Contracts

27 May 25 @ 17:12

Worldpay has announced a strategic collaboration with digital payments infrastructure provider BVNK to launch near-instant stablecoin payouts for businesses in the US and Europe. The move marks a significant step... read more

14 May 25 @ 15:17

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has announced a strategic partnership with Wise Platform in a bid to overhaul the cross-border payments experience for its personal and business customers across Central and... read more

07 May 25 @ 09:35

Visa are busy… just days after announcing a major agentic AI play and rumours of talks with Tools for Humanity, Visa Ventures has made a strategic investment in stablecoin infrastructure... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 11:26

Barclays has agreed a complex strategic transaction with Brookfield Asset Management that could see the Canadian private equity giant assume majority ownership of the British bank’s payments business over the... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 10:28

In a sweeping strategic reshuffle, Global Payments has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Worldpay for a net purchase price of $22.7 billion while simultaneously divesting its Issuer Solutions business... read more

02 Apr 25 @ 11:07

In a high-stakes move that underscores the strategic value of embedded finance, Visa has reportedly tabled a $100 million offer to displace Mastercard as the network provider behind the Apple... read more

19 Mar 25 @ 09:26

Last week Payments Cards & Mobile reported that M&A in the payments market was heating up – today Fiserv announced that it has acquired CCV, a payment solutions provider in... read more

14 Mar 25 @ 13:27

The payments sector is undergoing significant consolidation, with a marked increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. As economic and regulatory pressures intensify, as well as the access to readily... read more

10 Mar 25 @ 11:52

Barclays is approaching the finalisation of a £650 million transaction with Brookfield Asset Management, marking a pivotal restructuring of its merchant acquiring operations. The agreement, which Barclays has found difficult... read more

04 Feb 25 @ 17:36

Worldpay has announced its acquisition of Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform based in London. This strategic move will expand Worldpay’s portfolio of value-added services, equipping merchants with advanced fraud... read more

21 Jan 25 @ 09:23

Worldline has announced a long-term extension of its existing partnership with KBC/CBC, one of the leading financial groups in Europe. With this agreement, Worldline will continue to provide issuing and... read more

16 Jan 25 @ 13:03

Apple is reportedly in talks with Barclays and Synchrony Financial to replace Goldman Sachs as its credit card partner. This potential shift comes as Goldman reassesses its consumer finance ambitions,... read more