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PayPal and OKX partner to simplify crypto access across Europe

15 Jul 25 @ 16:10

PayPal has deepened its involvement in digital assets with a new integration into cryptocurrency exchange OKX, aiming to streamline crypto transactions across the European Economic Area (EEA). The partnership allows... read more

Monavate deepens partnership with Episode Six

11 Jul 25 @ 09:00

Monavate has expanded its strategic partnership with Episode Six as it seeks to scale its operations beyond Europe. Episode Six, a global provider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure,... read more

European fintech M&A surges in 2025 on wave of consolidation

01 Jul 25 @ 13:20

European fintech M&A is surging in 2025, with disclosed deal value for $100 million-plus transactions reaching $3.9 billion in H1 2025, almost double the total recorded for all of 2024.... read more

Revolut acquires BNP Paribas’ Banco Cetelem in Argentina

27 Jun 25 @ 12:04

Revolut is set to acquire Banco Cetelem Argentina from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, marking its first direct entry into the Argentinian banking sector as it accelerates its Latin American expansion... read more

Deutsche Bank and Silverflow join forces to modernise card acquiring

24 Jun 25 @ 09:42

In a move that signals a decisive break from legacy infrastructure, Deutsche Bank has partnered with Amsterdam-based fintech Silverflow to roll out a new cloud-native payments platform across Europe. The... read more

Mastercard and PayPal partner with ‘One Credential’ initiative

09 Jun 25 @ 18:02

Mastercard and PayPal have announced a deepened collaboration centred around Mastercard’s recently launched One Credential — a streamlined, unified payments solution. The enhanced partnership allows PayPal to integrate Mastercard’s One... read more

Santander UK partners with Worldpay to boost business payments

09 Jun 25 @ 17:42

Santander UK has unveiled a strategic partnership with global payments provider Worldpay, signalling a significant expansion of its merchant services for business, corporate and commercial banking customers. The collaboration will... read more

Fiserv moves to full ownership of AIB Merchant Services

06 Jun 25 @ 11:02

Fiserv has announced plans to acquire full control of AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS), one of Ireland’s leading payment solution providers and a top-tier e-commerce acquirer in Europe. The move will... read more

Worldline to launch Wero for e-commerce in Germany

05 Jun 25 @ 14:45

Worldline is set to introduce Wero, the European Payments Initiative’s (EPI) new instant payments solution, to e-commerce merchants in Germany starting this summer. The rollout will continue in Belgium this... read more

HSBC deepens ties with Token.io through strategic investment

04 Jun 25 @ 10:09

HSBC has made a strategic equity investment in Token.io in a move that significantly strengthens their existing partnership and reinforces both parties’ ambitions to mainstream account-to-account (A2A) payments across the... read more

Deutsche Bank and Mastercard alliance on Open Banking payments

04 Jun 25 @ 10:02

Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have deepened their long-standing relationship with a new strategic partnership aimed at transforming the European payments landscape through the power of Open Banking. Unveiled at Money... read more

Revolut joins EPI’s Wero wallet

03 Jun 25 @ 17:13

In a significant move toward reinforcing Europe’s financial sovereignty, Revolut has joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI). Becoming the latest major fintech to back the continent’s ambition for a unified,... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more