02 Oct 25 @ 09:04

Well lets break out the Champagne! After years of dithering, The Bank of England is preparing to unveil a new regulatory framework for stablecoins, with governor Andrew Bailey signalling a... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 12:29

Agentic commerce — where autonomous AI agents transact on behalf of individuals and businesses — has taken a decisive step forward. PayOS, a payments and value-added services platform, announced it... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 11:07

The UK payments landscape is undergoing one of the most profound shifts in its history. Figures from UK Payment Markets 2025 show that nearly 49 billion transactions were made in... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 09:26

Credit cards are tightening their grip on Canada’s consumer payments market, with their share of personal expenditure set to climb sharply over the next five years. According to The Canadian... read more

30 Sep 25 @ 15:18

According to two separate announcements at Sibos, Visa is making a decisive push into two of the fastest-moving frontiers of financial technology — stablecoins and artificial intelligence — as it... read more

30 Sep 25 @ 12:57

The payments industry is being urged to act decisively on the looming risks posed by quantum computing, following the release of a landmark report from the Emerging Payments Association Asia... read more

30 Sep 25 @ 12:47

Global payments co-operative Swift is moving into blockchain as it faces rising competition from the $300bn stablecoin industry. The Belgium-based group, whose network links more than 11,500 banks and financial... read more

29 Sep 25 @ 15:46

Financial institutions are finding themselves increasingly hampered by the twin burdens of outdated technology and rising compliance obligations, according to new global research from Bottomline. The firm’s fifth annual Future... read more

26 Sep 25 @ 11:19

The path of history is littered with technology that looked like the future. The pocket computer, complete with stylus input and rudimentary apps, became a must-have for executives, selling millions... read more

26 Sep 25 @ 09:16

When digital payments meet blockchain innovation, we’re witnessing a revolution in how we manage funds. From efficient stablecoin clearing to instantaneous cross-border transfers, to the flourishing public blockchain ecosystem, these... read more

25 Sep 25 @ 16:18

Banks are facing mounting pressure to modernise their merchant services as a new wave of Paytech firms threatens to lure away small and mid-sized businesses with faster, cheaper and more... read more

25 Sep 25 @ 16:03

Swift, the global financial messaging network, has announced a new framework designed to bring greater speed, transparency and certainty to cross-border retail payments. Working with more than 30 leading banks,... read more

25 Sep 25 @ 15:29

This is big folks…its hotting up – nine of Europe’s largest banks have unveiled plans to issue a euro-denominated stablecoin by 2026, in a move that could reshape the digital... read more

24 Sep 25 @ 17:15

The UK payments landscape is undergoing a shift as both consumers and small businesses demand smarter, more strategic financial tools. According to Marqeta’s sixth annual State of Payments Report, UK... read more

24 Sep 25 @ 13:03

The long-debated project to create a digital euro has taken a significant step forward after European policymakers reached a long-awaited consensus on how to set customer holding limits. European Central... read more

24 Sep 25 @ 10:05

Hari Vasudev, CTO of Walmart’s US business, says that he expects agentic commerce to drastically change the way companies like Walmart engage online. He points to them building agents of... read more

23 Sep 25 @ 15:32

Despite growing institutional interest in account-to-account payments, US consumers remain largely unaware of the “Pay by Bank” option, according to new research from Trustly. The findings reveal that more than... read more

23 Sep 25 @ 14:38

Fnality, the London-based blockchain payments company, has raised $136 million (£99.7m) in a Series C round backed by some of the world’s largest banks and asset managers, underscoring the accelerating... read more