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Payments industry M&A deals total $528.7m globally in January 2022

Carmen

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Cross-border payments fail between institutions, not at the border

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Your AI Agent just bought something, but who actually authorised the payment?

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Market responds positively to Stripe, Advent bid for PayPal

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Network tokenisation holds the key to next generation card transactions

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One Europe, many payments: Cracking the code of growth in a fragmented market

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European sovereignty is also a matter of payment infrastructure

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The hidden cost of going global: Payments infrastructure debt

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Why payments trust has to be built in, not bolted on

Douglas Blakey

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Why 99% of sanctions screening alerts are false positives

Douglas Blakey

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A question of value: What makes a premium card worth it?

Douglas Blakey

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What BNPL regulation means for retailers and how to prepare for July 2026

Douglas Blakey

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How Layer 2 technology will enhance blockchain solutions for financial systems

Douglas Blakey

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Interview: Stax Payments CMO Jenn Reichenbacher on building trust

Douglas Blakey

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Why payments infrastructure matters more as finance becomes embedded

Douglas Blakey

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Why a working online checkout can still cost merchants sales

Douglas Blakey

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The payments lock-In problem: Why 98% of software platforms want to switch providers and why most never do

Douglas Blakey

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The next challenge for Europe’s EV charging networks is not energy…It’s payments

Douglas Blakey

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The hidden cost of exceptions: How agentic AI transforms lockbox economics

Douglas Blakey

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Embedded payments have an adoption problem: The fix isn’t more integration

Douglas Blakey

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Instant payments: technology imperatives for banking leaders

Douglas Blakey

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Why the UK’s scam strategy must move beyond reimbursement

Douglas Blakey

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Buying volume or scope: Which M&A strategy will deliver most customer value in acquiring?

Douglas Blakey

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PSPs are blind to the risk they’re most exposed to – here’s a vision for change

Douglas Blakey

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The business has moved on – some payment stacks have not

Douglas Blakey

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The interoperable, real-time, and wallet-enabled future of cross-border payments

Douglas Blakey

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Why the FCA’s Open Finance roadmap won’t fix SME finance if cash flow lags behind

Douglas Blakey

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Pay by Bank is fragmenting: That’s a sign it’s working — but there’s a catch

Douglas Blakey

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Europe is building the foundations for trusted agentic commerce

Douglas Blakey

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Payment sovereignty and the relationship with cash

Douglas Blakey

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Safeguarding through insurance – how it works and what’s changing under the FCA’s 2026 Regime

Douglas Blakey

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Interview: Encryptus CEO Shantnoo Saxsena on scaling stablecoin settlement in Africa and Southeast Asia

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Interview: Encryptus board member Dilip Ratha says stablecoins win the risk narrative against legacy systems

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AI is moving into the terminal and retailers are paying attention

Douglas Blakey

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Why money movement is becoming a strategic battleground

Douglas Blakey

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The financial system is changing and stablecoins are driving it

Douglas Blakey

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Interview: WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov on remittances and B2B leading stablecoin adoption

Satarupa Bhowmik

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Rethinking payment sovereignty in Europe: Why choice matters more than replacement

Douglas Blakey

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Payments industry M&A deals total $528.7m globally in January 2022

Cross-border payments fail between institutions, not at the border

Your AI Agent just bought something, but who actually authorised the payment?

Why payments trust has to be built in, not bolted on

Why 99% of sanctions screening alerts are false positives

A question of value: What makes a premium card worth it?

What BNPL regulation means for retailers and how to prepare for July 2026

How Layer 2 technology will enhance blockchain solutions for financial systems

Interview: Stax Payments CMO Jenn Reichenbacher on building trust

Why payments infrastructure matters more as finance becomes embedded

Why a working online checkout can still cost merchants sales

The payments lock-In problem: Why 98% of software platforms want to switch providers and why most never do

The next challenge for Europe’s EV charging networks is not energy…It’s payments

The hidden cost of exceptions: How agentic AI transforms lockbox economics

Embedded payments have an adoption problem: The fix isn’t more integration

Instant payments: technology imperatives for banking leaders

Why the UK’s scam strategy must move beyond reimbursement

Buying volume or scope: Which M&A strategy will deliver most customer value in acquiring?

PSPs are blind to the risk they’re most exposed to – here’s a vision for change

The business has moved on – some payment stacks have not

The interoperable, real-time, and wallet-enabled future of cross-border payments

Why the FCA’s Open Finance roadmap won’t fix SME finance if cash flow lags behind

Pay by Bank is fragmenting: That’s a sign it’s working — but there’s a catch

Europe is building the foundations for trusted agentic commerce

Payment sovereignty and the relationship with cash

Safeguarding through insurance – how it works and what’s changing under the FCA’s 2026 Regime

Interview: Encryptus CEO Shantnoo Saxsena on scaling stablecoin settlement in Africa and Southeast Asia

Interview: Encryptus board member Dilip Ratha says stablecoins win the risk narrative against legacy systems

AI is moving into the terminal and retailers are paying attention

Why money movement is becoming a strategic battleground

The financial system is changing and stablecoins are driving it

Interview: WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov on remittances and B2B leading stablecoin adoption

Rethinking payment sovereignty in Europe: Why choice matters more than replacement

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