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Monthly Economic Review - December 2025

02.12.25

Economic Insight

Monthly Economic Review - December 2025

November was busy with the penultimate MPC meeting of 2025 and the Chancellor’s second budget statement. We run through the main points as well as digging into the latest UK GDP release, and some post-shutdown US data.
The demise of Fiat settlements?

02.12.25

Blog

The demise of Fiat settlements?

The payments industry is changing fast, with physical currency in decline and innovations that include the digital euro, embedded finance and pan-European solutions like Wero, gaining momentum.
Contact centres provide a rich source of counter-fraud intelligence

01.12.25

Blog

Contact centres provide a rich source of counter-fraud intelligence

Organisations looking for effective ways to disrupt and prevent fraud and organised crime are seeing increasing results when putting the contact centre at the heart of the solution, according to the latest Smartnumbers Annual Fraud Review.
Chief Executive Newsletter - November 2025

28.11.25

Chief Executive Newsletter

Chief Executive Newsletter - November 2025

This month we highlight our latest advocacy work, activity at COP30, our Key Conversations: New Digital Assets and Money 2025 event, as well as upcoming events and training.
Your fraud tools are talking past each other, and attackers know it

27.11.25

Blog

Your fraud tools are talking past each other, and attackers know it

Fraud losses are climbing, case volumes are growing, and operational costs are rising.
UK Finance’s response to the Autumn Budget 2025

26.11.25

Press release

UK Finance’s response to the Autumn Budget 2025

Responding to the Chancellor's Budget today, David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, said:
Navigating the impact of the UK’s crypto risks and rules on banks

25.11.25

Blog

Navigating the impact of the UK’s crypto risks and rules on banks

As the acceleration of cryptocurrency adoption brings a range of potential opportunities, it is important to recognise the risks involved.
Where are we now? Understanding the Bank of England’s latest digital pound analysis

24.11.25

Blog

Where are we now? Understanding the Bank of England’s latest digital pound analysis

The Bank of England (BoE) published fresh analysis last week on the potential introduction of a digital pound in its Financial Stability Paper No. 53 The role of holding limits for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins and a potential digital pound, providing its most detailed assessment yet of how such a currency could impact financial…