Tagged: payments

April 23, 2026 @ 5:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Paytech firm Nexi is working with Visa to “modernize” card issuance in Germany. Nexi is a public company trading on Euronext Milan. Nexi is expected to provide end-to-end managed issuing products for banks, offering customers Visa cards. Banks are said to benefit from faster time-to-market,… Read More

April 21, 2026 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, HM Treasury introduced new measures to improve the payments sector and boost the ecosystem’s competitiveness. The policy incorporates items such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and more. HM Treasury highlights the fact that over 3000 Fintech firms operate in the UK, with the sector attracting… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoin issuer Circle (NYSE:CRCL) has spotlighted an innovative integration from HIFI, a developer-focused payments platform, that makes cross-border USDC transactions faster, more secure, and far less cumbersome. By combining Circle Payments Network (CPN) with the native USDC bridging power of Circle’s Cross Chain Transfer Protocol… Read More

April 19, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Early Warning Services LLC, the organization responsible for the widely used Zelle payment network and the Paze digital wallet, has officially introduced Certos, a new unified branding effort that brings together its portfolio of fraud prevention and identity verification tools. The initiative aims to give… Read More

April 17, 2026 @ 6:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SolvaPay, an AI payments platform based in Stockholm, this week announced $2.8 million in pre-seed funding to build out its new payment infrastructure platform. The funding was led by European Fintech VC Redstone and Silicon Valley-based MS&AD Ventures, with participation from Antler and Greens Ventures,… Read More

April 16, 2026 @ 4:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments provider Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT), known for its role in payment processing, financial technology services, and cross-border transactions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PaynoPain, a Spanish fintech firm. This move represents a calculated expansion of Euronet’s footprint in the European… Read More

April 16, 2026 @ 1:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland has released fresh quarterly data highlighting robust expansion in its customers’ use of online banking tools and electronic payments through the first three months of 2026. The figures, made public on 15 April, underscore a clear shift toward convenient, technology-driven financial services… Read More

April 15, 2026 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has introduced a new way for platforms handling frequent USDC payouts across multiple blockchains. Instead of executing every cross-chain transfer individually, developers can now leverage the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) to let local fulfillers pay recipients immediately on their preferred chain while the platform… Read More

April 14, 2026 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s Emerging Tech Research team released its Q1 2026 Fintech & Payments Public Comp Sheet and Valuation Update recently, painting a rather sobering picture of the public payments ecosystem. Despite carrying considerable momentum into the new year, publicly traded fintech and payments companies shed roughly… Read More

April 13, 2026 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based cross-border payments Fintech Wise (LON:WISE) is set to complete its long-anticipated move of its primary stock market listing from London to the United States in May, marking a significant milestone for the fintech company. The shift, which will see the firm establish its… Read More

April 13, 2026 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis pointed out that the adjusted stablecoin volume is expected to reach $719 trillion by the year 2035 via so-called organic growth alone. Chainalysis also mentioned that when we factor in various macro catalysts, then that figure may approach $1.5 quadrillion. The… Read More

April 10, 2026 @ 1:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs indicated recently that ransomware activity continued to expand in 2025 even as payments have mostly stagnated during the same time-period. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs added that the total ransomware-linked volume reached around USD 1.3 billion (down considerably from USD 1.9 billion back… Read More

April 10, 2026 @ 12:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cash App has introduced a new capability that lets customers transform their peer-to-peer money transfers into structured installment plans. Rather than settling the full amount in a single transaction, users can now spread the payment over several weeks or months, turning what was once an… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyHash, the payment orchestration platform focused on emerging and global markets, entered a partnership with Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay), a Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed payments platform and acquirer enabling companies across the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Bahrain and boosting access to payment channels for merchants…. Read More

April 7, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks’ outdated payment infrastructures are increasingly handing market share to faster-moving fintech competitors. As merchants and customers demand seamless digital experiences, real-time processing, and embedded finance options, legacy systems—built for batch processing and slower rails—create bottlenecks that hinder innovation and responsiveness. Industry professionals warn that… Read More

April 5, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers are increasingly bypassing the PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) option at checkout, creating a pressing challenge for one of California’s most prominent fintech companies. Once hailed as the innovator that made online payments seamless and secure, PayPal now finds itself losing ground in a crowded digital wallet… Read More

April 5, 2026 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and payments innovator, has unveiled two strategic funding initiatives in quick succession to enhance its capital efficiency and accelerate growth in key markets. These arrangements highlight the Fintech company’s ongoing efforts to optimize its balance sheet while scaling flexible financing… Read More

April 5, 2026 @ 5:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com is solidifying its position as a key player in digital payments, reporting steady expansion across the Asia-Pacific region alongside new technological collaborations that aim to streamline operations for large-scale businesses and simplify experiences for international travelers. The Fintech company’s latest developments highlight its ability… Read More

April 5, 2026 @ 12:19 am By Michael Wong  |  

Bank Indonesia and the Bank of Korea have launched a cross-border QR payment link that allows Indonesians to pay in South Korea using QRIS through their domestic mobile apps, in the latest push by Asian central banks to build faster and cheaper regional payment networks…. Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 6:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

OpenFX, the FX infrastructure company targeting the rails powering cross-border money movement, has raised $94 million in Series A funding from Accel, Atomico, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone, & Pantera. Founded in 2024 by FalconX co-founder Prabhakar Reddy, OpenFX connects traditional banking systems with digital-native infrastructure,… Read More