Acquiring

08 Jan 26 @ 10:24

For more than a decade, payment cards have been the default solution for modern business spending. They replaced slow bank transfers, enabled online purchasing, and gave teams the freedom to... read more

17 Dec 25 @ 13:28

Visa has taken a decisive step towards embedding stablecoins into core financial infrastructure, launching US-based settlement in Circle’s USDC for participating issuers and acquirers. While consumer cardholders will notice no... read more

16 Dec 25 @ 10:56

Everyone loves a good bargain. It’s a rare delight to feel like you’ve beaten the odds and scored yourself a great deal, whether that’s buying a new car, making a... read more

12 Dec 25 @ 16:05

For decades, the Point of Sale was a fixed destination: a counter, a terminal, a moment at the end of the customer journey. That mental model is now obsolete. As... read more

12 Dec 25 @ 16:01

Mobile payments continue to reshape how consumers interact with digital services, and nowhere is this shift more evident than in the UK’s burgeoning sports betting market. As in-play wagering grows... read more

10 Dec 25 @ 17:21

On 07 November 2025, the Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) published its “Strategy for Future Retail Payments Infrastructure.” As a quick refresher, the PVDC was set up in November 2024 to... read more

10 Dec 25 @ 10:47

Think about your smartphone. Now imagine it’s not just a digital wallet, but the entire checkout counter. No big machines to buy, no setup headaches. Just tap your phone, pay,... read more

09 Dec 25 @ 14:52

Worldline has taken another decisive step in reshaping its business around core European payment services, agreeing to divest its PaymentIQ orchestration platform to Swedish investment firm Incore Invest in a... read more

09 Dec 25 @ 13:49

Sweden boasts a stable, highly sophisticated and digitalised modern economy, with one of the lowest percentages of cash usage anywhere in the world. Around one in ten in-store payments in... read more

09 Dec 25 @ 09:42

In 2024, commercial gaming revenue in the US hit a record of around $72 billion, the fourth straight year of all-time highs, according to the American Gaming Association. A growing... read more

25 Nov 25 @ 13:40

Ecommpay is urging online retailers to rethink the role of their payments teams, arguing that the function has shifted from operational overhead to a proven generator of margin and customer... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 15:57

EMVCo is stepping up efforts to bring order and security to the fast-evolving world of agentic payments, as artificial intelligence begins to assume a more active role in how consumers... read more