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Money20/20 Europe Launch: CFIT and Project Nemo Form Financial Inclusion Coalition to Develop Supported Payments Framework
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Europe Launch: CFIT and Project Nemo Form Financial Inclusion Coalition to Develop Supported Payments Framework

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology) today announced the launch of its fifth national Coalition, developed in collaboration with Project Nemo. The initiative was presented on stage at Money20/20 Europe on 4 June 2026 in Amsterdam.

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders
Blockchain & Crypto

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced plans to launch the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts available to U.S. traders. The announcement arrives as parent company Payward accelerates a broader strategic pivot to a full-spectrum digital asset infrastructure company.

DTCC Pilots Stellar Integration for Tokenized Securities as Institutional Blockchain Race Expands
Blockchain & Crypto

DTCC Pilots Stellar Integration for Tokenized Securities as Institutional Blockchain Race Expands

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which processes the vast majority of U.S. securities transactions, has begun integrating the Stellar network (XLM) into its broader tokenized asset infrastructure strategy, according to industry reports published in late May and early June 2026. The move is part of DTCC’s exploration of blockchain-based settlement systems for traditional […]

Tom Lee’s Bullish $250K Prediction for Ethereum Doesn’t Stop Crypto’s Epic Fall
Blockchain & Crypto

Tom Lee’s Bullish $250K Prediction for Ethereum Doesn’t Stop Crypto’s Epic Fall

Famous investor and head of BitMine Immersion Technologies Tom Lee describes an encouraging long-term scenario for Ethereum investors, while ETH itself has been falling for the whole year to date.

Money20/20 Europe 2026: Key Announcements in AI Payments, Stablecoins, and Open Banking
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Europe 2026: Key Announcements in AI Payments, Stablecoins, and Open Banking

This year’s Money20/20 Europe gathered around 7,400 attendees at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre for what proves to be an unusually announcement-heavy edition. Three themes run consistently across the conference stages: artificial intelligence moving from pilots into live payment infrastructure, stablecoins entering mainstream B2B settlement, and open banking’s long-anticipated shift toward recurring payments finally taking […]

Alphabet Launches $80 Billion Equity Raise to Fund AI Infrastructure, With Berkshire Hathaway Committing $10 Billion
Science & Technology

Alphabet Launches $80 Billion Equity Raise to Fund AI Infrastructure, With Berkshire Hathaway Committing $10 Billion

On June 1, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced plans to raise $80 billion through a series of stock offerings, directing the proceeds toward expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The announcement marks a notable moment in corporate finance history and reflects the growing capital demands of the AI industry.

PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan 2026 Brought Together Over 2,600 Participants From 38 Countries
Fintech & Ecommerce

PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan 2026 Brought Together Over 2,600 Participants From 38 Countries

The 6th International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan, a key event in the digital economy of Central Asia, took place at the AZIMUT Grand Hotel Tashkent on May 19–20. Organized by the PLUS Group, the event was supported by the National Agency for Perspective Project, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan (CCI), […]

UK Payments Initiative Launches New Open Banking Scheme As TrueLayer Rolls Out Recurring Pay By Bank Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Payments Initiative Launches New Open Banking Scheme As TrueLayer Rolls Out Recurring Pay By Bank Payments

The UK Payments Initiative (UKPI), a new open banking payments scheme developed through collaboration between the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), banks and fintech companies, has officially launched with the first live commercial deployments of recurring Pay by Bank payments in the country.

Worldline & ING Complete First European Agentic Payment Transaction In Production
Fintech & Ecommerce

Worldline & ING Complete First European Agentic Payment Transaction In Production

Payment technology company Worldline and banking group ING said they have completed what the companies describe as Europe’s first live end-to-end agentic payment transaction in a production environment using the Mastercard network.

RedotPay Launches B2B Payment Product Supporting Stablecoin Settlements in Local Currencies
Blockchain & Crypto

RedotPay Launches B2B Payment Product Supporting Stablecoin Settlements in Local Currencies

Amsterdam – June 2, 2026 – RedotPay announced the launch of RedotPay Connect at Money20/20 Europe. The company said the product is its first B2B payment offering since the company was founded.

AI Reshapes Financial Technology: Top Five News Today
Fintech & Ecommerce

AI Reshapes Financial Technology: Top Five News Today

These top five AI developments illustrate how artificial intelligence is embedding itself across the financial technology landscape in 2026, be it hardware, banking infrastructure, or credit card payments.

Crossmint Launches Agentic Cards API Leveraging Smart Visa Tech
Fintech & Ecommerce

Crossmint Launches Agentic Cards API Leveraging Smart Visa Tech

Visa Intelligent Commerce and Basis Theory enable a new Agentic Cards API capability developed by Crossmint for agents in OpenClaw, Claude Code, Hermes, Zo Computer, and other agentic platforms to pay for things with supported Visa cards.

Juspay Accelerates Global Click to Pay Expansion With Mastercard Engage
Fintech & Ecommerce

Juspay Accelerates Global Click to Pay Expansion With Mastercard Engage

After the successful Brazil deployment, Juspay is rolling out Click to Pay functionality globally due to the Mastercard Engage partner program.

PaySpace Magazine Named Media Partner for Ecommerce Forum
Fintech & Ecommerce

PaySpace Magazine Named Media Partner for Ecommerce Forum

PaySpace Magazine Named Media Partner for Ecommerce Forum, 9th July 2026, Hilton London Canary Wharf bringing together senior leaders from across the ecommerce sector.

Global Market Insights Projects BNPL Market to Reach $1.6 Trillion By 2034
Fintech & Ecommerce

Global Market Insights Projects BNPL Market to Reach $1.6 Trillion By 2034

The global Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market is projected to grow from approximately $235 billion to over $1.6 trillion by 2034, according to a study published by Global Market Insights, Inc.

TikTok Launches Embedded Commercial Insurance For Merchants Via Ergo Next Partnership
Fintech & Ecommerce

TikTok Launches Embedded Commercial Insurance For Merchants Via Ergo Next Partnership

TikTok has launched a commercial insurance offering for businesses selling through TikTok Shop, in partnership with digital insurtech company Ergo Next Insurance.