The European Central Bank (ECB) has opened its digital euro pilot to online and mobile commerce merchants across the euro area, giving businesses an opportunity to test how the proposed central bank digital currency could work in real payment environments.
UK stablecoin infrastructure startup Velocity has raised $10 million in an extension of its Series A funding round, bringing the total value of the round to $48 million.
The 48th Global Edition of World AI Show- Malaysia concluded successfully at DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 1500+ business & tech leaders AI decision makers, policymakers, C-suite executives, infrastructure leaders, technology pioneers, and enterprise leaders for two days of high-impact discussions, strategic networking, and business collaboration.
Hong Kong-native cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx is winding up operations. Users have till December 22, 2026 to transfer their funds elsewhere.
Nubank has entered the US market, rolling out a suite of deposit products through a sponsor bank and struck partnership with Sygnum for crypto accounts.
A well-known digital bank is now the target of one of the largest ransom demands ever made in cryptocurrency, after criminals tricked it into handing over sensitive customer records. The attackers say they will keep leaking that data publicly, piece by piece, until they are paid. UPD: Revolut denies any criminal groups contacting them directly.
Before agentic commerce becomes routine, someone has to answer a basic question: how does a bank or merchant know that AI agent initiating transaction is trustworthy and really acting on your behalf? Three of the biggest names in global payments industry are looking for a joint solution.
New research from Sinch AB (publ) shows consumer attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) are divided ahead of Black Friday and holiday shopping season. Concerns about AI persist, especially when it comes to privacy, but confidence rises sharply when the technology is applied to specific, practical tasks.
Businesses are increasingly connecting to multiple payment providers to protect transactions from outages, but many have yet to develop the automated routing and control needed for full payment orchestration, according to new research from RS2.
Worldline has become one of the first payment providers in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
Paymentus Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) and PYMNTS Intelligence have released the Service Commerce Performance Gap Report study measuring differences between what consumers expect from billing and payment experiences and what service providers believe they deliver. The revealed gap lies not only in frustrated expectations. It has material tag on it too. The report finds that […]
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.
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, 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.
Starbucks and Alipay together launched an AI-powered “Coffee Alarm Clock” in China. The new service allows consumers to schedule recurring Starbucks orders through Alipay’s AI agent, Ah Bao.
Nearly 60% of US states, plus Washington, D.C., would take more than two years of welfare checks to cover just one year of childcare, according to a new analysis from SingleMothersGrants.org.
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