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Robert Prendergast

Sweden card payments market to grow by 8.3% in 2024, forecasts GlobalData

Sweden registered a growth of 11.7% in 2022, driven by a rise in consumer spending and is estimated to have grown to reach SEK1.4 trillion

Europeans are conflicted on cross-border payment interoperability: Visa

While 97% believe their systems are compatible with how international recipients receive funds, nearly 40% reported losing business due to cross-border payment issues

Axway signs binding agreements for the acquisition of Sopra Banking Software

The financing of Sopra undertakings will be carried out with the support of One Equity Partners

UnionPay International and Halkbank Beograd sign agreement

The new agreement with Halkbank will but used to Issue Dina-UnionPay dual-branded cards in Serbia

Derivative Path expands partnership with FNBO

Derivative Path and the First National Bank of Omaha will introduce an advanced FX payments solution for bank clients

UnionPay expands payment network in Andorra

After partnering with Andorran Bank MoraBanc, tourists in the country can now conduct cashless payments using UnionPay

The Bank of London partners with allpay

The Bank of London and allpay team up to transform banking and payments in the UK social housing market

Swift launch AI pilots to tackle cross-border payments fraud

Swift has teamed up with member banks for two pilots that will use AI to enhance fraud detection in cross-border payments

payabl. partners with Zimpler to accelerate instant payments growth

payabl.’s merchants will now be able to offer customers the option to pay by Zimpler at checkout

SeABank and Visa cooperate to accelerate digital payments

This cooperation aims to facilitate the acceleration of SeABank’s payment services development strategy