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Modest growth forecast for mortgage lending in 2026

15.12.25

Press release

Modest growth forecast for mortgage lending in 2026

UK Finance publishes its mortgage market forecast for 2026, including expectations for property transactions, lending, refinancing, and arrears and possessions.
Reflecting on 2025: Tokenised Deposits and the Future of Payments

15.12.25

Blog

Reflecting on 2025: Tokenised Deposits and the Future of Payments

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on one of the most significant developments shaping the payments landscape: the rise of tokenised deposits.
Pragmatic Policymaking.... 2025 Crypto in-review

12.12.25

Blog

Pragmatic Policymaking.... 2025 Crypto in-review

This blog looks to digest the key policy questions that have shaped 2025’s extensive crypto regulatory development, while looking to next year ahead of the final Policy Statements.
Global CBDC developments in 2025: Emerging trends and geostrategic considerations

10.12.25

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Global CBDC developments in 2025: Emerging trends and geostrategic considerations

As jurisdictions around the world continue exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), 2025 has seen a notable shift in emphasis from early retail-payment pilots toward broader infrastructure, cross-border projects and strategic policy objectives.
UK Finance event discusses the future of money

08.12.25

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UK Finance event discusses the future of money

‘Key Conversation: New Digital Assets and Money 2025’; held on 10 November at UK Finance’s office in London, and supported by Addleshaw Goddard, Ctrl Alt, EPAM and Taylor-Wessing, the half-day event brought together members and stakeholders to discuss critical topics shaping digital assets and money.
AI-Driven Payments Operating Models Are Here

04.12.25

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AI-Driven Payments Operating Models Are Here

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes the future of the Payments sector, financial institutions need to choose whether to simply repair, or to rebuild, their core operating models to accommodate this.
Mortgage activity strengthened in Q3 while FCA review highlights access constraints

03.12.25

Press release

Mortgage activity strengthened in Q3 while FCA review highlights access constraints

UK Finance today releases its latest Household Finance Review for Q3 2025, which explores trends in household spending, savings and borrowing.
Fraud in focus: five stories revealing the UK’s evolving threat landscape

03.12.25

Blog

Fraud in focus: five stories revealing the UK’s evolving threat landscape

Fraud is now the most commonly experienced crime in the UK, accounting for around 40 per cent of all crime in England and Wales.*