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Stripe expands Pay by Bank to France and Germany

02 Jul 25 @ 09:00

Stripe has announced plans to launch its Pay by Bank service in France and Germany, marking a strategic expansion of its partnership with Open Banking provider TrueLayer. The move follows... read more

European fintech M&A surges in 2025 on wave of consolidation

01 Jul 25 @ 13:20

European fintech M&A is surging in 2025, with disclosed deal value for $100 million-plus transactions reaching $3.9 billion in H1 2025, almost double the total recorded for all of 2024.... read more

Africa takes step towards financial sovereignty with PAPSSCARD

01 Jul 25 @ 09:30

Africa has embarked on a historic journey towards financial independence with the unveiling of PAPSSCARD, the continent’s first Pan-African card scheme. Launched on 27 June at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual... read more

Landmark ruling finds Visa and Mastercard breach interchange fees law

01 Jul 25 @ 09:11

In a decisive legal blow to the global card giants, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that Visa and Mastercard’s default multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) breach European competition... read more

DIMOCO and NEO.bet partner in German market

01 Jul 25 @ 09:02

In an interesting development for Germany’s regulated igaming market, DIMOCO has secured authorisation to offer carrier billing as a payment option, with NEO.bet confirmed as the first operator to adopt... read more

Revolut acquires BNP Paribas’ Banco Cetelem in Argentina

27 Jun 25 @ 12:04

Revolut is set to acquire Banco Cetelem Argentina from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, marking its first direct entry into the Argentinian banking sector as it accelerates its Latin American expansion... read more

Kraken unveils Krak global money app

27 Jun 25 @ 11:28

Kraken has launched Krak, an ambitious new global money app that fuses the borderless capabilities of crypto with everyday financial functionality. In what the company describes as a move to... read more

Mobile money: A new engine of economic development

27 Jun 25 @ 09:00

In 2024, the mobile money industry crossed a historic threshold. According to the GSMA State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, the sector now boasts over 2.1 billion... read more

Russia’s shadow stablecoin: $9bn moved so far

26 Jun 25 @ 11:07

A new rouble-pegged cryptocurrency, A7A5, has quietly become a potent tool in Russia’s efforts to circumvent Western sanctions — moving $9.3bn in transactions within four months of its February launch.... read more

Ripple vs SEC outcome sends shockwaves through FX and payments space

26 Jun 25 @ 10:13

Now that the SEC has officially dropped its long-running case against Ripple, the crypto firm is walking away with a clear win. But this isn’t just a milestone for Ripple... read more

Peer-to-Peer payment networks: Transforming how we handle money

26 Jun 25 @ 08:06

The way we deal with money has changed in recent years. It is no longer necessary to carry enough money or visit an ATM to split a dinner bill. The... read more

JPM’s deposit token: Useful innovation or payments red herring?

25 Jun 25 @ 12:40

JPMorgan’s unveiling of JPMD, a blockchain-based “deposit token”, signals yet another attempt by a major bank to reconcile traditional finance with the decentralised future. Positioned as a step beyond stablecoins,... read more

Mobey Forum: Embedded finance – a strategic roadmap for banks

25 Jun 25 @ 12:17

The digital economy continues to evolve and banks face a moment of reckoning. No longer can financial institutions afford to operate as mere destinations for transactional services. The future –... read more

RS2 and Visa partner for streamlined global payment processing

25 Jun 25 @ 12:00

In a move poised to reshape payment infrastructure delivery, RS2 has announced a strategic collaboration with Visa to provide an end-to-end global processing solution for banks, fintechs, and merchants. This... read more

How Apple Pay is reshaping in-app gambling deposits

25 Jun 25 @ 11:53

As the UK iGaming market continues to shift rapidly toward mobile and in-app gambling, operators are under pressure to meet player expectations not just in gameplay but in payments. In... read more

Banks losing ground in the war against financial crime

24 Jun 25 @ 12:29

Global banks may express confidence in their efforts to combat financial crime, but a new international survey reveals a stark disconnect between optimism and operational reality. BioCatch’s Dark Economy Survey,... read more

Revolut and Fiserv signal stablecoin acceleration with launches

24 Jun 25 @ 10:15

The stablecoin race is intensifying. Two of the financial sector’s most recognisable names – UK-based neobank Revolut and global payments giant Fiserv – are poised to deepen their presence in... read more

Deutsche Bank and Silverflow join forces to modernise card acquiring

24 Jun 25 @ 09:42

In a move that signals a decisive break from legacy infrastructure, Deutsche Bank has partnered with Amsterdam-based fintech Silverflow to roll out a new cloud-native payments platform across Europe. 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