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ID-Pal strengthens ID-Detect as AI fraud surges

24 Nov 25 @ 16:09

ID-Pal has unveiled a significant upgrade to its document-fraud detection technology, ID-Detect, as financial institutions confront a sharp rise in AI-generated manipulation and deepfake-based attacks. With regulators warning that synthetic... read more

EMVCo moves to standardise agentic payments

24 Nov 25 @ 15:57

EMVCo is stepping up efforts to bring order and security to the fast-evolving world of agentic payments, as artificial intelligence begins to assume a more active role in how consumers... read more

Build or buy: Card transaction profitability analytics in FIs

24 Nov 25 @ 15:30

How much do I earn or lose as an acquirer from a specific merchant? How does the financial impact of launching a card product align with initial forecasts and expectations?... read more

Why gamers still prefer bank cards

24 Nov 25 @ 09:50

Gamers today face a world of choices when it comes to paying for their games, subscriptions, and in-game items. Credit cards, debit cards, crypto, digital wallets, and other options all... read more

Modern card issuing platforms set for rapid expansion as banks race to compete

21 Nov 25 @ 15:16

The modern card issuing landscape is entering a period of accelerated growth, with new forecasts from Juniper Research projecting the market will more than double in size between 2025 and... read more

Bank tokens: The quiet contender poised to redefine digital money

21 Nov 25 @ 15:07

Digital money is moving through one of its most decisive transitions since the dawn of online banking. Stablecoins may have captured the early imagination—fuelled by crypto markets, cross-border commerce, and... read more

Ecommpay becomes early integrator of Apple Pay QR

21 Nov 25 @ 14:52

Ecommpay has become one of the first global payment providers to integrate Apple Pay QR, Apple’s new cross-platform enhancement designed to bring its flagship wallet to any device or browser.... read more

Global e-commerce to cross $5 trillion for first time in 2026

20 Nov 25 @ 16:22

Global online retail will enter 2026 with a landmark achievement: e-commerce revenues are set to surpass $5 trillion for the first time. Yet behind the headline number lies a market... read more

Rising B2B marketplaces to pressure current bank systems

20 Nov 25 @ 14:11

A new white paper from global banking infrastructure firm RS2 says pressure will grow on banks for more efficient payment processes and systems as businesses visit B2B marketplaces for their... read more

AI will do the banking for you: Banks face an existential moment

20 Nov 25 @ 13:45

AI is about to redefine banking as we know it — not by digitising existing processes, but by taking the act of banking out of consumers’ hands entirely. According to... read more

Are we seeing the decline of online card payments?

20 Nov 25 @ 11:12

Credit cards, and to a lesser extent, debit cards, have been used for online card payments for several years. But as technology is evolving, innovative new payment methods are emerging,... read more

Beyond by RS2 secures Visa Principal Issuing status

19 Nov 25 @ 18:13

Beyond by RS2, the innovation arm of RS2 Financial Services, has been appointed a Principal Issuing Member of Visa in Europe — a development that significantly broadens its role in... read more

An industry in flux: Why the future belongs to many rails, not one

19 Nov 25 @ 18:04

The payments industry is entering one of the most consequential periods of change in its modern history – and a lot rests on the rails it runs on. Consumer habits,... read more

EU designates 19 critical tech providers under DORA

19 Nov 25 @ 17:45

European regulators have formally identified 19 technology firms as “critical” providers to the financial sector under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), placing the world’s largest cloud and data... read more

Visa completes first A2A variable recurring payment in UK

19 Nov 25 @ 17:37

Visa has completed the UK’s first commercial variable recurring payment (cVRP) using its new account-to-account (A2A) framework, marking a decisive moment in the modernisation of everyday payments. The trial —... read more

Cards: still vital to the modern UK payments market

18 Nov 25 @ 16:19

The United Kingdom is one of the world’s most dynamic payment markets, and a European leader in Open Banking, instant payments and other areas. Despite much hype around new payment... read more

Visa and Mastercard’s interchange truce: A small cut in a very large pie

18 Nov 25 @ 16:16

A fresh settlement between Visa, Mastercard and US merchants promises to trim interchange fees—yet the concessions may do little to shift the balance of power in America’s card-payments ecosystem. After... read more

Why is Lloyds Bank really acquiring Curve?

18 Nov 25 @ 14:10

Lloyds Bank has confirmed the £120 million acquisition of Curve which marks one of the most strategically significant moves by a UK bank in digital wallets and consumer payments in... 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