Bretton AI, the fintech startup transforming financial crime compliance with AI, has raised $75 million in Series B funding to scale its agentic AI platform across banks and regulated institutions worldwide.
Adyen today revolutionizes online checkout with Personalize, an AI-powered layer that dynamically tailors the payment experience in real time, giving merchants a powerful tool to boost conversions and please customers.
Stripe is moving machine-to-machine commerce from concept to reality. The company unveiled x402 payments on the Base blockchain, enabling autonomous AI agents to execute transactions using Circle’s USDC without human intervention.
When customers are getting weary of hunting coupons and discounts, digitized embedded reward experiences boost their shopping sprees with a bit of gamification magic. A simple act of payment brings out unexpected bonuses, which effectively overthrows the flare of traditional loyalty programs with their predictable structures and onboarding fuss.
Stripe is arranging a tender offer that would give the payments company a valuation of at least $140 billion, and its leadership says it is not currently planning an IPO amid steady private‑market growth.
Deel and MoonPay have formed a partnership to support salary payouts in stablecoins for workers worldwide, with an initial rollout planned in the UK and European Union.
Amazon has introduced a pay-by-bank payment method in the UK, allowing customers to complete purchases directly from their bank accounts as the retailer expands its range of checkout options.
European payments provider Nexi has launched a new in-store device that consolidates point-of-sale software, store management tools and payment acceptance into one system, as merchants seek to reduce hardware complexity at checkout.
Across the United States, the push toward a cashless society is beginning to encounter headwinds. While some retailers citing convenience and security are embracing digital payments and displaying “no cash” signs, others prefer cash to avoid ever-increasing fees related to credit cards and other digital payment means that eat into their already thin margins. In […]
Paysecure has received the Best Payments Industry Newcomer Award at the Card and Payments Awards, held in London on 5 February 2026.
Adyen and Uber are expanding their payments partnership with physical kiosks that bring ride booking and checkout experiences into real-world locations beyond the smartphone.
Lidl in Germany now lets customers check out using SEPA bank transfer, bypassing American Visa and Mastercard payment networks.
Blockchain payment rails are increasingly coming to the rescue of legacy financial systems carrying the weight of poor compatibility, layered, multi-tiered structure, hidden fees, slow settlement and complex cross-border management. Companies like Polygon Labs create the next-gen infrastructure that can facilitate money movement across different fiat and crypto verticals. As the blockchain platform rolls out […]
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In 2025, newly released data from the independent Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) revealed that Monzo, one of the UK’s largest digital banks, had the highest rate of overturned decisions in fraud and scam refund complaints among major lenders.
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