April 28, 2025 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Just a few days prior to US President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, financial technology firm Ramp had released a detailed blog post titled “The Efficiency Formula,” outlining strategies to curb wasteful government spending. The 4,000-word blog post, authored by Ramp’s CEO and a key investor,… Read More

 Tagged doge, donald trump, ramp, spending, trump

April 28, 2025 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, is proud to announce the raise of its $150 million Series D at a valuation increase over its last round. Thunes welcomes Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners, two private equity firms, both globally recognized… Read More

 Tagged funding round, payments, singapore, thunes

April 28, 2025 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zelle is a peer-to-peer transfers and payments network that was founded by big banks who recognized they were falling behind in a world of Venmo. Today, Zelle is well-established at these founding banks, as well as other financial services. Today, Zelle is distributing a report on… Read More

 Tagged payments, zelle

April 28, 2025 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), a multi-faceted payments provider, was hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack last week. In a blog post, Adyen said the attacker was targeting their European data centers, with certain services experiencing degraded service or outages. The attack was marked as “resolved”… Read More

 Tagged adyen, br-dge, cyber, ddos, europe, payments

April 28, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SurgePays (Nasdaq: SURG), a wireless and point-of-sale technology company, announced today the completion of its nationwide launch on the AT&T network, following full integration as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The milestone positions SurgePays to aggressively scale its direct-to-consumer wireless services and its infrastructure… Read More

 Tagged $T, at&t, Brian Cox, pos, SurgePays

April 28, 2025 @ 7:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Trulioo, a personal and business verification platform, has announced its partnership with PingPong, a provider of cross-border embedded payment solutions. PingPong selected Trulioo Business Verification and Watchlist Screening to minimize manual onboarding and deliver compliant payment experiences worldwide. PingPong said it holds more than 60 financial licenses and adheres to strict regulatory standards… Read More

 Tagged aml, Julia Yao, kyb, PingPong, trulioo, verification, vicky bindra

April 28, 2025 @ 6:01 am By Michael Wong  |  

Visa and Maroc Telecom Group have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance mobile payment services in Morocco and explore wider digital financial inclusion efforts across Africa, the companies announced. The collaboration will initially focus on integrating Visa’s payment solutions into MT Cash, Maroc Telecom’s… Read More

 Tagged africa, Maroc, morocco, payments, visa

April 28, 2025 @ 5:19 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

CapyFast, an embedded payments provider for digital commerce, and Bidwise, a performance marketing platform, have announced a new strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to improve the payments flow across the performance marketing spectrum by making it faster, cheaper, and more intelligent. The agreement, signed today… Read More

 Tagged Bidwise, CapyFast, Oleg Chanchikov, payments, performance marketing, Simon Vielma

April 27, 2025 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital payment landscape is evolving rapidly, with recent developments highlighting the strengths and challenges of various providers. According to a study by Consumer Reports, digital wallets from fintech companies like Block and PayPal offer improved fraud monitoring and liability protection compared to those from… Read More

 Tagged cashhless, contactless, digital payments, ux

April 27, 2025 @ 11:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial infrastructure Fintech Stripe, the $70 billion online payment processing firm, has announced a new stablecoin product powered by Bridge, a startup it acquired for $1.1 billion in October 2024. The initiative, shared by Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on X, marks the company’s expansion into… Read More

 Tagged Bridge+, payments, stablecoins, stripe