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Web 3 payments: hype or the future of money?

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 17 Apr 2025

Question: What is faster, cheaper, and borderless—besides the internet? Answer: Stablecoins & Web 3 payments—faster than traditional banking, cheaper than wire transfers, and borderless by design.

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, digital assets, CBDC, Layer 1, Layer 2, Avalanche, Bitcoin, digital wallet

Digital trust – the role of wallets

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 09 Apr 2025

Steve Pannifer from Consult Hyperion highlights the need for digital trust built on mutual authentication – wallet to wallet transactions with verified credentials on both sides.

payments , fintech, digital wallet, digital signature, regulation, CBDC, cryptocurrency, EIDAS, digital identity, verifiable credentials, ecommerce

Insights from mpe 2025 – key highlights and trends

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 07 Apr 2025

Irina Ionescu and Diana Lupuleac, Senior Editors at The Paypers, share key takeaways from mpe Berlin 2025 and explore their implications for the industry.


fraud prevention, online payments, payments , ecommerce, online fraud, tokenization, artificial intelligence, Open Banking, POS, digital currency, CBDC, stablecoin, merchant fraud, payment gateway, payment fraud, digital euro, VAMP, regulation

The future of European payments

Interviews | Payments General | 01 Apr 2025

Emanuel van Praag from Kennedy Van der Laan discusses how the European payments landscape evolves through new technologies, regulations, and a focus on security, inclusion, and fraud prevention.

payments , ecommerce, fintech, regulation, central bank, instant payments, financial inclusion, digitalisation, banks, payment fraud, PSD2, PSD3, PSP, ATM, CBDC, EPI, SEPA, SPAA, FIDA

UAE to launch digital Dirham for retail by late 2025

News | Cryptocurrencies | 31 Mar 2025

The UAE Central Bank has decided to advance its plans to introduce a CBDC, with the Digital Dirham expected to be launched for retail use by the end of 2025.

cryptocurrency, central bank, CBDC, retail CBDCs

Digital euro versus stablecoins: an ideological clash between Europe and the United States?

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 20 Mar 2025

Payments expert Piet Mallekoote explores the digital euro's progress and Europe's role amid the rise of stablecoins and the US's different approach.


digital euro, CBDC, stablecoin, central bank, cash, mobile payments, digital wallet, cryptocurrency

Latest developments in financial market infrastructures, digital currencies, tokenised-cash, and DeFi

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Mar 2025

Amnon Samid, CEO of BitMint AI-Powered Cyber-Innovation Hub, breaks down the economical, technological, and political aspects affecting policymakers.


cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, digital euro, CBDC, stablecoin

To boldly go where everyone is yet to go … GCC as digital finance frontier

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 05 Mar 2025

OZUMA founder Kazi Monirul Kabir examines the GCC’s crypto landscape, covering regulations, market trends, economic impact, and the future of Web3 finance.

blockchain, cryptocurrency, payment processing, stablecoin, DeFi, CBDC

Hitachi Payments Invests in Spydra to boost blockchain and CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 11 Feb 2025

Hitachi Payment Services, a provider of end-to-end payment and commerce solutions, has announced a strategic minority investment in Spydra Technologies.

blockchain, CBDC, digital payments, payments , Web 3.0

The Bank of Papua New Guinea explores the benefits of digital kina

News | Payments General | 10 Feb 2025

The Bank of Papua New Guinea has explored the potential launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), revealing the results.

CBDC, digital assets, banks, digital currency, financial institutions

R3 and IDEMIA Secure Transactions collaborate on offline CBDC payments

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Feb 2025

R3 has partnered with IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST), a division of IDEMIA Group, to integrate offline payment capabilities into its digital currency platform.

CBDC, partnership, financial inclusion, fintech, blockchain

2025 payments and fintech events

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 17 Jan 2025

The Paypers has curated a list of payments and fintech events in 2025, perfect for professionals looking to stay informed and connected.


ecommerce, online payments, payments , fraud prevention, GenAI, artificial intelligence, fintech, B2B payments, B2B2B2C, online fraud, BNPL, payments orchestration, cross-border payments, network tokenisation, instant payments, customer experience, Open Banking, Open Finance, omnichannel, real-time payments, risk management, CBDC, embedded finance

Societe Generale executes blockchain transaction with SG-FORGE

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Dec 2024

Societe Generale has completed a collateralised market transaction fully executed on blockchain through its subsidiary, Societe Generale – FORGE.

blockchain, transactions , central bank, banks, CBDC

The top six payment trends for 2025

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 11 Dec 2024

Frank Breuss, CEO and Co-Founder, and Ruta Rasickiene, Expansion Manager at Nikulipe, explore the technologies and innovations driving faster, safer, and more inclusive payment systems, and shaping the future of commerce.

payments , payment methods, payment trends, paytech, fintech, real-time payments, RTPs, UPI, blockchain, ecommerce, cross-border payments, FedNow, digital currency, DeFi, CBDC, artificial intelligence, compliance, regulation, embedded payments, Open Banking, digital wallet, ESG, cybersecurity

Why stablecoins are the future of money

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 10 Dec 2024

With growing institutional, regulatory, and political interest in stablecoins, Robin O'Connell, CEO of Enterprise at Uphold, explains why they are the future of money.

cryptocurrency exchange, stablecoin, cross-border payments, CBDC, B2B payments

Morocco advances draft cryptocurrency regulation, explores CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Nov 2024

Morocco has moved forward with the regulation of cryptocurrencies with a draft law currently under review, according to officials from the country’s central bank.

cryptocurrency, regulation, CBDC, central bank

Reserve Bank of India scales cross-border payments platform

News | Payments General | 27 Nov 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced its intention to expand its cross-border payment platform by including new trading partners in Asia and the Middle East. 

CBDC, retail CBDCs, cross-border payments, retail, payments , product launch

Merchant payments trends driving change through 2025

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 08 Nov 2024

André Moeller, Payments Manager at Volkswagen Group Charging and mpe 2025 ambassador, discusses merchant payments trends expected to drive change through 2025.

payments , BNPL, paytech, fintech, merchants, ecommerce, digital wallet, super app, crypto, blockchain, omnichannel, artificial intelligence, contactless payments, biometrics, cross-border payments, ESG, cybersecurity, regulation, compliance, RTPs, real-time payments, CBDC

Exploring CBDCs: key insights from new research and industry interviews

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Oct 2024

Payment expert Andréa Toucinho unveils key insights from her latest CBDC white paper, based on months of research and interviews across Europe and beyond.

CBDC, digital euro, cash, online payments, digital wallet

Australia to prioritise wholesale CBDC over retail

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Sep 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made a strategic commitment to prioritise working on the development of a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC).

cryptocurrency, crypto, crypto asset, CBDC