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UK Payments Industry Backs National Payments Vision, but Confidence in Delivery Remains Low
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UK Payments Industry Backs National Payments Vision, but Confidence in Delivery Remains Low

The UK payments industry broadly supports the government’s National Payments Vision, but new research shows limited confidence that the programme will be delivered smoothly. 

World’s Largest Fintech Meetings Event Expands to Europe With 2026 Lisbon Launch
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World’s Largest Fintech Meetings Event Expands to Europe With 2026 Lisbon Launch

Fintech Meetup announced the launch of Fintech Meetup Europe, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, 6-8 October 2026. The event will bring together 2,500+ attendees, including 650+ hosted buyers from banks, financial institutions, retailers, and merchants, alongside fintech innovators, investors, and ecosystem leaders from across Europe and beyond.

Silverflow and Griner Partner to Expand Payment Processing Across Europe
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Silverflow and Griner Partner to Expand Payment Processing Across Europe

Silverflow, a cloud-native card payment processing platform, has partnered with Griner, a Cyprus-based payments processor, to support the latter’s expansion across European markets. The companies said the partnership follows an initial launch in Cyprus, where transaction volumes have increased month on month as more merchants have joined the platform.

Payments Lessons From the Public Sector
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Payments Lessons From the Public Sector

Public sector payments do not tend to generate a lot of buzz in the payments industry, they certainly don’t command the same attention that AI, stablecoins or the latest in retail payments innovation might. Despite this, almost £188 billion flows through the public sector ecosystem a year, that’s comparable to the total welfare budget allocated […]

Mastercard Launches Wallet Pay: How That Scales Digital Wallets Worldwide
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Mastercard Launches Wallet Pay: How That Scales Digital Wallets Worldwide

Mastercard has launched Wallet Pay, a global portfolio of solutions designed to connect digital wallets to its worldwide payments network. 

Sol og Strand Selects Shift4 to Upgrade Payments Across Danish Holiday Homes
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Sol og Strand Selects Shift4 to Upgrade Payments Across Danish Holiday Homes

Danish holiday-home rental agency Sol og Strand has selected payments technology company Shift4 to handle payment processing across its network of more than 7,000 privately owned properties.

Juspay Expands Wego Partnership to Support Travel Payments Across the Middle East
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Juspay Expands Wego Partnership to Support Travel Payments Across the Middle East

Payments technology company Juspay is expanding its partnership with Wego, a travel marketplace focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as the travel platform continues to expand across the region.

Finsei Brings Payment Acquiring In-House For Business Clients
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Finsei Brings Payment Acquiring In-House For Business Clients

Businesses can now accept Visa and Mastercard payments through the same account they use for transfers and cards

WhatsApp Expands Bill Payments in India as Alipay+ Faces UPI Setback
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WhatsApp Expands Bill Payments in India as Alipay+ Faces UPI Setback

WhatsApp rolls out a new bill-payment feature in India. It allows users to manage and pay a range of household and other recurring bills directly through the messaging app. The feature is gradually introduced across the country for Android and iOS users.

Anthropic Launches Agentic Commerce Blueprint With Visa & Mastercard On Board
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Anthropic Launches Agentic Commerce Blueprint With Visa & Mastercard On Board

What happens when the company behind one of the world’s most talked-about AI chatbots decides to help retailers build their own shopping assistants? Furthermore, two of the biggest names in payments help it spread agentic commerce awareness.

Handwave Expands Visa Partnership to Scale Palm-Based Biometric Payments in Europe
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Handwave Expands Visa Partnership to Scale Palm-Based Biometric Payments in Europe

European fintech startup Handwave has expanded its agreement with Visa to support the rollout of biometric payments across European markets, combining palm-based payment technology with Visa’s tokenisation, authentication and fraud prevention capabilities.

EMVCo’s Agentic Payments Framework: What “Intent Services” Mean
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EMVCo’s Agentic Payments Framework: What “Intent Services” Mean

Every card network is racing to answer the same question: how do you let an AI agent spend a person’s money safely? The EMVCo agentic payments framework, published this week, is the card industry’s standards body stepping into that race not with its own payment product, but with a shared foundation the whole industry can […]

Revolut Wins Conditional US Bank Charter
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Revolut Wins Conditional US Bank Charter

Revolut moves a step closer to becoming a bank in America. The London-based fintech’s pursuit of a Revolut US bank charter has passed a major regulatory milestone. 

Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 2
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Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 2

Payment gateway providers that will help you accept payments online

Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 1
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Top 20 Payment Gateway Providers of 2026. Part 1

One way or another, payment gateways play an essential role in the е-cоmmеrсе transaction sector

Chargeback Report Warns Merchants of Visa VAMP Compliance Risk Ahead of Golden Quarter
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Chargeback Report Warns Merchants of Visa VAMP Compliance Risk Ahead of Golden Quarter

As retailers prepare for that magic time of year called the Golden Quarter, it appears many of them have no clear view of their Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) exposure. A study performed by Chargebacks911 indicated that lack of transparency regarding fraud and dispute metrics can result in businesses being unprepared for the surge in […]

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