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Lloyds App Feature Proves a Hit, Highlighting Resilient Cash Use in the UK
Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds App Feature Proves a Hit, Highlighting Resilient Cash Use in the UK

Lloyds Bank’s introduction of its barcode cash paying-in feature has proven to be a significant success, with over £3 million deposited at PayPoint locations since its launch in August 2025

PayPal CashBack on BNPL: A Smart Move in Anticipation of Holiday Season
Fintech & Ecommerce

PayPal CashBack on BNPL: A Smart Move in Anticipation of Holiday Season

While not entirely unique, PayPal introduction of a 5% cashback offer on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) purchases for the 2025 holiday season is a notable development in the fintech industry.

Forum Invest in Senegal (Fii Senegal 2025): $23.5 Billion in Commitments for a New Economic Momentum
Finance & Economics

Forum Invest in Senegal (Fii Senegal 2025): $23.5 Billion in Commitments for a New Economic Momentum

Among the major announcements of Forum Invest in Senegal (Fii Senegal 2025), international institutions, notably the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank, confirmed $160 million in long-term commitments to support national priorities.

Revolut Targets 20M Users by 2030 as It Enters Indian Market With Payment and Forex Products
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Targets 20M Users by 2030 as It Enters Indian Market With Payment and Forex Products

Revolut expands into India with ambitious growth plans, ready to invest over $670 million in this prospective market over five years.

SoftwareOne Climate Targets Successfully Validated by Science Based Targets Initiative
Science & Technology

SoftwareOne Climate Targets Successfully Validated by Science Based Targets Initiative

SoftwareOne takes a major step toward a greener future as its greenhouse gas reduction targets receive official validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

LemFi Launches AI-Powered “Send Now, Pay Later” Service, Combining Credit and Remittances for UK Immigrants
Fintech & Ecommerce

LemFi Launches AI-Powered “Send Now, Pay Later” Service, Combining Credit and Remittances for UK Immigrants

A new “Send Now, Pay Later” service introduced by LemFi combines the flexibility of installment payments with the remittance infrastructure.

India Launches AI-Powered UPI Commerce Payments on ChatGPT, Expanding Agentic Payments to Leading AI Platforms
Fintech & Ecommerce

India Launches AI-Powered UPI Commerce Payments on ChatGPT, Expanding Agentic Payments to Leading AI Platforms

With a new multilateral pilot AI payment project, ChatGPT users in India are now able to discover products and complete purchases using India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) directly within the ChatGPT experience. Gemini and Claude are next in line for agentic payment testing.

Klarna Partners With Google Cloud for AI-Driven Shopping Experiences
Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Partners With Google Cloud for AI-Driven Shopping Experiences

Pilot AI use testing has illustrated a positive impact of dynamic lookbooks and personalized product campaigns, driving 50% order growth and 15% increase in time spent on the shopping app, and prompting Klarna and Google Cloud to form a long-term strategic collaboration.

New One-Click Payment Feature, Flow Remember Me, Is Rolled Out by Checkout.com
Fintech & Ecommerce

New One-Click Payment Feature, Flow Remember Me, Is Rolled Out by Checkout.com

Flow Remember Me by Checkout.com leverages the benefits of one-click payments to increase transaction acceptance rates.

G+D Wins Three Honors at the Juniper Research Future Digital Awards
Fintech & Ecommerce

G+D Wins Three Honors at the Juniper Research Future Digital Awards

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), a global SecurityTech company headquartered in Munich, has been recognized for its fraud prevention and AI-powered banking tools at Juniper Research Future Digital Awards.

Forum Invest in Senegal 2025 (Fii Senegal 2025): President Bassirou Diomaye Faye calls for investment in a transforming Senegal
Events

Forum Invest in Senegal 2025 (Fii Senegal 2025): President Bassirou Diomaye Faye calls for investment in a transforming Senegal

Over the course of two days, the forum — centered around the theme “Connecting Opportunities, Building the Future”— welcomed policymakers, investors, and global leaders in Dakar for high-level dialogue.

Alipay Reveals New Trends in Cross-Border Tourism During China’s 2025 Golden Week 
Fintech & Ecommerce

Alipay Reveals New Trends in Cross-Border Tourism During China’s 2025 Golden Week 

China’s eight-day “Golden Week” holiday – running from October 1 to 8 and coinciding with both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day – has sparked a surge in cross-border travel among Chinese tourists as well as their spending via Alipay. 

Morgan Stanley Advises 4% Crypto Allocation in Successful Investing Portfolios
Blockchain & Crypto

Morgan Stanley Advises 4% Crypto Allocation in Successful Investing Portfolios

Morgan Stanley’s latest report brings crypto assets closer to the mainstream, as it advises diversifying investment portfolios with up to 4% share of reputable cryptocurrencies.

Anthropic and Deloitte Expand Claude Availability, Strive to Develop Industry-Specific AI Solutions
Science & Technology

Anthropic and Deloitte Expand Claude Availability, Strive to Develop Industry-Specific AI Solutions

Not only will staff across Deloitte international offices gain access to Claude’s generative AI capabilities, but also, as part of its expanded partnership with Anthropic, Deloitte will develop new, industry-specific solutions powered by this AI assistant.

Walmart-Backed OnePay Prepares for Crypto Support
Blockchain & Crypto

Walmart-Backed OnePay Prepares for Crypto Support

OnePay users will soon be able to hold Bitcoin and Ethereum in their mobile app wallet to potentially make Walmart and other retail store purchases or pay off card balances.

ID Finance & myTU Partner to Leverage Programmable Banking Infrastructure for Instant Loan Payouts
Fintech & Ecommerce

ID Finance & myTU Partner to Leverage Programmable Banking Infrastructure for Instant Loan Payouts

ID Finance and myTU joined efforts to increase the speed and reliability of disbursing instant loan funds without any disruptions to customer service flow.