Worldline and ING have completed a live, end-to-end agentic payment transaction with Visa in Germany. The transaction used Visa Payment Passkeys and biometric authentication within existing Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) requirements. Worldline and ING have joined Visa’s Agentic Ready Programme as part of the announcement.
Ministers, enterprise tech leaders, founders and investors from 80+ countries drive consensus on sovereignty, scalability and AI competitiveness at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026
AI adoption in online shopping is rapidly growing, but only 14% of e-commerce consumers blindly rely on the AI engine best choice, while the majority factors in price and brand integrity during the decision-making process.
For a century, JPMorgan Chase was targeting corporations, investment banking clients, high-net-worth individuals for private banking, and institutional investors in Germany. Now the bank finally moves into retail consumer services with the new digital bank entity called Chase.
Europe’s PayTech Nexi has integrated Wero, the homegrown European payment method, into German online retail. The first merchants (BAUR, Quelle and Bünting) are already on board.
European payments technology company Nexi has struck a long-term agreement with Visa to bring fully managed card issuing services to German banks, offering institutions a way to modernize their card programs without taking on additional operational complexity.
From Italy’s licensing overhaul to tightening regulations in the UK and the liberalisation of new markets like Finland, global gaming is entering a period of significant change.
The 5th Fintech Week & Expo 2026, taking place on 7-8 October, 2026 in Frankfurt, is a premier gathering of global financial leaders, fintech innovators, regulators, and technology providers shaping the future of financial services in Europe and beyond. Under the theme “Shaping Next-Gen Finance: AI, Real-Time Payments & Financial Crime Prevention” the event will […]
Six months after going live at ING Germany, the Wero digital wallet is showing significant momentum in its rollout across Europe, marking a key phase in the expansion of a unified European payment ecosystem.
Berlin’s flagship neobank N26 finalises a landmark shareholder deal, but the road ahead remains uncertain
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 […]
The recent German VZB pension fund collapse has become a stark and unpleasant illustration of how governance inefficiencies, fragmented oversight, and a lack of professionalized risk management can erode trust in retirement systems.
Lidl in Germany now lets customers check out using SEPA bank transfer, bypassing American Visa and Mastercard payment networks.
Airwallex, a global financial and payments platform for businesses, has officially expanded into Germany as part of its broader European growth strategy, committing €31 million in investment over the next five years to establish local operations and support business customers in the region.
If payments, fintech, and the future of commerce are on your radar, Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) 2026 is one of those events worth bookmarking.
Bain & Company Predicts Slower Retail Sales Growth in the US, UK, France and Germany in 2026
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