24 Apr 25 @ 17:18

The European Union’s proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) regulation — once heralded as a cornerstone of the bloc’s digital finance ambitions — now finds itself mired in uncertainty. Initially flagged... read more

24 Apr 25 @ 17:01

As cross-border commerce accelerates, digital wallets are emerging as a key driver of innovation — but in the UK, a gulf remains between merchant enthusiasm and consumer hesitancy. A new... read more

24 Apr 25 @ 16:41

PayPal and Coinbase have announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership, aimed at propelling the growth of PayPal USD (PYUSD), a regulated USD-denominated stablecoin introduced by PayPal in 2023.... read more

23 Apr 25 @ 17:07

In a sweeping effort to tackle online advertising fraud, Google has suspended more than 39 million scam advertiser accounts in the US alone over the past year — tripling the... read more

23 Apr 25 @ 16:51

A new phase in the evolution of global real-time, cross-border payments is underway, as five central banks behind Project Nexus — a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) initiative — launch... read more

23 Apr 25 @ 16:39

The European financial establishment is entering open conflict with itself as anxiety mounts over a potential surge in stablecoins and American crypto influence, fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s renewed... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 11:36

Discover Bank has been ordered to return more than $1.2 billion to merchants after a regulatory investigation found that it had systematically misclassified millions of consumer credit cards as commercial... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 11:26

Barclays has agreed a complex strategic transaction with Brookfield Asset Management that could see the Canadian private equity giant assume majority ownership of the British bank’s payments business over the... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 10:28

In a sweeping strategic reshuffle, Global Payments has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Worldpay for a net purchase price of $22.7 billion while simultaneously divesting its Issuer Solutions business... read more

22 Apr 25 @ 09:42

Telecom operators are emerging as key enablers of digital payments leveraging vast datasets and real-time customer behaviour insights. Through direct carrier billing (DCB), content bundling, and seamless onboarding, telcos are... read more

16 Apr 25 @ 10:29

In a stark move for the crypto and payments industries, Kraken and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enabling seamless crypto payments across the UK and Europe. This... read more

15 Apr 25 @ 16:06

A new white paper from RS2 says banks have suffered the effects of out-of-date legacy systems for too long. These negative effects include ineffective system performance, low innovation capacity, high... read more

15 Apr 25 @ 13:30

Encryption has a fascinating history that spans thousands of years, but it has become deeply ingrained into our business psyche with the development of public-key cryptography in the 1970s, which... read more

10 Apr 25 @ 14:03

As mobile money continues to permeate the financial lives of millions, its economic and commercial impact is becoming undeniable. Payments Cards & Mobile recently reported on the surge of accounts... read more

10 Apr 25 @ 13:08

Once a niche alternative to traditional shopping, e-commerce has evolved into a dominant force in global retail – one now poised for another transformational leap. Underpinned by rising smartphone penetration,... read more

10 Apr 25 @ 13:00

Checkout.com has announced an expansion into card issuing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a move that could reshape the region’s digital payments landscape. The initiative marks the first... read more

09 Apr 25 @ 13:10

The global mobile money industry has reached a new phase of maturity and scale. According to GSMA’s State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, the sector surpassed 2.1... read more

09 Apr 25 @ 10:31

Across much of the world, the dominance of card networks in everyday payments is being quietly eroded by a new contender: account-to-account (A2A) instant payments. Systems like Brazil’s Pix and... read more