Europe

The San Francisco data aggregator, which also operates out of London, provides international connections between fintechs and traditional banks.

Visa Inc. has agreed to buy Swedish open-banking platform Tink AB as the payment giant looks to expand beyond its card network.

A collaboration between BC Technology Group and Standard Chartered's SC Ventures wants to make cryptocurrency and related innovations more approachable through the development of a digital asset trading platform.

As stores that went online-only start to reopen their physical locations, JPMorgan Chase is looking to bolster its position among European merchants by adding software from ACI Worldwide that's designed to support payments across multiple channels.

U.K. and EU regulations enable cards that provide digital-first features for funds kept in a different bank's account.

The feature prints users' preferred name on credit and debit cards, and is live in the U.S. with Citigroup, BMO Harris and Superbia Credit Union.

European regulators say App Store fees distort competition, a claim similar to Epic Games' contention in legal action in the U.S. over gaming download charges and transaction routing.

By taking its U.S. card issuing technology to more countries, the fintech is becoming a bigger threat to the acquiring banks that focus on B2B payments.

By taking its U.S. card issuing technology to more countries, the fintech is becoming a bigger threat to the acquiring banks that focus on B2B payments.

For the U.K. payments industry to be in the best position to succeed, keeping consistent with compliance to both U.K. and EU regulations will be critical, says Ecommpay's Paul Marcantonio.