Latest Cards News: Finextra Research

Wise to launch travel card in India

UK-based fintech Wise has continued its push into the Indian market with the planned launch of what it claims is the Asian nation's first 'travel' card.

09 October 2025

News/payments

Yup raises $32m for Southeast Asian digital bank

Southeast Asian digital bank digital bank Yup has raised $32 million to build the region's version of Brazilian giant Nubank.

06 October 2025

News/security

Cybersecurity concerns on the rise for consumers

A majority of consumers believe it is harder to secure their information on digital platforms than their physical homes, according to recently published research.

06 October 2025

News/payments

Mastercard taps transaction data for advertising platform

Mastercard has unveiled a digital media network that uses permissioned transaction data to deliver personalised advertising.

02 October 2025

News/ai

BBVA lets customers use Apple AI to create their own card designs

BBVA and Visa are letting customers use their iPhones' AI-powered Image Playground feature to personalise their payment cards.

02 October 2025

News/payments

More than half of Brits now use mobile wallets

A cash usage continues to dwindle, more than half of Brits now use mobile wallets for online and contactless payments.

01 October 2025

News/ai

Visa launches VCS Hub for AI-powered commercial payments

Visa has launched a hub to help issuers and fintechs deliver commercial payment and embedded finance experiences.

30 September 2025

News/payments

Klarna revels in one million US debit card sign ups

Over a million Americans have signed up for Klarna's debit card in just eleven weeks since launch.

25 September 2025

News/retail

Pleo moves into embedded finance

European spend management platform Pleo has worked with Mastercard to launch an embedded finance offering that helps businesses managing large networks of SMB customers to offer real-time financial intelligence via spend and cash management capabilities directly from their own platform.

25 September 2025

News/payments

Cardless raises $60m

Embedded credit card platform Cardless has raised $60 million in a Series C growth round led by Spark Capital.

22 September 2025

News/ai

Google unveils Agent Payments Protocol to power AI commerce

Google has unveiled an open protocol designed to serve as the foundation needed to enable AI agents to transact payments on behalf of users and merchants.

16 September 2025

News/retail

Saudi fintech Hala raises $157m

Hala, a Saudi Arabian fintech that provides embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a Series B funding round.

16 September 2025

News/payments

Portugal's Sibs to buy Polish payments firm ITCard

Portuguese payments processor Sibs is expanding its presence in central Europe through the acquisition of Poland's ITCard. Financial terms were not disclosed.

11 September 2025

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FCA consults on proposals to scrap contactless limits

The UK's Financial Condut Authority is consulting on proposals to raise contactless limits for larger payments.

10 September 2025

News/payments

Revolut introduces Pay by Bank option

Revolut is preparing for the next generation of merchant payments with the launch of a Pay by Bank option, avoiding card networks and sucking payments directly from consumer bank accounts.

10 September 2025

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Mastercard launches On-Demand Decisioning tool

Mastercard has moved to give financial institutions more control over authorisation decisions through the launch of the On-Demand Decisioning (ODD) tool.

09 September 2025

News/payments