Payments
Payments on Branch and Vault: SEPA and SEPA Instant, Instant Payments Regulation, PSD2 and PSD3, Open banking and account access, The digital euro and Card schemes and interchange.
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Cross Border Transfers And Fx Margins
European Union (Single Euro Payments Area... · Standardizing and regulating cross-border...
Fraud And App Scams
Fraud and Authorised Push Payment (APP)... · Late 20th century
Payments
Bank of America fined $1.2 billion for AML failures
Bank of America faces over $1.21 billion in total penalties from FinCEN and the OCC for systemic anti-money laundering and sanctions violations.
Payments
Senator Warren questions NCUA oversight during leadership vacuum
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed the NCUA's inspector general to explain how the agency functioned during a two-week period in August 2026 when it had no board members, raising concerns about oversight of the $2 trillion credit union system and timely payments to depositors of a failed credit union.
Payments
Anchorage Digital acquires Routable for stablecoin payout infrastructure
Anchorage Digital confirmed its acquisition of Routable, rebranding it to expand its regulated infrastructure for enterprise stablecoin and fiat payouts.
Payments
ECB digital euro pilot opens merchant call
The European Central Bank has launched calls for merchants and innovators to join its digital euro pilot.
Payments
Fiserv launches Roughrider Coin stablecoin for North Dakota
Fiserv's digital asset platform went live on October 1, 2026, with Roughrider Coin, a dollar-backed stablecoin designed by the Bank of North Dakota.
Payments
Payments Canada Approves Six New Members Under Expanded Eligibility Framework
Payments Canada has approved six new members, including fintechs and a credit union, under an eligibility framework expanded one year ago by legislative changes.
Payments
Valley National Bancorp acquires Bluevine for $340 million
Valley National Bancorp is buying fintech Bluevine in a $340 million deal to gain $2.1 billion in deposits and AI-driven technology.
Payments
JP Morgan Payments partners with Thunes for cross-border payments
JP Morgan Payments has integrated Thunes' network into its Xpedite Remit suite to expand its cross-border payment capabilities.
Payments
Deutsche Kreditbank implements Pega AI for email support
Deutsche Kreditbank AG has adopted an AI-based email assistant from Pegasystems to handle millions of customer inquiries annually.
Payments
Banks Must Assess Six Risks Before Adopting Stablecoin Payments
Banks are now focused on the governance and compliance risks of using stablecoins for cross-border payments, moving beyond technical feasibility.
Payments
Archax secures US broker-dealer approval for global reach
Archax Group has gained FINRA approval for its US digital broker-dealer, completing a regulated footprint across the UK, EU, and US.
Payments
Maxim launches UK credit card for Nigerian diaspora
Paymentology provides issuer processing for Maxim's new UK credit card, targeting the credit-invisible Nigerian diaspora to help them build a local credit history.
Payments
Cross-border card costs exceed domestic rate
Merchants comparing domestic card processing rates miss major hidden costs in cross-border transactions.
Payments
Stablecoins gain traction as treasury tool
Treasury teams are increasingly using stablecoins to manage cross-border payments and currency exposure, driven by the high cost of currency volatility.
Payments
France taxes Shein, Temu fast fashion
France has begun charging fees on ultra-fast fashion items, targeting e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu. The per-item levy, which started this week, could reach nearly €20 by 2030 under a new law passed in June.
Payments
Shinhan Financial partners with Visa for stablecoin and AI payments
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group partners with Visa to use its stablecoin platform and explore AI-based payment models.
Payments
MoonPay's PayBox expands to Grok AI
MoonPay has launched its PayBox payment vault in Grok, enabling users to make payments and manage assets via the AI assistant.
Payments
ACI Worldwide webinar on multi-rail payments
A Finextra webinar, hosted with ACI Worldwide, will examine the operational shift from a 'cards versus Pay by Bank' debate to managing multiple payment methods.
Payments
LEI Data Key for Cross-Border Payments
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation says inconsistent entity data remains a major barrier to efficient cross-border payments, and LEI codes can help standardize it.
Payments
UK banks block crypto payments amid compliance costs
UK banks are blocking or delaying 40% of payments to crypto exchanges, citing high compliance costs and poor economics as reasons.
Payments
Experian launches credit card app on ChatGPT
Experian has launched a credit card comparison tool on OpenAI's ChatGPT, allowing users to discover and compare offers through conversational AI.
Payments
Meta's $18bn US settlement sets teen social media limits
Meta settled with US states for $18bn, imposing new teen usage limits like a two-hour daily time cap, hidden likes, and muted notifications during school.
Payments
Visa joins Singapore project to pilot stablecoin settlement
Visa has joined a Monetary Authority of Singapore-led initiative to test stablecoin settlement with B2B payments provider Nium, aiming to enable seven-day-a-week settlements and faster access to funds for banks.
Payments
Mamas & Papas Refinanced
Mamas & Papas secures refinancing after record year with revenue of £170m and EBITDA of £14.5m.
Payments
QR Code Scam Hits Bank Account
A 61-year-old man's bank account was targeted by scammers after he downloaded a parking app using a QR code, with £60 being taken in chunks.