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Wero delays Luxembourg launch to strengthen market readiness

10 Aug 26 @ 20:40

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has postponed the launch of its Wero digital wallet in Luxembourg until 1 September 2026, pushing back its original June timetable to allow additional testing... read more

Paysafe expands European digital wallet to Poland

10 Aug 26 @ 20:40

Paysafe has expanded its European digital payments strategy with the launch of PaysafeWallet in Poland, introducing a digital wallet that combines account-based payments, money transfers, cash top-ups and debit card... read more

Apple Pay set for India launch with major banks

02 Mar 26 @ 18:08

Apple Inc. is reportedly in discussions with leading Indian lenders and global card networks as it prepares to launch Apple Pay to India, one of the world’s most dynamic digital... read more

Major European wallets agree cross-border payments rollout

09 Feb 26 @ 13:24

Europe’s long-running ambition to reclaim control over its payments infrastructure has taken a tangible step forward. A new memorandum of understanding signed by Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS, Vipps MobilePay and EPI... read more

The global wallet war: Who will own the customer?

04 Feb 26 @ 16:51

Mobile wallets were once presented as sleek digital accessories — a faster way to tap in store, a smooth way to pay online. That era has passed. Today, the wallet... read more

Brazilian e-commerce sees surge in digital wallet usage

15 Jan 26 @ 21:16

Digital wallets have emerged as the fastest-growing payment method in Brazilian e-commerce, overtaking every major alternative as adoption accelerates among younger consumers and previously underbanked populations. According to an analysis... read more

Deutsche Bank brings Wero to the mainstream in Germany

18 Dec 25 @ 11:13

Deutsche Bank has taken a decisive step in Europe’s long-running effort to build a sovereign payments alternative, rolling out the full functionality of the Wero digital payments app to customers... read more

A step closer to reality: An update on the UK’s National Payment Vision

10 Dec 25 @ 17:21

On 07 November 2025, the Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) published its “Strategy for Future Retail Payments Infrastructure.” As a quick refresher, the PVDC was set up in November 2024 to... read more

N26 aligns with Wero as Europe pushes for payment sovereignty

05 Dec 25 @ 13:48

N26 has signed a membership agreement with Wero, the instant-payment digital wallet developed by the European Payments Initiative (EPI), marking a significant step in Europe’s long-running effort to build homegrown... read more

The future of digital wallets: Consolidation or diversification?

03 Dec 25 @ 16:19

Digital wallets, once a niche innovation, have now become a central component of global commerce. From London cafés to Lagos street markets, consumers increasingly pay not with notes or plastic... read more

Visa-backed wallets land in Europe as iOS access triggers wave of competition

02 Dec 25 @ 16:31

Visa is helping usher in a new phase for Europe’s mobile payments market, enabling the launch of three digital wallets and supporting a fourth in pilot form, following a major... read more

An industry in flux: Why the future belongs to many rails, not one

19 Nov 25 @ 18:04

The payments industry is entering one of the most consequential periods of change in its modern history – and a lot rests on the rails it runs on. Consumer habits,... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more