19 Jan 26 @ 17:51

Global stablecoin card payments have reached a notable inflection point. Monthly transaction volumes climbed to around $1.5 billion in August, up from roughly $100 million at the start of 2023,... read more

19 Jan 26 @ 17:27

Project Agorá, the flagship cross-border distributed ledger initiative led by the Bank for International Settlements, has entered its long-anticipated testing phase. After progressing from design to prototype build during 2025,... read more

19 Jan 26 @ 15:17

Most people use Telegram for chatting, but it actually handles millions of dollars in transactions every day.  Users now send money, pay for subscriptions, purchase digital services, and access online... read more

16 Jan 26 @ 14:00

Klarna has taken another decisive step beyond buy now, pay later with the launch of instant P2P payments across 13 European markets. The new functionality allows users to send money... read more

16 Jan 26 @ 13:37

As global scam losses climb beyond $400bn annually, payment fraud is evolving faster than the controls designed to stop it. Against this backdrop, Scamnetic is repositioning its patented IDeveryone technology... read more

16 Jan 26 @ 13:20

Ripple has taken a significant step in its European expansion after securing both an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence and cryptoasset registration from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. The approvals... read more

16 Jan 26 @ 11:59

Stablecoin-linked payment cards are emerging as a meaningful driver of growth for Visa’s blockchain settlement business, underlining how digital currencies are increasingly being absorbed into mainstream payments infrastructure rather than... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:47

Swift is preparing to add a blockchain-based shared ledger to its global payments infrastructure, marking a significant step in the financial messaging network’s push to connect traditional banking rails with... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:30

Pay by Bank is once again being talked up as a potential disruptor to the entrenched dominance of card payments in the United States. Yet while consumer awareness and trial... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:16

Digital wallets have emerged as the fastest-growing payment method in Brazilian e-commerce, overtaking every major alternative as adoption accelerates among younger consumers and previously underbanked populations. According to an analysis... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:00

Revolut, Visa and Mastercard have failed in a High Court bid to block a proposed UK cap on cross-border card interchange fees. The decision hands a significant legal victory to... read more

13 Jan 26 @ 14:22

Eight years after its launch, Open Banking has become a foundational layer of the UK’s financial system rather than a niche regulatory initiative. More than 16.5 million user connections are... read more

13 Jan 26 @ 14:04

AU10TIX has issued a stark warning to the global payments and digital identity ecosystem: fraud is no longer episodic, reactive or human-led. According to its Signals for 2026 special edition,... read more

13 Jan 26 @ 13:47

Global Payments has completed a long-anticipated strategic reset, finalising the acquisition of Worldpay while divesting its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. Together, the transactions reshape the competitive landscape of global... read more

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. 2026 is shaping up as the year when tokenised... read more

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 long-running debate about... read more

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 Checkout. The initiative allows shoppers to complete... read more

09 Jan 26 @ 10:49

Bank-related fraud is beginning the new year on an alarming trajectory, with fresh evidence showing that financial crime continues to migrate towards high-value, high-frequency payment channels. Bank account fraud now... read more