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More Than Half UK Adults Use Mobile Wallets But Debit Cards Still Prevail
Fintech & Ecommerce

More Than Half UK Adults Use Mobile Wallets But Debit Cards Still Prevail

A fresh research shows that UK citizens increasingly choose cashless payment alternatives, with debit cards remaining the most popular option, but mobile wallets use also rapidly growing.

Nuvei Rolls Out AI Integration Agent to Accelerate Client Onboarding
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nuvei Rolls Out AI Integration Agent to Accelerate Client Onboarding

Built on the Model Context Protocol, Nuvei AI Integration Agent cuts onboarding from weeks to hours, reduces setup errors, and helps teams go live faster with fewer manual steps.

PayOS and Mastercard Debut Agentic Payments with Live Transaction
Fintech & Ecommerce

PayOS and Mastercard Debut Agentic Payments with Live Transaction

PayOS and Mastercard reach another milestone in the development of agentic payments – their first live transaction with the use of an agentic token, cryptographic payment credential that is bound to a verified software agent, not a human cardholder.

Stripe and OpenAI Collaborate on Agentic Commerce Protocol to Streamline Payments in ChatGPT
Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe and OpenAI Collaborate on Agentic Commerce Protocol to Streamline Payments in ChatGPT

Stripe and OpenAI joined efforts to launch an instant checkout feature in ChatGPT, introducing the Agentic Commerce Protocol.

Finastra Unveils Intelligent Routing Module to Speed Up Bank Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Finastra Unveils Intelligent Routing Module to Speed Up Bank Payments

Finastra’s Intelligent Routing Module aims to give banks smarter control over payments, helping them process transactions faster, reduce costs, and provide a smoother experience for customers.

Thunes Expands Pay-to-Banks Solution via Swift, Enabling Faster Payouts to 4 Billion Accounts
Fintech & Ecommerce

Thunes Expands Pay-to-Banks Solution via Swift, Enabling Faster Payouts to 4 Billion Accounts

Banks can now use their existing Swift connections to deliver faster, global payments through the Thunes Network, reaching accounts in over 130 countries and meeting growing demand for real-time transfers.

Visa Extends Access to VCS Hub, Driving AI Innovation in Commercial Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Extends Access to VCS Hub, Driving AI Innovation in Commercial Payments

After a successful pilot, Visa is expanding the VCS Hub to a wider market, empowering issuers and fintechs with AI-driven tools to deliver faster, smarter, and more integrated commercial payment experiences.

Singapore & UAE Lead in Crypto Adoption
Blockchain & Crypto

Singapore & UAE Lead in Crypto Adoption

Among the global crypto enthusiasts, Singapore and UAE stand out with their high cryptocurrency ownership, robust search activity and rapid adoption growth.

WeLab and Google Collaborate for AI-Driven Digital Banking Services in Asia
Finance & Economics

WeLab and Google Collaborate for AI-Driven Digital Banking Services in Asia

WeLab and Google partner to potentially deliver AI-powered financial services to 500 million users by 2032.

Mastercard & Smile ID to Advance ID Verification Across Africa
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard & Smile ID to Advance ID Verification Across Africa

Mastercard is expanding the scope of its cooperation with SmileID to accelerate the use of advanced identity verification tools for customer onboarding across the African continent.

Swift Sets Forth New Framework for Retail Cross-Border Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Swift Sets Forth New Framework for Retail Cross-Border Payments

Under its new plan, Swift will enforce clear costs and predictable timing for cross-border retail transactions, promising full value delivery, fee transparency, and instant settlement when local systems permit.

Cloudflare to Launch NET Dollar Stablecoin for Agentic Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Cloudflare to Launch NET Dollar Stablecoin for Agentic Payments

NET dollar digital currency will be specifically designed by Cloudflare to support the emerging AI-to-AI agent payment model which is actively promoted by fintech players worldwide.

Pix Parcelado Promises Brazil BNPL Market a Brighter Future While Local Fintechs Race to Embed Flexible Installments
Articles

Pix Parcelado Promises Brazil BNPL Market a Brighter Future While Local Fintechs Race to Embed Flexible Installments

As Brazil fintech players eagerly await the arrival of Pix Parcelado, revolutionary installment purchases without a credit card, BNPL gains extra traction in the country. Here’s what you should know.

Klarna Card Reaches 1M User Milestone in US
Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Card Reaches 1M User Milestone in US

In just 11 weeks since its launch in the US, debit-first Klarna Card has received 1 million sign-ups from local customers prefering the benefits of payment flexibility linked to greater control over their finances.

Stripe Valuation Nears $106B
Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe Valuation Nears $106B

Stripe is reportedly negotiating a share buyback which will bring its valuation well over its 2021 peak of $95 billion.

CellPoint Digital Launches One Source Orchestration to Support Airlines’ Shift to OOSD Retailing
Fintech & Ecommerce

CellPoint Digital Launches One Source Orchestration to Support Airlines’ Shift to OOSD Retailing

Airlines and travel merchants are changing how they sell and deliver their products, increasingly using OOSD retail models, which CellPoint Digital OSO platform aims to support.