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Pix Parcelado Promises Brazil BNPL Market a Brighter Future While Local Fintechs Race to Embed Flexible Installments

As Brazil fintech players eagerly await the arrival of Pix Parcelado, revolutionary installment purchases without a credit card, BNPL gains extra traction in the country. Here’s what you should know.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Card Reaches 1M User Milestone in US

In just 11 weeks since its launch in the US, debit-first Klarna Card has received 1 million sign-ups from local customers prefering the benefits of payment flexibility linked to greater control over their finances.

News

Stripe Valuation Nears $106B

Stripe is reportedly negotiating a share buyback which will bring its valuation well over its 2021 peak of $95 billion.

News

CellPoint Digital Launches One Source Orchestration to Support Airlines’ Shift to OOSD Retailing

Airlines and travel merchants are changing how they sell and deliver their products, increasingly using OOSD retail models, which CellPoint Digital OSO platform aims to support.

Articles

White-Label Crypto Payment Gateways Power Next-Gen Digital Transactions

For merchants and businesses of the twenty first century, dealing with fiat transactions only may not be enough. If alternative payment methods like crypto are vital parts of your payment stack, you should consider white label crypto payment gateway services to fuel your business.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Global Payments Revenue to Reach $2.4T by 2029

Although annual revenue growth is expected to slow from 8.8% to 4.0% within the next five years, global payments revenue is still forecast to increase to $2.4 trillion by 2029, as agentic AI, digital currencies, and fintech business models boost the growth.

News

Korean Won Stablecoin Ecosystem Grows With Chainlink & SOOHO.IO Project Namsan

A consortium initiative Namsan, led by SOOHO.IO and Chainlink to pioneer the Korean won stablecoin ecosystem, has conducted a live pilot for foreign tourists, where USD-based stablecoins were exchanged to Korean won digital vouchers at conversion fees more than 30% lower than conventional FX channels offer.

Fintech & Ecommerce

From Risk to Opportunity: Kushki CRO on Gaming, Growth, and Connecting LatAm Through Payments

“Where others see risk, we see a need for a sophisticated, reliable, and highly secure payment infrastructure,” – says Jamie Domingo, CRO of Kushki, a payment technology company on a mission to connect Latin America with payments.

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EvoluteIQ Secures €44M to Expand Agentic AI Architecture

EvoluteIQ describes itself as an end-to-end hyperautomation platform that brings together process orchestration, data and event processing, agentic and generative AI, ML, enterprise connectivity, and front-end application development.

Fintech & Ecommerce

BBVA Enables Instant Cross-Border Transfers From Outside the Eurozone

In an effort to bridge the gap between instant payment expectations and slow processing caused by inefficient cross-border payment rails, BBVA introduces instant payments for cross-border transfers coming from outside the eurozone.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Plaid Agrees to Pay JPMorgan Extra Fees for Customer Data

As major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase and PNC, propose hefty fees for consumer data access, and the the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has not yet decided on the matter, Plaid agrees to pay an undisclosed fee amount to JPMorgan in an extension of their data access agreement.

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Google to Propel AI Commerce With New Agent Payments Protocol

AI commerce is becoming more of a buzzword supported by Big Tech solutions like a new open protocol delivered by Google.

Science & Technology

E-Libraries as a Launchpad for Independent Authors

A New Door for Storytellers Independent writers once faced walls higher than city gates. A publisher had to say yes or the work stayed hidden in a drawer. E-libraries shifted the ground. A single upload can carry a novel across borders. A poet in a small town can share verses with a reader halfway across […]

News

Klarna Brings Installment Plans to Apple Pay In-Store in US and UK

Klarna customers using Apple Pay in the US and UK will now be able to purchase items at flexible terms in stores.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Kushki PayOuts Fuel LATAM Gaming and Gambling Industry Profitability

As gaming and online betting surge across Latin America, Kushki is stepping in with direct PayOuts to Visa and Mastercard cards helping operators streamline payments and maximize returns.

Articles

The Fake Apps Are Winning: Why Brand Protection Is Fintech’s First Line of Defense

It started like any other day. A fintech customer clicked on an alert asking them to “verify account details.” The link looked legitimate, and the login screen seemed flawless. But it didn’t come from their financial app, and by the time the customer realized something was wrong, their savings were gone.