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Kieran O'Connor
Business Journalist Kieran joined SBC in January 2024, after graduating from Emerson College, Boston in 2023 with a Masters degree in Journalism. Previously, Kieran has written for InBoston Magazine as well as several UK publications such as The Sunday World, Female First and The Warrington Guardian.
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Online shopping, error, failure payment concept. A man Using Smartphone to Online Shopping App, Buying Products in coffee shop, credit card error payment application, failure purchase, e-commerce web.
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Europe
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Neobank growth fuels payment failures 
May 28, 2025
Law and Justice in United States of America, statue of Lady Justice with USA flag in background, selective focus.
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Fintech
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US open banking faces setback with CFPB repeal
May 27, 2025
USDC cryptocurrency symbol golden USD coin in hand abstract concept.
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Asia
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Circle’s stablecoin network to alleviate cross-border headaches
May 23, 2025
Citi Bank signage, logo, Warsaw, Poland, September 9, 2023.
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Fintech
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Citi launches PayTo as an alternative to card payments 
May 22, 2025
AI Artificial Intelligence technology for data analysis, research, planning, and work generate. Man uses a laptop and AI assistant dashboard. Technology smart robot AI agents and agentic workflows.
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AI
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Catena Labs sets foundation for AI-native regulated finance
May 21, 2025
MOTALA, SWEDEN- 1 APRIL 2022: Swedish banknotes, from Sveriges Riksbank, in different values.
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Europe
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Sveriges Riksbank warns of gaps in Sweden’s payment ecosystem
May 20, 2025
FCA calls for input on data disparity between Big Tech and financial services
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Regulation
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FCA to regulate BNPL from 2026 
May 19, 2025
Person holding mobile phone with logo of British Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) on screen in front of business web page.
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Fraud
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PSR sees early success in APP fraud reimbursement
May 16, 2025
Mastercard and visa plastic electronic credit cards macro close up. ISTANBUL, TURKEY - February 2022.
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Europe
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TrueLayer CEO slams card fee ‘duopoly’ in Europe
May 15, 2025
The picture of MONZO bank card.
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Europe
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Monzo enters new era of real-time payment control with undo feature
May 15, 2025
Hand turns dice and changes the expression 'buy now pay now' to 'buy now pay later'.
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Asia
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Worldpay: BNPL set to challenge cards by 2030
May 14, 2025
View of Dubai Marina with modern buildings and yachts in the water.
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Cryptocurrencies
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Dubai takes key step towards cashless future with Crypto.com
May 13, 2025
Wizz Air airplane taking off to symbolise the start of Revolut's deal with Wizz Air.
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Asia
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Bhutan adopts crypto payments as part of tourism initiative
May 13, 2025
Stripe: Leading payment APIs with MCP
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AI
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Stripe to pull businesses into stablecoin and AI era with new tech
May 12, 2025
Google sign on building.
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AI
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Google blocks 20x more scam results amid payments industry pressure
May 12, 2025
Credit card swiping failed. The payment was rejected. Payment by card at the terminal. I ran out of money on my credit card. The debit card bank account is blocked.
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Europe
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Bank of Ireland blocks gambling payments to aid consumer control
May 9, 2025
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