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Crypto crackdown continues – Binance in US regulators sights

28 Mar 23 @ 12:15

As the US tries to find its feet after waves of criticism over its handling of the current bank crises, which regulators believe was partially caused by over exposure to... read more

BFI: €17.9 billion spent using contactless payments made in 2022

28 Mar 23 @ 11:44

Almost €17.9 billion in contactless payments were made 2022, the highest level recorded since 2016 and a jump of 31.4% on 2021. Online and mobile banking payments continued to surge... read more

Ingenico acquire SoftPoS provider Phos

28 Mar 23 @ 11:18

Ingenico has acquired of 100% of Phos, a provider of software-only Point of Sale solutions (SoftPoS) extending its offer for merchant payment acceptance via smartphone. Phos is a premier player... read more

Global Open Finance Report: Transition continues at the international level

27 Mar 23 @ 15:44

Open Finance is a consolidated reality both at international and European level: to date, more than 40 countries have launched initiatives in this area. The transition to Open Finance can... read more

Payment Orchestration: Will it revolutionise the payments industry?

24 Mar 23 @ 17:07

Recent research by payabl. has looked into whether or not payment orchestration could become a key capability for merchants across varying sectors, and for businesses of all shapes and sizes.... read more

Jack Dorsey’s Block latest under scrutiny from Hindenburg Research

24 Mar 23 @ 10:38

Hindenburg Research, the company that forced the Adani empire onto its knees amid allegations of stock manipulation, has taken aim at and disclosed short positions in Block, alleging that the... read more

Tietoevry Banking finalizes major new payment solution upgrade in Serbia

24 Mar 23 @ 10:00

Tietoevry has completed a major systems’ upgrade for Chip Card, member of Payten, one of the leading payments processors in the Republic of Serbia. With electronic payments becoming more popular... read more

EPSM urges clarity around proposed eIDAS 2.0 regulation for card payments

23 Mar 23 @ 13:09

The European Association of Payment Service Providers for Merchants (EPSM) is urging European lawmakers to make clear that card payments with SCA will be out of the scope of the... read more

Cross-border expansion top priority for US based businesses

23 Mar 23 @ 12:36

41% of business-to-business organisations believe that cross-border business expansion is imperative to ease their current trading concerns. That’s according to a new study released by Rapyd, which shows that a sizeable... read more

Evolution of the merchant acquiring competitive landscape

22 Mar 23 @ 20:09

In the years between 2017 and 2021, the electronic payments industry grew at 30% and 13% CAGRs in volume and value of transactions respectively; for card acquiring specifically, the volume... read more

Checkout.com launches Checkout.com Issuing for clients

22 Mar 23 @ 19:42

Checkout.com has announced it will launch Checkout.com Issuing allowing customers to create payment cards for their own customers. The company has been testing Checkout.com Issuing for a while, and millions of... read more

Battle for BNPL customers is being won at point of sale

21 Mar 23 @ 15:53

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) usage continues to grow, but not all these payment plans are experiencing the same level of customer engagement. By the end of 2021, shoppers had... read more

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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

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more