UBS Invests in UK Fintech Icon Solutions to Shape the Future of Payments Technology
Date: 18th June 2025
Swiss bank leads new funding round; joined by existing investors Citi and NatWest 18th June 2025: Icon Solutions, the UK fintech enabling banks globally to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems, has today announced a new equity investment from UBS. Icon has also secured additional funding from existing investors Citi and NatWest. Pieter Brouwer, Head of Group Operations and T...
Hannah McKechnie Joins Icon Solutions’ Leadership Team as People Director
Date: 12th March 2025
London, UK: Icon Solutions, a fintech company enabling banks globally to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems, has today announced the appointment of Hannah McKechnie to its leadership team as People Director. “Having been with us for the last eight years as Head of HR, Hannah has proven to be a real asset,” comments Ben Hallifax, co-founder of Icon Solutions. “Her know...
Icon Solutions Publishes 2023-24 Annual Report
Date: 24th July 2024
London, UK: Icon Solutions has published its 2023-24 Annual Report, demonstrating how new strategic partnerships, product and service innovations, and an ongoing commitment to its people and customers have provided a foundation for the next phase of global growth. Forging strategic partnerships with Citi and NatWest In September 2023 NatWest selected the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) to acce...
Icon Solutions welcomes NatWest executives to its Board of Directors, accelerating the expansion of IPF
Date: 8th July 2024
London, UK: Icon Solutions today announces it has strengthened and expanded its strategic partnership with NatWest with the appointment of Ian Povey, CIO Payments Technology, and Lee McNabb, Head of Payments Strategy and Partnerships, as Board Observers. Ian is an experienced and internationally recognised payments product and technology executive. He oversees the modernisation of NatWest’s p...
Icon extends IPF to support Swiss instant payments with new SIC5 scheme pack
Date: 2nd May 2024
London, UK: Icon Solutions today announces that it has developed and launched a new SIC5 scheme pack for its Icon Payments Framework (IPF) – the payments solution putting global banks in control – to accelerate support for domestic instant payments in Switzerland. SIC5 is the latest generation of the Swiss Interbank Clearing System (SIC) from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX, enabling ...
Icon Solutions Welcomes Citi Executives to its Board of Directors
Date: 22nd April 2024
London, UK: Icon Solutions has today announced the appointment of James West, Head of Payments’ Business Execution & Platform Modernisation, Citi Services, to its Board of Directors. Amit Rijhsinghani, Head of Payments Technology, Citi Services, has also been appointed as a Board Observer. James brings over 25 years of experience in global banking technology roles. He joined Citi in 2013 ...