As the technology develops in giant strides and new iPhone models are delivered each year, it sounds extremely strange that the backbone of omnipresent card payment systems is still the protocol that’s almost forty years old. Even with its last major revision in 2003, the upgraded version of ISO 8583 is a couple decades too […]
European PayTech Nexi becomes the first in Italy to offer Visa Direct and Mastercard Move, enabling faster, more efficient payments directly to customer cards.
Just as stablecoin settlements are gaining momentum in the B2B segment, payment service providers are taking very different paths in the stablecoin payments revolution, with strategies ranging from bold integration to cautious observation. Here are four main stablecoin adoption archetypes shaping the next phase of digital payments.
Agentic payments and AI commerce are high on the paytech agenda today. Their potential is undoubtedly immense, but practical implementation, as always, relies on the tech stack functionality. As we see fintech giants delivering agentic payment protocols en masse, let’s put them under scrutiny.
The new certification from both major payment networks in India strengthens Unlimit’s role in the nation’s expanding digital payments market.
Stablecoin adoption is getting closer to mainstream each day, as major payment players like Mastercard and Stripe enter the space along with crypto natives such as Coinbase or Coinflow. Let’s sum up what’s been happening in the stablecoin market for the last few days.
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.
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.
As gaming and online betting surge across Latin America, Kushki is stepping in with direct PayOuts to Visa and Mastercard cards helping operators streamline payments and maximize returns.
Mastercard’s Agent Pay solution, unveiled in April, will soon debut globally, with Citi and US Bank customers being the first to test AI-enabled shopping features.
Paytently has partnered with Mastercard to introduce an open banking payment solution that enables direct account-to-account checkout, helping merchants improve conversion rates and cash flow.
On-demand decisioning functionality will help Mastercard’s banking partners gain more control over transaction authorization processes, reduce false declines, and improve fraud prevention.
Ant Group’s global merchant payments powerhouse unit, Antom, has made a foray into agentic payments, enabling AI agents to initiate and complete transactions on users’ behalf.
A study conducted by Mastercard and RCBC reveals that access to payment-enabled devices does not automatically translate into active financial participation. What practical tech aspects do drive financial inclusion then?
Another crypto player, the MetaMask wallet developer, has introduced its own stablecoin in the booming market.
GCash users can now pay with their NFC-enabled Android devices at over 150 million Mastercard acceptance points globally, as Alipay solution is bridging the convenience gap between domestic and cross-border payments.
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