Colombian Agency Charges Visa, Mastercard With Anti-Competitive Cross-Border Payment Restrictions
Colombia’s antitrust watchdog has accused Visa and Mastercard of hindering domestic payment aggregators from offering …
Visa, Mastercard Raise Their Bets On B2B Payments
Visa and Mastercard have announced new partnerships to enhance their business-to-business (B2B) payment services, as …
No CBDC Anytime Soon, Says Australia's Central Bank, As Regulatory Issues Surface
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s research has found that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) …
UK Becomes Latest Jurisdiction To Implement Crypto Travel Rule
In line with international guidance on crypto-asset transfers, the UK is soon to become the …
Daily Dash: Irish Finance Minister Intervenes After Outage
Ireland’s finance minister has ordered the central bank to investigate Bank of Ireland’s outage, while …
Mastercard Bets Big On Cross-Border Payments In Africa
Two of Africa’s largest telcos are set to partner with Mastercard on new initiatives to …
EU Payments Package: Problems, Revisions and New Directions
In June 2023, the EU released the revised payments package through three proposals: a proposal for …
Chile Gives Green Light To Cross-Border Card Acquiring
In proposed reforms of card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile could establish cross-border card acquiring …
Chile Proposes Card Acquiring Rule Updates To Help Small Acquirers Grow
In a big reform to card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile proposes new measures to …