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Insights & News by Eris

Below, you’ll find some of our thinking on the current issues of the day in fintech and banking. Feel free to reach out to james@erisintelligence.co.uk to discuss any of these issues.

inflation
Stablecoins as a parallel currency in North Africa and South America: lifeline or time bomb?
It is no surprise that stablecoins have seen high adoption rates in countries facing economic instab...
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finance
Eris Intelligence launches webinar and podcast services
Eris Intelligence is expanding its content capabilities with the introduction of fully-managed webin...
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Event
Mark the Date: Eris Intelligence Partners with PAY360 2026
We are delighted to announce our partnership with PAY360 2026 and invite the followers of Eris to re...
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ai
MPE 2026 – Europe’s home for merchant payments
For nearly two decades, MPE has grown into Europe’s #1 Conference for the merchant payments ec...
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award
Good News for the MPE Community: Awards Deadline Extended
Following multiple requests from the community, the MPE Awards 2026 submission deadline has been ext...
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1 minute
marketing
Eris — the goddess of disruption. Yes, the one who kicked off the Trojan War.
Founded in mid-2024, Eris Intelligence takes its name from the goddess who loved to stir things up. ...
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ai
AI is reshaping payment systems — but without ‘handmade’ finance, trust is a pipe dream
AI is becoming foundational to modern payment infrastructure, enabling massive computational problem...
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5 minutes
Merchant payments
Merchant payments in 2026: insights from MPE industry experts
On behalf of the Merchant Payments Ecosystem, James Wood, Founder of Eris Intelligence, shares merch...
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8 minutes
e-commerce
An Interview with Chris Mason on Where Stablecoins Really Work
As stablecoins move beyond crypto trading into mainstream payments, their role in cross-border comme...
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5 minutes
B2b marketplaces
Eris Interviews Masha Cilliers on Why B2B Marketplaces Are Soaring
The volume of Business to Business (B2B) payments globally is four times higher than consumer paymen...
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Annoucement
Wendy Sanders Joins Eris Intelligence as Director, Business Development
Monday 12 January, 2026: Eris Intelligence UK Ltd announced today that Wendy Sanders has joined the ...
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blogging
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2026 from Eris Intelligence!
On behalf of Eris Intelligence UK Limited, we’d like to thank our clients most sincerely for trustin...
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payments
What price Modernisation? A round-up of 2026 predictions.  
At Eris Intelligence, we’ve analysed predictions from a wide range of industry sources to give reade...
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5 minutes
ai
Eris Intelligence followers get 10% off MPE conference if registered before 28 January
As merchant payments continue to evolve at speed, from AI-driven optimisation and fraud prevention t...
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1 minute
editorial
Grace McNicholas strengthens Editorial and Content at Eris
Grace McNicholas has joined Eris Intelligence as an Editorial Assistant, supporting the growth of ou...
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GDPR
Eris Intelligence achieves GDPR compliance!
Some good news from Eris Intelligence – our website is now GDPR compliant. While at one level ...
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ai
Eris Intelligence is proud to partner with MPE.
“One of the best, if not the best, payments conferences globally. An absolute must for any serious m...
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ai
Entrust reveals a global fraud night shift.
As conversations around fraud increasingly fixate on advancing AI threats and the rise of ‘deepfakes...
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3 minutes
ai
Denise Gee joins Eris Intelligence!
Denise Gee, a fintech veteran of 25 years and founder of marketing consultancy MagnaCarta Communicat...
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2 minutes
ai
Is AI in payments a hammer without a nail?
With AI-driven retail traffic soaring – even as the stock market AI bubble is bursting – where will ...
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5 minutes
banking
This week, a true revolution in cross-border banking happened … but who noticed?
While the industry’s eyes are on agentic (is that even a word?) commerce, fraud and a range of other...
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3 minutes
interview
No simple task: the challenges of introducing stablecoin and crypto payments
As crypto and stablecoin transactions for everyday payments become the subject of growing media inte...
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Merchant payments
Why merchants expect more from payments technology
Today, we’re delighted to feature a guest post from our friends at Silverflow, creators of nex...
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Crypto
As sFOX hits $600B in transaction volume, we ask: are crypto and stablecoins really essential to modern finance?
sFOX recently announced that its Connect platform has surpassed $600 billion in transaction volume, ...
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Thunes launches real-time cross-border payments in Colombia via Bre-B: will Latin America get the better of Europe?
Earlier this month, Thunes launched real-time cross-border payments to and from Colombia via Bre-B, ...
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2 minutes
ai
Keeper Security offers solutions to the NCSC’s report, but it is enough?
The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) recently reported that ‘highly significant’ cyber attack...
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3 minutes
Despite Global Headwinds, Absa projects a bright future for Africa
In a year marked by difficult macroeconomic conditions, turbulent trade environments, and mounting g...
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3 minutes
A2A
Payabl. becomes one of the first licensed members of the EPI
On 2nd October payabl. became a licensed member of the European Payments initiative (EPI) and a dire...
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3 min
AIshopping
Klarna and Google Cloud Partner on AI-driven shopper experience.
Klarna has joined forces with Google cloud in a new partnership which aims to reshape online shoppin...
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2 min
cross border
Europe delivers on the SEPA Instant deadline – but are banks ready?
Today marks the deadline for banks to be ready to both send and receive SEPA Instant Payments under ...
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3 mins
fraud
Visa announces good news on fraud prevention
Yesterday’s news that Visa’s  Scam Disruption Practice has identified over $1 billion in...
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2 minutes
editorial
Welcoming Grace, our new intern!
Grace McNicholas has joined as our new intern, working on news stories for our new blogging function...
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1 minute
cross border
Will stablecoins transform cross-border remittances?
  This year’s Money2020 Europe featured a range of companies offering cross-border remittance s...
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3 minutes
Fintech
Eris Intelligence is a Media Partner for MPE 2026!
We’re excited to announce our first media partnership – with MPE, one of Europe’s ...
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3 mins
Announcement
A new website for Eris Intelligence UK Limited!
Having been trading for a year, we thought it was time for an update… I founded Eris Intelligence a ...
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