Stripe to Acquire Parafin, Embedded Lender Serving 60K SMBs
Stripe built its name on moving money. Its latest deal is about lending it.
Fintech & Ecommerce
Samsung Pay: Key Features and Availability
Let’s find out what Samsung Pay is and how to use it
Zilch Eyes 2027 London IPO at $2B Valuation, Talks With Banks to Begin
London-based payments firm Zilch is leaning towards a listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company is preparing a potential IPO and is expected to open talks with banks in the coming weeks.
Nubank Denies Reports It Is Pursuing Monzo Acquisition
Nu Holdings, the parent company of Nubank, has officially denied media reports that it is pursuing a transaction with UK digital bank Monzo.
Airwallex Reworks Business Accounts for Agentic Finance
Managing money across several companies, currencies and bank accounts can become a full-time job if goes unautomated. Airwallex is now trying to make that process easier with AI agents.
Bradesco Completes First HKD Pilot Payment on BofA Cross-Border RTP
Brazil’s Bradesco bank has completed the first pilot transaction on Bank of America’s new cross-border real-time payments (RTP) solution. International transfers remain one of the slowest and most cumbersome parts of the payments landscape, and the test is an early attempt to speed them up without changing how banks send them.
Getnet & Nayax to Bring Integrated Payments to Unattended Commerce in LatAm and Iberia
Getnet and Nayax have announced a global strategic partnership. The agreement will let operators of vending machines, electric-vehicle chargers, self-service kiosks and other automated businesses use Nayax’s payment technology together with Getnet’s local acquiring network.
Nubank in Early-Stage Talks to Buy Monzo for Over $10.6B
Brazilian fintech powerhouse Nubank is quietly weighing a takeover of UK challenger Monzo in a blockbuster deal that could value the London-based digital bank at as much as $10.6 billion.
Bank of America Expands AskGPS With Three New Tools
Bank of America has launched AskGPS Intelligence Hub. It is a set of tools to facilitate decision-making for corporate staff in its Global Payments Solutions (GPS) unit.
Revolut Pay with Smile: How Face Scan Payments Work
Revolut has recently introduced facial recognition payment service Pay with Smile. That tool lets customers pay for purchases in physical stores without a phone, bank card or wallet. The service is integrated into Revolut Register, the company’s point-of-sale (POS) system for businesses.
iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong
Powered by AWS, the one-day Hackathon will challenge students and professionals to build AI-powered solutions for financial services, with the Top 7 teams progressing to iFX EXPO Asia 2026.
Sygnum’s Thomas Frei Says AI Agents Should Inform, Not Act, on Material Transactions
“The agent should make people faster and better informed, not become the party that acts,” believes Thomas Frei, Head of AI and Data Analytics at Sygnum. In which context does it apply: reveals PaySpace Magazine interview.
Danske Bank and Mastercard Complete Denmark’s First AI Agent Payment
Danske Bank and Mastercard have completed Denmark’s first payment in which an AI agent carried out both the purchase and the payment on behalf of a consumer, marking an early live test of agentic commerce inside a regulated Nordic bank.
Amazon Blocks Meta Muse AI Agent From Shopping on Its Platform
Amazon has cut off Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com, deepening an industry-wide standoff over who controls the customer relationship as AI agents purchase on consumers’ behalf.
Alternative to Banks: 5 Mobile Wallets for Developing Countries
Mobile wallets help to convert cash into digital money without depending on banks
Huawei Prompts Banks to Own Their AI With Fintelligent Launch
Huawei has launched a new AI platform for banks to own their artificial intelligence (AI) stack.
