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Hey Payment Fanatic! Affirm, the American FinTech giant known for its flexible buy now, pay later (BNPL) options, has officially launched its first overseas expansion in the U.K. Max Levchin, in a conversation with CNBC, emphasized the decision behind targeting the U.K. first: “It is a huge market,

Hey Payments Fanatic! Writing to you from San Francisco, where I’ve been meeting some fascinating folks and had the chance to check out the new U.S. office of Dutch payments pride, Adyen. Big thanks to Davi Strazza for the invite! It was fantastic to catch up, dive deep

Hey Payment Fanatic! At Money 20/20, Mastercard unveiled its new AI-powered digital assistant aimed at transforming the customer onboarding experience. With a focus on streamlining processes and making transactions faster and more intuitive, this new tool is set to raise the bar for financial services. Partnering with Databricks, Mastercard

Hey Payment Fanatic! Tap to Pay on iPhone is expanding across Europe, reaching five new countries and bringing the convenience of contactless payments to even more businesses. Now, merchants in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, and Sweden can transform their iPhones into NFC-powered payment terminals—no extra hardware needed! For

Hey Payment Fanatic! Starting this Monday, October 28th, institutions participating in Pix are required to offer their customers the Scheduled Pix feature for recurring transactions. Until now, offering this feature was optional. These rules were outlined in a Central Bank (BC) resolution published in December 2023 and updated in July

Hey Payments Fanatic! I’m currently in Las Vegas for Money20/20, and the event started strong yesterday with engaging meetings and vibrant happy hours. It was fantastic catching up with my good friend Harvey Hudes and many others at The FR’s Fin&Juice happy hour. There’s