Long-form coverage of cards, IBANs, payment rails, regulation and the technology that moves money — in seven languages, written by working operators.
Mastercard launches Wallet Pay, unifying contactless, QR, and online payments for 4.3 billion digital wallet users across a growing global merchant network.…
Senate Republicans unveiled a revised Clarity Act draft ahead of a September 15 vote, adding registration requirements for controlled trading protocols while preserving existing ethics provisions.…
The SEC has charged a founder and his two New Jersey-based companies in connection with an alleged $16 million Ponzi scheme defrauding investors.…
The UK House of Lords has backed a new statutory duty for the Bank of England to foster innovation in payments, including digital money, as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill.…
Federal regulators have raised the community bank exam cycle asset threshold from $3 billion to $6 billion, extending meaningful regulatory relief to a broader segment of Main Street lenders.…
Mobile banking Trojans and malicious software are proliferating rapidly as attackers shift focus to smartphones, where vast reserves of financial and personal data reside.…
The EU's top securities regulator warns that deepening crypto-to-finance linkages across tokenized equities, DeFi exploits, and prediction markets could amplify systemic risk.…
IDScan.net, an identity verification provider, has disclosed a data breach after learning on or around September 1 that some of its data may have been accessed without authorization.…
Consensys Software Inc. is dividing into two independent companies, with the existing entity rebranding as MetaMask to focus on self-custodial consumer finance.…
Kalshi has secured CFTC approval to list gold and silver perpetual futures, extending its derivatives platform beyond its May cryptocurrency perpetuals debut.…
MoneyGram has launched a Visa-powered stablecoin debit card, following rival Western Union into blockchain-based remittance payments.…
Singapore authorities may require live-stream sellers to undergo Singpass verification if their platforms are linked to e-commerce scams, invoking the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023.…