payments

Fintech & Ecommerce

Coda Acquires Recharge in Deal to Scale Prepaid Digital Content Payments

The strategic acquisition of Recharge, a leading European prepaid payments platform, strengthens Coda presence in Europe and expands its global footprint across 180+ markets.

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Gnosis Brings Stablecoin Finance Model to US Market Through Noah Partnership

German Web3 DeFi company Gnosis partners with Noah, building API-driven infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, to bring regulated USD virtual accounts to US users.

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EMEA Banks Ready to Spend Millions to Modernize Payments

The EMEA banking sector displays a near-unanimous urge to change existing payments systems and solutions, setting aside $1,5 million average budgets for infrastructure modernisation.

Fintech & Ecommerce

UniCredit Leverages Wise to Reinvent Global Payments in Europe

UniCredit becomes the first major European bank to implement Wise international payment functionality within its banking app, bringing transparent and competitive pricing along with a streamlined user experience.

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What’s Behind the Stablecoin Rally?

This week, stablecoin circulation hit an all-time high, fueling liquidity and confidence in the crypto market. What are the reasons for the growing momentum, and how does it impact businesses and economies?

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Billtrust Elevates B2B Collections with Unified Automation and Agentic AI

Billtrust updates its accounts receivable Collections solution with integrated automation, intelligent AI workflows, and actionable insights to speed up cash collection, minimize risk, and improve the customer experience.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Processing Power of Global Payment Networks

As India’s UPI has surpassed the industry giant, Visa, with over 650 million daily transactions, we prepared a brief illustration of the global payment networks’ processing volumes and values. Can real-time payments beat the cards?

Blockchain & Crypto

OKX Rolls Out PayPal Support to Streamline Crypto Access in Europe

Having secured MiCA license in the EU, OKX has now integrated the platform with PayPal, enabling users to make seamless cross-border crypto purchases and deposits across the European Economic Area (EEA).

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Visa Dethroned: UPI Becomes World’s Most Used Payment System

India’s UPI has gone from a domestic game-changer to the world’s leading real-time payment system in less than a decade of its existence, surpassing the industry giant – Visa – with over 650 million daily transactions.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Evolving but Still Divided: What Future Holds for Cross-Border Settlements

Globalization patterns worldwide may change their forms, but the essential nature of cross-border commerce keeps international transaction settlement at the top of the fintech agenda. Here is a brief analysis of the state of cross-border settlements today and a forecast for this segment for the near future. 

Fintech & Ecommerce

Oro Boosts Its Commerce Platform With B2B Payment Solution OroPay

The new OroPay platform is fully integrated directly within Oro’s B2B eCommerce platform, OroCommerce, used by over 100 enterprise customers worldwide.

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.

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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.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Faster, Smarter, Riskier? The Double-Edged Sword of AI-Powered Transaction Routing

Today, AI powers pretty much everything in payments and banking. From fraud mitigation to offering personalization, artificial intelligence makes fintech services faster, simpler, and more efficient. Transaction routing is not an exception. AI-driven routing is a powerful tool to improve payment efficiency and success rates. Are there any pitfalls here? For sure. So let’s explore […]

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iFX EXPO International 2025 Sets New Global Benchmark for Online Trading Events

A Record-Breaking Gathering of Global Industry Leaders iFX EXPO International once again solidified its reputation as the leading B2B event for the online trading community. Bringing together key players from across the globe, the event broke attendance records with thousands of professionals representing over 110 countries, making this year’s edition the largest and most international […]

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.

Payments are the transfer of money between two parties in exchange for goods, services, or to settle obligations. They can be made through various online and offline methods like cash, cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, or digital currencies. Payments are foundational to the fintech industry. They represent the most frequent and essential financial interaction between individuals, businesses, and institutions. In fintech, innovations in payments focus on making transactions faster, affordable, more secure, and inclusive. These money transfers are often the entry point for broader digital financial services, such as lending, insurance, or investment, and play a key role in driving financial inclusion and global commerce.