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Businesses face “one of the biggest shifts in retail shopping in decades” as consumers increase use of AI in shopping and payments

More than one in ten online shoppers are expected to routinely use AI agents to purchase products on their behalf by 2030, according to a new Mastercard report, A Short History of the Future of Shopping and Payments.1 The report draws on Mastercard research and the perspectives of four world-leading futurists from the US, Europe and Asia. It explores how a fundamental shift in shopping habits…

Artificial Intelligence · SEP 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Evrotrust and Trustfull Partner to Strengthen Digital Identity and Fraud Prevention Across Europe

Evrotrust, a well-established European Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) delivering digital identity and trust services, and Trustfull, a leader in digital risk intelligence and fraud prevention, have formed a strategic partnership to help organisations strengthen fraud prevention and identity verification across digital customer journeys. The partnership combines Evrotrust’s trusted digital identity infrastructure and strong presence…

FinTech · SEP 8, 2026 · 4 min read

Open banking delivered by Ecommpay brings 17% increase in payments settled on time for bill management innovator – Bill.me

Working with inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, bill management provider, Bill.me has seen on-time payments rise 17% in just three months as a result of adding open banking as a payment option. Across Europe, Bill.me enables its 200,000+ users to receive and manage recurring bills from more than 300 companies and pay multiple bills in a single…

FinTech · SEP 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Nexi partners with JCB and UnionPay International to simplify public transport in Campania

Nexi, the European PayTech leader, announces two strategic partnerships with JCB and UnionPay International (UPI) to expand both global payment schemes across public transport in the Campania region of southern Italy, including Naples. The partnerships are delivered through the Unico Campania consortium, which manages integrated ticketing for multiple public transport operators in the region. Thanks to these…

FinTech · SEP 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Ecommpay launches QR Code Payments for customer-defined and preset amounts

Enabling merchants to collect variable one-off payments such as tips and donations, inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, has launched QR Code Payment. The new solution provides a single static QR code which merchants can display anywhere, whether on a printed sign, a receipt, or a web page. Payment amounts can be preselected or set by…

FinTech · SEP 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Coinme Taps Fintech Compliance Veteran Laurent Reichert as Chief Compliance Officer to Scale Licensed Fiat On- and Off-Ramps Internationally Ahead of Regulatory Close of Polygon Labs Acquisition

Coinme, a leading provider of an enterprise stablecoin and crypto payments platform, today announced that Laurent Reichert has joined the company as its chief compliance officer, consumer protection officer and BSA officer. The appointment comes as Coinme prepares to extend its licensed on- and off-ramp network into new international markets, a push that is expected…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

OpenPayd strengthens position in the U.S. market through the acquisition of 43 state licences

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has announced a significant expansion of its regulatory footprint into the United States, positioning the company for accelerated growth in the critical North American market. The strategic expansion will see the integration of MSB USA Inc. (“MSB USA”), a U.S.-based, state-licensed money services business, into the OpenPayd…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

dLocal and Alternative Airlines partner on flexible payments for travel bookings in emerging markets

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, working with the world’s leading airlines, to give travelers in emerging markets the option to book flights now and pay over time. Airfares and travel packages are the kind of high-ticket…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

Temenos and Celent: American Banks Face Growing Fight for the ‘Switchable Middle’

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a global leader in banking technology, today announced new research with Celent highlighting a widening gap between what US banking customers increasingly expect and banks’ ability to deliver. Published in “The Banking Expectation Gap: US Consumer Edition,” the findings identify a “switchable middle”: the 75% who are only “moderately satisfied” or less…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Minor Hotels partners with Checkout.com to power high-performance payments across global hospitality

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced its partnership with Minor Hotels, a global hospitality group with more than 640 hotels across 67 countries. Minor Hotels operates a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts, alongside food and beverage businesses and luxury transportation services. As the group continues to expand across markets, it is…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Sterling Digital Achieves Major Milestone with First Verified Bitcoin Mining Output

Sterling Digital plc (AQSE: ASIC), a company which uses low-cost underutilised natural gas in West Texas to power high margin digital asset production directly at the source, is pleased to announce it has recorded its first verified Bitcoin mining output during the ongoing commissioning programme. During a controlled live-load commissioning run, the site’s power-generation system…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

Mambu launches Intelligent Core, connecting AI to core banking

Mambu, the founder of composable banking, trusted by financial institutions worldwide, today announced the launch of Intelligent Core, its strategic vision and technology architecture for bringing core banking, payments and agentic AI together through one open, composable platform. AI is fundamentally changing how quickly competitive advantage is won and lost in financial services, but most banks…

Artificial Intelligence · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

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