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Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Enhances Its Payment Gateway With Pay by Bank Option

Adding a Pay by Bank account-to-account (A2A) payment option to the payment gateway empowers Revolut customers to seamlessly improve their conversion rates and significantly reduce chargeback hustle.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Expands Debit-First Card Offering to EU

The Klarna Card is debit-by-default, so purchases are settled immediately from the user’s funds, while the benefits of Klarna’s flexible repayment options still remain.

Fintech & Ecommerce

TrueLayer Enhances Poland’s Instant Payment Ecosystem

One of Europe’s fastest-growing payment networks, TrueLayer, will complement the existing BLIK solution in the instant transaction market of Poland.

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Visa Exits U.S. Open-Banking Amid Regulatory Uncertainty and Bank Data Disputes

While Europe’s PSD2 framework has propelled open banking adoption, Visa’s retreat in the U.S. shows how the lack of unified regulation leaves American fintechs at a disadvantage.

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Bumper Secures €9.4M to Grow Car Repair BNPL Services Across Europe

British BNPL scale-up, Bumper from Sheffield, is one of the fintechs which illustrate that targeting specific niche pain points (unexpected car repair bills) can be as successful as taking a generalized approach to financial services.

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MiCAR-Approved Crypto Launchpad Decubate Secures EU Green Light

Dutch crypto launchpad Decubate has become one of the first platforms in the EU to secure full MiCAR approval, allowing it to run legally compliant token fundraising.

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Latvian Startup Handwave Secures €3.6M to Revolutionize Payments and ID with Palm Scan

Having secured sufficient seed funding, Handwave prepares to pilot its palm-based payments and identity platform in Europe and the US.

Blockchain & Crypto

AllUnity Launches EURAU Stablecoin

As stablecoin adoption grows globally, the new EURAU token from AllUnity aims to power 24/7 seamless cross-border payments.

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ECB Moves Forward with Digital Euro Rulebook, Expands Testing and Engagement

The ECB’s work on the digital euro remains in the preparation phase, with no final decision in place as to whether to launch it or not. However, the bank is working closely with national central banks, industry, and EU lawmakers to make sure everything is in place if the go-ahead is given.

Fintech & Ecommerce

SEPA Instant, Open Banking & the Future of European E-Commerce: A Conversation with Yowpay’s Christian Caumont

While some businesses see payment landscape fragmentation in the EU as a challenge, Yowpay treats it as an opportunity to deliver real value. In this interview, Christian Caumont, CEO of Yowpay, shares his opinion on the present and future of real-time SEPA payments, the role of open banking in European e-commerce, and much more.

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Processing Power of Global Payment Networks

As India’s UPI has surpassed the industry giant, Visa, with over 650 million daily transactions, we prepared a brief illustration of the global payment networks’ processing volumes and values. Can real-time payments beat the cards?

Blockchain & Crypto

OKX Rolls Out PayPal Support to Streamline Crypto Access in Europe

Having secured MiCA license in the EU, OKX has now integrated the platform with PayPal, enabling users to make seamless cross-border crypto purchases and deposits across the European Economic Area (EEA).

Fintech & Ecommerce

Unzer to Support EPI Wero Rollout

German fintech Unzer joins the ranks of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to advocate for the unified EU payment infrastructure enabled by the digital wallet Wero.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Europe 2025: Shaping the Future of Payments in a Turbulent World

For three days between June 3 and 5, Amsterdam hosted the top industry professionals at a leading global fintech event – Money20/20 Europe 2025. Top executives, innovators, and thought leaders from around the world gathered in the heart of the Netherlands to discuss the key trends in financial technology and payments. Here’s what was on […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

FloQast and PwC Belgium to Transform Financial Close

FloQast, a platform designed to implement accounting transformation efforts that was developed by accountants for their colleagues, on Thursday, May 8, announced the launch of a strategic partnership with PwC Belgium.

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European Inflation Shows Stability

In April, inflation in the eurozone showed no change, remaining at the 2.2% mark.