Payments Industry Events 2026: The PaySpace Magazine Benchmark
Money20/20 Europe is the highest-scoring payments event for 2026 in PaySpace Magazine’s benchmark, followed by MPE – Merchant Payments Ecosystem and Money20/20 USA.
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Peach Payments CISO: Agentic Commerce Needs Controls to Match $5 Trillion Opportunity
Payment security has spent two decades treating automated traffic as a threat to be filtered out. Agentic commerce is reversing that logic. Visa has enrolled local banks in its Agentic Ready programme, Mastercard has launched Agent Pay, and OpenAI has integrated Instant Checkout with Stripe. In March 2026, Mastercard and Google open-sourced a protocol called […]
Payments News Roundup: BNPL, Card Networks and Wallet Infrastructure Expand Reach
Payment providers are widening how and where money moves, from BNPL at the checkout of long-distance travel, to a mobile wallet issuing its own cards, and a wallet infrastructure provider deepening multi-currency support for global platforms.
Swiss Fintech Week and Point Zero Forum 2026 Recap
This year, PaySpace Magazine Global team had a chance to visit Point Zero Forum, which ran alongside Swiss Fintech Week 2026, held in Zurich from June 19 to June 25. The two parallel events covered AI adoption in banking, agentic commerce, and the infrastructure for programmable money. As those topics are among the most-discussed within […]
Nayax Adds AI-Powered Tools to MoMa App for Vending and Self-Service Operators
Nayax has unveiled its new AI component for MoMa, the mobile management app for those in the unattended trade and self-service sector. This update comes with the addition of AI-enabled features allowing companies to control business processes, hastening decision-making and managing fleets of vending machines via smartphone.
Kurv Appoints Mark Alsentzer as Chief Technology Officer
Payments platform Kurv has appointed Mark Alsentzer as Chief Technology Officer, the company announced.
Abhi Partners With TAM Aerospace & Defense to Expand Earned Wage Access in Saudi Arabia
Abhi Saudi, powered by Alraedah Digital Solutions, has announced a partnership with TAM Aerospace & Defense, an aviation services provider in Saudi Arabia, to introduce Earned Wage Access (EWA) for the company’s workforce.
Alipay Widens AI Agent Access to 30 Million Tap! Devices
Hangzhou-based Alipay has integrated an AI agent into its Tap! payment devices, extending AI-powered services to the millions of offline merchants that use the hardware. The company describes the update as the basis for the world’s first large-scale AI-powered offline business operations network.
Float Launches in the UK With Card-Linked Instalments That Use Existing Credit Card Limits
Float has launched its card-linked instalment platform in the UK, introducing a payment option that allows consumers to split eligible credit card purchases into interest- and fee-free monthly instalments using the credit already available on their existing Visa or Mastercard. The company says its model differs from traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) products because […]
Payfuture Adds Shopify Integration to Expand Local Payment Options for Merchants in India
Global payments company Payfuture has launched a new integration with Shopify that enables merchants to accept popular local payment methods in India through a single connection. This system is aimed at streamlining payment processing in this growing market.
Damisa Appoints Nick Watkins as Chairman Ahead of Planned Series A Funding Round
Cross-border payments company Damisa has appointed Nick Watkins as Chairman of the Board, strengthening its leadership team as it prepares for a Series A funding round expected to begin later this year.
Klarna Applies for US Banking License
Klarna Group submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish Klarna Bank USA, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial bank.
iFX EXPO International 2026: Cyprus Gathering for Global Trading and Fintech Overview
iFX EXPO International returned to Limassol from 16 to 19 June 2026, bringing together the online trading, fintech, payments, and financial services community for one of the sector’s largest annual gatherings. This year’s edition drew more than 6,500 attendees and over 200 exhibitors to City of Dreams Mediterranean, continuing the event’s decade-long role as a […]
Visa Underestimates Friendly Fraud Share Reveals New Report
Merchants may be significantly underestimating the role of friendly fraud in the chargeback ecosystem, according to the newly released 2026 Chargeback Field Report from Chargebacks911. While merchants surveyed for the report estimated that friendly fraud accounts for an average of 43.8% of their chargebacks, Visa has previously estimated that approximately 75% of chargebacks are linked […]
Deutsche Bank Expands Klarna’s Payment Platform With MB Way and Bizum Acquiring Support
Deutsche Bank is extending its partnership with Klarna to add new merchant acquiring services that will enable businesses to accept MB Way and Bizum, two of the largest local payment methods in Southern Europe (Portugal and Spain). With this expansion of their services via Klarna’s platform, merchants will now have access to both traditional local […]
30th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 Returns to Riyadh to Accelerate the Kingdom’s Banking Transformation
“Empowering the Future of Banking in the Kingdom: Innovation, Transformation & Growth” 30 September 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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