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Major UK banks lead global rollout of Swift’s consumer framework

06 Jul 26 @ 20:32

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank and NatWest are set to become among the first financial institutions globally to implement Swift‘s new consumer payments framework, marking an important milestone in the evolution... read more

UK regulator targets Apple and Google

06 Jul 26 @ 20:31

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled proposals that could significantly reshape the mobile payments landscape by requiring Apple and Google to give app developers greater freedom to... read more

BIS warns stablecoins need structural improvement

01 Jul 26 @ 21:25

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued one of its strongest warnings yet on the risks posed by stablecoins, arguing that their current structure falls short of the core... read more

Crédit Agricole completes France’s first live agentic transaction

01 Jul 26 @ 21:24

Just weeks after Payments Industry Intelligence reported on ING, Worldline and Mastercard’s completion of Europe’s first live end-to-end agentic payment transaction in a production environment, another milestone has been reached... read more

Worldpay Outage Disrupts Card Payments During England Match

30 Jun 26 @ 07:06

A technology outage at Worldpay left thousands of UK consumers unable to make card payments on one of the busiest evenings of the summer, disrupting transactions at supermarkets, pubs and... read more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary digital verification service that could transform... read more

Binance faces EU service restrictions amid MiCA deadline

30 Jun 26 @ 07:04

Europe’s landmark crypto regulation is entering its enforcement phase, with Binance becoming one of the highest-profile exchanges to be caught by the bloc’s new licensing regime after failing to secure... read more

Digital Euro moves closer to reality in Europe

25 Jun 26 @ 19:24

The European Union has taken a significant step towards creating a digital euro, with the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee approving its negotiating position on the legislation... read more

UK Shoppers embrace AI-assisted commerce insights

25 Jun 26 @ 19:24

New research from Commerce and PayPal suggests consumers are increasingly willing to let AI help them shop, but widespread adoption of agentic commerce will depend on payment security, transparency and... read more

Europe’s Fintech sector has momentum for growth

25 Jun 26 @ 19:24

After several years of volatile funding conditions and slowing investment, the global fintech industry is entering a new phase of expansion. According to McKinsey & Company, fintech revenues reached approximately... read more

Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest banking groups joining the organisation and committing to... read more

US regulators move to reinforce stablecoin compliance

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The regulatory framework governing stablecoins in the United States continues to take shape, with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposing new rules that would subject stablecoin... read more

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JPMorgan and Mastercard Back Firmly’s Agentic Commerce Infrastructure

12 Nov 26 @ 20:46

J.P. Morgan Payments and Mastercard have invested in Firmly, a Seattle-area commerce infrastructure company building technology to connect merchants with AI sho... more

Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more