A new digital wallet and instant payment solution dubbed “Wero” is reportedly being rolled out across western Europe. Backed by 16 of the European Union’s...
One of the common views about Europe is how highly fragmented the regional market — 44 countries, multiple languages, and a myriad of payment methods...
As regulators push for the development of instant payments, European Union countries continue to leverage preexisting economic relationships to advance faster payments across the region. ...
The European Payments Initiative says its vision of a unified payment system is closer to reality. The EPI plans to launch a pilot of a person-to-person instant...
Although Europe lacks a pan-regional scheme to rival international card networks, building and igniting one means giving consumers and merchants a reason to get on...
Although there isn’t a simple answer as to whether Visa and Mastercard have too much influence in Europe’s payments, that hasn’t stopped the idea of...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected five companies to be involved in a “prototyping exercise” that will be part of its two-year investigation phase...
Across Europe — 44 countries, dozens of languages, myriad ways to pay — cross-border, cross-functional infrastructure could eventually give rise to a “super app.” Martina...
In today’s top news, the European Payments Initiative aims to take on U.S. FinTechs with a new pan-European payments firm, and Trustly is scrapping its...