East & Partners

Sector: Merchant Payments

(22 January 2026 – Australia) Large retailers across Australia may need to reinstate cash-handling policies and processes that were previously...

(2 December 2025 – Europe) Visa has announced a wave of new digital wallet launches and a forthcoming pilot in...

(15 September 2025 – China) UnionPay International (UPI) has launched a pilot scheme linking QR payments between mainland China and...

(10 June 2025 – Australia) Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has partnered with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to deliver a global first: eftpos...

(29 May 2025 – Global) Block is set to roll out real-time bitcoin payments for merchants using its Square point-of-sale...

(11 February 2025 – United States) Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions will soon be available to businesses using...

(14 January 2025 – United States) JP Morgan has introduced two proprietary in-store payment terminals featuring biometric authentication, set to...

(15 November 2024 – Global) East & Partners analyst meeting summary presents valuable insights from the intersection of the “voice...

(31 October 2024 – Global) BNPL provider Klarna has announced a deal to become a default payment offering to Worldpay...

(23 October 2024 – United Kingdom) HSBC has introduced a new cross-border virtual account solution for banks globally, allowing e-commerce...