The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) is pleased to announce the publication of the  Oxford Economics white paper The environmental impact of digital over cash payments in Europe. 

With the study, EDPIA wants to contribute to and engage in the public debate on how the payment value chain can take actively part in achieving a low carbon economy and showcase which areas are likely to deliver the best decarbonization potentials. 

Open Banking Expo, the premier global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving digital transformation in the financial services sector, is thrilled to announce the launch of this year's Awards program.

Following the tremendous success of previous editions, the Open Banking Expo Awards are back for the fourth consecutive year to recognise and honour the trailblazers, innovators, and visionaries worldwide who have spearheaded the Open Banking and Open Finance revolution.

Shift4, the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has acquired a majority stake in Vectron Systems AG, one of the largest European suppliers of point-of-sale (POS) systems to the restaurant and hospitality verticals. Based in Germany, Vectron has ~65,000 POS locations across Europe, representing ~€25 billion in volume opportunity with minimal payment monetization today.

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver high-quality payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer ledger) capabilities to financial institutions looking to modernise their technology stack.

CleverCards, the innovative digital payments platform, has successfully raised €8 million in its latest funding round. This investment includes significant contributions from Pluxee, a prominent player in Employee Benefits and Engagement, as well as additional support from existing investors.

This new round of funding elevates CleverCards' total capital raised to €28 million.

eBay is expanding payment method choice at checkout by adding Venmo. The move to introduce new, popular and modern payment options aligns with the evolving preferences of today’s digital natives. This convenient, simple, and safe payment method will bring eBay buyers in the U.S. even more choice and flexibility during the checkout experience.

Vertex, Inc., a global provider of tax technology solutions, announced today the acquisition of tax-specific AI capabilities from Ryan, LLC, an award-winning tax services and software firm, designed to manage the complexity of tax mapping more effectively. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

InScope has officially launched its platform, securing $4.3 million in funding to enhance financial reporting and auditing processes for private companies.

Hometree, the fast-growing residential energy services company, has secured a £250m asset-backed debt facility from Barclays, which will be used to finance over 28,000 residential solar panel systems, batteries and heat pumps across the UK over the next two years.

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced a range of product and partnership updates for businesses operating in France. This represents Stripe’s largest set of new products for the French market since launching in the country in 2016.

New advanced payments solutions for French businesses on Stripe