Brazilian e-wallet Pix defends European ambitions
The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) introduced its instant payment system called Pix in November 2020. Already in 2021, it presented the good result...
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X prepares its own payment service
Social network X, formerly Twitter, is reportedly about to launch a payment service to enable its users to store and transfer money in addition t...
Apple reaches final agreement with the European Commission
After several years of proceedings, the European Commission has finally officially accepted Apple's commitments to open up NFC technology to comp...
BDF and HKMA begin collaboration on MNBCs
The Banque de France and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority join forces to work on central bank digital currencies and their use in cross-border pa...
Curve Pay aims to become the leading alternative to Apple Pay in Europe
Following recent decisions by the European Commission, Apple has opened up access to its NFC chip, allowing competitors to seize this technologic...
Mastercard's generative AI, an asset in the fight against fraud
Mastercard reports on the evolution of its anti-fraud system, highlighting the results of using generative AI to detect cards whose data may have...
Payhawk launches Payhawk Green to make B2B spending more responsible
Payhawk Green offers new features to help companies comply with new regulations soon to come into force. The new offering will enable companies t...
Payment insight April 2023
Highlights of the month
La Banque Postale acquires fintech Joe to boost its BNPL offer
La Banque Postale has just made official the acquisition of the technology of French FinTech Joe, a specialist in BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later). This ...
PhonePe raises $100 million for a $12 billion valuation
Indian digital payments company PhonePe has raised an additional $100 million in an ongoing round. A new round of funding gives it another $450m ...
Mastercard and Xsolla aim to smooth the payment experience for gamers
Mastercard and gaming commerce company Xsolla have teamed up to collaborate on payments for gamers. The two companies said they want to create sm...
BNP Paribas chooses Libeo for invoice digitization
After two years of preparatory work in collaboration with the bank, Libeo has won a major partnership with BNP Paribas. The fintech specialising ...
NOBID consortium chosen for the payment component of the European digital identity wallet
NOBID, un consortium multinational d'experts en identité numérique, initialement d'origine nordique, a été s&...
Apple Pay completes launch in South Korea
After numerous setbacks with the Korean Communications Commission (KCC), linked to the monopolistic position of its in-app payment system, Apple ...
In brief: Brazilian central bank makes Pix open source
Brazil's central bank has put the communication protocols behind its Pix payment system on open source status, Governor Roberto Campos Neto s...
Spanish banks test the digital euro
30 Spanish banks including BBVA, Sabadell, Santander, ING and Deutsche Bank, joined by payment services organisations Iberpay, Bizum and Redsys, ...
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance invests in the future of mobility with Hopium
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance has signed a €1.2 billion order with Hopium for 10,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles, which are schedule...
Polish bank PKO imagines its future in the metaverse
The Polish bank PKO is also moving into a metaverse. While many financial institutions have ventured into the virtual world in recent months, PKO...
Klarna presents (still) mixed results
Klarna has just presented its business results for the first half of 2022. While the BNPL giant underlines its American success and the growth of...
In brief: Digital yuan to pay on the metro
China is definitely ahead of the game in deploying its MNBC. Its digital yuan (e-CNY) is now accepted as a means of payment to access the public ...
