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Polymarket Aave Payment Backbone Fun Raises 72 Million Series A
Blockchain & Crypto

Polymarket Aave Payment Backbone Fun Raises 72 Million Series A

Founded in 2022, Fun has been operating in stealth. The company develops payments infrastructure for digital platforms, supporting deposits, withdrawals, and settlement flows for prediction markets like Polymarket and crypto firms.

The Five A’s of Cash in 2026: Why Cash Still Matters in a Hybrid Payments World
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The Five A’s of Cash in 2026: Why Cash Still Matters in a Hybrid Payments World

Predictions of a “cashless society” have circulated for more than a decade. Yet despite the rise of digital wallets and instant payments, physical currency continues to stabilize economies worldwide, with cash in circulation rising in many major markets as a trusted store of value.

Mastercard and Rabobank Conduct First AI Agent Payment in the Netherlands
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard and Rabobank Conduct First AI Agent Payment in the Netherlands

Mastercard and Rabobank have completed the first payment in the Netherlands initiated and executed by an AI agent.

Grey Registers As Payment Service Provider Under Canada’s RPAA
Fintech & Ecommerce

Grey Registers As Payment Service Provider Under Canada’s RPAA

Grey, a cross-border payment platform backed by Y Combinator, has been registered as a Payment Service Provider under Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

Aurionpro Expands Transaction Banking Platform Across Three Countries With DTB
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Aurionpro Expands Transaction Banking Platform Across Three Countries With DTB

Aurionpro Solutions Limited announced an expansion and upgrade of its transaction banking engagement with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB). The update covers Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

PayPal Reorganizes Into Three Business Units, Names New Leaders
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PayPal Reorganizes Into Three Business Units, Names New Leaders

PayPal is reorganizing Venmo into a separate unit and appoints a handful of new executives to different roles across operations.

Visa Adds 85+ Partners As Agentic Ready Program Grows
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Visa Adds 85+ Partners As Agentic Ready Program Grows

Visa Inc. announced the expansion of its Agentic Ready program to clients in Asia Pacific and Latin America. The program was first launched with banks and issuing partners in Europe, including the United Kingdom. It focuses on preparation for agent-led commerce.

Q1 2026 Fintech Events Overview: Key Industry Trends Revealed in Expert Conversations 
Fintech & Ecommerce

Q1 2026 Fintech Events Overview: Key Industry Trends Revealed in Expert Conversations 

Throughout the first three months of 2026, PaySpace Magazine Global team visited and kept in touch with a bunch of important fintech events in different corners of the world. Across various regions, from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, conversations and attitudes were versatile, but several themes kept resurfacing at almost every gathering, keeping […]

Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts on Solana & Polygon for Creators in Colombia and Philippines
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Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts on Solana & Polygon for Creators in Colombia and Philippines

Meta has started paying a select group of creators in USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle. The payouts are available on the Solana and Polygon blockchain networks.

Biometrics vs Privacy: Why Palm Payments Like Amazon One or Tencent & Visa Projects Would Face EU Legal Risks After Limited U.S. Adoption
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Biometrics vs Privacy: Why Palm Payments Like Amazon One or Tencent & Visa Projects Would Face EU Legal Risks After Limited U.S. Adoption

Palm-based biometric payments, once promoted as a frictionless alternative to cards and mobile wallets, are likely to face legal challenges in the European Union, even as their rollout in the United States has shown mixed results.

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Pilot to Nine Blockchains as Annualized Run Rate Reaches $7 Billion
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Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Pilot to Nine Blockchains as Annualized Run Rate Reaches $7 Billion

Visa pilot stablecoin setllement program is now going to feature nine different blockchains, expanding the network choice for issuers and acquirers.

ANZ Group to Acquire 51% Stake in ANZ Worldline Joint Venture for $89M
Fintech & Ecommerce

ANZ Group to Acquire 51% Stake in ANZ Worldline Joint Venture for $89M

Jointly set up in 2022, the joint venture of ANZ and Worldline will now be fully-owned by one of Australia’s “big four” banks. 

Ant International Launches Open-Source Agentic Mobile Protocol, Targeting 4.4 Billion Digital Wallet Users
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ant International Launches Open-Source Agentic Mobile Protocol, Targeting 4.4 Billion Digital Wallet Users

Ant International announced the launch of the Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP), an open-source framework designed to enable AI-driven payments across mobile services, including digital wallets, banking apps, and super apps.

SUNRATE Secures Bank Negara Malaysia Class B Licence, Enabling Regulated Money Remittance Services
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SUNRATE Secures Bank Negara Malaysia Class B Licence, Enabling Regulated Money Remittance Services

SUNRATE has obtained regulatory approval in Malaysia, marking a key step in its expansion of cross-border payment services in Southeast Asia.

How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe
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How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe

India’s Unified Payments Interface has long been celebrated as one of the most successful real-time payment infrastructures ever built. Meanwhile, many countries across the globe are noticing the convenience of Credit Line on UPI framework, which allows banks to extend pre-approved credit directly through the UPI stack, letting consumers spend borrowed funds as seamlessly as […]

Nexi Brings Wero to German E-Commerce: 53 Million Users Can Now Pay at BAUR, Quelle and Bünting
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Nexi Brings Wero to German E-Commerce: 53 Million Users Can Now Pay at BAUR, Quelle and Bünting

Europe’s PayTech Nexi has integrated Wero, the homegrown European payment method, into German online retail. The first merchants (BAUR, Quelle and Bünting) are already on board.

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.