Europe
😳Ireland🇮🇪: PTSB bank, regulated by the Central Bank, introduces voluntary card blocking for gamblers Paid Members Public
😳Ireland🇮🇪: PTSB bank, regulated by the Central Bank, introduces voluntary card blocking for gamblers The recommendation comes from the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), which also announced the development of a national self-exclusion register. ▶️The initiative quickly became a trend in the banking sector. Similar measures have already been
😳Ireland🇮🇪: PTSB bank, regulated by the Central Bank, introduces voluntary card blocking for gamblers Paid Members Public
😳Ireland🇮🇪: PTSB bank, regulated by the Central Bank, introduces voluntary card blocking for gamblers The recommendation comes from the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), which also announced the development of a national self-exclusion register. ▶️The initiative quickly became a trend in the banking sector. Similar measures have already been
🙏Ukraine’s🇺🇦 Integration into the EU: High Expectations for Open Banking Paid Members Public
🙏Ukraine’s🇺🇦 Integration into the EU: High Expectations for Open Banking The National Bank believes that open banking is essential for the development of new financial technologies, improving service quality, and ultimately aligning Ukraine’s payment industry with the standards of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). ▶️ The European regulation
😱Mastercard launches a new service in the UK🇬🇧 to protect A2A payments from fraud Paid Members Public
😱Mastercard launches a new service in the UK🇬🇧 to protect A2A payments from fraud Mastercard has announced the launch of a new security service for account-to-account (A2A) payments, to be integrated into the UK’s Faster Payments system in collaboration with Monzo, NatWest, and Santander. The service, called Mastercard A2A
🙀UAE🇦🇪 surpasses UK🇬🇧 in global fintech ranking Paid Members Public
🙀UAE🇦🇪 surpasses UK🇬🇧 in global fintech ranking The United Arab Emirates has overtaken the United Kingdom in the global fintech ranking after a $2 billion investment by MGX (Abu Dhabi) in the crypto exchange Binance. ▶️In the first half of 2025, global fintech investments reached $24 billion across 2,597
⚡️EU: The path to financial sovereignty and payment interoperability keeps moving forward Paid Members Public
⚡️EU: The path to financial sovereignty and payment interoperability keeps moving forward The EuroPA alliance (European Payments Alliance), which includes operators such as Bancomat (Italy🇮🇹), Bizum (Spain🇪🇸), MB WAY (Portugal🇵🇹, managed by SIBS), and Vipps MobilePay (Norway🇳🇴 and Denmark🇩🇰), has announced a strategic partnership with EPI Company (European Payments Initiative)
🎉 In 2025, banks in the EMEA region are prioritizing payment system modernization Paid Members Public
🎉 In 2025, banks in the EMEA region are prioritizing payment system modernization This is confirmed by an annual study conducted by Volante Technologies in May 2025, involving senior executives from corporate and transactional banking across 11 countries. ▶️ The report reveals that 99% of the surveyed banks plan to implement new
❌Europe imposes (supposedly temporary) restrictions on UnionPay cards from Rosselkhozbank🇷🇺 Paid Members Public
❌Europe imposes (supposedly temporary) restrictions on UnionPay cards from Rosselkhozbank🇷🇺 Although Rosselkhozbank was added to the European Union's sanctions list in June 2022, it is not among the 22 bankstargeted in the recently approved 18th sanctions package. Nevertheless, the measure was implemented in the context of ongoing geopolitical