18 Jun 26 @ 19:36
Three of Spain’s largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards strengthening the fight against financial crime, launching a shared fraud intelligence platform designed to identify and prevent fraudulent... read more
18 Jun 26 @ 19:36
In response to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence agents, Stripe and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have unveiled a new capability that could help establish a commercial framework for the... read more
17 Jun 26 @ 17:38
Stablecoins have become one of the most talked-about innovations in the payments industry, attracting significant attention from banks, fintechs and regulators. However, as adoption accelerates, it is becoming increasingly difficult... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and raising fresh questions about whether current... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:16
Mastercard and Backbase have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping banks modernise international payments, integrating Mastercard Move into Backbase’s AI-native Banking Operating System to enable faster, more transparent and... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:14
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured another important ally in its ambition to create a pan-European alternative to international card schemes, with ACI Worldwide agreeing to integrate the Wero... read more
14 Jun 26 @ 15:00
Visa has unveiled an ambitious strategy to position itself at the centre of the emerging programmable money ecosystem, announcing plans to build the technology infrastructure that will enable banks to... read more
14 Jun 26 @ 14:59
Stripe has unveiled a suite of new products designed to help UK businesses accelerate international growth and prepare for the emerging era of AI-driven commerce, underlining the payments giant’s ambition... read more
14 Jun 26 @ 14:58
For more than a decade, Revolut has been the poster child of European fintech disruption, building a global customer base through relentless product innovation and rapid market expansion. However, recent... read more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step towards resolution after a... read more
11 Jun 26 @ 15:57
Japan’s three largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards the mainstream adoption of stablecoins, unveiling plans to jointly develop and issue a yen-backed digital currency that could enter... read more
11 Jun 26 @ 15:56
The race to commercialise agentic commerce has taken a significant step forward with Visa and OpenAI announcing a strategic partnership designed to enable artificial intelligence agents to initiate and complete... read more
10 Jun 26 @ 17:08
Mastercard is expanding its settlement capabilities to support regulated stablecoins, intraday settlement, and card settlement over weekends and public holidays, in a move that underlines the growing convergence between traditional... read more
10 Jun 26 @ 17:04
ING is extending its support for Wero in Germany by enabling customers to use the European payment scheme for online shopping, marking an important step in the evolution of the... read more
10 Jun 26 @ 17:02
Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko is stepping down from his role as chief technology officer, marking the most significant leadership transition in the company’s 12-year history and signalling a new phase... read more
07 Jun 26 @ 17:47
The race to commercialise agentic commerce has taken a significant step forward after ING, Worldline and Mastercard announced the successful completion of what they describe as Europe’s first live end-to-end... read more
07 Jun 26 @ 17:47
The debate over the future of stablecoins in the UK has intensified after a House of Lords committee called on the Bank of England to adopt a more flexible approach... read more
07 Jun 26 @ 17:45
Finastra has agreed to sell its US mid-market banking business to CORA Group, a portfolio company of Constellation Software, in the latest move by the financial technology giant to streamline... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
31 May 26 @ 12:59
The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more