Industry developments. Clear context. The merchant perspective.
BMO's employee-facing AI Agent Assist matches transactions, retrieves policy guidance and prepares cases while staff retain responsibility for servicing decisions.
Read the full briefSegpay merchants can now offer TrueLayer-powered bank payments across the UK and seven EU countries for eligible one-time purchases.
Starling will invite selected UK limited companies to early access for its first business credit card, offering limits from £2,000 to £100,000.
The new AllTM proposition gives US retailers a managed, small-footprint ATM offering that extends beyond cash withdrawal into deposits and bill payment.
Alexa for Shopping can now search, compare, build carts and complete approved purchases through a text-message conversation for selected US customers.
Eligible BVNK business customers can now mint, redeem, hold, send and receive Open USD through direct, embedded and wholesale integration models.
The EBA has outlined reduced reporting frequencies, streamlined templates and longer implementation periods ahead of final technical standards in December.
Mukuru and Flash have expanded cash pay-in access for remittance orders across a large network of township, peri-urban and rural merchant locations.
Huntington's Intelligent Treasury combines cash visibility, forecasting, approval controls and supported payment workflows across connected bank relationships.
Stripe's Crypto Onramp now handles identity, compliance and fraud controls for stablecoin purchases through Samsung Wallet's new Stablecoin Account.
The Bank of England has increased its policy rate by 0.25 percentage points and warned that inflation could approach 5% by mid-2027.
Understand what is withheld, when it may be released, and what to ask before you commit.
How a transaction reaches a processing partner, and why routing needs more than a conversion target.
A practical guide to business, processing and compliance information.