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PayJunction Unveils AI-Powered Voice Payments, Streamlining Checkout with Twilio Integration
Fintech & Ecommerce

PayJunction Unveils AI-Powered Voice Payments, Streamlining Checkout with Twilio Integration

Hand-free payments become smart and secure with AI-powered voice capabilities brought by PayJunction in partnership with Twilio.

Orchestr Debuts With One API Platform to Rule Global Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Orchestr Debuts With One API Platform to Rule Global Payments

The new payment orchestration platform, founded by industry veterans Angel Gechev and Boris Kostov, offers broad international coverage, modular design, simplified implementation, affordability, and improved approval rates.

Saudi’s Ninja Becomes Quick Commerce Unicorn in Record Time
Fintech & Ecommerce

Saudi’s Ninja Becomes Quick Commerce Unicorn in Record Time

In just three years, Ninja has grown from a small startup to a regional quick commerce market leader worth over $1,5 billion.

Alipay+ Voyager Launches to Reinvent Travel with AI in Your Wallet
Fintech & Ecommerce

Alipay+ Voyager Launches to Reinvent Travel with AI in Your Wallet

Ant International’s new AI travel companion – Alipay+ Voyager – combines agentic AI capabilities with the convenience of digital wallet payments.

First Pan-African Card Scheme Launches to Boost Cross-Border Payments and Strengthen Intra-African Trade
Fintech & Ecommerce

First Pan-African Card Scheme Launches to Boost Cross-Border Payments and Strengthen Intra-African Trade

Afreximbank, PAPSS, and MPS unveiled PAPSSCARD – the first Pan-African card scheme aiming to make retail payments across African borders fast, secure, and affordable.

Mastercard Dives Deeper Into Crypto Solutions
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Dives Deeper Into Crypto Solutions

Mastercard intensifies its partnerships with Chainlink and Fiserv to facilitate on-chain crypto purchases and boost stablecoin adoption.

Digital Takes Over: Visa’s 2025 Report Shows Apps Now Dominate North America’s Remittance Landscape
Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital Takes Over: Visa’s 2025 Report Shows Apps Now Dominate North America’s Remittance Landscape

Visa’s latest Money Travels: 2025 Digital Remittances Adoption Report reveals a strong shift toward digital remittance apps in North America.

Mastercard and National ITMX Extend Strategic Collaboration Powering Thailand’s Instant Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard and National ITMX Extend Strategic Collaboration Powering Thailand’s Instant Payments

Thailand’s PromptPay has had a dramatic impact on the national payment landscape, which will continue to expand as Mastercard and National ITMX agree to carry their cooperation forward.

Alipay+ Enables First Smart Glasses E-Wallet Payment with AlipayHK & Meizu
Fintech & Ecommerce

Alipay+ Enables First Smart Glasses E-Wallet Payment with AlipayHK & Meizu

The revolutionary Alipay+ transaction with a payment solution for global e-wallets embedded within Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses is an important milestone for the whole fintech industry.

Lunar Expands Payment Processing Capabilities Via Wise & Visa Partnerships
Fintech & Ecommerce

Lunar Expands Payment Processing Capabilities Via Wise & Visa Partnerships

Digital challenger Lunar becomes the first bank in the Nordics to start Visa card processing on Pismo’s cloud platform, while its partnership with Wise allows Lunar customers to send money abroad at favourable terms.

Unzer to Support EPI Wero Rollout
Fintech & Ecommerce

Unzer to Support EPI Wero Rollout

German fintech Unzer joins the ranks of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to advocate for the unified EU payment infrastructure enabled by the digital wallet Wero.

Databricks Acquires Startup Neon
Science & Technology

Databricks Acquires Startup Neon

Data and artificial intelligence company Databricks acquires Neon, which is a database startup.

TensorWave Raises $100 Million
Science & Technology

TensorWave Raises $100 Million

TensorWave, a Las Vegas-based startup specializing in the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure, announced on Wednesday, May 14, that it managed to raise $100 million in the latest round of financing.

Monzo Introduces Payment Reversal Option
Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Introduces Payment Reversal Option

Monzo customers may now have up to a minute to decide whether they want a transaction to proceed, thanks to the new payment reversal feature.

Perplexity Selects PayPal for AI-Powered Payments Within Its Agentic Commerce System
Fintech & Ecommerce

Perplexity Selects PayPal for AI-Powered Payments Within Its Agentic Commerce System

Perplexity and PayPal will allow AI agents on the Perplexity Pro platform to pay for products, travel bookings, or tickets requested by users.

Robinhood to Buy WonderFi
Blockchain & Crypto

Robinhood to Buy WonderFi

United States-based financial company Robinhood is buying WonderFi, the Canadian crypto operator of Bitbuy and Coinsquare.