Payments

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has called on the UK government to fix the scourge of late payments through practical solutions which business will understand and can work with. ACCA is supportive of the attempts by this administration to tackle poor payment practices in th

Late payments continue to be a strain on the Scottish small business community, according to new research by Edinburgh-headquartered FreeAgent. Analysis of invoices sent by the cloud accounting software company's small business customers between September 2024 and August 2025 has revealed the shocki

People could benefit from the convenience of contactless payment when making larger payments, under proposals being consulted on by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).    The regulator wants to give card providers the flexibility to decide the right limit for them and their customers. &

Robbie McAdam, senior solicitor within Holmes Mackillop’s dispute resolution and litigation team, has described the legislative reforms announced by the UK government to tackle the issue of late payments as significant. The proposed legislation will grant new powers to the Small Business Commi

The UK government has announced its most significant legislative reforms in 25 years to support small businesses, aiming to tackle the crippling issue of late payments and unlock access to finance. The new measures, part of a "Plan for Change", are designed to give the UK the toughest late payment l

Edinburgh-headquartered BR-DGE has announced the latest global alternative payment method (APM) supported on its platform, through a strategic partnership with AstroPay, a global digital wallet service. AstroPay is now integrated with BR-DGE’s platform, making it available as an alternative pa

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is exploring potential changes to contactless payment limits in the UK, aiming to benefit consumers, merchants, and economic growth. Families and businesses across the country could benefit from greater choice, flexibility and smoother purchases, under proposals

Edinburgh-based breakthrough payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced that Resident Advisor, a platform in the electronic music community, has selected BR-DGE to provide global orchestration services as it continues to expand internationally. Resident Advisor’s new platform will ben

Edinburgh-headquartered BR-DGE has launched a new whitepaper – How to Keep Your Customers in a Multi-Acquirer World – offering practical insights and advice to merchants and payments providers, centred around the evolved merchant payment acceptance landscape. The way that businesses hand

The Bank of England (BoE) has invited views from the private sector on its approach to innovation in money and payments. Building on the BoE’s work to date, the newly published discussion paper asks for responses on the next step in a wide-ranging conversation on how to deliver an ambitio

House purchases faced delays due to a technical glitch in the Bank of England's crucial CHAPS payment system.

The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have launched a joint call for views on the impact to people and businesses of digital wallets, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal. With over half of UK adults now using digital wallets, the regulators are keen to

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced today its integration with PayPal to offer merchants greater payment choice and flexibility at online checkout. This collaboration between the two companies offers the latest integrations for BR-DGE merchants with PayPal’s com

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced its latest collaboration with payments network Discover Global Network to support its global growth. This alliance will enable BR-DGE’s merchants to access the fastest growing global payments network, with Discover Global Netw

Payment orchestration platform BR-DGE has reported robust growth in 2023, fuelled by an increased demand in the market. BR-DGE saw impressive growth in 2023, continuing its focus on winning new merchants, rolling out new technology and onboarding new partners such as Visa, PayPlug, Sift and Ame