05 Oct 26 @ 06:36

Some of Europe’s largest domestic payment schemes are joining forces to create a new cross-border network designed to reduce the continent’s reliance on US-controlled card infrastructure. Bancomat, Bizum, the European... read more

17 Sep 26 @ 16:55

Nearly 1,000 US merchants have urged a federal judge to reject the latest proposed settlement in the long-running battle over Visa and Mastercard interchange fees, arguing that the agreement offers... read more

10 Sep 26 @ 15:45

Artificial intelligence is already changing how consumers shop, but the leap from AI-assisted discovery to autonomous payments remains some distance away, according to Visa chief executive Ryan McInerney. Speaking at... read more

08 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Anthropic has launched a blueprint enabling retailers to build AI-powered shopping and merchant agents using Claude, with support from Visa, Mastercard and Accenture. The framework is aimed at retailers, travel... read more

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant’s largest investments in fraud prevention as financial institutions... read more

22 Jul 26 @ 19:54

Samsung has launched its first co-branded credit card in the US, deepening its push into financial services and placing the electronics group in more direct competition with Apple. The Samsung... read more

16 Jul 26 @ 20:46

Visa has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered financial assistant that banks can integrate into their mobile applications, as the payments group expands beyond transaction processing into digital engagement and personalised financial... read more

13 Jul 26 @ 20:08

Banks that embed artificial intelligence into their core operations today are likely to emerge as the dominant players in European retail banking by the end of the decade, according to... read more

07 Jul 26 @ 19:13

Visa has unveiled a new cybersecurity platform designed to help financial institutions identify threats before they develop into fraud, while simultaneously revealing a series of live agentic commerce transactions across... read more

22 Jun 26 @ 19:59

Visa and Revolut have announced a major expansion of Click to Pay across Europe, a move that could significantly accelerate the adoption of tokenised online payments and reshape consumer expectations... 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

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 @ 15:56

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

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions across the continent are increasingly questioning Europe’s dependence on international payment... read more

31 May 26 @ 12:58

Britain’s largest banks are preparing to launch a new domestic payments scheme designed to reduce the UK’s reliance on global card networks and accelerate the adoption of account-to-account payments powered... read more

21 May 26 @ 18:45

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is preparing to intensify oversight of card payment economics by proposing new financial reporting requirements for Mastercard and Visa. The move marks the latest... read more

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. The scheme, introduced with fintech partner Keyno and Fidelity Bank (Bahamas),... read more

07 May 26 @ 16:30

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into PayPal, Mastercard and Visa, examining whether commercial arrangements linked to PayPal’s digital wallet may have restricted competition in the... read more

27 Apr 26 @ 12:53

Nexi and Visa have unveiled a strategic partnership in Germany that signals a broader change in how banks are expected to modernise their card issuing operations. Rather than continuing to... read more

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven shopping without having to... read more