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Ebury Launches Mobile App for Managing Global Cash Flows
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ebury Launches Mobile App for Managing Global Cash Flows

A new mobile app from Ebury gives businesses direct control over global cash flow, FX conversions, and payment approvals.

EMS Rebrands as Kurv, Introducing a Simplified Payments Platform for Small Businesses
Fintech & Ecommerce

EMS Rebrands as Kurv, Introducing a Simplified Payments Platform for Small Businesses

Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS) has rebranded as Kurv, reflecting its transformation and focus on delivering faster, more flexible payment solutions for small businesses.

COP30: Development Banks Reaffirm Climate Finance Commitments and Pledge New Adaptation Funding
Finance & Economics

COP30: Development Banks Reaffirm Climate Finance Commitments and Pledge New Adaptation Funding

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have reaffirmed their commitment to mobilising greater climate finance, pledging to expand innovative funding mechanisms to strengthen climate adaptation and resilience in developing nations.

Trulioo Introduces Credit Decisioning to Enhance Business Risk Insights and Streamline Onboarding
Fintech & Ecommerce

Trulioo Introduces Credit Decisioning to Enhance Business Risk Insights and Streamline Onboarding

As global business onboarding faces increasing regulatory pressure and sophisticated fraud, Trulioo is adding real-time credit and risk decisioning and insights to its identity platform, giving enterprises a more complete picture of potential partners before transactions begin.

Visa Direct Stablecoin Payouts Pilot Speeds Up Access to Funds for Creators & Gig Workers
Blockchain & Crypto

Visa Direct Stablecoin Payouts Pilot Speeds Up Access to Funds for Creators & Gig Workers

Businesses using Visa Direct can still fund payouts in fiat currency, while recipients, including creators, freelancers, and gig economy workers, can choose to receive funds in stablecoin assets, allowing faster access to earnings.

Bueno Launches Visa Card for Foreign Homeowners in Spain
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bueno Launches Visa Card for Foreign Homeowners in Spain

The new Bueno Visa card is designed to make managing expenses and payments in Spain easier for international property owners — a segment that often faces challenges with traditional banking options and cross-border transactions.

Germany Pilots Quantum-Secure ID Cards in Major Public-Private Initiative
Science & Technology

Germany Pilots Quantum-Secure ID Cards in Major Public-Private Initiative

Germany has unveiled a national initiative to develop quantum-resistant electronic ID cards, marking a critical milestone in safeguarding digital identities against future quantum threats.

Spreedly Expands into Brazil’s $378 Billion E-Commerce Market Through Pix Integration
Fintech & Ecommerce

Spreedly Expands into Brazil’s $378 Billion E-Commerce Market Through Pix Integration

Spreedly, the US-based payments orchestration platform, is deepening its reach in Latin America by enabling e-commerce merchants worldwide to tap into Brazil booming digital economy through Pix, the country’s instant payments system that has redefined online commerce, now supporting Brazil’s payment innovations, Pix Automático and NuPay, through a partnership with Latin-American fintech player EBANX.

Standard Chartered Supports DCS Stablecoin Card, Highlighting Institutional Push into Tokenised Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Standard Chartered Supports DCS Stablecoin Card, Highlighting Institutional Push into Tokenised Payments

The emerging stablecoin and crypto bank card model, illustrated by collaboration between Standard Chartered and DCS, signals an evolution in card‑funding sources, where digital‑asset‑backed accounts can coexist with fiat deposits, potentially reshaping the revenue and cost structure of payment ecosystems.

SUNRATE and FXC Intelligence Highlight How AI and Stablecoins Are Reshaping B2B Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

SUNRATE and FXC Intelligence Highlight How AI and Stablecoins Are Reshaping B2B Payments

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, SUNRATE, a global payment and treasury management platform, released a new white paper co-developed with FXC Intelligence, titled “AI and Stablecoins’ Transformation of the Global B2B Payments Experience.” The report explores how artificial intelligence (AI), stablecoins, and blockchain are accelerating the evolution of global business payments and treasury operations.

ST Engineering Introduces Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Tools for Financial Institutions
Fintech & Ecommerce

ST Engineering Introduces Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Tools for Financial Institutions

As quantum computing moves closer to practical reality, the global cybersecurity community is racing to prepare for a new era of cryptographic risk. At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, ST Engineering joined this effort, unveiling new quantum-safe solutions designed to help financial institutions and critical infrastructure operators strengthen their defences before quantum threats emerge.

One Inc’s ClaimsPay Powers Mutual Benefit Group’s Drive to Modernize the Insurance Payment Experience
Fintech & Ecommerce

One Inc’s ClaimsPay Powers Mutual Benefit Group’s Drive to Modernize the Insurance Payment Experience

Mutual Benefit Group is transforming the insurance claims experience by giving policyholders faster, more flexible payment options, harnessing One Inc’s ClaimsPay platform to bring digital-first convenience to one of the industry’s most critical touchpoints.

Coinbase Rolls Out UK Savings Product and Shelves Major Stablecoin Acquisition: Strategic Shift Signals Evolving Focus
Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Rolls Out UK Savings Product and Shelves Major Stablecoin Acquisition: Strategic Shift Signals Evolving Focus

Coinbase new hybrid operations model in the UK could pressure other exchanges and crypto wallet providers to offer similar regulated savings capabilities, while the collapse of the BVNK deal could raise questions about valuation, timing, and regulatory risk for stablecoin infrastructure acquisitions.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Upgrades Digital Green Finance Tool for Global Use
Fintech & Ecommerce

European Investment Bank (EIB) Group Upgrades Digital Green Finance Tool for Global Use

Vice‑President Ambroise Fayolle emphasised that by broadening geographic access of the institution’s Digital Green Finance tool, the EIB is “accelerating climate investments globally.”

Block Enables 4 Million+ Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Block Enables 4 Million+ Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments

For the first time, millions of Block merchants worldwide can turn Bitcoin from a niche digital asset for chosen traders into a mainstream payment option, signaling a potential shift in how consumers and businesses transact.

Ravelin Warns Black Friday Sales at Risk as Frictionless Payment Approvals Plummet Globally
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ravelin Warns Black Friday Sales at Risk as Frictionless Payment Approvals Plummet Globally

As the holiday shopping season looms, Ravelin is warning retailers they could lose millions in sales this Black Friday as frictionless payment approvals tumble worldwide.