News Round-ups

Adyen will offer Tap to Pay on iPhone later this year

RS2 launches own acquiring business in Germany

Zilch partners with Experian

UK government wants to make the country a global hub for crypto

Mollie partners with subscription management solution Recharge

EBA publishes final Report on exemption to SCA for account access

Piraeus Bank to build a new online-only independent bank

The state of open banking in Europe

Adyen to offer embedded finance

19% of people would struggle to cope in a cashless society

Santander launches instant payments from Spain into Brazil

Bank of Italy bans N26 from onboarding new clients

Payment fraud attack rate across fintech ballooned 70%

Temenos and Mastercard seek to accelerate Request to Pay in the UK

PSR to look at how A2A payments could be an alternative to card payments

EPI initiative has abandoned the project to create a card scheme

122% increase in in-store mobile transactions using smartphones in Italy in 2021

NatWest to enter the BNPL sector in the summer

Apple has acquired Credit Kudos

Adobe helps retailers embed augmented reality shopping options into ecommerce platforms

GoCardless launches open banking powered fraud prevention tool

ChargeAfter raises $44 million

UK EV charging to be paid via contactless cards

Average amount spent per contactless card transaction rose by almost 30%

1 in 12 people turned to BNPL to cover basic costs

BNPL appeals to wealthy consumers

Euronet completes the purchase of the Piraeus Bank Merchant Acquiring business

62% of consumers would avoid merchants with a poor payment experience

Flux extends its loyalty platform to any Visa card

SCA rules have entered into force in the UK

Catalonian Ministry of Labour considers new law to limit the times of home deliveries

Square launches Square Loyalty and Square Marketing in Ireland

in3 partners with Worldline to offer BNPL services in the Netherlands

DoorDash announces partnership with Afterpay

Stripe is now supporting crypto businesses

February shows signs of return to normal online retail spending patterns

Lunar prepares to roll out crypto trading and B2B payments

Fraud victims lose £28K to bank transfer scams every hour

Curve launches in the US

FCA tells crypto ATMs operators to shut their machines

Russian banks turn to UnionPay International as Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover/Diners suspend operations in the country

BNPL providers lose millions in 2021

Klarna reports a net operating income increase of 38%

Lloyds Bank plans new card-based loyalty programme

Chargebacks911 and Microsoft to launch a new fraud protection solution

FCA updates guidance on 90-day SCA

Barclaycard and Avios launch new credit card