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Visa launches Intelligence Commerce Connect tool

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven shopping without having to... read more

Six Swiss banks testing CHF Stablecoin

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Swiss banks are moving from theory to experimentation in the race to build regulated digital money. Six institutions — UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank and BCV — have joined... read more

Bank of America’s CashPro app usage rises 20%

14 Apr 26 @ 20:02

Bank of America has offered a striking illustration of how corporate treasury is being reshaped by mobile technology, real-time data and artificial intelligence. The bank says clients approved a record... read more

Stablecoins are moving into mainstream B2B payments, but infrastructure is still catching up

12 Apr 26 @ 20:58

Stablecoins are beginning to establish themselves as a serious instrument in business-to-business payments, shifting the conversation from speculative crypto activity towards practical treasury use. The latest figures suggest that adoption... read more

Wero’s Dutch test will show whether European payments sovereignty can outweigh local success

12 Apr 26 @ 20:57

Wero’s planned absorption of iDEAL is shaping up to be one of the most consequential payments transitions in Europe. On paper, the rationale is compelling. The European Payments Initiative wants... read more

Confirmo’s Irish authorisation highlights how MiCA is reshaping Europe’s stablecoin payments market

12 Apr 26 @ 20:56

Confirmo’s regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland is more than a corporate milestone. It is an early illustration of how Europe’s stablecoin payments market is beginning to divide... read more

Visa survey suggests agentic commerce is nearing take-off, but trust remains the decisive factor

08 Apr 26 @ 20:57

Visa’s latest research offers a revealing snapshot of how quickly agentic commerce is moving from theory to practical reality. The payments group argues that a new phase of digital trade... read more

CHIPS growth underlines enduring importance of high-value dollar payments infrastructure

08 Apr 26 @ 20:57

The Clearing House’s CHIPS network strengthened its position in 2025 as a core piece of the US payments architecture, posting solid growth in both value and volume while reinforcing its... read more

IMF warning on tokenisation

08 Apr 26 @ 20:56

The International Monetary Fund’s latest warning on tokenisation is a timely reminder that payments innovation does not arrive in a vacuum. Financial history shows that breakthroughs marketed as efficiency gains... read more

Swift moves from concept to execution with Blockchain

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

Swift is moving its blockchain-based shared ledger from design theory into practical deployment, marking a notable moment in the evolution of institutional cross-border payments. The cooperative says the first minimum... read more

Visa targets dispute costs with new AI tools for merchants and banks

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

Visa is stepping up its effort to modernise one of the most cumbersome parts of the payments chain, launching a suite of artificial intelligence-powered dispute resolution tools aimed at merchants,... read more

Reserve Bank of Australia Targets card costs

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

The Reserve Bank of Australia is preparing one of the most consequential interventions in the country’s retail payments market in years, unveiling a reform package that will ban merchant surcharging... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

Emerging markets accelerate the shift to cashless payments

30 Apr 26 @ 18:03

Cashless payments are becoming an increasingly important marker of financial modernisation across emerging market and developing economies, with new data from t... more

Santander backs Ebury’s next phase with fresh funding

05 May 26 @ 16:52

Banco Santander has reinforced its commitment to Ebury after taking part in a funding round of about £550mn for the cross-border payments and trade finance fin... more