RS2

BIN sponsorship has become one of the most important enablers of modern payment innovation. However, today’s payment innovators need more than a sponsor.

They need an operating environment that can support multiple products, customer segments, geographies and revenue models. They need issuing and acquiring to work together. They need fraud controls, dispute workflows, settlement logic, reporting and compliance built into the
platform from the start. They need to scale without rebuilding their infrastructure every time they enter a new market or launch a new use case. They need stronger oversight. Sponsorship creates regulatory,
operational and reputational responsibility. Clear roles, strong controls and transparent governance are essential if sponsored programmes are to scale safely.

This is why BIN Sponsorship 2.0 is best understood not as a workaround, but as a strategic infrastructure model. By bringing platform, processing and licensing together, RS2 and Beyond by RS2 enable clients to choose the level of control and complexity that suits their business model — from modular adoption to a fully managed route to
market.

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AI is reshaping financial services at pace but it's also raising the stakes for cybersecurity.

As increasingly sophisticated AI models emerge, banks and payment providers are being challenged to rethink how they identify vulnerabilities, respond to threats and build resilience into their technology infrastructure.

Last month, our CEO, Radi El Haj, sat down with to discuss what these developments mean for the industry.

The conversation explores why AI should be a catalyst for modernising legacy systems, why reaction time is becoming just as important as prevention and why collaboration across the financial ecosystem will be critical as AI-driven cyber threats continue to evolve.

As Radi notes, cyberattacks are inevitable - what will set organisations apart is how quickly they can detect, respond and recover. ⏭️ Link to the article in bio!

🇳🇱 Money20/20 Europe kicks off in Amsterdam, and our RS2 team will be there.

Rainer Schäffter and Alex Rolfe will be on the ground, ready to talk about how banks, fintechs, PSPs, payfacs and acquirers are evolving their issuing and acquiring processing on one cloud-native platform.

Whether you're scaling a card programme, reviewing processing partnerships, or rethinking your acquiring stack, they're the people to find.

Money20/20 is always one of the best rooms in the industry to swap ideas on where payments goes next.

📍 If you'll be in Amsterdam, reach out and let's set up a time to meet: https://www.rs2.com/money-20-20-europe-2026/

RS2 Cares💙

Our Malta team recently rolled up their sleeves for a good cause, taking part in a blood donation drive to support Blood Donation Malta - NBTS. 🩸

We are proud of our generous employees who volunteered to save lives and make a positive difference in the community. 🤝

🚀RS2 at Paytech Conf 2026 in Bogotá

Our CEO Radi El Haj will speak on the panel "Build your acceptance strategy from scratch: how neo-acquirers are changing the game for PayFacs and businesses" at this key regional gathering organized by Latam Fintech Hub.

LATAM continues to be one of the most important regions driving the future of fintech, digital payments and cross-border movement. RS2 is powering that future, processing payments for banks and fintechs across the region and building the infrastructure behind the next generation of issuers and acquirers.

Will you be in Bogotá? Let's meet.

📅 May 29, 2026
📍 Bogotá, Colombia
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RS2 continues to grow across Latin America.

We've signed a new five-year, multi-million-euro processing agreement with a major financial services partner, bringing our Acquiring and Issuing platform to nine new markets across the region: Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and the Cayman Islands.

Together with our existing presence in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Argentina, RS2 now operates across 14 Latin American markets, all powered by BankWORKS®, our cloud-native platform processing over 31 billion transactions annually with 99.99% uptime.

👉Read the full press release here:
https://www.rs2.com/press_and_media/rs2-expands-latin-america-footprint-through-major-long-term-processing-agreement/

This week, our CEO Radi El Haj visited our RS2 Software APAC team in the Philippines.

The visit marked a significant transition within our APAC leadership. We thank Alfredo Vitangcol for his years of service and the foundation he has built for RS2 across Asia-Pacific.

We warmly welcome Denise Haak as our new General Manager for APAC. We look forward to the next chapter under her leadership.

Thank you to the entire APAC team, we are proud to have you.

Last Wednesday, our colleagues in Malta came together for an Raffle & Day, blending a beloved Maltese tradition with a meaningful mission: supporting Hospice Malta. 💙

More than a social gathering, the event reflected the spirit of Cares, our CSR program dedicated to supporting communities and raising awareness for the invaluable work Hospice Malta does every day.

A special thank you to our partners for their generous contributions to the raffle and for helping make this initiative possible.
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Well done to our HR team for organizing such a meaningful event and helping make a positive impact.

📘 New Whitepaper from RS2: AI in Merchant Acquiring

Our new whitepaper, “AI in Merchant Acquiring: From Fraud Mitigation to Revenue Generation,” is now available.

It explores how artificial intelligence is transforming merchant acquiring — from fraud mitigation to revenue generation, payment optimisation, and enhanced merchant performance. As the payments landscape evolves, AI is becoming a key competitive advantage for acquirers.

Discover how AI-powered decision-making, advanced risk scoring, intelligent routing, and predictive analytics are enabling acquirers to unlock new value for merchants and their own businesses.

👉 Read and download the full whitepaper here:
https://www.rs2.com/ai-in-merchant-acquiring-from-fraud-mitigation-to-revenue-generation/

Beyond by RS2 delivers a fully unified payments infrastructure, giving fintechs and partners the ability to combine card issuing and merchant acquiring on our single platform, BankWORKS®

Through RS2’s regulatory framework, partners can launch new payment programmes in months rather than years, reducing time to market while ensuring full compliance with European regulations.

• Consumer and corporate card issuing
• Multi-currency payment products
• Embedded finance capabilities for marketplaces and platforms
• Merchant acquiring and payment acceptance services
• Integrated reporting and compliance tools

Read the full article: 👉 https://rs2.com/press_and_media/rs2-launches-beyond-by-rs2-to-power-the-next-generation-of-european-fintech-share/