Affirm settles in the UK
Affirm, an American FinTech specializing in fractional payments, has just announced its arrival on the UK market. It has taken a year of preparat...
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Mastercard tests identity verification for online payments in Europe
Mastercard is launching a pilot program in Europe to test a digital identity verification service designed to secure and simplify online transact...
Klarna launches a BNPL-based gift card service
Klarna has announced the roll-out of an innovative gift card service in the UK. This offer, accessible via the app, enables cards to be paid for ...
Apple and Goldman Sachs finally convicted of deceptive practices
After a tumultuous partnership, Goldman Sachs and Apple's cooperation on the Apple Card has ended in a colossal fine imposed by the CFPB (Consume...
DBS offers banking services on the Blockchain
Singapore's DBS bank recently lifted the veil on its latest innovative initiative. It presents a range of Blockchain-based banking services to it...
SG Forge installs a stablecoin on BitPanda
French bank Société Générale's dedicated cryptoasset subsidiary, Forge, has just announced its tie-up with specialist...
Polish payment system Blik aims to expand in Europe
Blik, a Polish mobile payment system, has teamed up with Aion Bank and Vodeno to launch Blik-as-a-Service (BaaS) in Europe. The solution is aimed...
Samsung Next invests in Curve's solution, future alternative to Apple Pay
The Samsung-owned venture capital fund has made a strategic investment in UK all-in-one card fintech Curve. This announcement follows the pre-lau...
Payment Observatory May 2024
Highlights of the month
Zopa and Octopus support homeowners' transition to renewable energy
Zopa Bank has announced the launch of a new partnership in the UK, with supplier Octopus Energy. The bank is thus entering the renewable energy m...
CFPB to regulate BNPL, considered akin to credit cards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal agency responsible for protecting the financial interests of consumers in the USA, a...
Worldline and Visa launch virtual card solution for online travel agencies
Worldline has teamed up with Visa to create a virtual card solution for online travel agencies (OTAs). The OTA market is growing rapidly. This pa...
Sezzle encourages financial responsibility with Payment Streaks
Sezzle, a US BNPL company, is launching Payment Streaks, a programme designed to encourage financial responsibility among its users. The aim is t...
Visa rolls out Visa Open Banking Solutions on the US market
Visa acquired Tink in 2021. Since then, the American giant has relied on the European fintech to roll out Visa Open Banking Solutions, with the a...
PayPal launches incentive program for environmentally friendly bitcoin mining
PayPal recently launched a program with two partners to promote more environmentally friendly bitcoin mining. The program will reward crypto-curr...
EBA Clearing well on the way to beneficiary verification
Pan-European payment infrastructure solutions provider EBA Clearing has taken advantage of the entry into force of the Instant Payments Regulatio...
BIS launches project on tokenization of cross-border payments
The BIS is embarking on a new project with the primary aim of digitizing cross-border payments. Currently supported by several central banks, the...
Payment insight November 2023
Highlights of the month
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...
Société Générale partners with Lemonway
Societe Generale has just announced a new partnership with Lemonway, a French FinTech that has become an ACPR-approved pan-European payment insti...
