Tagged: payments

September 13, 2026 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s capital market regulator has begun a closely watched experiment that could reshape how corporate debt is issued, recorded and paid for. At the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin… Read More

September 13, 2026 @ 1:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has released new research showing that consumer confidence will decide how quickly shoppers let artificial intelligence complete purchases on their behalf. The Visa Trust Index for agentic commerce, announced on September 9, 2026, measures attitudes toward a coming wave of AI-driven shopping… Read More

September 13, 2026 @ 12:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diameter Pay has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand a payments platform built around U.S. dollar accounts, conventional payment rails, and stablecoin on- and off-ramps. CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction co-led the equity round. SixThirty Ventures, the Stellar Development Foundation, Tech Council… Read More

September 12, 2026 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CloudPay has joined a $10 million funding round for Intermezzo, a Menlo Park startup building AI-powered payroll infrastructure that other software companies can embed rather than build themselves. The round also includes Crosslink Capital, UKG Ventures, Character Capital, Behind Genius Ventures, and angel investors. Intermezzo… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram has introduced a new spending product that turns a dollar-linked digital balance into everyday payments. The company said the MoneyGram Card is now available to eligible users in Colombia, marking the first live market for a Visa-branded card backed by stablecoins rather than a… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK payments professionals largely endorse the government’s plan to modernise the country’s retail payment rails, yet few feel fully assured that the program will be delivered as intended. That is the central message of From Vision to Delivery, a survey of 350 industry figures published… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Payment stablecoins will soon be ubiquitous. Less crypto and more a modern approach to transferring value, stablecoins can enable faster, lower-cost payments if implemented correctly. Fighting against stablecoins makes little sense. Yesterday, Moov and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced they’re working together to help community banks enable… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 12:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) is expanding its role in digital finance by pairing its traditional settlement network with blockchain-based credit tools. On September 8, 2026, the payments company outlined a model meant to help fintechs and issuers of stablecoin-linked cards obtain working capital more quickly than… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global card networks Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) have aligned with a new World Bank Group effort designed to lower a little-noticed barrier that keeps many local banks and fintechs from scaling electronic payments in developing economies. The International Finance Corporation, the World… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Bank (NYSE: USB) has completed a live internal pilot that moved value between its North American and European operations using USBDC, a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by the bank itself. The transfer was an intra-group payment rather than a customer transaction, and it ran on… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BVNK and Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) have joined forces to give companies a simpler way to turn stablecoins into everyday spending tools. The two firms announced a partnership that will let Marqeta clients add digital-dollar functionality to cards, wallets, and other financial products used by both… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 4:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OnePay, the Walmart-backed financial technology firm, has rolled out a new in-app feature called My Garage that consolidates vehicle-related payments and financial details in a single dashboard. The move reflects the company’s broader effort to expand its mobile platform into a more complete money management… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Revolut have completed a tightly controlled live test in which an artificial intelligence agent initiated a real purchase on a French Revolut Visa card, authenticated through Visa Payment Passkeys rather than a one-time code, PIN or manual card entry. The trial,… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Tazapay, a Singapore-based specialist in business-to-business cross-border payments. The announcement, made on September 8, 2026, positions the transaction as a way to broaden Circle’s payments infrastructure and… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is positioning itself for a coming shift in how people and companies buy and sell online. According to the payments network, autonomous software agents will play a growing role in digital commerce, moving from helpful assistants to systems that can search, compare, decide… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 11:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based Ant International has received a payment institution licence from Brazil’s central bank, expanding its regulated presence as the financial technology company strengthens its local and cross-border payment capabilities in Latin America’s largest economy. The licence from Banco Central do Brasil builds on services Ant… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 3:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public to stay alert to phishing scams involving the unauthorised binding of payment cards, including ATM cards, to contactless mobile payment services. The HKMA said it recently received reports from banks of scams in which fraudsters… Read More

September 7, 2026 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenPayd has taken a step forward into the United States by folding MSB USA Inc. into its group, bringing 43 state money transmitter licenses under one corporate structure. The London-based financial infrastructure firm said the deal, completed after the necessary regulatory approvals, gives it a… Read More

September 5, 2026 @ 2:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BCP Technologies has completed its first live purchase of a tokenised US Treasury bill using its sterling stablecoin, marking a notable moment for on-chain settlement in the UK market. The London-based issuer said it bought Archax’s $GOVY tokenised T-bill and settled the trade in tGBP,… Read More

September 3, 2026 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orange has begun letting Sosh subscribers settle their monthly bills with Wero, marking a notable step in the rollout of Europe’s homegrown instant-payment system. The option went live on 2 September 2026 and is presented as a first in France for recurring telecom invoices. Wero… Read More