If you’re wondering whether instant injury payouts actually change the risk for brick-and-mortar businesses, the answer is yes. These fast payments can reshape liability decisions, customer expectations, and how teams handle on-site incidents.
On March 3, 2026, Baltic Payment Forum will bring together 300+ C-level executives and payment leaders from 30+ countries — including regulators, central banks, banks, and fintech founders — for a senior-level conversation on the future of payments in Europe.
If payments, fintech, and the future of commerce are on your radar, Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) 2026 is one of those events worth bookmarking.
Crypto payments infrastructure company Mesh has achieved unicorn status following a $75 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at $1 billion.
Bybit is set to expand its services into retail banking, offering personal IBAN accounts to verified users starting in February 2026.
Block has expanded its European footprint with the opening of a new office in Dublin, strengthening its presence in one of Europe’s key financial services hubs.
Brazilian digital banking and payments platform PicPay has successfully priced its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, raising approximately $434 million and marking the first significant U.S. listing by a Brazilian company in over four years.
Checkout.com has acquired Lithuania-based Blue EMI, a licensed euro stablecoin issuer, marking a strategic move to embed regulated digital currencies directly into its global payments infrastructure.
While biometric authentication is now a common part of the payment process, confirming transactions with a palm screen is still a novelty. Though this experimental payment tech has been around for several years now, most people know little about it, not to mention using it in real life. So, what are those mysterious palm payments […]
SkipCash now offers merchants direct access to PayLater BNPL options, allowing customers to split payments seamlessly through the platform’s gateway and payment links.
The new partnership between Nets and Triple aims to enhance digital banking experiences by turning raw payment data into clear, recognisable merchant information, helping banks cut support costs and improve customer trust.
Metroblox has launched Ride USD, a new stablecoin designed to modernize how consumers and operators pay for transportation, targeting faster settlement and lower costs across mobility services.
Despite strong internal payment infrastructure, the EU’s practical sovereignty in transactioial respect is limited. A large share of everyday electronic payments in the euro area still depends on non-European payment networks and technology, especially U.S.-based card schemes. In times of global geopolitical turbulence, this reliance raises several strategic and economic questions. Thankfully, Europe has a […]
Pay-over-time, a flexible payment model, historically closely tied to card-based credit, will now extend to debit products as well, as Fiserv and Affirm expand their long-standing partnership.
OneBill and linked2pay have announced a strategic integration designed to simplify how businesses bill customers and process payments.
In FY 2026, the global payments industry will be watching Japan closely. That’s when India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is expected to begin a trial rollout in the country, marking one of the most significant cross-border expansions of the world’s largest real-time payment system.
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