Paysecure Receives Best Payments Industry Newcomer Award at Card and Payments Awards 2026
Paysecure has received the Best Payments Industry Newcomer Award at the Card and Payments Awards, held in London on 5 February 2026.
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Big Tech AI Splurge Goes On: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft & Alphabet Spend Record Sums on AI Infrastructure in 2025
According to Statista data, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet have dramatically increased their capital expenditures last year, with splurge predicted to accelerate in 2026, fueling an unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout across the tech industry.
Adyen Powers Uber’s Move Beyond the App With Physical Payment Kiosks
Adyen and Uber are expanding their payments partnership with physical kiosks that bring ride booking and checkout experiences into real-world locations beyond the smartphone.
Lidl Germany Lets Shoppers Pay by SEPA Bank Transfer — A Quiet Break From Visa & Mastercard Dominance
Lidl in Germany now lets customers check out using SEPA bank transfer, bypassing American Visa and Mastercard payment networks.
Challenger Pepper Money Deal Could End Short-Lived ASX Return After Bumpy Market Ride
Pepper Money is at the centre of takeover discussions with Challenger Limited that could see the Australian non-bank lender taken private again, just a few years after returning to the ASX.
Gemini Retreats From Europe and Non-Core Markets, Lays Off 200 as Crypto Downturn Bites
In a striking reversal of its global expansion strategy barely a year after launching regulated services in the European Union, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is dismantling its presence in the UK, EU and Australia while cutting roughly 25 % of its global workforce, in a move that underscores the deep challenges facing the digital‑asset sector.
Monzo Tops UK Banks for Wrongly Denying Scam Refunds in 2025, Ombudsman Data Shows
In 2025, newly released data from the independent Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) revealed that Monzo, one of the UK’s largest digital banks, had the highest rate of overturned decisions in fraud and scam refund complaints among major lenders.
Emerging Economies Are Most Bullish on Crypto Opportunities
The latest research on crypto market sentiment released by CryptoNinjas proves that global interest in crypto is shifting from historically affluent economies to emerging markets where bullish sentiment is booming.
Why the Payments Leaders’ Summit UK April 2026 is a Must-Attend Event
Join the Payments Leaders’ Summit UK in London on 28-29th April 2026 for two days of strategic insights, peer networking and practical guidance on the future of payments.
Webb Fontaine Brings Its Zerø Platform Out to Make Customs Smarter
Webb Fontaine Zerø has artificial intelligence (AI) at its core so that customs employees can focus their inspections on high-risk cargo rather than checking every single item manually.
Chargebase Launches to Help Merchants Cut Chargebacks and Access Verifi and Ethoca Alerts
Chargebase has introduced a new platform designed to help e-commerce and software-as-a-service businesses manage and prevent payment disputes before they escalate into chargebacks.
Mobile Money Users in Emerging Markets Projected to Exceed 2.2 Billion By 2030
A new forecast from Juniper Research anticipates that the number of mobile money users in emerging markets will grow significantly through the end of the decade, driven by enhanced interoperability, expanded use cases and deeper integration with broader digital financial services.
Ecommpay and Payrails Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Global Payments for Enterprises
Under the partnership, Payrails customers will be able to access Ecommpay’s suite of payment services, including global and local acquiring, more than 100 alternative payment methods, and proprietary fraud tools, through a single API integration.
Payment Gateway Market Size to be Worth $114.30 Billion by 2030 Growing at 21.8% CAGR
The global payment gateway market size is expected to reach USD 114.30 Billion by 2030 according to a new study by Polaris Market Research.
AUSTRIACARD Successfully Achieves mada Card Chip Profile Certification
This major regulatory milestone enables AUSTRIACARD to serve banking sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ERC-8004 Standard Launches on Monad Platform to Enable Trustless Autonomous Agents
One of the novel payment standards that facilitate machine-to-machine agentic commerce, ERC-8004 launches on Monad blockchain platform, here’s why it matters.
