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DoJ antitrust officials clear Capital One and Discover merger

The US Department of Justice has cleared the $35 billion merger between Capital One Finance Group and Discover Financial Services.

/regulation

PSR accused of "failure of vision" over light-touch remedies on card scheme fees

The Payment Systems Regulator has set out a series of remedial measures to address the scheme and processing fees imposed on merchant by Visa and Mastercard.

/payments

Visa offers Apple $100 million to ditch Mastercard

Visa has reportedly offered Apple roughly $100 million to take over the tech giant's credit card partnership from Mastercard.

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Mastercard brings embedded virtual card tech to commercial payments

Mastercard is launching a programme designed to bring embedded virtual card technology to commercial payments.

/crypto

Ziglu launches Crypto on Card

Ziglu, the UK-based digital banking and crypto platform, has launched Crypto on Card, a new feature enabling customers to spend their cryptocurrency in real-world transactions using their Ziglu debit card.

/wholesale

PayPal invests in Latin American spend management platform Mendel

Latin American enterprise spend management platform Mendel has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Base10 Partners and joined by PayPal Ventures.

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Debit cards overtake cash at the POS in Switzerland

Debit cards have overtaken cash as the favoured payment method among consumers in Switzerland.

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Stablecoin-based card issuer Rain raises $24.5 million

Rain, a card issuing platform for stablecoins, has raises $24.5 million in new funding led by Norwest Venture Partners.

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Burbank raises £5m for online tap and PIN payments

Welsh startup Burbank has raised £5 million to bring offline tap and pin payments to the e-commerce realm.

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Mena Banking-as-a-Service player NymCard raises $33 million

Abu Dhabi-based banking-as-a-Service vendor NymCard has secured $33 million in a Series B funding round.

/security

Burbank goes live with online tap and PIN payments

A Welsh fintech startup has developed a novel way to combat card-not-present fraud - by migrating offline tap and pin payments to the e-commerce realm.

/payments

Curve prepares for the wallet wars with £37m investment

London-based digital wallet Curve has raised £37 million in a funding round led by Hanaco Ventures.

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FCA seeks feedback on scrapping £100 contactless limit

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is inviting feedback on its previously-floated proposal to remove the £100 contactless limit on card payments.

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Santander and Amazon introduce Visa card in Austria

Amazon and Santander have launched a Visa credit card in Austria which rewards customers with cashbacks for shopping on Amazon and other sites.

/retail

Mexican digital bank Plata raises $160m

Less than two years after launching, Mexican digital bank Plata has joined the unicorn club off the back of a $160 million Series A funding round.

/security

Visa says new anti-scam unit thwarted $350 million in attempted fraud

Visa says that its newly-formed scam disruption practice prevented more than $350 million in attempted fraud in 2024.

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HSBC joins $51m funding round for immigrant neobank Zolve

Zolve, a neobank for immigrants to the US is planning international growth after securing $51 million in a Series B funding round led by Creaegis and joined by HSBC.

/payments

Sweden's Riksbank works on offline payments in contingency planning for war outbreak

Sweden's central bank is working to improve the possibility of making offline payments by card to strengthen resilience at a time of geopolitical unease and the advance of Russian troops in Ukraine.

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Barclays closes in on sale of merchant acquiring business

Barclays Bank is closing in on a deal to offload its merchant acquiring business to Canada's Brookfield Asset Management.

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AmEx to buy expense management software provider Center

American Express has entered into an agreement to acquire expense management software provider Center. Financial terms were not disclosed.