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

10 Feb 26 @ 15:31

Amazon’s launch of Pay by Bank in the UK marks a significant moment for account-to-account (A2A) payments in e-commerce. By allowing customers to pay directly from their bank accounts without... read more

09 Feb 26 @ 13:24

Europe’s long-running ambition to reclaim control over its payments infrastructure has taken a tangible step forward. A new memorandum of understanding signed by Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS, Vipps MobilePay and EPI... read more

02 Feb 26 @ 20:20

A quiet but consequential struggle is under way at the heart of the global financial system. On one side sit Wall Street’s largest banks, guardians of deposits, credit creation and... read more

18 Dec 25 @ 11:13

Deutsche Bank has taken a decisive step in Europe’s long-running effort to build a sovereign payments alternative, rolling out the full functionality of the Wero digital payments app to customers... read more

16 Dec 25 @ 13:24

For centuries, money has been reassuringly simple. Central banks issued currency, commercial banks intermediated deposits and credit, and payments followed well-worn rails. That clarity is now dissolving. Stablecoins — blockchain-based... read more

05 Dec 25 @ 13:23

A deepening policy rift has emerged between the US and Europe over the role of stablecoins in the global financial system, exposing contrasting philosophies about monetary sovereignty, innovation and the... read more

03 Dec 25 @ 16:00

A coalition of ten major European banks has unveiled plans for Qivalis, a Netherlands-based venture that aims to issue a euro-denominated stablecoin as Europe accelerates its push for digital monetary... read more

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

14 Nov 25 @ 10:34

BLIK, Poland’s leading mobile payments system, has launched a pilot programme enabling euro-denominated phone-to-phone (P2P) transfers with other European mobile payment providers — a significant step toward a unified European... read more

03 Nov 25 @ 18:53

Worldline has announced a strategic partnership with Fipto, a European fintech specialising in stablecoin payment infrastructure, to develop the next generation of digital payment rails. The collaboration aims to demonstrate... read more

31 Oct 25 @ 09:41

The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed that the digital euro project is entering its next phase, marking a significant step toward the potential launch of a central bank digital... 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

02 Oct 25 @ 17:20

The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken two important steps towards launching a digital euro, announcing framework agreements that cover both offline functionality and fraud prevention. The decisions highlight the... read more

25 Sep 25 @ 15:29

This is big folks…its hotting up – nine of Europe’s largest banks have unveiled plans to issue a euro-denominated stablecoin by 2026, in a move that could reshape the digital... read more

22 Sep 25 @ 09:34

Brussels looks set to deliver a significant blow to US technology giants by excluding them from Europe’s new FiDA financial data-sharing framework. Negotiations over the EU’s Financial Data Access (FiDA)... read more

11 Sep 25 @ 16:32

I know its not directly linked, but trust me this is important – PsiQuantum has raised $1bn in what marks the largest ever funding round for a quantum computing start-up.... read more

01 Sep 25 @ 11:49

The rapid ascent of stablecoins is unsettling policymakers across the world. Backed by dollars and other reserve currencies, they are increasingly viewed as instruments that could entrench the greenback’s dominance... read more

27 Aug 25 @ 10:58

The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing for its proposed digital euro to enter the payments market at a scale that could fundamentally alter Europe’s financial landscape. Internal documents reveal... read more

22 Aug 25 @ 09:26

European policymakers are stepping up efforts to bring a digital euro to market after the US enacted landmark legislation for stablecoins, raising alarm in Brussels about the euro’s long-term competitiveness.... read more