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Jun 26th, 2026, 11:37
The UK’s Retail Payments Infrastructure Board is seeking industry views on a new core infrastructure designed to support account-to-account payments, cross-border transactions and emerging forms of digital money.
Jun 23rd, 2026, 11:57
The Bank of England has replaced proposed user holding limits with a temporary £40 billion issuance cap for each systemic sterling stablecoin.
Jun 23rd, 2026, 11:48
Erste Bank Oesterreich and Raiffeisen are joining the European Payments Initiative, supporting Wero’s rollout in Austria and expanding account-to-account payments across Europe.
Jun 18th, 2026, 11:40
Thredd has partnered with Sutton Bank to provide BIN sponsorship and issuer processing infrastructure for global fintechs seeking to launch prepaid and debit card programs in the United States.
Jun 17th, 2026, 10:37
Alipay has launched an invite-only AI interface called Ah Bao, allowing users to access thousands of everyday services through natural-language conversations while retaining direct control over final payment confirmation.
Jun 15th, 2026, 14:35
ACI Worldwide has joined the European Payments Initiative and plans to integrate the Wero digital wallet into its payments orchestration platform, expanding access to instant account-to-account payments for European merchants and financial institutions.
Jun 15th, 2026, 14:26
UK authorised push payment fraud losses increased by 19% to £576.4 million in 2025, according to UK Finance, as investment, purchase and romance scams continued to exploit online platforms and telecommunications networks.
Jun 9th, 2026, 11:03
Visa and Western Union have expanded their collaboration to enable real-time cross-border payouts using Visa Direct. The partnership combines Visa’s global push-payments infrastructure with Western Union’s money transfer network to speed up and add transparency to remittances and business disbursements.
