Ant to Pilot Card-Based Agentic AI Payments
Ant Group’s global merchant payments powerhouse unit, Antom, has made a foray into agentic payments, enabling AI agents to initiate and complete transactions on users’ behalf.
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Fintech Giant Revolut Deepens Ties with Google Cloud in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
Revolut has a strategic plan to deploy Google Cloud’s expansive infrastructure across all segments of its operations, starting from back-end systems to the user-facing app.
JPMorgan Sets Sights on Europe’s Digital Banking Future With 2026 Germany Launch
By choosing Germany for its 2026 retail banking debut, JPMorgan signals confidence in Europe’s largest economy as the next frontier for digital finance.
Airwallex Acquires OpenPay, Adds Billing to Automate Customer Revenue
Airwallex’s acquisition of OpenPay combines global payments infrastructure with advanced subscription and usage-based billing tools, giving businesses a unified, multicurrency platform to scale recurring revenue and simplify cross-border commerce.
Kite AI Bags $18M From PayPal, General Catalyst
Over two dozen prominent investors, including PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst, 8VC, and Samsung Next, have placed their bets on an AI-driven startup, Kite AI, focused on agentic AI payment and e-commerce infrastructure.
Stripe Expands in Japan With Terminal for Unified Commerce
Stripe launched its Terminal service in Japan, complemented by new cellular-enabled readers and integrations with local methods like PayPay and WeChat Pay, to simplify payments and reconciliation across online and in-store channels.
Trump-Backed Bitcoin Company Debuts on Nasdaq as New Crypto Token Lifts Family Wealth by $5B
This week has brought two crypto-related events linked to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s family: while a new WLFI crypto token has already boosted family wealth by roughly $5 billion, another Bitcoin venture is just starting its trading on Nasdaq.
Thunes Partners With Ripple to Streamline Global Money Movement Over Blockchain Rails
Thunes Direct Global Network will leverage Ripple’s blockchain-powered payments solutions to make cross-border payments more accessible and efficient.
Klarna Expands Debit-First Card Offering to EU
The Klarna Card is debit-by-default, so purchases are settled immediately from the user’s funds, while the benefits of Klarna’s flexible repayment options still remain.
TrueLayer Enhances Poland’s Instant Payment Ecosystem
One of Europe’s fastest-growing payment networks, TrueLayer, will complement the existing BLIK solution in the instant transaction market of Poland.
SEA Shoppers Prefer Digital Wallets for Cross-Border Shopping
Mobile wallets are now the payment method of choice across Southeast Asia, with 83% of Indonesian shoppers and 80% of Malaysians opting for them when making international purchases.
YC-Backed Munify Raises $3M to Build Cross-Border Neobank for Egyptians Abroad
Munify, a Y Combinator Summer 2025 startup founded by ex-Microsoft and Uber engineer Khalid Ashmawy, has raised $3 million in seed funding to make remittances faster and cheaper while giving residents in Egypt access to U.S. banking services.
Finastra and Circle Unlock Cross-Border Settlement with Stablecoins
The collaboration between Finastra and Circle allows financial institutions to experiment with and roll out new stablecoin payment models that merge blockchain innovation with the reliability and reach of traditional banking.
Estonian Startup Creem Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Promote Financial OS for AI-Native Businesses
Tallinn-based fintech Creem helps AI-driven startups scale, handle payments and taxes, and automate financial workflows.
Mastercard Shares Insights on How Practical Tech Turns Users into Active Customers
A study conducted by Mastercard and RCBC reveals that access to payment-enabled devices does not automatically translate into active financial participation. What practical tech aspects do drive financial inclusion then?
XBD Group and Levl Expand Global Payment Access with High-Speed Settlement
The collaboration between Levl and XBD Group is designed to improve global cross-border payments, making them faster, more affordable, and easily scalable.
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