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Virtual Cards Target Europe’s Business Payments Bottleneck

Virtual Cards Target Europe’s Business Payments Bottleneck
Virtual Cards Target Europe’s Business Payments Bottleneck
March 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Boost Payment Solutions’ Rene Stynen At first glance, Europe appears to have solved one of modern finance’s most stubborn...

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Mastercard and Santander Complete EU’s First Agentic Payment
Mastercard and Santander Complete EU’s First Agentic Payment
March 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mastercard and Santander completed Europe’s first live end-to-end payment using an artificial intelligence agent, according to a Monday (March 2) news release. The transaction marks...

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Worldline Scales One Commerce Across Europe to Support Cross-Border Sales
Worldline Scales One Commerce Across Europe to Support Cross-Border Sales
February 20, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Payment services provider Worldline is preparing to expand the availability of its new omnichannel retail platform across Europe. The company first launched the One Commerce...

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EU Banking Chief Calls for Visa and Mastercard Alternatives
EU Banking Chief Calls for Visa and Mastercard Alternatives
February 09, 2026  |  Europe

Is Europe too reliant on international payments companies such as Visa and Mastercard? The head of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) thinks so, according to...

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ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
January 29, 2026  |  Digital Payments

European payments sovereignty moved back to the top of the policy agenda Thursday (Jan. 29) as European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone...

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Procure Ai Raises $13 Million to Expand Procurement Automation Solutions in Europe
Procure Ai Raises $13 Million to Expand Procurement Automation Solutions in Europe
November 26, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Procure Ai has secured $13 million in a seed round to expand its engineering organization, strengthen its go-to-market teams and enter more European countries. Currently...

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KKR to Buy Up to $75 Billion of PayPal’s BNPL Loan Receivables in Europe
KKR to Buy Up to $75 Billion of PayPal’s BNPL Loan Receivables in Europe
November 17, 2025  |  BNPL

PayPal Holdings and global investment firm KKR renewed their agreement in which KKR’s credit funds and accounts purchase PayPal’s European buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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Auto1 Focuses on Convenience Amid Record 42% Jump in Sales
Auto1 Focuses on Convenience Amid Record 42% Jump in Sales
November 05, 2025  |  Earnings

European digital used car platform Auto1 is emphasizing convenience and selection following a record quarter. The company reported earnings Wednesday (Nov. 5) showing its retail...

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