Mastercard has reported net income of $3.9bn for the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), an 18% increase year-on-year.

PayPal is making Venmo a separate business unit as part of a broader reorganisation under chief executive Alex Chriss to sharpen its focus on growth.

Santander’s Ebury has secured a funding package of around £550m to support its growth and international expansion.

Visa has announced the expansion of its global Agentic Ready programme to clients in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

ANZ has signed a binding agreement to acquire Worldline’s 51% interest in Worldline Australia (ANZ Worldline).

CVC is assessing a possible €9bn ($10.54bn) transaction for Italian payments company Nexi, the Financial Times reported citing sources.

WeFi is working with Visa on an initiative to examine on-chain banking and stablecoin-based payment use cases in selected markets.

Visa and TikTok have launched a debit card for content creators in the UK. The product is called the Creator Card.

ECB has entered into agreements with three European standard-setting organisations to support the processing of digital euro online payments.

WireBarley co-founder and CEO John Joongwon Yoo and Thunes co-founder and CEO Peter De Caluwe. Credit: Thunes/ PRNewswire. WireBarley has entered into a strategic collaboration with Thunes to support ...