markets are already pulling back. Central bank commentary will also be in focus this week.
FX Market Quarterly Briefing: Q1 2026
2 min readJoin IFX Payments analyst Joe Tuckey, as he takes stock of what’s happened this year in currency markets, what’s changed, and what it means for the months ahead.
Dollar steady as global uncertainty deepens
1 min readHawkish central bank rhetoric dominated last week, with both the BoE and ECB firmly focused on inflation risks tied to the ongoing Iran conflict and volatile energy markets. The dollar sits in an unusual position: supported by safe-haven flows but held back by a comparatively less hawkish Fed.
Central bank hawks dominate following inflation fears
1 min readHawkish central bank rhetoric dominated last week, with both the BoE and ECB firmly focused on inflation risks tied to the ongoing Iran conflict and volatile energy markets. The dollar sits in an unusual position: supported by safe-haven flows but held back by a comparatively less hawkish Fed.
Sterling and euro under pressure as oil swings drive rate expectations
1 min readConflict in the middle east continues to ripple through currency markets, with oil price swings driving rate expectations and keeping volatility elevated. This week sees central bank meetings from the Fed, BoE and ECB, all unlikely to deliver any interest rate changes.
The 2026 PSP Survival Guide Part 2: Building a Fintech for the future
2 min readIn Part 2 of the 2026 PSP Survival Guide, we brought together industry experts to tackle one of the less-discussed but genuinely pressing challenges facing Fintechs today: prudential risk. Watch the conversation above to find out how organisations are responding to regulatory change.
Oil surge reshapes rate cut expectations and boosts dollar
1 min readEscalating conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant driver for currency markets, with oil surging above $100. Safe-haven demand has supported the dollar, while stagflation concerns and shifting central bank expectations keep sterling and the euro on the defensive.