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 ...

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 ...

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.

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has confirmed that its payments service, X Money, is currently being tested ...

The announcement follows NPCI’s launch of FiMI, a domain-specific language model designed for India’s payments environment.

Visa signed deal to acquire majority stake in Prosa in December 2023. Credit: Allmy/ Shutterstock.com. Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission (CNA) has rejected Visa’s plan to acquire majority ...

Indian payments company PhonePe enables UPI payments via fingerprint or facial recognition for eligible transactions.

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 ...

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 ...