Tagged: payments

December 4, 2025 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aeropay, a U.S. pay-by-bank provider, announced the launch of Request for Payment (RfP) in partnership with Cross River Bank, a tech infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions. This offering expands on the two companies’ current instant payment offerings and “enables U.S. businesses to accept… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Reflecting on a survey released today by Santander that addresses the UK payments market as well as fraud concerns. A BioCatch executive says the results indicate a need to change payment regulations in the UK. BioCatch is a cyber firm that tackles the vulnerabilities in… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Santander has published a report on the future of payments in the UK that also highlights concerns about fraud. The survey used data garnered from 3,022 adults (February 2025), 501 SME finance decision-makers, 14 in-depth interviews, and a “London citizens’ jury on crypto and the digital… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement to bolster the EU’s legislation on payment services. Morten Bødskov, Danish Minister for Business, Industry and Financial Affairs said that this latest agreement marks a key step in the fight against payment fraud… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 6:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes announced that it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) for a variation of its Major Payment Institution licence (MPI) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This In-Principal Approval marks a key milestone in Thunes’ growth journey and demonstrates the Fintech firm’s ongoing commitment to being… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s card payments market is expected to grow steadily by 6.2% in 2025, reaching appr. SGD158.2 billion (about $119.6 billion), supported by near-universal bank access, “extensive” merchant acceptance, and increasing use of contactless cards, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WilSon Energy, a provider of integrated heating and billing solutions for UK Heat Networks and District Heating schemes, has selected the bank payment company GoCardless to collect customer bills automatically. The move will help WilSon Energy achieve cost savings and simplify how customers pay down… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has reportedly become a member of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and acts now as an Acceptor Payment Service Provider (PSP). This latest step reinforces RBI’s commitment to contributing to a “unified and sovereign” payment ecosystem across Europe. Supported by 14… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liverpool FC is announcing PayPal  (NASDAQ: PYPL) as the club’s digital payments partner in a new global deal. This marks PayPal’s collaboration with a Premier League club, positioning the Fintech as one of the ways to pay for football enthusiasts. A global enabler of digital… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s so-called high-value payment system, Lynx, has reportedly reached a key milestone, completely transitioning to the ISO 20022 financial message standard (MX messages), marking a step forward for payment advancements across the country. This update aligns with the international initiative to discontinue outdated legacy MT… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The South Korean card payments market is now expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% over 2025-29 to reach KRW1,510.2 trillion ($1.1 trillion) by the year 2029, supported and enabled by high card penetration, steady payment infrastructure, and government backing… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform for businesses, announced a partnership with Lufthansa Group, Europe’s airline group, alongside Klarna, the digital bank and flexible payments provider. Starting in November, Lufthansa Group customers will be able to gain access to Klarna’s flexible payment solutions,… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Dave Scola  |  

With the FedNow instant payment transaction limit set to rise from $1 million to $10 million this month, following the RTP network’s increase in February, Dave Scola, US Chief Executive of Form3, explores the potential impact on companies, payment providers, and the resilience and competitiveness… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 4:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FinFan, a Vietnam-based fintech company specializing in comprehensive cross-border remittance technology solutions, and Thunes, the so-called Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collab that is said to be aimed at advancing the development of… Read More

November 27, 2025 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency platform, has recently announced that its crypto payment arm, KuCoin Pay, has officially integrated with Pix. This latest move now aims to enable millions of Brazilian consumers to more easily convert and spend more than 50 different cryptocurrencies at nearly any… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit cards could be one of the most common ways Canadians pay for everyday expenses, however, new research from Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) shows the terms and conditions behind them are among “some of the most confusing everyday documents Canadians encounter.” According to a national survey… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments company, announced its support for the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), which is described as an open standard for AI commerce that lets AI agents, businesses work to complete purchases, powering agentic commerce for enterprise merchants. Checkout.com will support ACP, allowing merchants… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE: EXOD), a self-custodial cryptocurrency platform, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire W3C Corp, the parent entity of Monavate Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Monavate) and Baanx.com Ltd. and Baanx US Corp, two providers of card and… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna,(NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, announced that its flexible payment products are now available when checking out on Apple Pay in Denmark, Spain, Sweden. The launch brings flexibility to Apple Pay customers in these nations, with Klarna offered to eligible users… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To mark International Fraud Awareness Week, Visa (NYSE: V) released its Fall 2025 Biannual Threats Report, revealing five forces that are transforming the global payments security landscape. The report, produced by Visa’s Payment Ecosystem Risk and Control team, draws on intelligence from Visa’s network to… Read More