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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.
Latest
Payment Expert Podcast: NTT DATA
22:14
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
Payment Expert Podcast: NTT DATA's Vikram Bharwani on the 2030 digital money split
September 2, 2026
Settled Up, Vikram Bharwani, NTT DATA
05:07
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Interviews
Time to read: min
Settled Up: “Watching AI agents code is a thriller of a movie”, Vikram Bharwani, NTT DATA
August 28, 2026
Fintech Unwrapped: Ant International
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
Fintech Unwrapped: SumUp becomes Newcastle United’s training kit partner
August 28, 2026
Bank of England handed innovation objective to back sterling stablecoins
BREAKING
Stablecoins
Time to read: min
BoE handed innovation objective to back sterling stablecoins
August 27, 2026
5 North American fintechs redefining cross-border payments
BREAKING
Payments
Time to read: min
5 North American fintechs redefining cross-border payments
August 27, 2026
SBC Summit 2026: Compliance Technology
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SBC Events
Time to read: min
Staying ahead of the threat: SBC Summit unveils Compliance Tech track for 2026 agenda
August 27, 2026
Payment Expert Podcast, myTU
24:13
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Podcast
Time to read: min
Payment Expert Podcast: myTU's Ignas Dovidonis on agentic payments and the regulatory gap
August 26, 2026
Russia to introduce digital ruble
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
Russia's digital rouble becomes mandatory on 1 September
August 26, 2026
Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services
BREAKING
AI
Time to read: min
Google Cloud brings Gemini AI agents to financial services
August 25, 2026
Carmelo Mazza, CEO of Betaland
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SBC & Events
Time to read: min
Betaland's Mazza: continuous AML monitoring doubles as a marketing asset
August 25, 2026
Britain's gambling operators: hoarding fraud data?
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Featured
Time to read: min
Why Britain’s gambling operators share health data between rivals but not fraud
August 24, 2026
CLARITY Act, CFTC
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
CFTC vows swift crypto rules if Congress stalls CLARITY Act
August 21, 2026
Fintech Unwrapped: Citi-Swift cross-border payments
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
Fintech Unwrapped: Kraken brings multi-asset debit card to the US
August 21, 2026
A digital world map or globe with glowing payment network lines connecting different regions (particularly Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, representing AML in payments
BREAKING
Regulation & Risk
Time to read: min
How AML rules shape payment processing
August 20, 2026
Image of someone holding interpretation of stablecoins. Following the release of Anchorage Report.
BREAKING
Crypto & Digital Assets
Time to read: min
Stablecoin use holds firm through the 2026 crypto winter
August 20, 2026
UK payments: Faster Payments
BREAKING
Research
Time to read: min
Faster Payments now UK's second most-used payment method
August 19, 2026