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Louis Thompsett
Louis joined SBC Media as News Editor for Payment Expert in February 2026. He has 3 years editorial experience in the fintech space. No stranger to the iGaming world, Louis began his career covering the global gaming industry. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Westminster, and has a keen interest in distilling the payment lifecycle from consumer to payment issuer.
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UK Finance on new banking digital ID push
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Data
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UK Finance backs bank-led digital verification service
June 25, 2026
Washington-ahead-of-CBDC
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CBDC
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Congress bans Fed CBDC for four years, stablecoins exempt
June 24, 2026
FCA's Andrew Self on future of open banking and open finance
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Podcast
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Payment Expert Podcast: The FCA on giving open banking a lasting framework
June 24, 2026
UK cheque use dwindles to near-extinction
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Featured
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Where real-time data meets the credit file
June 23, 2026
Image of the Bank of England
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Stablecoins
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Bank of England scraps stablecoin holding limits
June 22, 2026
Treasury Management Systems: A guide for finance teams
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Payments
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Treasury management systems: A guide for finance teams
June 22, 2026
LSEG fraud report, Gen Z
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Research
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Gen Z loses money to scams more often than boomers
June 19, 2026
Stripe's OpenRouter acquisition deal
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Payments
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PayPal winds down venture arm amid sweeping restructure
June 18, 2026
Visa report on payments trust and security as key drivers in UK
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UK
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Visa: Trust and security drive UK payment choices
June 17, 2026
Capgemini's Oliver Hanmer on fighting fraud
21:28
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Podcast
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Payment Expert Podcast: Why fraud must extend beyond the banks
June 17, 2026
Visa partners with Revolut for Click to Pay
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Crypto & Digital Assets
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Visa brings Click to Pay to Revolut as networks push tokenised checkout
June 16, 2026
ECB grants Revolut licence in France
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Currencies
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PSPs can now settle cross-currency payments on TIPS
June 15, 2026
UK cheque use dwindles to near-extinction
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Research
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UK Finance: Fraud losses hit £1.28bn as criminals exploit human trust
June 15, 2026
Singapore's DBS announces tokenised gold product launch
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Crypto & Digital Assets
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Gold by the gram: DBS brings tokenised bullion to the masses
June 12, 2026
Payment Expert: Fintech Unwrapped
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Fintech
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Fintech Unwrapped: Lloyds and Stripe target small businesses
June 12, 2026
LatAm: Remittances, payment corridors and innovation
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Cross-border payments
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How cross-border payments and remittances work in LatAm
June 11, 2026