by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | AI Strategy & Operations, Finance, Technology News
⚡ TL;DR Enterprises rushed into AI agent pilots in 2025 and early 2026, but most never made it to production. New data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, McKinsey and IDC puts the number of companies with at least one AI agent actually running in production at...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Green Finance and Transition Plans: Disclosure, Labels and Capital Allocation ⚡ TL;DRUK green finance is a layered information and risk system, not one green list. Corporate sustainability reporting...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Insurance Distribution and InsurTech: Brokers, MGAs and Embedded Cover ⚡ TL;DRUK insurance distribution separates risk capital from customer access. The insurer or Lloyd’s syndicate carries the...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Card Acquiring and Scheme Fees: How Merchant Payments Economics Work ⚡ TL;DRCard acceptance is a chain, not one service. A merchant or its gateway sends an authorisation to the acquirer; the card scheme...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Banking, Fintech & Transfers, International Finance, United Kingdom Finance & Fintech
Home›Finance›Fintech & Transfers›UK Finance & Fintech›UK Payment Institutions and E-Money: Safeguarding, Failure and Special Administration ⚡ TL;DRA UK payment institution can execute payment services and an electronic-money institution can issue stored...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 7, 2026 | Finance
A corporate treasury strategy built for the 2024-2025 world of anticipated rate cuts is being rewritten in real time. Through mid-2026, the Federal Reserve has held its benchmark rate steady in a 3.5%-3.75% range for five straight meetings, while the European Central...