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Blockchain & Crypto

Thailand to Pilot Crypto-Baht Payments for Tourists

Thailand officials have announced an 18-month pilot programme that will enable tourists to convert crypto into local fiat –bahts, and pay to local businesses.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Routable Taps FedNow to Expand Instant Payments to More U.S. Banks

Leveraging the FedNow system along the firm’s existing Real-Time Payments (RTP) infrastructure allows Routable customers to send instant payments to about 85% of U.S. banks, including small and regional institutions.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Scales Click to Pay in Asia Pacific with Major Payment Partners

Visa is accelerating seamless digital checkout in the Asia Pacific region through new Click to Pay partnerships, including 2C2P, Adyen, AsiaPay, and Worldpay.

Fintech & Ecommerce

PayLaterr & Experian Partnership Combines Fraud Protection with Smarter Spending Insights

The collaboration with Experian will improve fraud prevention on PayLaterr platform and use alternative financial data like rent, utility, and subscription payments to give consumers better budgeting tools.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Survey Reveals AI Agents Set to Dominate SEA Organizations by 2026

86% of Southeast Asian firms are set to adopt AI agents within a year, with half of them having already deployed the technology.

Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto Payments Firm Mesh Lands Fresh Funding Led by PayPal & Coinbase — Total Raised Now Tops $130M

The new funding round marks the second time Mesh has received substantial backing from PayPal, with total investments secured over a dozen venture fundraising events now surpassing $130 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bumper Secures €9.4M to Grow Car Repair BNPL Services Across Europe

British BNPL scale-up, Bumper from Sheffield, is one of the fintechs which illustrate that targeting specific niche pain points (unexpected car repair bills) can be as successful as taking a generalized approach to financial services.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen Delivers Strong Growth in Challenging Market But Still Loses Market Value

The global payments platform Adyen posted €1.09B in revenue (+20% YoY) and €543.7M EBITDA (+28% YoY), driven by deeper enterprise customer relationships, expanding issuing volumes, and strong operational discipline.

Blockchain & Crypto

Payoneer Taps Citi Blockchain for Instant Global Money Transfers

In a move that underscores its commitment to modernizing financial infrastructure, Payoneer partnered with Citi to implement real-time, blockchain-powered treasury transfers using Citi Token Services.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Payit by NatWest Teams Up with Prommt to Simplify Payments for Businesses

This integration delivers a faster, more secure, and cost-effective way for businesses to collect payments, combining Payit instant, card-free bank transfers with Prommt smart payment orchestration.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds Turns Everyday Shops Into Instant Cash Deposit Points

Lloyds is modernising legacy cash deposits so they work in a cash-lite, mobile-first world, making banking more embedded in everyday life with in-app barcode cash deposit scanning at PayPoint stores.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe Customers to Accept Pix Payments Via EBANX Partnership

Stripe merchants just gained a competitive edge in Brazil’s booming digital economy, empowered with Pix payments, used by 93% of Brazilian adults, through EBANX.

Blockchain & Crypto

MiCAR-Approved Crypto Launchpad Decubate Secures EU Green Light

Dutch crypto launchpad Decubate has become one of the first platforms in the EU to secure full MiCAR approval, allowing it to run legally compliant token fundraising.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Akurateco & Whitepay Partner to Enable Crypto Payouts

Whitepay secure infrastructure will provide Akurateco customers with access to the expanding crypto currency payments ecosystem.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Thunes & Ontop Enable Instant Global Payouts for Freelancers and Remote Teams

Freelancers and employees working in remote settings will benefit from the new real-time payment infrastructure brought by Thunes and Ontop.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Launches Cybersecurity Advisory Services

Visa will help organizations assess, improve, and manage their cybersecurity practices, offering assistance with the risk gap analysis, roadmap development, compliance, response planning, and more.