CBC Top StoriesMar 20
Loblaw says 'some stores' saw payment systems outage Friday, but issue now resolved
Customers at Loblaw-connected stores in multiple provinces were advised of interruptions to credit and debit systems on Friday afternoon, though the company says the reported issues have since been resolved.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/loblaw-credit-debit-system-reported-outages-9.7136794?cmp=rss
Headlines AfricaMar 17
Africa: Interswitch Advocates Trust-Driven Infrastructure, Collaboration to Boost Africa's Payment System: [This Day] Interswitch Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing a seamless and inclusive financial ecosystem across the African continent by advocating for a trust-driven infrastructure that will boost Africa's cross-border payment. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRXWvK #Africa #Interswitch #PaymentSystems #Fintech #FinancialInclusion
Kanishka NaikFeb 23

Digital payment infrastructure has multiple layers: the wholesale payment system, clearing and settlement mechanisms, and the user-facing service layer run by banks and non-bank payment service providers (PSPs).

#PaymentSystems #BIS #FinancialInfrastructure

Kanishka NaikFeb 19

Retail digital payments move funds between individuals and businesses in high volumes at low values. Wholesale payments transfer large sums between banks and financial market infrastructures. Both rely on clearing and settlement to complete transfers.

#PaymentSystems #Fintech

NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real NerdsFeb 4

Square rolls out a faster, tougher second generation Square Register

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/square-second-generation-register/

Yonhap Infomax NewsJan 4
South Korea's credit card companies are accelerating preparations for stablecoin-based payment systems, launching a second industry task force despite ongoing legal uncertainties, to ensure rapid market entry once regulations are finalized.
#YonhapInfomax #Stablecoin #CreditCardCompanies #PaymentSystems #DigitalAssetBasicAct #CreditFinanceAssociation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=98256
Card Companies Launch Second Stablecoin Task Force—Proactive Steps to Prepare Payment Systems

South Korea's credit card companies are accelerating preparations for stablecoin-based payment systems, launching a second industry task force despite ongoing legal uncertainties, to ensure rapid market entry once regulations are finalized.

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jaimedavid327Nov 29

Contactless My Ass: Why Tapping Your Phone Isn’t Progress

They call it contactless payment. Contactless. Like it’s some futuristic magic that lets you pay without touching anything. But that’s a lie. You still have to take out a card, a phone, or a smartwatch and tap it on a reader. Tap. That is contact. Not contactless. It’s barely-touchless, marketed as convenience, sold as progress, and yet it makes a simple task unnecessarily complicated. Think about the MetroCard. You swiped it. You shoved it in a slot. It worked. Always. No apps, no […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2025/11/29/00/33/52/analysis/jaimedavid327/8393/contactless-my-ass-why-tapping-your-phone-isnt-progress/

Yonhap Infomax NewsSep 30, 2025
Bank of Korea names Jang Jeong-su as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and Payment Systems, signaling a focus on robust oversight and market stability.
#YonhapInfomax #BankOfKorea #JangJeongSu #FinancialStability #PaymentSystems #DeputyGovernor #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=84131
Jang Jeong-su Appointed as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and Payment Systems at Bank of Korea

Bank of Korea names Jang Jeong-su as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and Payment Systems, signaling a focus on robust oversight and market stability.

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BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻Sep 18, 2025

Will you be using your AI agent for payment? Google thinks yes.

Google is rolling out AP2 - an open, shared protocol that provides a common language for secure, compliant transactions between agents and merchants. It supports different payment types–from credit and debit cards to stablecoins and real-time bank transfers. It supports 2 shopping modes: "Real-time purchases" (human present), and "Delegated tasks" (human not present).

AP2 uses "Mandates"—tamper-proof, cryptographically-signed digital contracts that serve as verifiable proof of a user's instructions to establish trust. https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-agents-to-payments-ap2-protocol #AI #Google #AP2 #Payments #AIPayments #Shopping #PaymentSystems #CreditCard #StableCoins #Crypto #BankTransfers #Cryptography

Show threadAnnual Computer Security Applications ConferenceAug 21, 2025
Next came Lee et al.'s "RouTEE: Secure, Scalable, and Efficient Off-Chain Payments using Trusted Execution Environments" showcasing a TEE-powered solution for scalable, private transactions. (https://www.acsac.org/2024/program/final/s161.html) 3/6
#PaymentSystems #TrustedExecutionEnvironment