09 Mar 26 @ 14:46

Mastercard has unveiled a new open standard designed to address one of the most pressing challenges in the rise of AI-driven commerce: how to verify that a transaction initiated by... read more

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail transactions. The initiative, backed by a coalition of more than... read more

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

Ripple has expanded its enterprise payments platform to support end-to-end money movement across both traditional fiat currencies and stablecoins, marking a further step in the convergence between conventional financial rails... read more

08 Mar 26 @ 13:03

Kraken has achieved a notable milestone in the integration of digital assets with traditional financial infrastructure after its banking subsidiary, Kraken Financial, was granted a Federal Reserve master account. The... read more

08 Mar 26 @ 13:03

Innovate Finance has sharply criticised proposed stablecoin regulations from the Bank of England, arguing that the framework risks undermining the development of a competitive sterling-based stablecoin market. In a response... read more

08 Mar 26 @ 13:02

European Central Bank has warned that the rapid growth of stablecoins could undermine monetary policy in the euro area by draining retail deposits from traditional banks and disrupting the mechanisms through... read more

05 Mar 26 @ 13:55

Klarna and Stripe are expanding their partnership to ensure buy now, pay later (BNPL) options remain available in the emerging ecosystem of AI-driven commerce. The collaboration will allow Klarna’s flexible payment... read more

05 Mar 26 @ 13:53

European Payments Initiative has launched online payment functionality for its Wero digital wallet in Belgium, marking the second European market — after Germany — to enable ecommerce transactions through the... read more

04 Mar 26 @ 15:40

CaixaBank has introduced a new AI agent within its mobile banking application, designed to assist customers navigating digital product purchases. The system marks a further step in the Spanish lender’s... read more

03 Mar 26 @ 16:14

Visa and Bridge – the stablecoin infrastructure provider acquired by Stripe earlier this year –  are to expand their stablecoin card programme to more than 100 countries across Europe, Africa,... read more

03 Mar 26 @ 16:12

Nexi Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Google Cloud to develop foundational infrastructure capable of supporting agentic commerce across Europe — a move that underscores how AI is... read more

03 Mar 26 @ 16:11

Banco Santander and Mastercard have completed what they describe as Europe’s first live end-to-end payment initiated and executed by an artificial intelligence agent within a regulated banking framework — a... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:11

Barclays is reportedly in advanced discussions with technology vendors over the development of a blockchain-based platform capable of supporting payments, deposits and digital asset applications. The move, first reported by... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:09

The global cash management specialist The Brink’s Company has agreed to acquire NCR Atleos in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.6bn, marking one of the most significant consolidations in... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 18:08

Apple Inc. is reportedly in discussions with leading Indian lenders and global card networks as it prepares to launch Apple Pay to India, one of the world’s most dynamic digital... read more

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the proposition appeared straightforward: a cloud... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 13:58

Global e-commerce has returned to robust expansion, surpassing the $5 trillion mark in 2026 and adding $421 billion in net new revenues year on year. Yet beneath the headline growth... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 10:11

Visa has secured pole position in the payments industry’s contest to operationalise AI, according to a new global benchmark assessing AI maturity across leading firms. The index, compiled by Evident,... read more