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Millennials drive mobile wallet adoption: Security non-negotiable

10 Jun 25 @ 12:06

A new study has underscored the evolving payment preferences of millennials, with mobile wallet first convenience and security emerging as dual imperatives. Conducted by PXP in partnership with Censuswide, the... read more

Ecommpay launches global e-commerce expansion guide

10 Jun 25 @ 10:43

As the global e-commerce market edges towards an estimated valuation of over $8 trillion by 2028, businesses are increasingly seeking ways to capitalise on cross-border opportunities. In response to this... read more

Breaking down the latest trends in poker tournament payouts

10 Jun 25 @ 10:19

The current poker market has seen drastic changes in the tournament payouts in live and online circuits. Data points to a new priority set from the organisers. Prize pools continually... read more

Mastercard and PayPal partner with ‘One Credential’ initiative

09 Jun 25 @ 18:02

Mastercard and PayPal have announced a deepened collaboration centred around Mastercard’s recently launched One Credential — a streamlined, unified payments solution. The enhanced partnership allows PayPal to integrate Mastercard’s One... read more

Santander UK partners with Worldpay to boost business payments

09 Jun 25 @ 17:42

Santander UK has unveiled a strategic partnership with global payments provider Worldpay, signalling a significant expansion of its merchant services for business, corporate and commercial banking customers. The collaboration will... read more

Why virtual cards should be at the centre of Issuers’ digital strategy

09 Jun 25 @ 10:37

As contactless payments become ubiquitous and digital wallets edge towards saturation, a quieter innovation is poised to become the next frontier in payment technology: virtual cards (VCs). Once considered a... read more

Cash on Delivery: A continent divided by payment preferences

09 Jun 25 @ 10:07

The persistence of cash on delivery (CoD) as a payment method in Europe reveals a telling story about the continent’s digital divide. While CoD may appear anachronistic in an era... read more

FIS and Episode Six unveil cloud-native International Issuing Hub

06 Jun 25 @ 12:01

At this year’s Money20/20, FIS and modern core infrastructure specialist Episode Six jointly announced the launch of the FIS International Issuing Hub — a next-generation, cloud-native platform set to redefine... read more

CBDCs: Top 10 most common misconceptions

06 Jun 25 @ 11:32

As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) make headlines across the globe, there’s a lot of confusion about what they really are, and what they aren’t. Here are the 10 most... read more

Fiserv moves to full ownership of AIB Merchant Services

06 Jun 25 @ 11:02

Fiserv has announced plans to acquire full control of AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS), one of Ireland’s leading payment solution providers and a top-tier e-commerce acquirer in Europe. The move will... read more

Worldline to launch Wero for e-commerce in Germany

05 Jun 25 @ 14:45

Worldline is set to introduce Wero, the European Payments Initiative’s (EPI) new instant payments solution, to e-commerce merchants in Germany starting this summer. The rollout will continue in Belgium this... read more

Cookie theft: Cybercriminals exploit browsers for payment fraud

05 Jun 25 @ 11:58

Cybercrime is evolving – and so is the scale of the threat. New research from cybersecurity firm NordVPN reveals that a staggering 94 billion cookies have been stolen through malicious... read more

EU Digital Identity Wallet: Transformational leap for payments and banking

05 Jun 25 @ 11:39

Visa’s digital identity chief has described the forthcoming EU Digital Identity Wallet as a “gamechanger” for Europe’s payments and banking ecosystem, offering an unprecedented opportunity to simplify and secure cross-border... read more

Payments needs to be personal – because AI isn’t smart enough

04 Jun 25 @ 13:02

Can you conceive of a more complex business than payments? With a crowded ecosystem, a tangled web of technologies and providers, and so much scope for a transaction to fail,... read more

BCP Technologies launches rare tGBP stablecoin

04 Jun 25 @ 10:55

BCP Technologies, a UK-based crypto asset service provider registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a new pound-backed stablecoin, Tokenised GBP (tGBP), in a move that may signal... read more

HSBC deepens ties with Token.io through strategic investment

04 Jun 25 @ 10:09

HSBC has made a strategic equity investment in Token.io in a move that significantly strengthens their existing partnership and reinforces both parties’ ambitions to mainstream account-to-account (A2A) payments across the... read more

Deutsche Bank and Mastercard alliance on Open Banking payments

04 Jun 25 @ 10:02

Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have deepened their long-standing relationship with a new strategic partnership aimed at transforming the European payments landscape through the power of Open Banking. Unveiled at Money... read more

Revolut joins EPI’s Wero wallet

03 Jun 25 @ 17:13

In a significant move toward reinforcing Europe’s financial sovereignty, Revolut has joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI). Becoming the latest major fintech to back the continent’s ambition for a unified,... read more

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Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more

Legacy infrastructure leaves Banks unprepared for real-time

06 Jul 26 @ 20:34

European banks risk falling behind in the race towards real-time payments and faster securities settlement unless they accelerate investment in automation and m... more

Visa expands AI and Cybersecurity strategy in Europe

07 Jul 26 @ 19:13

Visa has unveiled a new cybersecurity platform designed to help financial institutions identify threats before they develop into fraud, while simultaneously rev... more