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

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 […]

Bottomline Partners With Chainlink to Bring Its Bank Network On-Chain
Blockchain & Crypto

Bottomline Partners With Chainlink to Bring Its Bank Network On-Chain

A company that moves more than $16 trillion a year through the world’s banking pipes has plugged itself into blockchain rails. The Bottomline Chainlink partnership, announced this week, is more than another crypto integration for the correspondent-banking world.

Citi Processes Live Dollar Payments on Swift Blockchain Ledger
Blockchain & Crypto

Citi Processes Live Dollar Payments on Swift Blockchain Ledger

Correspondent banking has run the same way for decades. Money typically moves between banks through a chain of intermediaries, and payments pause on weekends and holidays. That is finally starting to change, and Citi’s Swift blockchain ledger transactions this week are a bright illustration.

Revolut Wins Conditional US Bank Charter
Fintech & Ecommerce

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. 

Confirmo Launches EU Stablecoin Payouts For Cross-Border Business Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Confirmo Launches EU Stablecoin Payouts For Cross-Border Business Payments

Confirmo, a global stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, has begun processing mass stablecoin payouts for EU businesses. 

Eftsure Acquires Relish, Protects $288B in Annual Payments With AI
Finance & Economics

Eftsure Acquires Relish, Protects $288B in Annual Payments With AI

Eftsure, a company that helps businesses check payments are going to the right place, has bought Relish, a US AI-powered firm that checks and cleans up vendor data and automates invoice processing. 

UN Report: World Set to Breach 1.5°C, 350.org Says Every Fraction Still Worth Fighting For
Society & Lifestyle

UN Report: World Set to Breach 1.5°C, 350.org Says Every Fraction Still Worth Fighting For

The world will likely cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report concluded Wednesday. Even under the report’s most optimistic scenario, temperatures are now projected to peak at 1.8°C. Most other scenarios put the number higher.

Castles Technology Expands French Presence Ahead Of NRF Europe 2026
Science & Technology

Castles Technology Expands French Presence Ahead Of NRF Europe 2026

Castles Technology, a company that makes Android-based payment terminals, is deepening its investment in France as retailers, hotels, restaurants and self-service machine operators speed up their adoption of newer payment technology. 

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

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 […]

Immigrants Who Send Money Home on WhatsApp Felix App Could Soon Use It as Their Bank
Society & Lifestyle

Immigrants Who Send Money Home on WhatsApp Felix App Could Soon Use It as Their Bank

For millions of Latino immigrants in the US, sending money home to family already happens inside WhatsApp, which they open every single day anyway. One Miami startup just bet $200 million that the same familiar chat window can become a lot more than a way to wire cash abroad.

Ecommerce Forum Returns to London on 4th February 2027
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ecommerce Forum Returns to London on 4th February 2027

The Ecommerce Forum returns to Hilton London Canary Wharf on 4th February 2027, bringing together senior ecommerce and digital leaders for a day of strategic networking, expert insight, and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.

Company That Runs Back Office for American Banks Just Got Hacked
Science & Technology

Company That Runs Back Office for American Banks Just Got Hacked

Most people have never heard of the company that keeps their local bank or credit union running behind the scenes, and that’s exactly why this week’s cybersecurity incident with Jack Henry attack might have missed attention it deserves.

SBC Summit 2026 Expands Agenda With Prediction Markets, Compliance Tech and Marketing Focus
News

SBC Summit 2026 Expands Agenda With Prediction Markets, Compliance Tech and Marketing Focus

SBC Summit 2026 is expanding its agenda to address some of the fastest-changing issues facing the betting and gaming industry, with new dedicated tracks covering prediction markets, compliance technology and marketing and customer experience.

Over 20 Big Banks Unite for Stablecoin Project
Blockchain & Crypto

Over 20 Big Banks Unite for Stablecoin Project

Banks have spent years watching crypto firms own the stablecoin market. Now 21 of the world’s biggest banking institutions are trying to take it back.

European Borrowing Costs Jump to Levels Not Seen in 15 Years
Finance & Economics

European Borrowing Costs Jump to Levels Not Seen in 15 Years

Something unusual happened to Europe’s bond market right after the summer break, and it significantly differs from what investors have been witnessing in the United States earlier. 

India Is Building a Way for AI to Pay Your Bills
Fintech & Ecommerce

India Is Building a Way for AI to Pay Your Bills

AI agents can soon pay your grocery order, your electricity bill, or your monthly subscription, without you tapping a single button. India may be about to make that real for hundreds of millions of people who use UPI.