Fintech & Ecommerce - page 26

Splitit Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, Opening Door to AI‑Driven Installment Payments
News

Splitit Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, Opening Door to AI‑Driven Installment Payments

Payments and fintech company Splitit, focused on BNPL and flexible payments, recently announced that it is supporting the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI commerce championed by Google and a group of major retailers and technology partners.

Airwallex Launches Yield Accounts in the U.S., Supercharging Business Payments With Interest-Earning Balances
News

Airwallex Launches Yield Accounts in the U.S., Supercharging Business Payments With Interest-Earning Balances

Global payments and financial platform Airwallex has expanded its treasury management capabilities with a new feature for U.S. customers that allows businesses to earn yield on idle balances held within its payments infrastructure.

Robinhood Unveils $695 Platinum Credit Card Made With Real Platinum to Target Affluent Users
News

Robinhood Unveils $695 Platinum Credit Card Made With Real Platinum to Target Affluent Users

The trading and financial services platform Robinhood has introduced a new premium credit card plated with real platinum, marking its latest effort to expand beyond retail trading and compete in the high-end credit card market.

Women in Fintech: Progress, Persistence, and the Path Ahead
Articles

Women in Fintech: Progress, Persistence, and the Path Ahead

As the world marks International Women’s Day 2026, the fintech sector finds itself at a crossroads: celebrated for its innovation and disruption, yet still grappling with deep-rooted gender imbalances that limit its true potential. The numbers tell a clear story and so do the women working within the industry.

OpenAI Quietly Scales Back Direct Checkout Plans for ChatGPT
News

OpenAI Quietly Scales Back Direct Checkout Plans for ChatGPT

AI shopping vision where ChatGPT gets a direct checkout button, performing the role of an agentic gateway, faces merchant, consumer, and technical headwinds

How RBI’s New Biometric Verification Rules Will Change Online Shopping: Guide for Fintech Developers
Articles

How RBI’s New Biometric Verification Rules Will Change Online Shopping: Guide for Fintech Developers

India’s digital payments landscape is about to undergo its most significant security overhaul in years. The Reserve Bank of India’s “Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions Directions, 2025,” effective April 1, 2026, replaces a decade of SMS OTP dependency with a flexible, biometric-ready framework that will reshape how every online checkout works. For fintech developers, […]

Nexi Sets Course for €2.4 Billion Cash Generation and Sustained Dividend Growth Through 2028
News

Nexi Sets Course for €2.4 Billion Cash Generation and Sustained Dividend Growth Through 2028

Nexi, Europe’s leading PayTech company, unveiled its 2026–2028 strategic plan at Capital Markets Day in Milan, targeting approximately €2.4 billion in total excess cash generation over the three-year period, a proposed dividend of €350 million (€0.30 dividend per share, corresponding to ~9% dividend yield), and a return to mid-single-digit revenue growth by 2028.

3S Money Expands European Footprint with French IBANs and New Paris Office
News

3S Money Expands European Footprint with French IBANs and New Paris Office

3S Money launches local French IBAN accounts just as it opens Paris office to accelerate European growth

The 6th Edition of Africa Fintech Forum 2026 Confirms Strong Regulatory Leadership and Industry-Leading Speaker & Sponsor Line-Up
News

The 6th Edition of Africa Fintech Forum 2026 Confirms Strong Regulatory Leadership and Industry-Leading Speaker & Sponsor Line-Up

Power Speakers, Sponsors, and Partners Reinforce Credibility of South Africa’s Premier Digital Finance Platform Africa Fintech Forum 2026

SBC Summit Malta 2026 Rolls Out Dual-Structure Agenda Merging Strategy and Practice
News

SBC Summit Malta 2026 Rolls Out Dual-Structure Agenda Merging Strategy and Practice

SBC Summit Malta 2026 will redefine the conference experience through a blend of strategy and practice, with the closing day devoted exclusively to workshops.

Seasonal BNPL Surge in South Africa: Consumers Turn to Flexible Payments After Bonuses and Ahead of Winter Spending
News

Seasonal BNPL Surge in South Africa: Consumers Turn to Flexible Payments After Bonuses and Ahead of Winter Spending

South African consumers are increasingly turning to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services during a surprising time of the year: just after receiving their annual bonuses. New insights from Payflex reveal that a significant share of BNPL purchases occurs in February and March, highlighting how consumers strategically use short-term financing tools to balance responsible debt […]

Top 20 Fintech Startups by Funding Raised: February 2026
Articles

Top 20 Fintech Startups by Funding Raised: February 2026

The global fintech sector continues to attract significant investor interest in 2026, as startups building the future of digital banking, payments, embedded finance, and AI-driven financial services secure major funding rounds. In February 2026, venture capital flowed into a diverse set of fintech innovators from next-generation payment platforms and crypto infrastructure providers to lending, wealthtech, […]

What We Know About the X Money Beta App Today
Articles

What We Know About the X Money Beta App Today

The launch of X Money, a payments and financial services platform integrated into the social network X Corp., is one of the most ambitious moves to transform the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, and spearheaded by Elon Musk, into a fully integrated “everything app” combining communication, commerce, and financial services.

UPI in Europe and the UAE: How India’s Payment System Is Becoming a Global Standard in 2026
Articles

UPI in Europe and the UAE: How India’s Payment System Is Becoming a Global Standard in 2026

By 2026, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has done something no private fintech ever managed: turned a domestic public infrastructure into a quietly expanding international standard. Here’s what’s happening — and where Indians can already pay with UPI abroad.

Nexi Upgrades Agentic Commerce Capabilities
News

Nexi Upgrades Agentic Commerce Capabilities

Nexi Group launches Model Context Protocol (MCP) to power secure agentic commerce across Europe, enabling automated payments workflows for AI agents.

Western Union and Sasai Fintech Launch New International Money Transfer App for South Africa, Expanding Digital Remittance Access
News

Western Union and Sasai Fintech Launch New International Money Transfer App for South Africa, Expanding Digital Remittance Access

Western Union has partnered with Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, to launch a new international money transfer mobile app designed specifically for consumers in South Africa.

Fintech & Ecommerce