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New accessibility guidelines launched for payment cards

27.03.26

Press release

New accessibility guidelines launched for payment cards

UK Finance has today launched its Accessible Cards Code of Practice, designed to help customers with accessibility needs or impaired vision use payment cards in store and online. We believe the Code means the UK is the first country in the world to have national common accessibility guidelines for flat printed payment cards.
Bringing accessibility to life: how industry collaboration delivered a UK-first for inclusive payments

27.03.26

Blog

Bringing accessibility to life: how industry collaboration delivered a UK-first for inclusive payments

There are moments in your career when you know you personally have made a difference – that something wouldn’t have happened but for you bringing together a wide range of stakeholders and taking them on a journey. The launch of the UK Finance Accessible Cards Code of Practice is one of those moments.
How to successfully redefine your organisation’s approach to cost management

25.03.26

Blog

How to successfully redefine your organisation’s approach to cost management

As financial services firms continue to navigate sustained cost pressure, many are reassessing whether their current cost management approach is truly fit for purpose.
Principality Building Society research explores why customers remain on a Standard Variable Rate

24.03.26

Blog

Principality Building Society research explores why customers remain on a Standard Variable Rate

When affordability is a key concern for many home buyers, why do mortgage customers stay on the Standard Variable Rate?
Beyond the Rulebook: The UK’s Strategy for a Competitive Global Financial Hub

20.03.26

Blog

Beyond the Rulebook: The UK’s Strategy for a Competitive Global Financial Hub

The UK’s financial services sector is navigating an uncertain period yet there is a growing sense of opportunity about the country’s ability to shape its next phase of competitiveness.
Beyond the guidance: why firms must lead on non financial misconduct

20.03.26

Blog

Beyond the guidance: why firms must lead on non financial misconduct

When the regulator speaks, firms listen. But when it comes to non financial misconduct (NFM), the FCA’s final guidance is deliberately clear about one thing: it cannot – and will not – answer every question.
Balancing national security, competitiveness and growth in a time of need

19.03.26

Blog

Balancing national security, competitiveness and growth in a time of need

How 2025 reforms are shaping UK mergers and acquisitions in 2026
Stuck in the middle: how mortgage lenders are navigating the gap between ambition and delivery

18.03.26

Blog

Stuck in the middle: how mortgage lenders are navigating the gap between ambition and delivery

The Fignum Mortgage Tech Pulse 2026 is based on in-depth interviews with senior leaders at more than 40 UK lenders.
The path to risk assessment automation

17.03.26

Blog

The path to risk assessment automation

In an ever changing world could automation help you identify risk faster and enhance human judgment?