Airwallex has launched Airi, a new digital wallet that helps simplify one-click purchasing by securely saving your credit card info and allowing users to make purchases in under 10 seconds. Although Airi is not currently agent–based, it is part of Airwallex’s broader strategy to build towards a future where payments are largely made by software […]
Paystack has launched an experimental product that lets AI chatbots pay for things on user behalf — the latest sign that Africa’s fintech giants are also racing to figure out what happens when agents, not apps, become the checkout counter.
Thousands attended the opening day of iFX EXPO International as industry leaders, global brands, and financial innovators gathered in Limassol for networking, business meetings, and discussions on the future of financial services.
CBI has extended its Request to Pay (RTP) service to the corporate market after months of its proven utility in public administration settings, the Milan-based paytech announced on June 17, working with longtime infrastructure partners EBA CLEARING and Nexi. Though the service is now confined to the domestic market, companies plan wider rollout next year.
Worldline says it’s now the first payment provider in Europe to bring Click to Pay into recurring billing — meaning one-click checkout no longer ends after the first purchase, but carries through the life of a subscription. The company announced the move today, but it will roll out on Global Collect, Worldline’s cross-border payments platform, […]
The UNCHAIN Festival presented its fifth edition on 17 June 2026 inside the medieval walls of Oradea Fortress. This year, the fintech event drew the attention of more than 1,000 banking, payments, and insurance leaders from across Central and Eastern Europe, who gathered in Romania for the two networking days curated by organisers as a […]
Auto lending has become a proving ground for how well financial institutions and technology companies can work together. Fintechs have brought speed, data sophistication, and digital-first experiences to the space. Traditional banks bring institutional scale, regulatory experience, and established dealer relationships. What both share, regardless of model or origin, is an increasing dependence on interconnected […]
Europe’s AI transformation is entering a decisive new phase. After years focused on scaling models, accelerating pilots, and expanding generative AI capabilities, enterprises are now confronting a more fundamental challenge: trust. As AI moves from experimentation into mission-critical business operations, boardroom priorities are shifting from raw intelligence to credibility, governance, and resilience.
Shoptalk Europe 2026 unveiled five major predictions for the next decade of European retail at its Barcelona event, outlining how AI shopping agents, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, the recommerce economy, personalised physical stores, and AI-driven supply chain transformation will reshape retail by 2036.
Europe’s leading retail event, Shoptalk Europe 2026, convened in Barcelona earlier this month, highlighting AI adoption in retail, consumer trust in commerce, and the rapid rise of discovery-led commerce as the defining forces shaping European retail.
The subscription economy isn’t slowing down. According to Grand View Research, the global subscription economy market was estimated at $492.34 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $1,512.14 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2025 to 2033. That kind of trajectory means more companies are signing up for recurring billing […]
Choosing a white label payment gateway is no longer just a technical shortcut. For many payment service providers, fintech companies, acquiring banks, ISOs, PayFacs, SaaS platforms, and enterprise merchants, it is a strategic decision that shapes how they enter the payment market, manage merchants, control payment flows, and scale internationally.
Global payments company Wise has acquired Expatica, a digital information platform focused on the expat community and internationally mobile individuals. The deal reflects a growing embedded-finance-style convergence between cross-border payments infrastructure and content ecosystems that support relocation, migration, and international living.
Airwallex has recently named its in-app AI assistant Kai, following months of its expanded functionality inside the Airwallex WebApp. Yet, renaming does not eliminate structural inefficiencies this support method has, according to public reviews.
Checkout.com becomes Microsoft’s EMEA payments partner for Xbox, Microsoft 365 and Azure, leveraging its AI payment optimization solution to effectively route the transactions within the region
Have you ever walked away from a customer experience and thought, “Wow, that was surprisingly good”? For many people, moments like that feel uncommon now. Great service often stands out not because it is extraordinary, but because expectations have quietly dropped. Slow responses, confusing systems, endless hold times, and generic interactions have become so normal […]
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