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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Mangopay Research: 85% of UK Payment Firms Still Rely on Manual Reconciliation Despite AI Hype
Global payments infrastructure company Mangopay has revealed a striking gap between industry rhetoric and reality: despite years of investment in AI and digital transformation, the majority of UK businesses processing high volumes of transactions remain stuck in manual, fragmented, and low-visibility payment operations.
Worldline Names Stefaan D’Hoore Chief Risk Officer, Adding 20+ Years of Global Payments Expertise to Executive Team
Worldline, leading European payment service provider, has appointed Stefaan D’Hoore as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer (second line of defence). D’Hoore joins the Group Executive Committee and will report directly to CEO Pierre-Antoine Vacheron.
Alipay Expands Agentic AI Payment Suite With Business-Facing Transaction Processing Product to Help 16M OPCs Thrive in the Agentic Economy
AI payment processing product from Alipay is part of the firm’s AI Pay offering. It enables businesses of all sizes, including One Person Companies (OPCs) that account for 30% of all enterprises in the Chinese mainland, to receive agentic payments seamlessly when autonomous AI agents, including OpenClaw-type agents, purchase their services or products.
DoorDash to Use Stablecoins for Gig Payments
Gig economy requires modern flexible payment methods, something that DoorDash aims to provide with a new stablecoins infrastructure.
The International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan Will be Held in Tashkent for the Sixth Time
The International PLUS-Forum Digital Uzbekistan will be held in Tashkent on May 19-20, 2026. It is the largest event in Central Asia dedicated to the digital transformation of public services, the financial sector, payments infrastructure, and the development of the fintech ecosystem.
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.
