30 Oct 25 @ 08:38
In a landmark move that could redefine the intersection of artificial intelligence and payments, PayPal has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to enable instant checkout and commerce within ChatGPT.... read more
28 Oct 25 @ 13:25
Zelle, the ubiquitous US person-to-person payments app, is stepping onto the international stage with plans to enable cross-border transfers powered by stablecoins. This is a move that could redefine how... read more
28 Oct 25 @ 10:34
North America is on the brink of a payments revolution, with cross-border transaction volumes projected to soar to $13.1 trillion by 2032, according to a new report from Money20/20 and... read more
28 Oct 25 @ 10:19
Mastercard and PayPal have announced a collaboration that could define how consumers and businesses transact in the emerging world of agentic commerce. At the heart of the initiative is the... read more
24 Oct 25 @ 17:39
Amidst the continuous evolution of the cryptocurrency market, a new investment logic is emerging: a shift from “market trends” to “pursuing long-term cash flow.” More and more investors are realising... read more
24 Oct 25 @ 14:31
Europe’s ambitious digital identity programme has reached a critical milestone with the launch of Aptitude, one of the European Commission’s new Large-Scale Pilots (LSPs) for the EU Digital Identity Wallet... read more
24 Oct 25 @ 14:13
For years, industry pundits predicted the death of the point-of-sale (POS) terminal, replaced by a future of frictionless payments and invisible checkout. Yet for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the... read more
24 Oct 25 @ 10:44
Artificial intelligence has become the latest weapon in the arsenal of organised fraudsters, driving a sharp rise in fraud and scams across the UK. According to new data from UK... read more
23 Oct 25 @ 17:32
Visa’s newly implemented Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has officially taken effect, bringing one of the most sweeping overhauls to dispute and fraud oversight in recent years. The global framework consolidates... read more
23 Oct 25 @ 17:16
Artificial intelligence could erase up to $170 billion in global banking profits over the next decade, according to McKinsey & Company’s Global Banking Annual Review 2025. The consultancy warns that... read more
23 Oct 25 @ 15:23
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Global Payments’ proposed $22.7 billion acquisition of Worldpay, marking a major milestone for one of the largest payments industry mergers in... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 16:06
Cybersecurity has climbed to the top of UK finance leaders’ risk agendas, with 99% of CFOs reporting a payments-related cyber incident in the past two years, according to new research... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 16:05
The American Fintech Council (AFC) has entered the already muddy waters of the US Open Banking market, urging the CFPB to maintain the principles underpinning Open Banking and protect consumers’... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 15:57
TrueLayer, Europe’s largest Pay by Bank network, has announced the acquisition of Zimpler, the fastest-growing Pay by Bank provider in the Nordics, in a landmark deal that consolidates TrueLayer’s position... read more
22 Oct 25 @ 08:58
Allica Bank, the UK’s fastest-growing fintech, has announced the acquisition of Kriya, a leading SME lending and embedded finance specialist, in a deal that significantly expands its reach into the... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 17:18
Japan’s three largest financial groups — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and Mizuho Financial Group — are collaborating to issue a stablecoin pegged to the... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 17:07
Global VC investment surged to $120 billion in Q3 2025, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of robust funding activity and signalling a sustained revival in investor confidence. The rise, up... read more
21 Oct 25 @ 09:51
The rapid emergence of agentic commerce—where AI tools assist or act autonomously in consumers’ online purchases—is reshaping ecommerce faster than most merchants can adapt. According to new research from fraud... 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. [caption id... 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... 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 lon... more