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Image for Pix at five years: how Brazil built one of the world’s most advanced public payments infrastructures - and why other countries are paying attentionBanking

Pix at five years: how Brazil built one of the world’s most advanced public payments infrastructures - and why other countries are paying attention

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Building a Digital Firewall Against Invoice Fraud and Duplicate Payments

Image for Idle Stablecoins Are Becoming a Systemic Efficiency Problem — and Banks Should Pay AttentionBanking

Idle Stablecoins Are Becoming a Systemic Efficiency Problem — and Banks Should Pay Attention

Image for UK watchdog reports consumer savings of $215 million in premium financeFinance

UK watchdog reports consumer savings of $215 million in premium finance

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Bank of England to consult on alternatives to debit and credit cards

Date: February 2, 2026

By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Monday that it will launch a public consultation in the coming months on how consumer payments should work in the future,...

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Banking Without Boundaries: A More Practical Approach to Global Banking

Date: February 2, 2026

As people’s lives become increasingly global, expectations of banking are changing too. Customers want simple, everyday banking that works with ease, whether they’re getting paid, paying bills, travelling overseas, or managing money in more than one currency....

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CAB Payments rejects sweetened takeover bid from Helios consortium

Date: February 2, 2026

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Investment firm Helios Consortium has raised its take-private offer for CAB Payments, valuing the company at $292 million, it said on Monday. The consortium is offering $1.15 per...

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Digital euro to provide retail payments backbone Europe needs, ECB's Cipollone says

Date: January 29, 2026

MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The euro zone needs to be self-sufficient in handling payments and the digital euro will provide the necessary infrastructure for retail transactions, European Central Bank...

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Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russia from using Starlink to guide drones

Date: January 29, 2026

By Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is working with U.S. satellite firm SpaceX to resolve the issue of Russian drones using the Starlink satellite internet system, the defence minister said...

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EU needs digital euro to become independent from US, says EU's Dombrovskis

Date: January 28, 2026

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to quickly create a digital euro to cut the bloc's dependence on dominant U.S. payment companies, Economic Commissioner Valdis...