From Black Friday through Cyber Monday (BFCM), Stripe reportedly processed 465 million transactions with a total payment volume of over $31 billion. Stripe claims that it was the “largest ever” four-day period on Stripe. Stripe’s public microsite and custom BFCM machine tracked results in real-time,… Read More
Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, has helped Papa Johns UK improve its payments performance and expand its payment method offerings. The result is an improved digital payments experience for Papa Johns UK customers, ensuring smooth and secure online transactions “across its 400 locations nationwide.”… Read More
Airwallex joins the Pledge 1% movement to commit company equity and more toward corporate philanthropy through a sustained ongoing model. “Airwallex Impact” will include expansion of company volunteerism, Airwallex for Startups programs and “discounted” product for select nonprofit organizations. Furthering its commitment to innovation, Airwallex… Read More
Tencent announced a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to introduce its palm recognition technology for digital payments in international markets. The service will first be rolled out in Singapore, where Visa cardholders from participating banks, including DBS, OCBC, and UOB, will be “part of the… Read More
Ant International, a digital payment and financial technology provider headquartered in Singapore, has been enhancing its integration of AI technologies to support and secure millions of daily cross-border transactions for merchants across 200+ markets. Yang Peng, Chief Executive Officer of Ant International said that integration… Read More
UK-headquartered Fintech Wise (LSE:WISE) has reportedly gained direct access to Japan’s payment clearing network. As first reported by Reuters, Wise is said to have become the first foreign company to receive approval for direct access to Japan’s bank payment clearing network (know as Zengin). Wise has… Read More
Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, introduced its new stablecoin payments platform. Stripe’s Pay with Crypto product is powered by Paxos’ stablecoin payments infrastructure, making it easier for merchants to accept stablecoin payments. As a regulated provider of blockchain infrastructure, Paxos’ stablecoin payments… Read More
Canada has reportedly reached $11.9 trillion in total retail payment transactions with 21.7 billion transactions in 2023, which is up six per cent year-over-year. This, according to an update shared by Payments Canada. The report from Payments Canada noted that virtual or online payments represented… Read More
KaiOS, the operating system that brings the best of the internet to affordable devices, announced a partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to integrate a range of digital payments solutions. Mastercard and KaiOS explained in a blog post that they will aim to deliver affordable payment acceptance… Read More
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €220 million in financing to Nexi Group, Europe’s largest PayTech company, to support innovation in the digital payments sector. The agreement was announced in Milano “by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Nexi Group CFO Bernardo Mingrone.” Nexi will… Read More
Cashfree Payments, India’s payments and API banking solutions company, announced the launch of Secure ID. Secure ID is an end-to-end solution “for identity verification, risk assessment, and fraud prevention.” Cashfree Payments claims to have “crossed 100Cr+ verifications and has prevented fraud worth INR 50Cr+ for… Read More
Fintech Pine Labs and Visa (NYSE: V), the enabler of global payments have come together to scale digital payments acceptance and further India’s vision of a digital economy by unveiling Pine Labs Mini, a soundbox-enabled device for QR, Near Field Communication (NFC) and card payments. The… Read More
Global Fintech Thunes noted that the Philippines is swiftly emerging as a fast-growing digital payments hub in Southeast Asia, fueled by significant advancements in its financial sector. Thunes explained in a blog post that government initiatives, particularly from the BSP, have driven “a surge in… Read More
Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced it is the first payment provider to partner with Google Pay to bring its biometric-based secure payment authentication service to merchants. Checkout.com, which offers authentication to merchants “such as Remitly, will offer Google Pay’s biometric authentication to brands… Read More
Ledger announced that Revolut, one of the world’s leading fintech solutions for digital payments, will join Ledger Live as a buy provider. This collaboration aims to further our mission of complete self-custody “for people’s financial assets and make buying crypto easier and more accessible than… Read More
Camilo Tellez-Merchan, Head of Digital Payments Innovation Hub, Better Than Cash Alliance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and Gisela Davico, the Latin America & Caribbean Lead and Global Gender Lead, Better Than Cash Alliance have shared key insights that have released in a blog… Read More
Finix, the full-stack payment processor enabling businesses to accept and send payments, launched Recurring Billing, a new solution available on the Finix dashboard that enables customers to easily set up and manage recurring payments using no-code tools. Recurring billing can be difficult for businesses “to… Read More
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, is poised to significantly advance the digital payments landscape in the country with the upcoming introduction of its Request to Pay (RTP) and Direct Debit facilities. Announced by BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan… Read More
Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announces the results of its commissioned 2024 Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting. The independent study outlines a three-year, risk-adjusted present value and ROI for a composite organization “comprised of interviewees with significant experience working with… Read More
Billtrust, a firm focused on the B2B order-to-cash and digital payments market, announced that it has extended its collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V), an enabler of digital payments, to support its Business Payments Network (BPN). Visa will continue to offer BPN access to its financial… Read More
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