July 19, 2025 @ 5:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based digital content monetization platform Coda has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Amsterdam-headquartered prepaid payments firm Recharge, according to an announcement. The transaction brings together two regional leaders as part of a plan to expand global reach across business-to-business and business-to-consumer segments. The combined… Read More

 Tagged amazon payments, coda, payments, recharge, singapore

July 19, 2025 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and its subsidiary Venmo are making significant advancements in enhancing digital payments, supporting community engagement, and helping student-athletes and entrepreneurs. Recent announcements highlight their expansion into blockchain technology, strategic partnerships with college athletic conferences, and a commitment to social impact through new… Read More

 Tagged Arbitrum, Payment Cards, paypal, paypal usd, smbs, us, venmo

July 19, 2025 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum.io, a company enhancing money movement through its payment orchestration platform, has joined forces Stripe, a global Fintech enabling online payment processing. This milestone, shared by Orum’s Founder and CEO Stephany Kirkpatrick, CFP, on LinkedIn, marks a step forward in the mission to make financial… Read More

 Tagged financial infrastructure, orum, stripe

July 19, 2025 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 is expanding its travel offering with the launch of a Travel eSIM – fully digital data plans designed to keep travelers connected in more than 100 different countries. Travel eSIM allows customers to activate their Travel eSIM “within the N26 App without the need… Read More

 Tagged berlin, digital bank, europe, germany, n26

July 19, 2025 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly, an international payments company, is harnessing artificial intelligence to streamline its operations and enhance customer experiences. As outlined in a recent letter from CEO Matt Oppenheimer, published on July 17, 2025, Remitly is embracing AI as a potentially transformative tool, comparable to the advent… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, international payments, remitly

July 19, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Highnote, a platform for embedded finance and modern card issuance, this week announced the launch of Instant Payments, a new capability that enables businesses to deliver near real-time payouts from Highnote-issued cards to eligible external debit and prepaid cards. The solution is supported by Mastercard Move (Mastercard’s portfolio… Read More

 Tagged highnote, instant payments, Kin Kee, Stefany Bello, yanilsa gonzalez-ore

July 18, 2025 @ 1:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Windare Ventures, Barclays, and other institutional investors back Heka’s AI engine as financial institutions seek stronger defences against synthetic fraud and identity manipulation. The investors chipped in a total of $14 million. Funds will assist with U.S. expansion. Consumer fraud is at an all-time high. Last year, losses hit $12.5… Read More

 Tagged funding round, Heka, Idan Bar-Dov, Ishay Horowitz, Kester Keating, Ori Ashkenazi, Rafael Berber

July 18, 2025 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk’s vision to transform X, formerly Twitter, into an all-encompassing “super app” is taking a leap forward with the introduction of in-app trading and investment features. According to now former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the platform is poised to integrate financial services seamlessly, allowing… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, digital assets, elon musk, investing, trading, x

July 18, 2025 @ 10:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The FICO European Fraud Map 2024 has revealed a worrying trend of rising card fraud levels and losses across the continent. The data from Euromonitor International on 18 countries shows that card-not-present fraud dominates card fraud losses and has increased across most countries. E-commerce fraud, e-wallet, social… Read More

 Tagged card-not-present fraud, emea, fico, James Roche, uk

July 18, 2025 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its third progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, spanning November 2024 to April 2025, alongside a letter from ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone to Aurore Lalucq, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and… Read More

 Tagged cbdc, digital euro, ecb, europe, european central bank