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Hey Payments Fanatic! The European payments landscape is evolving as Unzer selects Mastercard as its strategic open banking partner across Germany, Austria, and Denmark. This collaboration aims to enhance account-based payments through Unzer's payment gateways, enabling direct bank-to-merchant transactions with built-in biometric verification. The partnership leverages Mastercard'

Hey Payment Fanatic! Spendesk and Adyen are joining forces in a strategic partnership aimed at reshaping embedded financial services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Adyen’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform will empower Spendesk to streamline spend management while scaling its offerings globally. Spendesk, known for helping finance teams automate spending

Hey Payments Fanatic! A major move in the cross-border payments space today as two industry giants join forces! Mastercard's Multi-Token Network (MTN) is now connecting with J.P. Morgan's Kinexys Digital Payments, creating a solution for B2B payments settlement. Mastercard's MTN provides a unified

Hey Payments Fanatic! Wero officially launches in Belgium this week, marking a bold move by 16 European banks to challenge PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa. The rollout is particularly interesting as it signals the beginning of the end for Payconiq in Belgium. Following European Payments Initiative's strategic acquisition of

Hey Payments Fanatic! Starting next year, Google Pay users in the U.S. can choose Klarna’s interest-free payment options at checkout. Klarna on Google Pay will provide U.S. consumers the option to pay for purchases starting at $35 in interest-free installments, as well as access to financing plans

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard announced a strategic move in Egypt - they're partnering with eNovate (formerly eCards, part of eFinance Investment Group) to roll out Card-as-a-Service solutions. This means banks, universities, and FinTechs across Egypt will have access to ready-to-use digital payments infrastructure and white-label solutions. What makes

Hey Payment Fanatic! The UK Government has launched its National Payments Vision, outlining key objectives to modernize the payments sector. In 2023 alone, 48.1 billion transactions powered the UK’s economy, reflecting a rapid shift from cash to digital payments like contactless and Open Banking. Contactless payments surged from