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X Money edges closer to launching in April

15 Mar 26 @ 21:02

Elon Musk announced that X Money, the payments service being developed inside social media platform X, will enter early public access in April, a move that brings fresh momentum to... read 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. Top of wallet became the organising principle for issuers, shaping everything... read more

Revolut secures full UK banking licence

12 Mar 26 @ 18:20

Revolut’s long-awaited receipt of a full UK banking licence marks a pivotal moment not only for the company itself, but also for the wider evolution of digital banking in Britain.... read more

Mastercard makes its case in Europe’s payment sovereignty

12 Mar 26 @ 18:18

Mastercard has moved to defend its position in Europe as the political and regulatory debate over payments sovereignty gathers pace. For more than a year, European policymakers, central bankers and... read more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail transactions. The initiative, backed by a coalition of more than... read more

Ripple expands payments platform for cross-border flows

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

Ripple has expanded its enterprise payments platform to support end-to-end money movement across both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins, marking a further step in the convergence between conventional financial rails... read more

Wero expands to online payments in Belgium

05 Mar 26 @ 13:53

European Payments Initiative has launched online payment functionality for its Wero digital wallet in Belgium, marking the second European market — after Germany — to enable ecommerce transactions through the... read more

CaixaBank Deploys AI Agent for Seamless Banking

04 Mar 26 @ 15:40

CaixaBank has introduced a new AI agent within its mobile banking application, designed to assist customers navigating digital product purchases. The system marks a further step in the Spanish lender’s... read more

Nexi and Google Cloud Partner for Europe’s Agentic Commerce

03 Mar 26 @ 16:12

Nexi Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Google Cloud to develop foundational infrastructure capable of supporting agentic commerce across Europe — a move that underscores how AI is... read more

Stripe and PayPal combination could redefine payments

25 Feb 26 @ 17:55

Reports that Stripe is exploring a potential acquisition of PayPal have sent tremors through the global payments industry. The reports follow closely on the heels of our story yesterday linking... read more

Activist pressure mounts as Jana takes stake in Fiserv

24 Feb 26 @ 13:10

Jana Partners has quietly accumulated a minority stake in Fiserv, intensifying scrutiny on a payments group whose market performance has sharply deteriorated over the past year. Regulatory filings show that... read more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted around one of digital payments’ most recognisable... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... 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 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