19 Aug 26 @ 15:12

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the economics of online fraud, allowing criminals to automate attacks, exploit stolen identities and test compromised payment credentials at a scale that would previously have... read more

18 Aug 26 @ 18:12

Instant payments are moving rapidly from alternative infrastructure towards a significant component of the global payments system, but new research suggests adoption depends as much on economics and customer behaviour... read more

18 Aug 26 @ 18:11

Mastercard is seeking to resolve a dispute with Brazilian merchant acquirers over hundreds of millions of dollars in unsettled card payments following the collapse of Will Financeira, better known as... read more

18 Aug 26 @ 18:11

PayPal has reportedly resumed takeover discussions with a consortium including Stripe and private equity group Advent International, potentially setting the stage for one of the largest deals in the payments... read more

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Debit cards are evolving beyond their traditional role as a simple alternative to cash, with younger consumers increasingly using them as a tool for managing everyday finances. ”The Incremental imperative:Why... read more

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2 billion cash transaction.... read more

13 Aug 26 @ 15:18

Artificial intelligence is beginning to change not simply how consumers shop, but how they discover products, compare offers and ultimately decide where to spend. Brazil offers a particularly striking glimpse... read more

10 Aug 26 @ 20:40

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has postponed the launch of its Wero digital wallet in Luxembourg until 1 September 2026, pushing back its original June timetable to allow additional testing... read more

10 Aug 26 @ 20:40

Paysafe has expanded its European digital payments strategy with the launch of PaysafeWallet in Poland, introducing a digital wallet that combines account-based payments, money transfers, cash top-ups and debit card... read more

10 Aug 26 @ 20:39

FIS has completed the global rollout of its Digital One™ Commercial platform with its launch across the Asia-Pacific region, providing banks with a unified digital banking platform designed to modernise... read more

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant’s largest investments in fraud prevention as financial institutions... read more

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merchants operating across multiple markets and sales channels. The collaboration... read more

04 Aug 26 @ 18:09

Lloyds Banking Group and CaixaBank have completed a series of live tokenised deposit transactions as part of Project Agorá, marking another important milestone in the evolution of wholesale cross-border payments.... read more

03 Aug 26 @ 15:43

Wise is preparing a second attempt to secure a U.S. national trust bank charter after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rejected its initial application, citing significant... read more

03 Aug 26 @ 15:42

The UK’s Open Banking ecosystem has reached two landmark milestones, surpassing one billion account-to-account payments and 100 billion API calls since the initiative was launched more than eight years ago.... read more

29 Jul 26 @ 17:56

ZUG, Switzerland — July 28, 2026 — It’s well known that a cross-border payment goes through a chain of correspondent banks before arriving to the receiver. Every link adds the... read more

22 Jul 26 @ 19:56

Revolut has secured a full Authorised Deposit-taking Institution licence in Australia, giving the fintech its first licensed banking entity in the Asia-Pacific region and significantly expanding the products it can... read more

22 Jul 26 @ 19:55

Mastercard has launched Wallet Services, a suite of software tools and services intended to help banks, fintechs and digital platforms add contactless payment functionality directly to their mobile applications. Mastercard... read more