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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
AI commerce is becoming more of a buzzword supported by Big Tech solutions like a new open protocol delivered by Google.
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Klarna customers using Apple Pay in the US and UK will now be able to purchase items at flexible terms in stores.
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.
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.
Paris, September 15, 2025 — Next Generation NGPES, a leading French fintech innovator, today announced the integration of Chainalysis, a top blockchain data technology platform, into its new payment ecosystem and regulated EUR-pegged stablecoin platform. This strategic move strengthens the company’s commitment to regulatory compliance and security across its digital finance solutions.
Tamara raised fresh asset-backed funding facility from major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Apollo funds.
Unified QR payment infrastructure helps international trading partners to avoid all the unpleasant aspects of fragmented cross-border payment systems. For China and Indonesia, UnionPay International aims to facilitate the task.
Mastercard’s Agent Pay solution, unveiled in April, will soon debut globally, with Citi and US Bank customers being the first to test AI-enabled shopping features.
Most of the payment service providers are already actively using payment orchestration, or at least considering using this technology to enhance flexibility, routing intelligence, and global reach for merchants. What happens when AI agents come into play, and how agentic orchestration differs from payment orchestration? Let’s find out.
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