Mastercard reported a net income of $3.3bn for Q4 2024, up 22% on a currency-neutral basis, from $2.8bn in Q4 2023.

Fintech firm AstroPay has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) licence issued by the Central Bank of Brazil. The licence ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has introduced Kraken Pay, allowing users to make payments with their accounts using over 300 ...

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has partnered with payments giant Visa to power its digital wallet service, X Money.

With minimal protections in place, consumers already struggling in debt, face further potential financial hardship due to the ...

Alchemy Pay has registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) as a digital currency ...

Mastercard, Banque Misr and Money Fellows collaborate to launch prepaid card designed to empower the underbanked in Egypt ...

Coinbase has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina's National Securities Commission ...

KCB Bank Kenya has teamed up with Mastercard to launch Kenya's only multi-currency prepaid card that supports 11 currencies ...

Jonathan Vaughan Burleigh assesses the challenges to be overcome if open banking in the UK is to achieve its full potential ...

HSBC's failed Zing initiative represents a cautionary tale about why some traditional banks struggle to innovate successfully ...

US President Donald J Trump has signed an executive order, prohibiting the issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).