03 Nov 25 @ 18:40

The world’s leading artificial intelligence developers are racing to close a major security loophole that could expose companies—including those in the payments sector—to sophisticated new cyberattacks. Firms such as Google... read more

31 Oct 25 @ 12:12

Coinbase has joined forces with Tink, the Open Banking platform owned by Visa, to launch Pay by Bank crypto payments in Germany. This marks another step toward frictionless, account-to-account transfers... read more

31 Oct 25 @ 12:00

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has issued an injunction halting enforcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Open Banking rule. This leaves banks, credit... read more

31 Oct 25 @ 11:40

Mastercard is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire US-based blockchain infrastructure firm Zero Hash in a deal that could reach $2 billion. The move, if confirmed, would mark one of... read more

31 Oct 25 @ 09:41

The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed that the digital euro project is entering its next phase, marking a significant step toward the potential launch of a central bank digital... read more

30 Oct 25 @ 15:13

A major new partnership between Thunes and Ecobank Group aims to accelerate financial inclusion and unlock instant cross-border payments for millions of Africans. The collaboration operationalises a landmark 2024 memorandum... read more

30 Oct 25 @ 13:10

E-commerce fraud is evolving faster than online retailers can keep up, with new research from Ravelin revealing that opportunistic shoppers are now as big a threat as organised criminals. The... read more

30 Oct 25 @ 08:38

In a landmark move that could redefine the intersection of artificial intelligence and payments, PayPal has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to enable instant checkout and commerce within ChatGPT.... read more

28 Oct 25 @ 13:25

Zelle, the ubiquitous US person-to-person payments app, is stepping onto the international stage with plans to enable cross-border transfers powered by stablecoins. This is a move that could redefine how... read more

28 Oct 25 @ 10:34

North America is on the brink of a payments revolution, with cross-border transaction volumes projected to soar to $13.1 trillion by 2032, according to a new report from Money20/20 and... read more

28 Oct 25 @ 10:19

Mastercard and PayPal have announced a collaboration that could define how consumers and businesses transact in the emerging world of agentic commerce. At the heart of the initiative is the... read more

24 Oct 25 @ 14:31

Europe’s ambitious digital identity programme has reached a critical milestone with the launch of Aptitude, one of the European Commission’s new Large-Scale Pilots (LSPs) for the EU Digital Identity Wallet... read more

24 Oct 25 @ 14:13

For years, industry pundits predicted the death of the point-of-sale (POS) terminal, replaced by a future of frictionless payments and invisible checkout. Yet for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the... read more

24 Oct 25 @ 10:44

Artificial intelligence has become the latest weapon in the arsenal of organised fraudsters, driving a sharp rise in fraud and scams across the UK. According to new data from UK... read more

23 Oct 25 @ 17:32

Visa’s newly implemented Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has officially taken effect, bringing one of the most sweeping overhauls to dispute and fraud oversight in recent years. The global framework consolidates... read more

23 Oct 25 @ 17:16

Artificial intelligence could erase up to $170 billion in global banking profits over the next decade, according to McKinsey & Company’s Global Banking Annual Review 2025. The consultancy warns that... read more

23 Oct 25 @ 15:23

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Global Payments’ proposed $22.7 billion acquisition of Worldpay, marking a major milestone for one of the largest payments industry mergers in... read more

22 Oct 25 @ 16:06

Cybersecurity has climbed to the top of UK finance leaders’ risk agendas, with 99% of CFOs reporting a payments-related cyber incident in the past two years, according to new research... read more