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Bank of England releases digital pound details, CBA adds anti-scam tech, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.

Companies like CarParts.com and Affirm are tailoring loans for auto repairs, travel and other areas where borrowers are most sensitive to ballooning prices.

The U.K. payment company is working to boost its profile in the U.S. and Asia through local partnerships, as it battles Stripe and other fintechs on the global stage.

Banks, payment networks and fintechs are competing for a share of a sector that, on the whole, is growing faster than large corporations.

The people leading the bank's strategy for EMEA are placing greater emphasis on real-time processing, digital assets, and emerging contactless technology.

Twitter signals plan for payments, Barclays opens banking pods as a branch alternative, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.

The international messaging system is participating in projects that test or develop central bank digital currencies, with a goal of making them interoperable.

The company's first-ever acquisition, of Power Finance, will allow it to fuel a banking-as-a-service model for credit cards and other financial products under the direction of its new CEO, Simon Khalaf.

The U.S. payment companies say their tie-in to the Chinese digital wallet is a doorway to one of the biggest e-commerce audiences on the planet.

CEO Steve Squeri says many of these companies still employ more people than before the pandemic.

While not committing to any specific strategy, the card network may find opportunity in the merger and acquisition market, CEO Al Kelly said.

The card network sees digital payment opportunities and upside from China's reopening, but inflation and the slower pace of travel spending could slow growth.

Firms like Oracle and Billtrust are betting companies with smaller, more remote teams will adopt digital transaction systems to ease the burden of paying their vendors.

The processor wants to accommodate multiple mobile wallets and real-time processing.

By extending access to easy payments and delivery to more merchants, the e-commerce giant can gain ground in the "super app" race.

Because they have mature revenue streams or can support embedded finance, payment companies may find themselves favored by investors at a time when other tech firms are tightening their belts.

TCH wants to boost adoption of its real-time payments rail without undermining the Federal Reserve's option, which is set to launch this year.

Ant Group's Alipay teams up to expand mobile wallet acceptance, CaixaBank forms a cybersecurity consortium, Santander plans buy now/pay later for businesses, and more.

As one U.S. CBDC project comes to a close, it's increasingly clear that government-backed currencies can't succeed unless they are interoperable on a global scale.

By adding the Atlanta-based Paya, the Canadian payment technology firm can expand its client base in business-to-business transactions, government agencies, utilities and health care.