As the FCA publishes its new safeguarding regime, RSM UK says this represents a major regulatory shift that will require significant planning and investment from payment firms in order to meet the compliance deadline. The new regime aims to protect consumers, by ensuring that if a payment firm fails, consumers are protected and will be refunded in full as quickly as possible.

Nuvei announced that Chow Sang Sang selected its global payments platform to drive the next phase of its international growth

Consumers will be better protected when they use payment firms, with the introduction of FCA new rules to protect their money from May 2026

Mastercard is sponsoring a Welsh football team with the biggest (or longest) name in the beautiful game, to help shoppers kick-off a quicker, easier and more secure way to shop online.

Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a leader in the financial technology and payments sector, has completed its acquisition of Paysley, an omnichannel payment platform. Paysley will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the EMS corporation, but will continue to operate as an independent brand, serving businesses directly and through agent, ISO, and ISV partnerships.

Finzly, a leader in modern, API-first payment infrastructure, announced its preparation to support stablecoin and tokenized deposits —adding to its platform that already supports Fedwire, RTP, FedNow, ACH, SWIFT, and cross-border rails.

The MSB licence will empower Ant International’s WorldFirst an all-in-one digital cross-border payment and treasury account service for global businesses to operate in Malaysia

Airtel Money Africa, Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm, today announced an extended partnership with Africa’s largest mobile money payment service provider (PSP) pawaPay to enable seamless cross-border payments for licensed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) across seven key Airtel Africa markets.

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) are deepening their collaboration to transform Vietnam’s fuel retail sector. Building on the successful introduction of contactless Visa card acceptance at Petrolimex stations in 2022, which reduced customer wait times and improved operational efficiency, Visa and Petrolimex have now signed an agreement to launch the Petrolimex–Visa co-branded card program nationwide.

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of TransactPay, a BIN Sponsorship provider that is licensed as an E-Money Institution (EMI) to issue e-money and undertake payment services in the UK and European Economic Area. As previously announced in February 2025, the acquisition of TransactPay will strengthen Marqeta’s card program management capabilities in Europe, bolstering digital payments capabilities for customers in the UK and EU, and enabling existing customers to expand more easily into European markets.

Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance and services, has announced that its Ingenico AXIUM SX5000 products are now certified under the latest PCI PTSv7 certification. The SX5000 are the first self-service devices to meet this updated certification, which boosts the security of payment terminals and other devices used for processing payment card transactions at the point of interaction. This certification specifically focuses on safeguarding against physical tampering and malware.

Clearpay, a leader in Buy Now, Pay Later, today announced the launch of a new Spend Cap in-app feature that gives customers control to set their own maximum spending amount.

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that it has been selected as the payments technology provider for Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and Target Field, and also extended its status as payment processing provider for the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T Stadium.

G2 Risk Solutions (G2RS) and EverC today announced the signing of an agreement to combine, representing a significant advancement in the companies’ collective mission to defend global e-commerce from fast-evolving merchant and online marketplace threats. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Casey’s has joined NCR Atleos’ Allpoint Network to provide surcharge-free access to cash through Atleos managed ATMs