Small and medium-sized enterprises across Asia Pacific are adopting digital tools, new payment methods and artificial intelligence at a fast pace, according to Mastercard’s newly released Dreamonomics Report. But the same businesses driving this technology adoption are also asking for something simpler: fewer disconnected systems and more unified ways to run their operations.
Belgian payment provider Payworld is expanding Wero acceptance into physical stores, allowing customers to pay by scanning a Wero QR code displayed directly on a payment terminal.
The PAY360 Awards has today revealed the shortlist for 2026, and it is the strongest the awards have seen in nearly two decades. Record entries. Household names alongside fast-moving challengers. A field that reflects exactly what the payments industry looks like right now: competitive, innovative and showing no signs of slowing down.
Money20/20 Middle East closed its active three-day run in Riyadh this week, bringing the fintech community a set of regulatory announcements from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), a new unicorn in the Kingdom’s payments sector, and cross-border card interoperability with Qatar.
PayPal’s decision to add Pix to checkout for small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil reflects how deeply the payment method is now embedded in the country’s commerce. According to Central Bank data cited by PayPal, more than 170 million individuals, representing over 90% of Brazil’s adult population, have already used Pix.
Nubank has entered the US market, rolling out a suite of deposit products through a sponsor bank and struck partnership with Sygnum for crypto accounts.
A well-known digital bank is now the target of one of the largest ransom demands ever made in cryptocurrency, after criminals tricked it into handing over sensitive customer records. The attackers say they will keep leaking that data publicly, piece by piece, until they are paid. UPD: Revolut denies any criminal groups contacting them directly.
Before agentic commerce becomes routine, someone has to answer a basic question: how does a bank or merchant know that AI agent initiating transaction is trustworthy and really acting on your behalf? Three of the biggest names in global payments industry are looking for a joint solution.
Traditional credit scoring and lending practices have long disadvantaged a significant share of the population. Thankfully, alternative lending services are helping more people access credit options in these critical times when the affordability of daily purchases is decreasing.
Businesses are increasingly connecting to multiple payment providers to protect transactions from outages, but many have yet to develop the automated routing and control needed for full payment orchestration, according to new research from RS2.
Worldline has become one of the first payment providers in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
The UK payments industry broadly supports the government’s National Payments Vision, but new research shows limited confidence that the programme will be delivered smoothly.
Fintech Meetup announced the launch of Fintech Meetup Europe, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, 6-8 October 2026. The event will bring together 2,500+ attendees, including 650+ hosted buyers from banks, financial institutions, retailers, and merchants, alongside fintech innovators, investors, and ecosystem leaders from across Europe and beyond.
Silverflow, a cloud-native card payment processing platform, has partnered with Griner, a Cyprus-based payments processor, to support the latter’s expansion across European markets. The companies said the partnership follows an initial launch in Cyprus, where transaction volumes have increased month on month as more merchants have joined the platform.
Public sector payments do not tend to generate a lot of buzz in the payments industry, they certainly don’t command the same attention that AI, stablecoins or the latest in retail payments innovation might. Despite this, almost £188 billion flows through the public sector ecosystem a year, that’s comparable to the total welfare budget allocated […]
Mastercard has launched Wallet Pay, a global portfolio of solutions designed to connect digital wallets to its worldwide payments network.
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