27th Connected Banking Summit – North Africa, Egypt 2026
27th Connected Banking Summit – North Africa, Egypt 2026 is powering inclusive digital banking and technology-enabled financial infrastructure in North Africa
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How PSP Platon Rebuilt Its Payment Infrastructure Without Starting From Scratch
For payment service providers, infrastructure is more than a technical layer. It affects how quickly a company can connect banks and payment methods, adjust routing, support merchants, and scale without relying fully on external platforms. This was the challenge faced by Platon, a Ukrainian PSP operating since 2012. The company serves more than 1,000 businesses […]
Visa Partners With OpenAI to Embed Payment Infrastructure Across Agentic Commerce
Visa has announced a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to integrate its global payment network into OpenAI’s products and platforms, positioning the two companies as early infrastructure partners in the emerging agentic commerce space. The announcement was made at the Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco on 10 June 2026.
Abhi Expands Earned Wage Access Partnerships in Saudi Arabia Through Squadio Deal
Abhi Saudi, powered by Alraedah Digital Solutions, has announced a partnership with the technology talent platform Squadio to provide Earned Wage Access (EWA) for Squadio employees.
Money20/20 Europe 2026 Wrap Up: Key Agentic AI, Stablecoins & Fintech Announcements
Money20/20 Europe just celebrated its tenth anniversary on the continent with the conference of a great magnitude and visionary discussions on agentic AI, stablecoin payments and supporting infrastructure, growing integration of fintech services and the importance of compliance in a fast-moving regulatory landscape. Besides the theoretical conversations, the panel participants brought some actionable insights and […]
Paysecure Appoints Vanessa Mantzarioti as CFO
Payment orchestration platform Paysecure has appointed Vanessa Mantzarioti as its new Chief Financial Officer. She will be responsible for leading the company’s global finance operations across its international locations.
5 Ways to Maximize Social Proof and Drive Business Success
Social proof is a powerful tool that can turn hesitant or undecided customers into confident buyers. This psychological phenomenon centers on the influence created when others show trust in a product or service, shaping how people assess its credibility. Due to the impact of social proof, it has become an essential component of business growth. […]
How to Choose a White-Label Payment Gateway in 2026
Becoming a payment service provider in 2026 is a promising perspective. Though the market may seem already saturated, plenty of payment challenges remain unresolved, no matter how far the technology goes. Most of the industry problems can be addressed by good-quality payment gateways. Yet, building that infrastructure from scratch takes 18 months or more and […]
Industry Leaders at ShopTalk Europe See Agentic Commerce as Retail’s Biggest Shift in 30 Years
Artificial intelligence agents buying goods from other agents. The end of keyword search. Crypto replacing credit cards. These are not distant scenarios according to senior executives gathered at Rezolve Ai’s booth at ShopTalk Europe today, they are the near-term trajectory of retail and e-commerce.
Smarter Payments Summit
The Smarter Payments Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for payment professionals and forward-thinking suppliers.
Smarter Payments Summit Returns to London on 10th September 2026
The Smarter Payments Summit returns to Hilton London Canary Wharf on 10th September 2026, bringing together senior payments, ecommerce and digital leaders for a day of strategic networking, expert insight and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.
Bank of America Plans Cross-Border Real-Time Payments Launch Next Quarter
Bank of America said it plans to introduce a cross-border real-time payments service next quarter for corporate, commercial, and financial institution clients. The system will allow users to send and receive international payments through Swift or the bank’s CashPro platform.
The Case for Modular Finance
A subtle but significant change is underway when it comes to how financial services reach the businesses and consumers who need them. The headline story of fintech disruption over the past decade has focused on neobanks displacing high street institutions and payment apps reshaping how money moves. The deeper story, less visible but arguably more […]
UK Small Business Protections Bill 2026: What the Late Payment Crackdown Means for Small Firms
The UK government has introduced legislation that would impose the strictest late payment rules in the G7, placing new legal obligations on large companies and giving small businesses their strongest protections in more than a quarter of a century.
Tech and Money: How the AI and Fintech Boom Is Reshaping Global Wealth and Who Gets Left Out
Seven out of the eight wealthiest individuals on the planet in 2026 made their fortunes in the technology sector. Can technology they are profiting from also help to bridge the exact wealth gap these billionaires illustrate?
Pay Space Magazine Named Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit
Pay Space Magazine Named Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit, 10th September 2026, Hilton London Canary Wharf, bringing together senior leaders from across the payments sector.
Payments are the transfer of money between two parties in exchange for goods, services, or to settle obligations. They can be made through various online and offline methods like cash, cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, or digital currencies.
Payments are foundational to the fintech industry. They represent the most frequent and essential financial interaction between individuals, businesses, and institutions. In fintech, innovations in payments focus on making transactions faster, affordable, more secure, and inclusive.
These money transfers are often the entry point for broader digital financial services, such as lending, insurance, or investment, and play a key role in driving financial inclusion and global commerce.
