Tag: card payments

UK companies dominated the European FinTech market securing over a third...

Key European FinTech investment stats in Q3 2026: European FinTech deal activity increased 5% YoY in Q3 UK companies secured over a third of...

Increase integrates Spade merchant data into card transactions

Increase, an API-first banking provider, has integrated real-time merchant data from Spade into card transactions, giving card programmes additional information to support authorisation and...

Slash moves into card acceptance to close finance blind spot

Slash Financial, a San Francisco-based banking platform for businesses, has expanded into payment processing, allowing approved merchants to accept debit and credit card payments...

SoFi brings stablecoin settlement to Mastercard network

SoFi has moved its entire debit and credit card programme onto stablecoin settlement rails through Mastercard, bringing bank-issued digital currency into live production across...

EMVCo drafts framework for agentic card payments

EMVCo, the global technical body behind the EMV specifications used across billions of card transactions, has published a draft framework aimed at creating a...

Cash holds firm despite euro area’s digital payment push

The European Central Bank has published new research showing that cash remains the payment method most widely accepted by businesses across the currency bloc,...

UK regulator tightens oversight of card payment pricing and governance

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined a new set of measures designed to improve transparency and strengthen governance across card scheme and...

Worldpay partners with Kroger for payment innovation

Worldpay has announced an exclusive, long-term agreement with global retailer Kroger to provide comprehensive payment processing solutions across its physical stores, online platforms, and...

Nuvei launches direct acquiring in Canada

Nuvei has gone live as a direct payment acquirer in Canada, marking a significant move that will allow local businesses to process domestic transactions through the Canadian FinTech without relying on third-party processors.

FinTech leader Dojo secures $190m to fuel European expansion

Dojo has raised $190m in a landmark equity investment from Vitruvian Partners. This marks the first time the company has raised external equity capital. The...

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