26 Feb 2026, 15:38 UTC204 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
🎮 EU AML Authority zeroes in on gambling and payments
Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority has released its first roadmap and consultations, and online gambling is high on its enforcement shortlist. The Authority plans to directly supervise around 40 of the riskiest financial groups in the EU, with payments firms flagged as likely candidates alongside major betting operators.
For gambling-linked payment fl…
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26 Feb 2026, 10:56 UTC173 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
💼 Apple Pay and Google Pay are now available for TODA Pay merchants.
If your business needs seamless wallet payments on your platform or website, we can now help you integrate both solutions quickly and efficiently.
Digital wallets reduce checkout friction, improve mobile conversion, and align with modern user behavior — especially in high-velocity environments.
We’ve shared a deeper breakdown of how wallets impac…
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24 Feb 2026, 15:40 UTC149 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
🔗 Open banking 2.0: UK clarifies pricing model as EU prepares PSD3/PSR and instant payments push
In Europe’s most mature open‑banking market, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have issued a joint statement clarifying expectations around sustainable, future pricing models for open banking services as part of their February 2026 “open finance” work. The move is designed to move beyond …
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23 Feb 2026, 16:29 UTC121 views2 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
🛒 Kazakhstan accelerates unified QR system and crypto‑payments framework
Kazakhstan’s National Payment Corporation is pushing ahead with a national unified QR system that will let consumers pay with a single standardised code at any merchant, regardless of their bank, with full‑scale rollout targeted for 2026. The infrastructure, developed together with local banks, is already live in pilot form and is being positio…
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20 Feb 2026, 16:15 UTC122 views3 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
ℹ️ GCC open banking accelerates: Bahrain tie‑up signals regional push on real‑time digital payments
In the Gulf, Kuwait Finance House–Bahrain has announced a strategic partnership with Beyon Money, a licensed digital wallet and financial services provider, in a move explicitly aimed at deepening digital payments penetration and embedding more services into everyday customer journeys in Bahrain. The collaboration wil…
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18 Feb 2026, 15:17 UTC117 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
We’ve added new local APMs: PaySafeCard, Bancontact and Przelewy24.
But this isn’t just about “more payment methods”.
APMs often improve approval at checkout. The real question is what happens after — in settlement, reconciliation, payouts. That’s where most setups start to feel pressure.
We shared our take on why approval isn’t the full story and what actually matters when scaling APMs 👇
Read post in LinkedIn 📱
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17 Feb 2026, 16:38 UTC115 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Instant payments regulation hits its reporting phase, putting PSP performance under the microscope
Under the EU Instant Payments Regulation, April 2026 marks the start of mandatory reporting by payment service providers on their instant euro services, covering availability, adoption and compliance with key obligations such as fee parity and IBAN‑name verification. The core functional deadlines are already in force: …
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16 Feb 2026, 17:07 UTC101 views3 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
➡️EBA sets end‑game for open banking transition under PSD2
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The European Banking Authority has issued an opinion to national regulators on how to handle the final phase of the PSD2 open banking transition once its existing “no‑action” relief expires, effectively setting the direction for account access, APIs and third‑party provider supervision in the EU. The opinion, dated 12 February 2026, tells competent auth…
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12 Feb 2026, 16:34 UTC90 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
💡 Mastercard deepens role in Syria’s payment modernisation push
Mastercard has launched a structured knowledge‑sharing programme with the Central Bank of Syria, framed as a strategic collaboration to support the country’s financial modernisation agenda. Through workshops and technical exchanges, the initiative focuses on upgrading payment system design, advancing digital payments, and strengthening regulatory capaci…
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11 Feb 2026, 16:10 UTC84 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
⚖️ UAE Switches On First Live Open Finance Payment, Accelerating API‑Driven A2A in MENA
Lean Technologies and Ziina have launched the UAE’s first live customer‑initiated Open Finance payment under the Central Bank of the UAE’s Open Finance framework, enabling instant account‑to‑account transfers straight from bank accounts via regulated APIs. Ziina, operating with Stored Value Facility authorisation, becomes the fir…
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10 Feb 2026, 13:10 UTC88 views3 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
💸 EU instant payments rules tighten: PSPs must match fees and enable euro instant transfers
The EU’s Instant Payments Regulation has entered key application phases, forcing euro‑area payment service providers to charge the same or lower fees for instant SEPA transfers compared with regular credit transfers and to ensure that customers can both receive and send instant payments in euro. From January 2025, euro‑area P…
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3 Feb 2026, 13:06 UTC94 views6 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
🪙 Digital euro moves into technical phase as EU targets payment sovereignty
Europe’s long‑planned digital euro has quietly crossed a key milestone, shifting from design into a full technical preparation phase as policymakers push for a vote in the European Parliament in May 2026. Central bankers including Piero Cipollone and Burkhard Balz are framing the project as a way to reduce the eurozone’s heavy reliance on fo…
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