The ECB must ensure the digital euro leverages Europe’s diverse ecosystem of EMIs and fintechs says James Simcox; image credit: Koshiro K/shutterstock Monetary sovereignty has once again become a hot ...

Agent Pay – a transformative force in the evolution of payments says Mastercard; image credit: Summit Art Creations/shutterstock Mastercard Agent Pay debuted last year in the US for Citi and US Bank ...

Blandina Szalay assesses the prospects for alternative settlement mechanisms to the Mastercard, Visa duopoly in the UK and the eurozone ...

Pine Labs has signed multi-year contracts with three oil companies in India to modernise digital payments infrastructure.

Apple is reportedly holding discussions with Indian banks and international card networks to launch its payment service in the country.

Block, the digital payments company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, is set to trim 40% of its headcount as it leans on AI. The sweeping reduction will cut the company’s workforce from more than 10,000 ...

BillDesk will continue to use Worldline’s payment software. Credit: Sharaf Maksumov/ Shutterstock.com. Worldline has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Indian business to local digital payments ...

RedotPay allows users to spend stablecoins via physical or virtual cards. Credit: Skorzewiak/ Shutterstock.com. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payments platform RedotPay is reportedly planning an ...

Stripe’s Revenue suite is on track to reach an annual run rate of $1bn this year. Credit: mundissima/ Shutterstock.com. Payments firm Stripe has touched a valuation of $159bn following a tender offer ...

FCA regs relating to DPC providers apply from 15 July 2026; image credit: have a nice day photo/shutterstock On 11 February, the FCA published Policy Statement 26/1 in which it confirmed that draft ...