Electronic Payments International

Banglalink, the Bangladesh unit of telecom group Veon, has received a Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from Bangladesh Bank. The central bank's approval clears the way for Banglalink to enter the country's digital payments market with a new service

The headline figure representing total payments volume is impressive but the big story is not the scale. It is what scale reveals. Violas Xiao tells EPI that the majority of the world's trading SMEs are still stuck with opaque FX, slow settlement and onbo

The real test of a payment terminal estate comes when a business needs to change something without interrupting trade. A security update has to be deployed across hundreds of stores; a processor integration needs to be completed without disrupting checkou

The regulation of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is a necessary step forward. The changes, brought into effect in July, mean that BNPL products are now regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and BNPL providers will need to provide certain informati

Payments are usually the last thing anyone thinks about, that is, right up until they go wrong. For many UK SMEs trading internationally, the focus tends to sit squarely on supplier terms, costs and making sure the goods turn up on time. Payment itself ge

The global payments landscape has become increasingly complex over the last decade, as financial systems work to support a highly interconnected world of goods, services, and people. The sector is undergoing rapid innovation, with growing diversity in pay

Cashi has launched a public beta of its stablecoin spending app and Visa card, positioning the product as a way for users to hold stablecoins and spend them via a card. In a blog post, the company said users can deposit USDT or USDC and receive a virtual

BRICS member countries are in talks to connect their fast payment systems and explore interoperability between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra confirmed the discussions at an event in Mumbai, a

Capital markets infrastructure is being pushed far beyond what it was ever designed to support, because while we're still relying on an ACH system that dates back to 1972, the markets built on top of it have changed almost beyond recognition. Today we're

For an instalment payments business choosing where to build globally, the UK makes the case on two fronts. The first is that it's one of the most fintech-friendly markets in the world. The regulator has built a proper framework for instalment payments rat