International 2 news and trends

Revolut Goes On Hiring Spree to Prep ‘Mobilization’ for UK Banking
Digital-First Banking // March 13, 2025

Revolut is reportedly hiring 100 new staffers as it prepares to expand its U.K. banking business. The FinTech received its long-awaited British banking license last summer — albeit with some restrictions — and has already begun building that side of its business, Francesca Carlesi, Revolut’s...

Chair of UK’s Payment Systems Regulator Calls Abolition ‘Pragmatic Next Step’
Regulation // March 12, 2025

The head of the United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) reportedly said Wednesday (March 12) that he had been aware since January that the regulator could be abolished, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday (March 11) that it will be. PSR Interim Managing Director David Geale told a...

Dance Raises $13 Million to Grow Electric Mobility Subscription Services
Investments // March 12, 2025

Dance secured 12 million euros (about $13 million) in a funding round to grow its electric mobility subscription services in Paris, Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. The company will use the new funding to further develop its hardware and software and expand its fleet of electric bikes...

Stark Bank Sees Opportunity to Serve Brazil’s Crypto Startups Ignored by Traditional Banks
Cryptocurrency // March 12, 2025

Brazilian online-only bank Stark Bank reportedly aims to serve the country’s cryptocurrency startups. The company sees an opportunity to position itself as a banking provider for these startups at a time when the crypto sector is still shunned by traditional lenders but is becoming more...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nuvei: LatAm Beckons to eCommerce Companies ‘Going Local’

March 12, 2025
For merchants seeking new customers around the globe — to gain top-line momentum through eCommerce — few markets beckon like Latin America. PYMNTS Intelligence has found, as detailed in the “How the World Does Digital” reports, that Brazil, for example, has among the most digitally engaged consumers in the world, using their devices to do […]

A Third of UAE Merchants Pull Card-on-File for Checkout Priority

February 17, 2025
Checkout conversion is the name of the game in eCommerce. Merchants who increase their conversion rates typically boost their sales as a result. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “To Boost Conversion,...

PagBrasil’s Compliance-First Approach Fast-Tracks Payment License

February 17, 2025
The need for speed and digital tools has become essential to the Latin American banking experience. Case in point: As detailed in PYMNTS’ recent exclusive sweep of 11 countries’ digital...

New Security Regulations Focus EU FIs on Third-Party Risk Management

January 17, 2025
With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) now in effect, organizations must pivot from preparation to active compliance and ongoing risk management, That’s according to Carl Leonard, EMEA cybersecurity strategist...

Quick Reads
Revolut Goes On Hiring Spree to Prep ‘Mobilization’ for UK Banking

March 13, 2025
Revolut is reportedly hiring 100 new staffers as it prepares to expand its U.K. banking business. The FinTech received its long-awaited British banking license last summer — albeit with some restrictions — and has already begun building that side of its business, Francesca Carlesi, Revolut’s U.K. CEO, told Bloomberg News on Thursday (March 13). She […]

Chair of UK’s Payment Systems Regulator Calls Abolition ‘Pragmatic Next Step’

March 12, 2025
The head of the United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) reportedly said Wednesday (March 12) that he had been aware since January that the regulator could be abolished, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

Dance Raises $13 Million to Grow Electric Mobility Subscription Services

March 12, 2025
Dance secured 12 million euros (about $13 million) in a funding round to grow its electric mobility subscription services in Paris, Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. The company will use the new...

Stark Bank Sees Opportunity to Serve Brazil’s Crypto Startups Ignored by Traditional Banks

March 12, 2025
Brazilian online-only bank Stark Bank reportedly aims to serve the country’s cryptocurrency startups. The company sees an opportunity to position itself as a banking provider for these startups at a...