For nearly two decades, MPE has grown into Europe’s #1 Conference for the merchant payments ecosystem, uniting merchants, acquirers, innovators, Fintech’s, and regulators to tackle what drives the industry: from AI in payments, fraud prevention, stablecoins, optimisation, to A2A payments, PSD3 and more. Expect 1,600+ attendees, 500+ global merchants, 170+ speakers, and 90+ sponsors. New […]
Canada’s Consumer-Driven Banking framework has entered its next phase, and 2026 will be a defining year.
PhotonPay has obtained a U.S. Money Transmitter License (MTL), a regulatory milestone that strengthens the company’s ability to provide regulated payments and payout services across North America and advances its broader strategy to build a stablecoin-centric digital financial infrastructure.
Revolut has joined the ranks of agentic commerce enablers, as payment providers worldwide accelerate efforts to enable AI-driven checkout; meanwhile, consumer and merchant trust and safeguards remain a work in progress.
Agentic commerce — an innovative idea that AI systems and tools can not only recommend you the best products but also take real purchasing action on behalf of consumers, is moving rapidly from concept to execution. Among large global retailers, Target has emerged as one of the most visible and proactive adopters of this agentic […]
The UAE has recorded its first live Open Finance payment after Ziina successfully executed a customer-initiated account-to-account transaction in partnership with Lean Technologies.
The High Court rejected the legal suit by Visa, Mastercard, and Revolut, holding that financial regulators in the UK have strong powers to intervene in payment pricing, even without explicit fee-cap language in the legislation.
PhotonPay customers in the UK can now access named GBP accounts and local payment rails, improving reconciliation, speed, and compliance across domestic payments.
With demand growing for flexible and hardware-free payment acceptance, Ingenico, Samsung, and Talus have launched a mobile business operating solution for merchants across North America.
Alipay has launched the Agentic Commerce Trust Protocol in collaboration with several partners, including Alibaba’s own consumer-facing AI application Qwen App, Taobao Instant Commerce, Rokid, Damai, and Alibaba Cloud’s Bailian platform.
Akurateco and Payaza have entered a strategic partnership to enhance payment acceptance and orchestration capabilities across Africa while maintaining access to global payment corridors.
Worldline, a European payment services provider, has introduced new capabilities designed to enable AI agents to interact with its global payment infrastructure. The additions aim to make payment systems compatible with agent-based workflows and allow merchants to test AI-supported commerce use cases.
BNPL pioneer Klarna is further expanding its service range with a new instant P2P payments feature now available in 13 European countries.
Synchrony has broadened its CareCredit financing capabilities by fully integrating the solution into the Clover App Market, enabling streamlined patient financing and payments for more than 40,000 health and wellness providers.
Global payments technology company FSS has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification for artificial intelligence management systems, becoming the first payments provider across India, MEA, APAC and South Africa to meet the new AI governance standard.
ACI Worldwide has integrated Paze online checkout from Early Warning Services into its Pay.On platform, giving merchants and consumers seamless access to bank-backed digital wallets
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