Michael Moeser

India's 2018 ban on banks servicing traders and businesses dealing with cryptocurrencies has been overturned by the country's Supreme Court, opening the door for bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra.

Operational efficiency has long been the key to selling AP automation, but a growing payment fraud problem and new risk exposures are giving businesses new reasons to digitize payments.

Coronavirus, also called Covid-19, is wreaking havoc on the stock market, with a heightened effect on the travel industry. It could also cause a drastic change in payment habits, as consumers shift to digital channels to reduce their risk of infection from handling cash.

Afterpay has found an opening in the U.S. by targeting the millennials who don't have a credit card to use at the point of sale.

The growth and monetization of Square’s Cash App boosted the company's quarterly earnings, along with the sale of its food delivery unit Caviar.

Small World Financial Services is addressing a gap in its cross-border network by making a deal to buy French money transfer agent MoneyGlobe.

Banco Santander’s global digital transformation has led it to Mexico, where the bank has agreed to acquire U.S. Bancorp’s Elavon Mexico merchant acquiring unit for about $84 million.

BBVA and venture capitalist Anthemis Group are providing seed funds to U.K. fintech Wollit that will offer a subscription-based cash flow product for gig economy workers.

The savings and credit building startup Self Financial has raised $20 million in a Series C funding round to help fuel its expansion to serve financially struggling consumers.

The Bank of England issued a new polymer £20 note into general circulation at a time when consumers are increasingly eschewing cash in favor of digital payments.

When established card networks such as Visa, American Express and Mastercard start investing in fintech lending platforms such as Divido and ChargeAfter — as well as in the fintech lenders themselves such as Klarna and Vyze — it’s a clear signal that the future of unsecured personal loans may not be delivered by banks.

Fiserv completed a PIN on Mobile transaction using only an app on a consumer grade handset, and plans to pilot the technology in Europe and Asia.

London mobile point of sale fintech SumUp has launched a prepaid business Mastercard to its line of small business products.

A joint venture of Belgian banks and the national postal service has hired Diebold Nixdorf to manage ATMs and update the fleet to accommodate modern cash usage.

Klarna has agreed to acquire Italian fintech Moneymour as part of an innovation push to counter rivals in the popular point of sale credit market.

Trish Burgess, who helped lead Apple Card and Apple Pay, will lead P2P payments at Banco Santander, which is spending $22 billion on digital projects over the next four years.

Point of sale credit is a popular option, and Visa has followed its investment in Klarna by financially backing ChargeAfter.

BitPay has integrated bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments into Poynt’s Smart Terminal point-of-sale devices, reaching an addressable market of more than 100,000 retailers.

Barclays, which processes nearly half the U.K.’s credit and debit card transactions, has signed a multi-year partnership that extends its 50-year relationship with Visa.

The rise in food delivery options is affecting restaurants of all kinds. It's a trend driven by consumers' strong appetite for mobile ordering and payments.