06 Jun 25 @ 11:02

Fiserv has announced plans to acquire full control of AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS), one of Ireland’s leading payment solution providers and a top-tier e-commerce acquirer in Europe. The move will... read more

04 Jun 25 @ 13:02

Can you conceive of a more complex business than payments? With a crowded ecosystem, a tangled web of technologies and providers, and so much scope for a transaction to fail,... read more

29 May 25 @ 17:07

Agentic AI is fast emerging as a transformative force within financial services, bringing the promise of automated decision-making, hyper-personalisation and operational efficiency. But as UK bank Griffin’s pioneering Model Context... read more

29 May 25 @ 11:04

Despite years of regulatory support, industry optimism, and substantial investment, Open Banking in the UK has yet to fulfil its original promise of transforming the payments landscape. New data reveals... read more

28 May 25 @ 11:33

One of the many ways that AI is predicted to change business is in customer support. Instead of forcing people to scroll through endless FAQ pages, speculatively consult customer forums,... read more

21 May 25 @ 14:41

As financial pressures deepen across the UK, a new challenge is emerging for merchants – one that may prove just as costly as inflation or supply chain disruption. According to... read more

21 May 25 @ 14:12

At Google I/O 2025, Google unveiled a suite of AI-powered innovations designed to reshape online shopping, but one feature stands out for its disruptive potential: agentic AI checkout. As with... read more

15 May 25 @ 13:30

In a landmark development for European payments, CaixaBank and BBVA have successfully executed the region’s first live Request to Pay (RTP) transactions between banks. Conducted in collaboration with Iberpay, the... read more

15 May 25 @ 10:46

A coalition of Europe’s largest retailers is calling on the European Commission to clamp down on Visa and Mastercard over what they describe as opaque, inflation-exceeding fees that hinder competition... read more

14 May 25 @ 16:42

After a turbulent period of consolidation and capital recalibration, the narrative is shifting once again: fintech is not only back, it’s being fundamentally reshaped for the artificial intelligence (AI) era.... read more

14 May 25 @ 15:17

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has announced a strategic partnership with Wise Platform in a bid to overhaul the cross-border payments experience for its personal and business customers across Central and... read more

07 May 25 @ 09:14

Brazil’s e-commerce sector, long celebrated for fuelling economic momentum in Latin America, is now facing a formidable challenge: a surge in online payment fraud and disputes. Industry leaders RS2 and ACI... read more

06 May 25 @ 16:33

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in financial services — it is the present. From fraud detection, customer service automation to core banking, AI is reshaping nearly every... read more

06 May 25 @ 12:52

A new study published in Cyber Magazine reveals 83% of banks are worried about the security risks of adopting AI in their core banking systems[1]. However, a new white paper... read more

01 May 25 @ 09:58

There is something in the air folks, first Amazon, then Mastercard and now Visa has unveiled a major strategic vision for the future of digital payments including agentic AI. The... read more

30 Apr 25 @ 13:15

Last week we reported on Amazons launch of agentic AI, now Mastercard has unveiled its latest initiative to reshape the future of commerce: Agent Pay, a platform that integrates agentic... read more

25 Apr 25 @ 10:00

Amazon is taking a significant step toward redefining the retail user journey with its experimental “Buy for Me” feature—a tool powered by agentic AI that enables users to purchase products... read more

23 Apr 25 @ 17:07

In a sweeping effort to tackle online advertising fraud, Google has suspended more than 39 million scam advertiser accounts in the US alone over the past year — tripling the... read more

15 Apr 25 @ 16:06

A new white paper from RS2 says banks have suffered the effects of out-of-date legacy systems for too long. These negative effects include ineffective system performance, low innovation capacity, high... read more

07 Apr 25 @ 13:13

Recent research from McKinsey & Co has highlighted the tech spending trap for banks[1]. Currently, banks spend up to 70 cents in every dollar maintaining legacy systems, meaning they are... read more