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Google and PayPal strike deal to shape agentic commerce

18 Sep 25 @ 12:44

Google and PayPal have announced a sweeping multiyear partnership designed to accelerate the evolution of digital commerce. The collaboration, unveiled this week, combines Google’s artificial intelligence capabilities with PayPal’s global... read more

Europe’s banks urged to prepare for OCT Inst as pressure mounts

18 Sep 25 @ 10:26

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has issued a timely call to arms for Europe’s payment service providers (PSPs), urging them to accelerate preparations for One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfers (OCT... read more

A sure bet: How DCB could transform German iGaming

18 Sep 25 @ 10:07

DIMOCO has become the first company authorised to offer direct carrier billing (DCB) in Germany’s regulated iGaming market. SVP of Sales Bettina Sommer explains why the long wait for approval... read more

Pay by Mobile and the future of online casino payments

18 Sep 25 @ 09:19

As mobile gambling grows in the UK, players expect payments to be as quick and seamless as the games themselves. Pay by Mobile has long been one of the simplest... read more

Zelle hits 2bn transactions – fights back against fraud accusations

17 Sep 25 @ 11:20

Zelle has entered 2025 with unprecedented momentum, reporting 2 billion transactions and nearly $600 billion in payments during H1 2025. The network, operated by Early Warning Services, recorded double-digit growth... read more

Google Agentic AI protocol sets framework for AI-driven commerce

17 Sep 25 @ 10:52

The global race to define how Agentic AI will handle money reached a milestone this week as Google unveiled its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). The open standard, created in partnership... read more

Paymentology deepens Saudi Arabian presence amid fintech boom

17 Sep 25 @ 10:34

Paymentology has strengthened its foothold in the Middle East with the establishment of its commercial registration in Riyadh. The move signals a clear commitment to Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing digital payments... read more

How Find Mining is targeting passive income opportunities in crypto

16 Sep 25 @ 10:21

The cryptocurrency market is once again in the spotlight, with XRP drawing renewed attention following its recent surge. Technical analysts suggest the token could soon test the $3 threshold, a... read more

Big retail eyes stablecoin challenge to payment giants

15 Sep 25 @ 15:53

The payments industry may be on the cusp of one of its most dramatic shifts in decades. Reports suggest that large retailers, notably Walmart and Amazon, are exploring the issuance... read more

Real-time payments fraud: Myths and the path to wider adoption

12 Sep 25 @ 14:19

Real-time payments have long been heralded as the future of money movement in the US and many other global markets. With the RTP network from The Clearing House and the... read more

US banking networks weigh stablecoin initiatives

12 Sep 25 @ 13:58

Early Warning Services (EWS), operator of the Zelle instant payments network, and The Clearing House (TCH) are both reported to be examining stablecoin initiatives. The move underscores how mainstream banking... read more

Tokenization moves centre stage in payments and capital markets

11 Sep 25 @ 16:44

Once a technical detail confined to fraud prevention, tokenization has become one of the most strategically significant developments in global finance. From protecting card payments to enabling central bank experiments... read more

PsiQuantum secures record $1bn to accelerate quantum computing

11 Sep 25 @ 16:32

I know its not directly linked, but trust me this is important – PsiQuantum has raised $1bn in what marks the largest ever funding round for a quantum computing start-up.... read more

Mastercard lays down the rails for agentic AI-driven commerce

11 Sep 25 @ 09:52

Mastercard has set out its most ambitious vision yet for the integration of agentic AI into payments, unveiling a suite of tools and partnerships intended to make so-called agentic commerce... read more

US banks report surge in money laundering accounts

10 Sep 25 @ 16:29

Financial institutions in the US are grappling with an alarming escalation in money laundering and scams, according to new research from BioCatch. The behavioural biometrics firm reports that confirmed money... read more

Federal Reserve raises FedNow instant payments limit to $10 million

10 Sep 25 @ 16:12

The Federal Reserve has announced a tenfold increase in the FedNow Service transaction limit, raising the ceiling from $1 million to $10 million, effective November 2025. The change reflects the... read more

SMEs show strong appetite for paid Digital Company ID services

10 Sep 25 @ 16:04

New research from the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has revealed overwhelming demand among small and medium-sized enterprises for a Digital Company ID, with 85 per cent of... read more

Unlimited contactless limit? FCA plans spark debate

10 Sep 25 @ 15:11

Contactless card payments in the UK may soon lose their ceiling altogether, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposing that banks and payment providers be given discretion to raise—or remove—the... read more

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Why tokenised deposits are stealing stablecoins buzz

12 Jan 26 @ 22:32

The centre of gravity in on-chain money is shifting, after two years in which stablecoins dominated discussion, volumes and investor attention. [caption id... more

Copilot Checkout signals Microsoft’s push into agentic commerce

12 Jan 26 @ 17:59

Microsoft has taken a decisive step towards embedding agentic commerce directly into generative AI, partnering with PayPal, Stripe and Shopify to launch Copilot... more

Trump proposes credit card rate cap

12 Jan 26 @ 22:01

President Donald Trump’s renewed push to impose a one-year cap of 10 per cent on US credit card interest rates has jolted financial markets and reopened a lon... more