Alabama man convicted of killing store clerk in 1997 is executed by nitrogen gas
An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman during a 1997 gas station robbery was put to death…
North Carolina legislature passes ‘Iryna’s Law’ after refugee’s stabbing death
RALEIGH, N.C. — In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North…
US and UK set up crypto and capital markets taskforce
The UK and US governments have set up a transatlantic taskforce to explore collaboration on digital assets. Editorial…
North Korea executes more people for watching foreign films, UN report finds
Published on 12/09/2025 – 18:03 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT North Korea appears to be increasing its use of the death…
Portugal’s Sibs to buy Polish payments firm ITCard
Portuguese payments processor Sibs is expanding its presence in central Europe through the acquisition of Poland’s ITCard. Financial…
Bank of England and Accenture deliver on RTGS renewal programme
The Bank of England and Accenture have rebuilt and modernised a core component of the payments infrastructure in…
Caixabank enables Apple Pay installment payments in Spain
CaixaBank Payments & Consumer, a specialist consumer financing and payment methods subsidiary, tackles card payments in the Iberian…
Diebold Nixdorf joins digital euro innovation platform
Diebold Nixdorf is working with the European Central Bank to integrate its payment processing technology with the digital…
What SoftBank’s PayPay IPO float means for embedded finance in Japan
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Reuters reported that SoftBank has picked investment banks Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho and…
Man executed by Iran for spying for Israel was nuclear scientist
The executed Vadi was himself a nuclear scientist, with a PhD in nuclear engineering from Amir Kabir University…
Europe must provide more support for stablecoins or face subservience to the US dollar
Jürgen Schaaf, an economist and advisor to the European Central Bank’s Market Infrastructure and Payments division, says more…
Bank of England mulls shelving of digital pound
The Bank of England is considering shelving plans for the creation of a digital pound amid growing scepticism…