Tagged: payments

June 6, 2025 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, a global firm focused on Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, and Spayce, a cross-border payments platform, announced a partnership to combat evolving financial threats and enhance global payment security. The announcement comes at a time “when the financial crime landscape is undergoing a transformation.”… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, the global enabler of Pay by Bank, announced a partnership with The Swedish Postcode Lottery (Svenska Postkodlotteriet). This collaboration is set to enhance “the way people participate in one of Europe’s charity-based lotteries by providing seamless, secure, and fast payment processing solutions.” The Swedish… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransferMate, the world’s provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a service (IaaS), announced a partnership with Deutsche Bank. The partnership will see TransferMate work with Deutsche Bank in various countries, “enabling TransferMate to provide in-country collections, cross border payments, and the ability to store… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced the further expansion of its Direct Global Network with the launch of direct Pay-to-Bank services in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. This broadens Thunes’ reach into the Nordic region, “empowering Members of the Thunes… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an innovator in global payments technology, announced that CIMB Bank, one of ASEAN’s banking groups and Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, has “chosen ACI’s payment solution to converge all account-to-account transactions—real-time, ACH, RTGS and cross-border—onto a single future-proof payments platform.”… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, today announces its partnership with ASOS, the global online destination for fashion-loving customers. Operating globally, ASOS reportedly “serves a fast-moving customer base and handles a significant volume of transactions daily.” ASOS is built on knowing “what shoppers want and… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership designed to accelerate the evolution of open banking and redefine the payment experience for merchants and consumers across Europe. The collaboration will elevate Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solutions offering, particularly its… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, unveiled the pilot launch of Klarna Card: a debit product combined with access to built-in flexible payment options, powered by Visa Flexible Credential and issued by WebBank. Unlike traditional credit cards that can see consumers incur additional debt… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As banks and payment processors look for new ways to attract and retain merchants, bundled services are becoming more common. U.S. Bank recently announced a bundled service that allows businesses to use mobile card readers and provides same-day funding and availability of funds. This setup,… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) introduces Touch Card by Mastercard in Canada, a tactile notch feature designed to help empower the sight loss community. Touch Card is available on the new CIBC Adapta Mastercard, “helping bring security and independence during the payment process.” Eight in ten Canadians agree… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has announced multiple long-term, strategic partnerships with a range of Germany’s favorite brands, as part of a major expansion into in-store payments. The first resulting initiative – Deal Week – is available to “consumers across Germany today.” Deal Week cashback from PayPal… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The payments landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid evolution of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) and software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) technologies. Juniper Research’s whitepaper, From Hardware to Everywhere: The Rise of mPOS & SoftPOS, provides a comprehensive analysis of these transformative systems, detailing their… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment technology firm, Tribe Payments, has announced a strategic partnership with global Treasury Operating System (TOS), Finmo, to deliver integrated, end-to-end payment and treasury services to banking and fintech clients across key growth markets – notably Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. The partnership combines Tribe’s issuer… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shakepay Inc. recently noted that their CIRO-regulated securities dealer has officially joined Payments Canada. Shakepay also mentioned that they are joining an “exclusive” group of fintechs, and this milestone marks a significant step “towards bridging the gap between the crypto industry and traditional finance in… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 12:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), is making significant strides to enhance the security and efficiency of global financial transactions. Two recent developments—the introduction of a graph-based approach to blockchain fraud prevention and the launch of the Circle Payments Network (CPN)—highlight Circle’s commitment to… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Tribe Payments has announced a partnership with Finmo to offer end-to-end payment and treasury services to banking and Fintech clients across key growth markets, specifically the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. Tribe’s issuer and acquirer processing platform will be integrated with Finmo’s treasury and financial management… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

TrueLayer, a UK-based payments firm, is now working in the gaming sector following an agreement with Tebex. According to a company statment, Tebex is utilizing TrueLayer’s services in Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and the UK. TrueLayer offers a “Pay by Bank” network that enables immediate… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenFX, the FX infrastructure company revolutionizing cross-border payments, announced its emergence from stealth with $23 million in funding led by Accel, with participation from NFX, Lightspeed Faction, Castle Island Ventures, Flybridge, Hash3 and strategic fintech investors. This milestone follows the company’s “growth from $0 to… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dojo, the UK payments technology provider, announces it has secured an investment of $190 million from Vitruvian Partners, a global growth investment firm. The investment marks the first equity raise in Dojo’s history. The funds enable Dojo to accelerate the company’s growth in the UK… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Palla, an international payments platform that enables instant cross-border payments for global financial institutions and fintech firms, announced today that it has raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led “by Revolution Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Ardent,… Read More