September 10, 2026 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global card networks Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) have aligned with a new World Bank Group effort designed to lower a little-noticed barrier that keeps many local banks and fintechs from scaling electronic payments in developing economies. The International Finance Corporation, the World… Read More

 Tagged mastercard, payments, visa, world bank

September 10, 2026 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Bank (NYSE: USB) has completed a live internal pilot that moved value between its North American and European operations using USBDC, a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by the bank itself. The transfer was an intra-group payment rather than a customer transaction, and it ran on… Read More

 Tagged europe, payments, stablecoins, stellar blockchain, us bank

September 10, 2026 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq’s (NASDAQ:NDAQ) venture arm has agreed to put $100 million into Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, as the two firms widen a collaboration focused on tokenized stocks and continuous market infrastructure. The announcement, issued on September 10, 2026, frames the stake as… Read More

 Tagged kraken, nasdaq, payward

September 10, 2026 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), M0, and MoonPay have taken PYUSDx from a February preview to a live developer platform. The stack lets companies issue custom on-chain dollars that sit on top of PayPal USD (PYUSD), rather than forcing each team to build reserves, issuance, and liquidity… Read More

 Tagged m^0, moonpay, paypal, pyusd, PYUSDx, stablecoins

September 10, 2026 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has long been known as Europe’s leading fintech hub and has punched above its weight globally. A combination of strong university-level education, an entrepreneurial culture, and a history of supporting innovation has helped it lead continental Europe in tech and entrepreneurship. Yet no… Read More

 Tagged chatsworth, research, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2026 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based card acquirer MADFIN Tech has teamed up with Tribe Payments to underpin its UK merchant-acquiring rollout, using Tribe’s processing stack and 3D Secure tools as it builds out operations. The collaboration, reported on 9 September 2026, is designed to give the young firm a… Read More

 Tagged madfin, tribe, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2026 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BVNK and Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) have joined forces to give companies a simpler way to turn stablecoins into everyday spending tools. The two firms announced a partnership that will let Marqeta clients add digital-dollar functionality to cards, wallets, and other financial products used by both… Read More

 Tagged bvnk, europe, marqeta, payments, stablecoins

September 10, 2026 @ 4:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OnePay, the Walmart-backed financial technology firm, has rolled out a new in-app feature called My Garage that consolidates vehicle-related payments and financial details in a single dashboard. The move reflects the company’s broader effort to expand its mobile platform into a more complete money management… Read More

 Tagged auto finance, fintech, onepay, payments, walmart

September 10, 2026 @ 2:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iran-linked cyber spies have been approaching technology specialists in aviation, aerospace and financial services with fabricated job opportunities that conceal previously unseen malware, according to recent findings from Kaspersky. The cluster, which the Russian firm tracks as Mirage Kitten, has focused on developers and other… Read More

 Tagged fraud, iran, kaspersky, malware, scams

September 9, 2026 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Revolut have completed a tightly controlled live test in which an artificial intelligence agent initiated a real purchase on a French Revolut Visa card, authenticated through Visa Payment Passkeys rather than a one-time code, PIN or manual card entry. The trial,… Read More

 Tagged ai, france, payments, revolut, visa