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Global Payments set to acquire EVO in $4 billion deal

03 Aug 22 @ 10:15

Global Payments and EVO Payments have announced that Global Payments will acquire EVO in an all-cash transaction for $34.00 per share, valuing the deal at $4 billion. The transaction will... read more

Tietoevry considers floating banking unit on stock exchange

03 Aug 22 @ 09:00

Tietoevry has decided to initiate a strategic review of Tietoevry Banking, including a process to study the potential separation into an independent company that would be listed on a stock... read more

Three reasons why your bank should adapt for older users – and how to do it

26 Jul 22 @ 09:31

Those aged over 65 are set to form an increasingly important part of Europe’s population in the decades to come. However, older users have to date been largely excluded from... read more

The red flags to watch with new payments platforms

18 Jul 22 @ 12:29

As digitisation continues apace, many prominent financial institutions (FIs) are choosing to carry on running their core business on outdated payments technologies that can’t sustain the ever-increasing pace of progress... read more

How to design a digital wallet that works for older users…

11 Jul 22 @ 10:25

The number of Europeans aged over 65 is set to triple in the coming decades – yet older users are being left behind by digital financial services. A new white... read more

Three in five UK adults use embedded finance online

07 Jul 22 @ 17:57

Three in five (60%) UK adults have used embedded finance services as part of the checkout process when shopping online in the past 12 months, according to a new survey[1]... read more

Mambu enters strategic partnership with Visa

07 Jul 22 @ 17:46

Mambu has announced a global partnership with Visa in order to utilise Visa DPS – one of the largest processors of Visa debit transactions globally. The partnership will give Mambu customers... read more

Klarna valuation tanks as gloss goes off BNPL market

04 Jul 22 @ 11:02

I don’t want to be the guy who says “I told you so”, but…For those of you who have been regular readers you will note that for many months now... read more

The Baltic boom echoing across Europe’s FinTech landscape

01 Jul 22 @ 13:22

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may be located at the far eastern edge of Europe, but together they are situated firmly at the epicentre of cutting-edge payment innovation for the whole... read more

MENA goes cashless – but is consistency still an issue?

28 Jun 22 @ 16:36

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is on a path similar to the rest of the world: declining cash use and increasingly sophisticated electronic payments. However, this simple... read more

The senior demographic is growing across Europe – creating an opportunity for banks…

20 Jun 22 @ 11:28

A new white paper from Netcetera explains why a rise in the number of older Europeans is good news for banks’ digital strategy – provided they get their digital offering for... read more

SMEs are turning to FinTechs to cut the cost of payments

16 Jun 22 @ 16:06

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2022 will be remembered for many things, including the deepest recession since the 1930s and subsequent economic turmoil. Although Europe’s economies have largely recovered, turmoil remains... read more

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Global Banks set ground rules for Agentic Commerce as Fraud and Liability risks rise

27 Sep 26 @ 18:53

Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more

Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

UK Banks complete first live transactions using Tokenised Deposits

27 Sep 26 @ 18:52

Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more