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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

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

03 Mar 26 @ 16:14

Visa and Bridge – the stablecoin infrastructure provider acquired by Stripe earlier this year –  are to expand their stablecoin card programme to more than 100 countries across Europe, Africa,... read more

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

03 Mar 26 @ 16:11

Banco Santander and Mastercard have completed what they describe as Europe’s first live end-to-end payment initiated and executed by an artificial intelligence agent within a regulated banking framework — a... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:11

Barclays is reportedly in advanced discussions with technology vendors over the development of a blockchain-based platform capable of supporting payments, deposits and digital asset applications. The move, first reported by... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:09

The global cash management specialist The Brink’s Company has agreed to acquire NCR Atleos in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.6bn, marking one of the most significant consolidations in... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:08

Apple Inc. is reportedly in discussions with leading Indian lenders and global card networks as it prepares to launch Apple Pay to India, one of the world’s most dynamic digital... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the proposition appeared straightforward: a cloud... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 13:58

Global e-commerce has returned to robust expansion, surpassing the $5 trillion mark in 2026 and adding $421 billion in net new revenues year on year. Yet beneath the headline growth... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 10:11

Visa has secured pole position in the payments industry’s contest to operationalise AI, according to a new global benchmark assessing AI maturity across leading firms. The index, compiled by Evident,... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 10:07

The UK has set its direction on a payments infrastructure overhaul. What matters now is how it is built and run in practice. For much of the past year, discussion... read more