Issuing & Acquiring

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

01 Oct 25 @ 09:26

Credit cards are tightening their grip on Canada’s consumer payments market, with their share of personal expenditure set to climb sharply over the next five years. According to The Canadian... read more

17 Sep 25 @ 10:34

Paymentology has strengthened its foothold in the Middle East with the establishment of its commercial registration in Riyadh. The move signals a clear commitment to Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing digital payments... read more

15 Sep 25 @ 15:53

The payments industry may be on the cusp of one of its most dramatic shifts in decades. Reports suggest that large retailers, notably Walmart and Amazon, are exploring the issuance... read more

02 Sep 25 @ 16:41

Klarna has launched its debit-first payment card across Europe, extending a product that has already attracted more than 685,000 users in the US since its debut in July. The move... read more

29 Aug 25 @ 15:47

In an era defined by urgent climate imperatives and shifting social expectations, the payments industry finds itself at a strategic inflection point. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, once the... read more