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Kraken Becomes First Crypto Bank With Direct, Limited Federal Reserve Access

The one-year, restricted account tests a payments-only model under unresolved Federal Reserve policy.

UK Banks Convene To Develop Homegrown Alternative to Visa and Mastercard

Girocard Sets 2025 Record as Contactless Becomes Standard While Growth Slows and Security Risks Shift

Fed Weighs 'Skinny' Payment Accounts After Industry Split in Comment Letters

BBC Morning Live Spotlights Bank App Tools to Thwart Scam Calls and Stop Mistaken Payments

Brazil Mandates Pix MED 2.0 to Track Fraud Across Accounts and Speed Refunds

French Banks Reverse Erroneous Charges After Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Glitch

State Duma Backs Giving Central Bank Authority to Limit Validity of Visa and Mastercard

Apple Sued in £1.5 Billion UK Class Action Alleging Apple Pay Drove Up Consumer Costs

Brazil’s Pix Restored After 40-Minute Outage Tied to Central Bank’s DICT

MPS Paychecks Delayed on First Workday After US Bank Processing Error

Banks Reopen Jan. 2 in Most Brazilian Cities, With Local Holidays Keeping Some Branches Closed

FCA to Scrap £100 Contactless Cap, Let Banks Set Their Own Limits From March 2026

Federal Reserve Seeks Comment on Limited 'Payment Accounts' for Clearing Access

Spain Clarifies Bizum Rules as Monthly Business Reporting Starts in February 2026

EBA‑ECB Find EEA Payment Fraud Rose to €4.2 Billion in 2024

PIS/Pasep 2025 Withdrawals Near Deadline as 99% of Payments Completed

Bank of Russia Nears Decision on Visa and Mastercard Limits After Fresh Talks

Fed Opens 90-Day Comment Period on Future of Check Services

Brazil’s Central Bank Shelves Pix Installment Rules, Bans Use of ‘Pix Parcelado’