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Ant International Launches Open-Source Agentic Mobile Protocol, Targeting 4.4 Billion Digital Wallet Users
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Ant International Launches Open-Source Agentic Mobile Protocol, Targeting 4.4 Billion Digital Wallet Users

Ant International announced the launch of the Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP), an open-source framework designed to enable AI-driven payments across mobile services, including digital wallets, banking apps, and super apps.

SUNRATE Secures Bank Negara Malaysia Class B Licence, Enabling Regulated Money Remittance Services
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SUNRATE Secures Bank Negara Malaysia Class B Licence, Enabling Regulated Money Remittance Services

SUNRATE has obtained regulatory approval in Malaysia, marking a key step in its expansion of cross-border payment services in Southeast Asia.

How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe
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How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe

India’s Unified Payments Interface has long been celebrated as one of the most successful real-time payment infrastructures ever built. Meanwhile, many countries across the globe are noticing the convenience of Credit Line on UPI framework, which allows banks to extend pre-approved credit directly through the UPI stack, letting consumers spend borrowed funds as seamlessly as […]

Goldman Sachs Backs Mission-Driven Startup Kashable Fighting America’s Affordability Crisis With $60M
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Goldman Sachs Backs Mission-Driven Startup Kashable Fighting America’s Affordability Crisis With $60M

Goldman Sachs Alternatives led a $60 million Series C funding round in Kashable, as part of its impact investing strategy.

Nexi Brings Wero to German E-Commerce: 53 Million Users Can Now Pay at BAUR, Quelle and Bünting
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Nexi Brings Wero to German E-Commerce: 53 Million Users Can Now Pay at BAUR, Quelle and Bünting

Europe’s PayTech Nexi has integrated Wero, the homegrown European payment method, into German online retail. The first merchants (BAUR, Quelle and Bünting) are already on board.

Mangopay Research: 85% of UK Payment Firms Still Rely on Manual Reconciliation Despite AI Hype
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Mangopay Research: 85% of UK Payment Firms Still Rely on Manual Reconciliation Despite AI Hype

Global payments infrastructure company Mangopay has revealed a striking gap between industry rhetoric and reality: despite years of investment in AI and digital transformation, the majority of UK businesses processing high volumes of transactions remain stuck in manual, fragmented, and low-visibility payment operations.

Worldline Names Stefaan D’Hoore Chief Risk Officer, Adding 20+ Years of Global Payments Expertise to Executive Team
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Worldline Names Stefaan D’Hoore Chief Risk Officer, Adding 20+ Years of Global Payments Expertise to Executive Team

Worldline, leading European payment service provider, has appointed Stefaan D’Hoore as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer (second line of defence). D’Hoore joins the Group Executive Committee and will report directly to CEO Pierre-Antoine Vacheron.

Alipay Expands Agentic AI Payment Suite With Business-Facing Transaction Processing Product to Help 16M OPCs Thrive in the Agentic Economy
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Alipay Expands Agentic AI Payment Suite With Business-Facing Transaction Processing Product to Help 16M OPCs Thrive in the Agentic Economy

AI payment processing product from Alipay is part of the firm’s AI Pay offering. It enables businesses of all sizes, including One Person Companies (OPCs) that account for 30% of all enterprises in the Chinese mainland, to receive agentic payments seamlessly when autonomous AI agents, including OpenClaw-type agents, purchase their services or products.

Adyen Buys Talon.One in a €750M Real-Time Decisioning Deal
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Adyen Buys Talon.One in a €750M Real-Time Decisioning Deal

Having a meaningful overlap with the Adyen merchant base, Talon.One platform for loyalty and e-commerce incentives will serve as a solid real-time insight foundation for Adyen’s Unified Commerce strategy.

Capital Markets Are Scaling Faster Than the Systems That Support Them
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Capital Markets Are Scaling Faster Than the Systems That Support Them

By Trevor Vick, CEO of UMIP, Inc. There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of today’s capital markets. Trillions of dollars are flowing into AI infrastructure, data centers, and public works at a pace that would have seemed extraordinary just a few years ago. Transaction volumes are breaking records. Securitization structures are growing more […]

The International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan Will be Held in Tashkent for the Sixth Time
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The International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan Will be Held in Tashkent for the Sixth Time

The International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan will be held in Tashkent on May 19-20, 2026. It is the largest event in Central Asia dedicated to the digital transformation of public services, the financial sector, payments infrastructure, and the development of the fintech ecosystem.

myTU and E100 to Issue 50,000 Embedded Visa Business Cards Across European Logistics Fleets
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myTU and E100 to Issue 50,000 Embedded Visa Business Cards Across European Logistics Fleets

Digital banking platform myTU has partnered with E100, one of Europe’s larger fuel card and mobility services providers, to embed business banking and Visa payment cards directly into E100’s client portal for transport companies operating across the continent.

Nexi and Visa Launch Managed Card Issuing Partnership in Germany With Over 300 Bank Clients Potential
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Nexi and Visa Launch Managed Card Issuing Partnership in Germany With Over 300 Bank Clients Potential

European payments technology company Nexi has struck a long-term agreement with Visa to bring fully managed card issuing services to German banks, offering institutions a way to modernize their card programs without taking on additional operational complexity.

Banma Intelligence and Alipay Bring Voice-Activated Payments to Car Cockpits, Targeting 69 OEM Partners
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Banma Intelligence and Alipay Bring Voice-Activated Payments to Car Cockpits, Targeting 69 OEM Partners

Chinese automotive OS company Banma Intelligence and Alipay have jointly launched an in-car payments system that lets drivers buy tickets, book hotels, and order food using voice commands without needing their smartphones.

ABHI Partners with Federal Exchange to Reach UAE’s 8.5 Million Expatriates with Real-Time Cross-Border Payments
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ABHI Partners with Federal Exchange to Reach UAE’s 8.5 Million Expatriates with Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Pakistani neobank and SME lender ABHI has teamed up with Federal Exchange, a UAE-based currency exchange and remittance provider, to offer faster digital cross-border payments services to individuals and businesses across the region.

From 3DS to Click to Pay: How Acquirers Stay Competitive When the Stack Keeps Changing
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From 3DS to Click to Pay: How Acquirers Stay Competitive When the Stack Keeps Changing

By Ivan Vukelikj, Product Manager Payment and Identity, G+D Netcetera The acquiring business has never been easy. But for most of the last decade, the core technology decisions were relatively stable: support the card networks, implement 3-D Secure, manage chargebacks, keep fraud low. That chapter has now come to an end.

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