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An introduction to the AI Act: What you need to know

27 Jun 24 @ 16:41

Whether you’re an organisation using AI-driven chatbots for customer enquiries, developing predictive algorithms for credit risk, or image recognition software for security purposes, the upcoming legal obligations of deploying certain... read more

New regulation on APP fraud will come into play as planned

11 Jun 24 @ 13:33

Yesterday, industry body The Payments Association called on the incoming head of the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) to delay activating new APP fraud regulations around reimbursements. The association highlighted the... read more

Robust financial regulations are key for growth in instant payments

06 Jun 24 @ 09:52

New regulations from the European Council this year have been introduced to support instant payments for consumers and businesses alike across the European Union (EU) and European Economy Area (EEA).... read more

US moves to regulate BNPL the same as credit cards

24 May 24 @ 09:07

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new interpretation under the existing Truth in Lending Act. It states that BNPL (buy now, pay later) companies must provide the same... read more

UK market: Facilitating commercial Variable Recurring Payments

22 May 24 @ 08:45

UK Finance, in association with law firm Addleshaw Goddard, has published a report on the use of model clauses to support the development of the Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) for... read more

UK Market: Facilitating commercial Variable Recurring Payments

22 Apr 24 @ 16:24

UK Finance, in association with law firm Addleshaw Goddard, has published a report on the use of model clauses to support the development of the Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) for... read more

EU regulator set to approve Apple Pay 3rd party access

22 Apr 24 @ 16:01

In January of this year Payments Cards & Mobile brought you the breaking news that the EU regulator was aggressively pursuing Apple, and in particular, singled out its restricted access... read more

BIAN standards association demonstrates growing influence with new members

18 Apr 24 @ 15:00

BIAN, the independent not-for-profit standards association, is announcing that 19 new members have joined the growing organisation, bringing the total number of members to 98. This momentum has helped BIAN... read more

High growth market: Thai potential

10 Jan 24 @ 18:13

As part of new series on high-growth Asian markets outside China, James Wood looks at Thailand, asking what’s next for a country that’s seen P2P and digital wallet payments soar.... read more

Binance pays $4.3 billion to settle money laundering charges

22 Nov 23 @ 10:25

The US Department of Justice has forced a penalty of more than $4 billion from Binance to settle a criminal investigation that caught the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange and its... read more

Instant payments: EU Council and Parliament reach agreement

09 Nov 23 @ 12:15

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on the instant payments proposal, which will improve the availability of instant payment options in euro to consumers and businesses in the EU... read more

CFPB proposes oversight of Big Tech digital wallets and payment apps

08 Nov 23 @ 11:06

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to supervise larger nonbank companies that offer services like digital wallets and payment apps. Driven largely by Big Tech and other large... read more

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Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more