Airwallex, a financial platform for businesses, announced it will inject $590 million into its UK business across the next 5 years (2026 to 2030) to drive local and growth. The investment will be spent on a range of activities “including a hiring surge which will… Read More
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The world’s most loved big tech firm, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), is under scrutiny by the Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) for possible transgressions of Swiss competition laws. The Secretariat launched a preliminary investigation on December 10, 2025, to determine whether other mobile payment app providers can effectively… Read More
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MassPay, a global payout orchestration platform, and Plasma, a company building vertically integrated stablecoin-powered products and infrastructure, today announced an integration that enables MassPay customers to send USD₮ payouts on Plasma across more than 230 countries. The addition of USD₮ expands MassPay’s payout stack beyond… Read More
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Mollie has signed an agreement to acquire GoCardless, a UK-based bank payment company that offers solutions for businesses to collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customer bank accounts using direct debit and open banking. The terms of the deal were not revealed, but reports… Read More
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Zilch, a payments platform, says that it has secured a payments services license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Zilch states that the licensing marks a key milestone for them, removing the reliance on third-parties and “enabling the business to build payments methods in-house, develop… Read More
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Tempo, a payment-focused L1, is now supported by Blockaid to provide security across its network. By supporting the chain, Blockaid explains in a blog post that it helps create a “safer” environment for payment processors, stablecoin issuers, and other partners building on Tempo’s ecosystem. Blockaid… Read More
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Setu by Pine Labs has recently announced the launch of India’s agentic bill-payments experience, designed to address key challenges in bill payments: the fear of incorrect charges and the burden of missing important due dates. Although actually paying a bill takes minutes, keeping track of… Read More
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Airwallex, a global enabler of business banking products, has recently announced that it acquired majority ownership of PT Skye Sab Indonesia, a PJP (Penyedia Jasa Pembayaran) Category 1 license holder. The acquisition allows Indonesian merchants aiming to expand overseas “to tap into Airwallex’s financial infrastructure.”… Read More
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ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, recently announced a channel partnership with Plaid, a data network that serves as the analytics layer for financial services. This collab will reportedly aim to deliver faster, and frictionless Pay by Bank experiences for businesses and… Read More
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Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European enabler of payment services, announces the contemplated divestment of PaymentIQ, a payment orchestration platform, to Incore Invest for an estimated cash proceeds at closing of c.€160m. The intended disposal of PaymentIQ marks yet another step in Worldline’s so-called strategic refocus… Read More
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InFlow, a payments system purpose-built for agentic commerce, has launched to help AI agents onboard and pay autonomously while enabling online businesses and digital platforms to seamlessly activate and monetize AI agents. Today, when an agent needs to access a paid service, it can’t complete… Read More
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Visa (NYSE:V), a digital payments enabler, and Pismo announced a strategic collaboration with Circle Asia Technologies, a credit-led neobank in Southeast Asia, to unlock credit for Vietnam based clients. This will enable Circle to launch an AI-enabled PayLater card aiming to set standards for personalization,… Read More
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Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, launches the new feature Tap to Pay across 14 European markets, with the aim of bringing more flexible payments into physical retail at scale and “transforming the Klarna app into an everyday contactless wallet.” With… Read More
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Analysis of Bank of Ireland customer behavior during the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 shows that contactless payments rose again while ATM usage continues on a downward trend, compared to the same period in 2024. In Q3 2025, eCommerce contactless card transactions (digital wallets, Apple… Read More
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MRI Software, a global enabler of real estate solutions and services, has partnered with bank payment company GoCardless in order to launch MRI Payment Connector in the UK residential property market. The integration will enable property professionals and finance teams “to offer flexible payment options… Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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