BLIK Explores Joining European Payments Interoperability Coalition
Poland’s instant payment system BLIK is in discussions to join a European payments interoperability initiative that connects local payment solutions across multiple countries.
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Poland’s BLIK Breaks Into the Eurozone and 21 Million Users Could Soon Shop Across Europe Without Switching Apps
What if you could pay for a holiday booking in Slovakia, a subscription in Portugal, or a marketplace order in Italy — all with the same app you use to split a lunch bill in Warsaw? For 21 million BLIK users, that future just got a lot closer.
Nexi and PayPal Deepen European Partnership to Bring Unified Digital Payments to Merchants
Nexi, the European PayTech, and PayPal have announced a significant expansion of their partnership, embedding PayPal’s payments ecosystem directly into Nexi’s merchant platform across five EU countries.
Europe Pushes For Seamless Payments: Klarna, BLIK And iDEAL→Wero Accelerate Interoperability
Europe’s payments landscape is shifting from a patchwork of national systems toward greater interoperability, driven by commercial integrations, pilot projects, and a regulatory push for instant, cross-border payments. Recent moves: Klarna’s deeper integration with Nordic wallets Vipps and MobilePay, Poland’s BLIK launching pilot cross-border P2P transfers, and the planned transition of the Netherlands’ iDEAL into […]
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.
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?
From Cards to Direct Transfers: The A2A Payment Transformation in Europe and Beyond
The global payment landscape is rapidly changing driven by a seismic shift in popular transaction methods. A closer look at payment statistics reveals that account-to-account (A2A) transfers are ascending in importance. Its growing dominance among other payment types is especially evident in the European market.
Google Wallet Now Enables Supervised Payments for Kids
As more and more kids get payment cards, Google Wallet updates its functionality to enable in-store cashless payments for those youngest generation representatives who received parental consent.
Klarna Reports SEK 216 Million Profit, Opens Hub in Warsaw
Klarna sees its profits grow 57% YoY, as it establishes a tech hub in Warsaw and looks forward to a strong holiday season driven by tech innovations.
Central Banks Buy Record Gold Reserves
Global central banks purchased 483 tonnes of gold in the first half of 2024, outperforming the previous record of 460 tonnes set in H1 2023 by 5%.
Synerise Raises $8.5M to Expand Behavioral AI Modeling
Solid Series B+ investment for Synerise deep-tech AI-driven company came from the commerce platform VTEX and business angels.
Top 10 Banks in Poland
Poland’s banks are high scorers when it comes to adapting to the changing financial landscape, embracing new technology, and developing innovative products and services. As a result, the banking sector of Poland has become one of the most dynamic in Central and Eastern Europe, with a number of major players vying for a market share.
Currency One Announces Appeal Against Non-Final Judgement
A court case pending since October 2013, on the charges against Currency One SA brought by Cinkciarz.pl ended with the decision of the District Court of Poznan, which has not yet entered into force.
Cinkciarz Wins Judgement in Google Ads Case
The Polish court ordered the owner Internetowykantor.pl and the Walutomat website, an online currency exchange service platform, to apologize and pay compensation to Cinkciarz.pl, the company from Conotoxia Holding, and donate an additional amount to charity.
