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France’s CB Payments Redoubles Efforts to Vie with Visa and Mastercard

As more regions prioritize payments sovereignty, France’s Cartes Bancaires (CB) network is working to reclaim some of the market share...

Tapping into the latest emerging payment solution trends

Whether they’re shopping online or in person, consumers have more payment choices than ever before. With emerging payment methods like...

Airwallex Takes Its Cross-Border Play In-Store

Many merchants have long eyed international expansion, only to be daunted by its complexity. That’s the challenge Airwallex is targeting...

The IMF’s Warning to Banks: Share Data to Beat AI Fraud

The International Monetary Fund is urging banks to rethink a long-standing taboo in financial crime prevention—how much data they are...

OCC plans to preempt Illinois interchange law

The Trump administration is considering an executive order to preempt the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act that is set to...

The Payments Paradox: Racing Toward Real-Time While Running on Manual

Payments aren’t just changing, they’re accelerating in every direction. Transaction volumes are surging, new payment rails are gaining traction, and...

Kraken’s Success Attracts Institutional Investment, Cyber Threats

Deutsche Boerse is deepening its push into digital assets with a $200 million investment in Kraken, expanding its partnership with...

South Korea Considers Guardrails After Crypto Transfer Error

South Korea’s central bank is weighing whether to bring ‘circuit breaker’ style safeguards from traditional markets into the world of...

Facing a Precarious Economy, Gen Z Turns to Credit

Despite faltering credit scores, Gen Z is charging ahead—literally—opening credit card accounts at higher rates than any other generation. In...

Making Zelle Work Better for Users—and Banks

By any measure, Zelle has been a success in its nearly ten years of existence. Total volume on the platform...

PayPal Gives Canva Creators a Unified Solution for Payments

PayPal is making a push into the creator economy with the launch of PayPal Links, a new feature that integrates...

U.S. Federal Reserve Considers Taking FedNow Global

The real-time payments system FedNow has rapidly gained from over 1,600 financial institutions across the United States. However, these participants...