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Global Travel Boom in 2025 Signals Major Opportunity and Challenge for Payment Professionals
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Global Travel Boom in 2025 Signals Major Opportunity and Challenge for Payment Professionals

Global tourism is surging with over 1.1 billion international trips in the first nine months of 2025 as the industry charts new post-pandemic records. This trend brings important implications for payment systems and professionals worldwide.

Beyond Transactions: The Strategic Role of Payment Gateways in Indonesia Fintech Growth
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Beyond Transactions: The Strategic Role of Payment Gateways in Indonesia Fintech Growth

Payment gateways streamline e-commerce expansion in Indonesia, enhancing transparency, boosting merchants’ revenues, and promoting financial inclusion. As a result, the local fintech sector is flourishing, with some of the payment gateway providers turning unicorns and attracting major VC funding. 

Orange Money & Visa Expand Digital Payments for Financial Inclusion in Africa
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Orange Money & Visa Expand Digital Payments for Financial Inclusion in Africa

Orange Money and Visa launch a virtual Visa card that expands secure online payments for millions of mobile users across Africa and the Middle East.

From UPI to BNPL: Behind the Curtains of India Payment Gateway Revolution
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From UPI to BNPL: Behind the Curtains of India Payment Gateway Revolution

India payment gateway transformation is one of the most significant success stories in global fintech. Boasting an inclusive, fast and efficient digital finance sector, India is a vivid illustration of payment technology development contributing to the economic growth and society’s well-being. 

Bank of America’s AI-Powered CashPro Forecasting Saves Clients 250,000 Hours Amid Market Volatility
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Bank of America’s AI-Powered CashPro Forecasting Saves Clients 250,000 Hours Amid Market Volatility

Bank of America has reported that its AI-driven CashPro Forecasting tool helped clients save over 250,000 hours in 2025, highlighting the growing role of automation in smarter, faster treasury decision-making.

LuLu Exchange and ABHI Unite to Boost Financial Access for UAE Expat Workers
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LuLu Exchange and ABHI Unite to Boost Financial Access for UAE Expat Workers

A new partnership between LuLu Exchange and ABHI is set to transform how expatriate workers in the UAE access, manage, and send their earnings across borders.

South Africa’s Digital Commerce Set for Strong 2026 Despite Global Trade Pressures
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South Africa’s Digital Commerce Set for Strong 2026 Despite Global Trade Pressures

South African payment and logistics leaders predict a strong year ahead for local digital commerce in 2026, even as global exporters brace for tariff-related volatility.

Swiipr and Google Launch Instantly Provisioned Digital Compensation Card for Airline Passengers
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Swiipr and Google Launch Instantly Provisioned Digital Compensation Card for Airline Passengers

Swiipr has partnered with Google to launch the world’s first instantly provisioned digital compensation card, enabling disrupted airline passengers to access mobile payouts within seconds without downloading an app.

Mondu Secures €100M Boost from J.P. Morgan Payments to Accelerate Europe-Wide B2B Payments Expansion
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Mondu Secures €100M Boost from J.P. Morgan Payments to Accelerate Europe-Wide B2B Payments Expansion

Mondu has secured a €100 million debt facility and a strategic collaboration with J.P. Morgan Payments, marking a major step in advancing flexible B2B payment solutions across Europe.

UK SMEs Face Rising Costs as Consumers Fear Messing Up Payments
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UK SMEs Face Rising Costs as Consumers Fear Messing Up Payments

Many UK shoppers are abandoning payments due to anxiety over making mistakes, which brings financial losses to local SMEs, new research from Tink, a Visa Solution, reveals.

Airwallex Raises $330 Million Series G at $8 Billion Valuation, Eyes U.S. Expansion
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Airwallex Raises $330 Million Series G at $8 Billion Valuation, Eyes U.S. Expansion

Airwallex secures $330 million in Series G funding, reinforcing its position as a global fintech leader and establishing San Francisco as a second headquarters.

Worldline Exits Swedish Platform CoreOrchestration in Strategic Portfolio Shift
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Worldline Exits Swedish Platform CoreOrchestration in Strategic Portfolio Shift

Worldline’s sale of its Swedish payments platform CoreOrchestration marks a significant strategic move as the company sharpens its focus on core businesses and operational resilience.

Socure Expands Into Real-Time BNPL Credit With Strategic Acquisition of Qlarifi
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Socure Expands Into Real-Time BNPL Credit With Strategic Acquisition of Qlarifi

Socure has taken a major step toward redefining digital identity and credit decisioning with its acquisition of Qlarifi, the first real-time BNPL consumer credit database.

ASEAN SHOP 2026 Launches in Malaysia, Showcasing Retail Technology and Fintech Innovations
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ASEAN SHOP 2026 Launches in Malaysia, Showcasing Retail Technology and Fintech Innovations

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Following its successful edition in Thailand, ASEAN SHOP 2026 will take place from 10–12 September 2026 at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur. This year’s event will bring together 300+ exhibitors, attract 30,000+ professional visitors, and span 30,000+ sq.m of exhibition area, making it one of the region’s most influential showcases for retail and […]

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