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JPMorgan in talks to take over Apple’s credit card program

18 Sep 24 @ 15:45

JPMorgan Chase has entered preliminary discussions with Apple to potentially take over the management of the tech giant’s credit card program, which is currently handled by Goldman Sachs. According to... read more

Viva.com and Alipay+ strategic partnership for international tourists

18 Sep 24 @ 12:12

Viva.com has expanded its strategic partnership with Alipay+, with a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions, to enable European merchants to accept direct payments from 15 e-wallets.... read more

Mastercard acquires Recorded Future for threat intelligence capabilities

13 Sep 24 @ 09:50

Mastercard has expanded its cybersecurity services with an agreement to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2.65 billion. Recorded Future is the world’s largest threat... read more

Fime acquires Consult Hyperion

03 Sep 24 @ 09:55

Fime, a leader in consulting, testing, and certification services, has announced the acquisition of Consult Hyperion, a renowned consultancy firm with expertise across payments, smart mobility and digital identity. The... read more

DECTA to launch pan-European euro-pegged stablecoin

20 Aug 24 @ 16:06

France based Next Generation, and Irish EMI, DECTA have entered into discussions to explore the opportunity for the issuance of a Euro-pegged stablecoin (EURT) in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements... read more

NCR Voyix sells to Veritas for $2.45 billion

06 Aug 24 @ 14:59

In September of 2022 Payments Cards & Mobile reported on changes that NCR Corporation and its Board of directors had unanimously approved a plan to separate NCR into two independent publicly traded companies in... read more

Klarna divests Klarna Checkout to investor consortium

27 Jun 24 @ 11:52

Klarna has announced the divestment of Klarna Checkout (KCO). The buyer is a consortium of investors led by Kamjar Hajabdolahi, CEO & Founding Partner at BLQ Invest. This strategic move,... read more

RS2 launch one-stop solution for Acquirers and Issuers in Brazil

25 Jun 24 @ 09:00

ACI Worldwide and RS2, a global payments processor and technology provider, have joined forces to offer a one-stop solution for acquirers and issuers in Brazil. The new offering combines the best... read more

Mastercard and Thought Machine accelerate core banking capabilities

18 Jun 24 @ 08:38

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer... read more

Nets to offer Klarna payment methods in the Nordics

21 May 24 @ 12:43

Nets and Klarna have entered a partnership that will bring Klarna’s payment methods to Nets’ Nordic merchant customers. Klarna’s payment options will be integrated into the Nets checkout for e-commerce merchants... read more

Gallant Capital acquires Fime and UL Solutions

07 May 24 @ 11:45

Gallant Capital Partners, through an affiliate, has acquired Fime as well as the UL Solutions payments testing business (collectively, the “Company”), combining the technical capabilities and expertise of both businesses... read more

India’s UPI making major global moves – little by little

03 May 24 @ 10:09

It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... 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