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Dubai to Enable Crypto Payments for Government Services

Dubai Finance and Crypto.com partner to allow UAE citizens to pay for government services with crypto.

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Adyen to Offer JCB Card-on-File Tokenization

Merchants who use Adyen platform will soon benefit from even more secure credit card transactions with JCB Card-on-File (COF) Tokenization technology.

Fintech & Ecommerce

How Open Banking Progresses With API-Based Commercial Variable Recurring Payments (CVRPs) 

E-commerce subscriptions are doubling every year, with Gen Z driving its snowballing popularity. Where there’s demand for subscriptions, there’s also a need for efficiency in recurring payments. CVRPs are getting significant interest share from merchants and payment service providers, making them a potential new stage in open banking progress.

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Virtual Card Payments Go Mainstream in U.S.

Not only do Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. embrace virtual cards, but also older age cohorts resort to this innovative payment method if providers manage to raise proper awareness.

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Alipay Launches Voice Call to Boost Financial Security

Alipay has launched a voice call feature that allows consumers to double-check their real identity before making fund transfers.

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NymCard Launches Open Finance Services

NymCard, the leading embedded finance platform in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), has announced that it has been officially licensed to provide Open Finance services to consumers.

Blockchain & Crypto

Wirex Business Expands Corporate Stablecoin Payments to BASE

Wirex Business aims to make stablecoin payments mainstream in corporate settings, integrating them with both BASE and traditional enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Fintech & Ecommerce

From Cards to Direct Transfers: The A2A Payment Transformation in Europe and Beyond

The global payment landscape is rapidly changing driven by a seismic shift in popular transaction methods. A closer look at payment statistics reveals that account-to-account (A2A) transfers are ascending in importance. Its growing dominance among other payment types is especially evident in the European market.

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Nordics and Estonia Roll Out Offline Card Payment Backup

Several European countries are rushing to strengthen the resilience of their payment systems against any sabotage, striving to make card payments available to citizens even offline in case of internet outages.

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GoCardless and Cloud Market Tools Integrate for Fully Automated Payment Collection

With the full integration of GoCardless within the Cloud Market Tools suite, MSP businesses can manage collections and reconciliations without leaving their routine billing system.

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Binance to Facilitate National Tourism Crypto Payment System in Bhutan

The tourism industry in Bhutan is the first globally to explore a nationwide cryptocurrency payment system powered by Binance Pay and DK Bank.

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Nuvei Expands B2B Payments Capabilities for High-Growth Construction Vertical

Canadian fintech company Nuvei, which positions itself as a brand that accelerates payments on a global level, has announced the strategic expansion of its B2B transactions, starting to offer appropriate functional solutions for the construction sector of the United States, currently characterized by experts as something that corresponds to such a formulation as a fast-growing […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut and Lightspark to Accelerate Bitcoin Payments

The cryptocurrency infrastructure company Lightspark and Revolut, as part of their cooperation, will direct joint efforts to accelerate Bitcoin transactions in the United Kingdom and Europe.

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Global Payments Bets on Synergy From Worldpay

TSYS, which is the parent company of Global Payments, is currently focusing its efforts and hopes on making what can be called financial synergies a reality as part of moving forward, a process largely based on the acquisition of Worldpay.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Vistra Acquires iiPay to Boost Multi-Country Payroll Solution

The combined business of Vistra and iiPay is expected to process about ten million payment records each year in over 170 markets around the world.

Blockchain & Crypto

Rain and Visa Unlock Onchain Credit Card Settlement

Instead of relying on regular bank settlement processes, Rain now handles all transactions for its Visa cards using USDC stablecoin.

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.