News Round-ups

EC adopts digital finance package and crypto proposals

UK FCA flags new regulation model

ECB looks at stablecoins impact

UK Finance reports on H1/20 fraud

PayPal and Mastercard expand debit issuance

Binance rolls-out Visa crypto card

Volante provides payments platform for Goldman Sachs

EC investigating Visa digital wallet terms

European Banking Authority recommends strengthening EC AML defences

Euro Banking Association launches RtP survey

eBay expands payment management

Visa and PayPal extend real-time partnership

Mastercard CBDC testing platform

FIS Access Worldpay gateway

Railsbank to acquire WCS

PwC on changing consumer behaviours

Wirecard developments – EC and Germany

Bank of England Speech on ‘stablecoins’ and innovation

UK moves on digital identity

Vipps and Visa strategic partnership

Mastercard widening of instalments offer

RTGS Global leverages Microsoft Azure

PayPal’s iZettle launches integrated POS

BIS on rise of the CBDC

CMA clears Visa/Plaid deal

Wirecard’s administrator makes progress

FCA posts WCS update

Visa announces Smarter STIP

Mastercard merges IfOnly into Priceless

Afterpay makes European expansion move

Ant Group goes for IPO

EC approves Nets/Mastercard deal with conditions

ECB issues Card Fraud Report

EBA AML response to EC

Samsung launches Samsung Pay card

Transferwise extends issuing capability

Square on pandemic impact in UK

Amex to acquire Kabbage

Railsbank discussing WCS acquisition