Issuing & Acquiring

27 Nov 25 @ 16:48

Digital teams manage many types of payments every day: ad budgets, SaaS subscriptions, and business travel. Handling all of this through traditional banking cards is often slow and unreliable. Teams... read more

25 Nov 25 @ 17:52

Kraken is making its boldest push yet to position crypto as a viable everyday financial rail, unveiling a series of upgrades to its Krak app that take direct aim at... read more

25 Nov 25 @ 15:46

Klarna is making a bold push into digital money, unveiling plans for a US dollar-backed stablecoin just months after its high-profile stock market debut. The move marks a striking pivot... read more

25 Nov 25 @ 13:58

Long-term data from the World Bank shows that Poland has been consistently among the fastest-growing economies in Europe, with a 10-year growth average of 3.7%. This growth is reflected in... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 15:30

How much do I earn or lose as an acquirer from a specific merchant? How does the financial impact of launching a card product align with initial forecasts and expectations?... read more

21 Nov 25 @ 15:16

The modern card issuing landscape is entering a period of accelerated growth, with new forecasts from Juniper Research projecting the market will more than double in size between 2025 and... read more

19 Nov 25 @ 18:13

Beyond by RS2, the innovation arm of RS2 Financial Services, has been appointed a Principal Issuing Member of Visa in Europe — a development that significantly broadens its role in... read more

18 Nov 25 @ 16:19

The United Kingdom is one of the world’s most dynamic payment markets, and a European leader in Open Banking, instant payments and other areas. Despite much hype around new payment... read more

16 Oct 25 @ 19:54

Klarna is taking aim at the UK’s retail banking sector with the launch of a digital wallet and debit card — its most direct challenge yet to traditional banks’ dominance... read more

14 Oct 25 @ 15:20

Revolut’s long-awaited full UK banking licence has hit another roadblock, as the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) continues to raise concerns about whether the fintech giant’s risk management... read more

02 Oct 25 @ 09:42

Alarmingly, about 40% of merchants say they plan to switch from banks to fintech solutions within the next 12 months, that’s the warning from Capgemini’s World Payments Report, published at... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 11:07

The UK payments landscape is undergoing one of the most profound shifts in its history. Figures from UK Payment Markets 2025 show that nearly 49 billion transactions were made in... read more