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.
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 Group launches Model Context Protocol (MCP) to power secure agentic commerce across Europe, enabling automated payments workflows for AI agents.
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.
Latin America’s largest digital bank entered 2026 with fresh momentum. In late February, Reuters reported that Nubank closed 2025 with approximately 131 million customers, marking roughly 15% year-over-year growth, alongside a 50% rise in quarterly net profit. The results reflect not only continued dominance in Brazil but sustained expansion in Mexico and Colombia — the […]
En 2020, cuando el Banco Central de Brasil lanzó Pix — su sistema de pagos instantáneos gratuito y disponible las 24 horas, pocos imaginaban que en menos de seis años se convertiría en uno de los experimentos de política monetaria más relevantes del siglo XXI. Hoy, con más de 160 millones de usuarios activos y […]
PIX rewrote the rules in Brazil, SPEI holds firm in Mexico, and OXXO still helps 50 million unbanked consumers shop online with cash. We break down how six competing payment ecosystems are shaping the most dynamic payments market on the planet.
What Is MPE? The Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, universally known as MPE, is Europe’s leading annual gathering dedicated to merchant payments. Held in Berlin, it brings together the full payments value chain: merchants, bank acquirers, payment service providers, card schemes, fintechs, regulators, and startups. The event’s defining characteristic is its merchant-centric philosophy: unlike most financial […]
Merchants using Paystack in South Africa can now accept instant bank payments through Capitec Bank’s Capitec Pay, expanding real-time payment options for online businesses in the country.
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, has enabled the first Wero online payment transaction in Belgium. This breakthrough comes as Belgium becomes the second European market, after Germany, to support Wero for eCommerce payments following its official launch in the country. The transaction was completed for the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders (Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen), […]
The 25th Connected Banking Summit – West Africa | Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 concluded successfully at the prestigious Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra, marking a historic Silver Jubilee Edition and celebrating 25 impactful editions of shaping banking innovation across Africa.
The strategic AI agent collaboration combines Google Cloud’s advanced AI and data infrastructure with Nexi Group’s extensive European payment network and acquiring expertise.
New report reveals 90.6% of executives now prioritize financial inclusion while Southeast Asia emerges as the region’s top expansion target
Visa is set to play a major role in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of SoftBank-backed payments platform PayPay, joining global investors as an anchor investor ahead of the company’s planned Nasdaq listing. The move underscores Visa’s strategic commitment to expanding its global footprint in digital payments and fintech markets.
CaixaBank has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) agent inside its mobile app that assists customers in selecting and purchasing financial products, marking a notable advance in the use of generative AI in mainstream European retail banking.
Network International has signed a multi-year processing agreement with Al Seraj Islamic Bank (SIB), marking a new step in the development of Libya’s digital payments infrastructure.
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