Fintech Magazine July 2026 | Page 13

MICROSOFT SCALES EMEA PAYMENTS WITH CHECKOUT. COM
Microsoft has chosen Checkout. com to power digital payments across Xbox, Microsoft 365 and Azure in EMEA, using AI-driven optimisation to improve performance and resilience.
CREDIT: GETTY

“ The future of payments will be seamless, invisible and very personalised”

Leo Collado Senior Vice President and General Manager Pismo
CREDIT: GOOGLE
HSBC
AND GOOGLE CLOUD BRING AI TO GLOBAL BANKING
Barclays has left the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance, following major financial institutions like HSBC and Triodos Bank.

200 +

NUMBER OF AI USE CASES HSBC EXPECTS WITHIN TWO YEARS VIA GOOGLE CLOUD PARTNERSHIP

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