As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) move from theory to real-world testing, governments and financial institutions are increasingly evaluating how these digital sovereign currencies will reshape payments, commerce, and financial infrastructure. Two of the most closely watched initiatives today are India’s Digital Rupee (e₹) and the Digital Euro, projects led by the Reserve Bank of […]
3S Money launches local French IBAN accounts just as it opens Paris office to accelerate European growth
The global fintech sector continues to attract significant investor interest in 2026, as startups building the future of digital banking, payments, embedded finance, and AI-driven financial services secure major funding rounds. In February 2026, venture capital flowed into a diverse set of fintech innovators from next-generation payment platforms and crypto infrastructure providers to lending, wealthtech, […]
By 2026, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has done something no private fintech ever managed: turned a domestic public infrastructure into a quietly expanding international standard. Here’s what’s happening — and where Indians can already pay with UPI abroad.
What Is MPE? The Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, universally known as MPE, is Europe’s leading annual gathering dedicated to merchant payments. Held in Berlin, it brings together the full payments value chain: merchants, bank acquirers, payment service providers, card schemes, fintechs, regulators, and startups. The event’s defining characteristic is its merchant-centric philosophy: unlike most financial […]
BitGo Europe GmbH, the European subsidiary of BitGo Inc., U.S.-based digital asset infrastructure company, has announced the expansion of its Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) offering across the European Economic Area (EEA). The rollout is structured under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA or MiCAr), which provides a harmonised regulatory framework for digital asset services across […]
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, has enabled the first Wero online payment transaction in Belgium. This breakthrough comes as Belgium becomes the second European market, after Germany, to support Wero for eCommerce payments following its official launch in the country. The transaction was completed for the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders (Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen), […]
The strategic AI agent collaboration combines Google Cloud’s advanced AI and data infrastructure with Nexi Group’s extensive European payment network and acquiring expertise.
As 2026 unfolds, much of the fintech discussion continues to focus on artificial intelligence. But the reality is: while AI will remain a central theme across financial services this year, in embedded lending and SME finance, the defining developments are rooted in more fundamental dynamics. The trajectory of 2026 is being shaped by three key […]
TRM Labs partners with Finray Technologies to deliver audit-ready crypto transaction monitoring, helping B2B fintechs and banks meet MiCA compliance requirements with unified fiat and digital asset oversight
US imposes 10% temporary import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act effective today, impacting India, EU, Canada, Mexico, Japan, UK, and other major trading partners. Legal updates, supply chain impacts, and economic risks explained here.
In a bold push to grow both its global delivery footprint and its autonomous mobility infrastructure, Uber is launching services in multiple European markets while committing over $100 million to build charging hubs for self-driving vehicles.
Utrecht-based fintech Quantoz Payments B.V. has partnered with global card network Visa Inc. in a move that could accelerate the real-world use of regulated stablecoins across Europe.
European payments provider Nexi has launched a new in-store device that consolidates point-of-sale software, store management tools and payment acceptance into one system, as merchants seek to reduce hardware complexity at checkout.
Lidl in Germany now lets customers check out using SEPA bank transfer, bypassing American Visa and Mastercard payment networks.
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.
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