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myTU and E100 to Issue 50,000 Embedded Visa Business Cards Across European Logistics Fleets
Fintech & Ecommerce

myTU and E100 to Issue 50,000 Embedded Visa Business Cards Across European Logistics Fleets

Digital banking platform myTU has partnered with E100, one of Europe’s larger fuel card and mobility services providers, to embed business banking and Visa payment cards directly into E100’s client portal for transport companies operating across the continent.

ABHI Partners with Federal Exchange to Reach UAE’s 8.5 Million Expatriates with Real-Time Cross-Border Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

ABHI Partners with Federal Exchange to Reach UAE’s 8.5 Million Expatriates with Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Pakistani neobank and SME lender ABHI has teamed up with Federal Exchange, a UAE-based currency exchange and remittance provider, to offer faster digital cross-border payments services to individuals and businesses across the region.

From 3DS to Click to Pay: How Acquirers Stay Competitive When the Stack Keeps Changing
Articles

From 3DS to Click to Pay: How Acquirers Stay Competitive When the Stack Keeps Changing

By Ivan Vukelikj, Product Manager Payment and Identity, G+D Netcetera The acquiring business has never been easy. But for most of the last decade, the core technology decisions were relatively stable: support the card networks, implement 3-D Secure, manage chargebacks, keep fraud low. That chapter has now come to an end.

AI News Roundup: Key Moves in Payments, Defense, Coding, and Talent
News

AI News Roundup: Key Moves in Payments, Defense, Coding, and Talent

AI news roundup, April 2026: Razorpay launches agentic payments, SpaceX partners with Cursor, National Security Agency works with Anthropic, Amex introduces agentic commerce stack, while Google expands Gemini, and OpenAI attracts top talent.

Global Payments Roundup: Neobank Shifts, Crypto Integration, Open Banking Risks, and a Key Aussie Acquisition
News

Global Payments Roundup: Neobank Shifts, Crypto Integration, Open Banking Risks, and a Key Aussie Acquisition

The payments landscape keeps moving fast. This roundup covers payments, digital banking, and fintech developments across Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. Updates are selected for strategic significance and practical consumer relevance. Find out more about a Swiss neobank quietly climbing the leaderboard, Mercado Pago deepening its grip on Brazilian businesses, a consumer protection warning reshaping […]

As Agentic Commerce Targets Mainstream, Who’s Going to Handle Disputes?
Fintech & Ecommerce

As Agentic Commerce Targets Mainstream, Who’s Going to Handle Disputes?

The future where AI agents get more room to pay for products and services seems to be getting nearer. Most fintech providers are already preparing common protocols, controls, and payment rails that will help agentic commerce bloom full-scale. Don’t we forget anything? Whether agentic or not, commerce remains basically sales, which, besides purchases, also involve […]

Damisa & dLocal Join Efforts to Speed Up B2B Cross-Border Settlement in APAC With Stablecoins
Blockchain & Crypto

Damisa & dLocal Join Efforts to Speed Up B2B Cross-Border Settlement in APAC With Stablecoins

APAC businesses can speed up B2B cross-border settlement from days to hours with the capabilities of Damisa’s regulated stablecoin infrastructure multiplied by dLocal’s regional payment rails.

EBANX Expands Recurring Alternative Payments Offering
Fintech & Ecommerce

EBANX Expands Recurring Alternative Payments Offering

EBANX, a payment technology company connecting merchants with consumers and businesses in emerging markets, announced the expansion of its recurring alternative payment methods (APMs) offering to six additional countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Colombia, and Peru.

SUNRATE Signs Agreement with Hong Kong’s OASES
Fintech & Ecommerce

SUNRATE Signs Agreement with Hong Kong’s OASES

SUNRATE, a global payment and treasury management platform, announced that it has signed an agreement with Hong Kong’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES), becoming a strategic enterprise in the city.

Visa Supports TikTok Creators With New Card Product
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Supports TikTok Creators With New Card Product

Visa has launched a new “Creator Card” in the UK so that TikTok LIVE earnings reach the online entrepreneurs faster and more simply.

Oradea Hosts High-Level Summit: Prominent leaders from across Central and Eastern Europe will take the stage in Romania
Finance & Economics

Oradea Hosts High-Level Summit: Prominent leaders from across Central and Eastern Europe will take the stage in Romania

Marek Belka, former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, to keynote address at UNCHAIN Festival in Oradea

OpenClaw AI Agents Can Now Pay for Things Themselves: Alipay New Service Just Made It Real
Fintech & Ecommerce

OpenClaw AI Agents Can Now Pay for Things Themselves: Alipay New Service Just Made It Real

Alipay has launched a new AI Pay service that lets AI agents make purchases and complete payments based on user instructions.

Fime Unveils FACT Trust Layer Framework for Agentic Commerce Verification
News

Fime Unveils FACT Trust Layer Framework for Agentic Commerce Verification

Autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents need trusted verification mechanisms to interact with payment systems in agentic commerce scenarios. FACT (Framework for Agentic Commerce Trust) by Fime strives to provide that.

The Chinese Yuan’s Growing Role in the Global Oil Crisis: What You Need to Know
Articles

The Chinese Yuan’s Growing Role in the Global Oil Crisis: What You Need to Know

As the US-Iran conflict disrupts oil markets and threatens petrodollar dominance, both India and the UAE are turning to the Chinese yuan for oil payments — a shift with major implications for the global financial order.

New Government Program in Iowa Helps First Time Homebuyers Cover Down Payments as Monthly Mortgage Hits Record $2,000
Finance & Economics

New Government Program in Iowa Helps First Time Homebuyers Cover Down Payments as Monthly Mortgage Hits Record $2,000

The First Time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program debuts in Eastern Iowa just as average mortgage payments in the U.S. have risen by more than $600 in the last few years.

Top Fintech Startups in Colombia
Fintech & Ecommerce

Top Fintech Startups in Colombia

The country that is next in line to develop a comprehensive nationwide instant payment system in LatAm, Colombia has a range of promising fintech startups striving to transform the way money flows nationwide. 

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.