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Visa survey suggests agentic commerce is nearing take-off, but trust remains the decisive factor

08 Apr 26 @ 20:57

Visa’s latest research offers a revealing snapshot of how quickly agentic commerce is moving from theory to practical reality. The payments group argues that a new phase of digital trade... read more

CHIPS growth underlines enduring importance of high-value dollar payments infrastructure

08 Apr 26 @ 20:57

The Clearing House’s CHIPS network strengthened its position in 2025 as a core piece of the US payments architecture, posting solid growth in both value and volume while reinforcing its... read more

IMF warning on tokenisation

08 Apr 26 @ 20:56

The International Monetary Fund’s latest warning on tokenisation is a timely reminder that payments innovation does not arrive in a vacuum. Financial history shows that breakthroughs marketed as efficiency gains... read more

Swift moves from concept to execution with Blockchain

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

Swift is moving its blockchain-based shared ledger from design theory into practical deployment, marking a notable moment in the evolution of institutional cross-border payments. The cooperative says the first minimum... read more

Visa targets dispute costs with new AI tools for merchants and banks

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

Visa is stepping up its effort to modernise one of the most cumbersome parts of the payments chain, launching a suite of artificial intelligence-powered dispute resolution tools aimed at merchants,... read more

Reserve Bank of Australia Targets card costs

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

The Reserve Bank of Australia is preparing one of the most consequential interventions in the country’s retail payments market in years, unveiling a reform package that will ban merchant surcharging... read more

Meta fraud pressure grows as Payments Association calls for shared liability

31 Mar 26 @ 19:08

The Payments Association has escalated pressure on ministers and regulators to confront what it describes as a structural failure at the heart of the UK’s fraud regime: the platforms where... read more

Nexi and PayPal widen European alliance in push to simplify digital commerce

31 Mar 26 @ 19:07

Nexi and PayPal have expanded their long-running partnership beyond Italy in a move that underlines a broader shift in European payments: merchants increasingly want fewer providers to manage, simpler settlement... read more

China pushes CIPS to compete with Western payment networks

31 Mar 26 @ 19:07

China is intensifying efforts to position its Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, or CIPS, as a more credible alternative to the Western-dominated architecture that has long underpinned international payments. The move... read more

Visa moves deeper into blockchain infrastructure with Canton Network role

29 Mar 26 @ 18:36

Visa has taken another deliberate step into the institutional digital assets market by joining the Canton Network as a super validator. A move that underlines how large payments groups are... read more

EU, UK and Switzerland united in T+1 settlement push

29 Mar 26 @ 18:33

The decision by the EU, UK and Switzerland to publish a joint Testing and Readiness Plan for the move to T+1 settlement marks an important shift from principle to execution.... read more

PSR sets out 2026/27 agenda

29 Mar 26 @ 18:28

The Payments Systems Regulator sets out 2026/27 agenda with card fees, APP fraud and Open Banking in its sights. The UK’s payments industry faces another year of heavy regulatory intervention... read more

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Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more