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Riksbank Reopens E-Krona Debate as Cash Use Falls Further

26 Oct 26 @ 18:17

Sweden’s central bank has revived the debate over whether the country should introduce an e-krona, as declining cash usage, the development of a digital euro and the growth of stablecoins... read more

Visa Adds New Fraud Controls as Virtual Cards Move Deeper Into B2B Payments

26 Oct 26 @ 18:17

Visa is expanding its commercial payments capabilities with new fraud controls, supplier analytics and agentic payment tools as virtual cards become more deeply embedded in automated business workflows. The company... read more

Google Cloud Outage Puts Financial Sector Resilience Under Regulatory Scrutiny

26 Oct 26 @ 18:15

UK and European regulators are seeking answers from Google after a major cloud outage disrupted banking services across Western Europe, raising fresh questions about the financial sector’s dependence on a... read more

Remitiva Launches Instant Card Payouts to 140 Countries as G20 Targets Fall Behind

23 Oct 26 @ 10:14

FM Finance Ltd has launched Remitiva as a dedicated instant card payouts brand, with its own site and product documentation. It is built around a single function: sending funds straight... read 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 barriers for banks, fintechs and wallet providers seeking to... read more

Finance Leaders Feel Rushed Into AI Despite High Trust in the Technology

22 Oct 26 @ 18:14

Finance leaders across the UK and Ireland are under growing pressure to adopt artificial intelligence faster than they are comfortable with, even as confidence in the technology itself remains high.... read more

Fintechs Undercut Banks on Cross-Border Payments as Stablecoins Face Cost Hurdles

22 Oct 26 @ 18:12

Fintech money transfer providers have substantially reduced the cost of cross-border payments compared with traditional bank wires, while stablecoins remain constrained by conversion fees, liquidity and the continued need for... read 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 since Mastercard acquired the stablecoin infrastructure... read more

EPC Moves to Standardise Digital Identity Wallet Authentication for Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:05

The European Payments Council is developing a common framework to govern how payment service providers accept EU Digital Identity Wallets for strong customer authentication, as Europe prepares for large-scale deployment... read more

ECB Clears UniCredit to Take Control of Commerzbank

20 Oct 26 @ 09:04

UniCredit has secured approval from the European Central Bank to take a controlling stake in Commerzbank, clearing one of the most significant regulatory hurdles in its pursuit of the German... read more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank looks to deepen its use... read more

BoE and IMF Warn Cyber Threats Could Undermine Trust in Banking

15 Oct 26 @ 19:37

The Bank of England and International Monetary Fund have issued unusually stark warnings over the systemic threat posed by cyber attacks, arguing that a serious incident affecting payments or access... 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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more