Mexico's anti trust regulator @AntimonopolioMX launch investigation into electronic #payments and vouchers market for #merchants after complaint about anti-competitive behaviour. @BBVA_Mex & @SantanderMx are dominant acquirers, @EdenredMexico in vouchers. chambers.com/articles/cna-op…

After €21.5m fine last year for AML failures, now Ireland central bank @centralbank_ie fines @coinbase a further €4.6m (discounted to €3.25m) for 5 year breach of its #Emoney licence - improper safeguarding of funds & inadequate outsourcing to parentco. centralbank.ie/news/article/…

.@Mastercard get a clock radio! @Visa get a clock radio! Great success! 🙌 (if reports that Visa are advanced in a $2.5bn deal to buy @FireblocksHQ are to be believed, the neighbours are back at it...) lnkd.in/p/eaABnJNT

SMB #Payments provider @Square moves to @marqeta to power @AmexBusiness credit card for #merchants - first launched in 2023. Pity Square doesn't put as much energy into basic things like #merchant support, which is beyond hopeless by all accounts! investors.marqeta.com/news-r…

Looking for levers to shift consumers off card and onto its all-in-one #checkout (card+#BNPL), @Klarna reveal a #DCC killer: Consumer FX. Local #currency choice but no FX cost. For card users can avoid Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC)'s 3-5% mark up. klarna.com/international/pre…

Norway #AI hackathon winners Jenz raise half a million pre-seed after just four months - for #platform ready to replace #merchants entire #commerce back office via dedicated AI agents that fulfil templated roles across operating schedule. Plans UK launch. tech.eu/2026/10/21/jenz-land…

Fast growing #bank @Revolut hit with major outage this morning - quoting on X "We are currently experiencing a service disruption affecting multiple features". Since it's Tuesday AM it's likely to be early morning release gone wrong. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxdd…

Manchester City Council (@ManCityCouncil) has fully embraced #PCI @PCISSC Data Security Standards after "saving images of people’s bank cards on systems and comms tools used by various members of staff". The council has referred itself to @ICOnews. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…

The embedded finance platform of @FifthThird #Bank - originators of @vantiv (now @Worldpay_Global) - is now offering #Fintech partners corporate card issuing in 40 countries, in partnership with @Visa. businesswire.com/news/home/2…

Major partnership between @Klarna and @Fiserv sees the #BNPL brand go live at 100,000 @clovercommerce #merchant terminals - as well as appearing as option in Fiserv's #Commerce Hub in US, Canada, UK & Europe. klarna.com/international/pre…