After a major growth financing round, Flatpay reached a valuation of over €1.5 billion, becoming Denmark’s third unicorn with ambitious aims for 300 % revenue growth next year.
In a striking move for the banking sector, UBS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ant International (a key unit of Ant Group) to explore blockchain-based, tokenised deposit solutions for real-time, multi-currency global payments.
New JCB data on rapidly rising cross-border spending reveal the growing popularity of European locations among Asian tourists, while APAC consumers also increase their payment volumes at EU online stores.
Rather than exposing the full OpenAI ChatGPT interface, PhonePe will embed AI-powered tools tailored to payment-use cases in its consumer and business apps, so that users can ask for help with travel planning, product recommendations, or comparison before making UPI payments.
IFPE License regulatory milestone marks a clear consolidation of PayPal presence in Mexico within its maturing regulated fintech landscape.
The payments world is increasingly embracing crypto currencies, especially stablecoins and bitcoin, as key rails for real-world transactions. A new wave of partnerships and product rollouts is bringing digital-asset payouts and transfers into the mainstream, with major players like Mastercard, Cash App, and dLocal leveraging stablecoins to offer faster, more flexible, and more inclusive payment […]
Europe’s payments landscape is shifting from a patchwork of national systems toward greater interoperability, driven by commercial integrations, pilot projects, and a regulatory push for instant, cross-border payments. Recent moves: Klarna’s deeper integration with Nordic wallets Vipps and MobilePay, Poland’s BLIK launching pilot cross-border P2P transfers, and the planned transition of the Netherlands’ iDEAL into […]
Mastercard has announced a major push: by 2030, it aims to make online shopping payments in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region both password-free and number-free.
A new mobile app from Ebury gives businesses direct control over global cash flow, FX conversions, and payment approvals.
Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS) has rebranded as Kurv, reflecting its transformation and focus on delivering faster, more flexible payment solutions for small businesses.
Businesses using Visa Direct can still fund payouts in fiat currency, while recipients, including creators, freelancers, and gig economy workers, can choose to receive funds in stablecoin assets, allowing faster access to earnings.
The new Bueno Visa card is designed to make managing expenses and payments in Spain easier for international property owners — a segment that often faces challenges with traditional banking options and cross-border transactions.
Spreedly, the US-based payments orchestration platform, is deepening its reach in Latin America by enabling e-commerce merchants worldwide to tap into Brazil booming digital economy through Pix, the country’s instant payments system that has redefined online commerce, now supporting Brazil’s payment innovations, Pix Automático and NuPay, through a partnership with Latin-American fintech player EBANX.
The emerging stablecoin and crypto bank card model, illustrated by collaboration between Standard Chartered and DCS, signals an evolution in card‑funding sources, where digital‑asset‑backed accounts can coexist with fiat deposits, potentially reshaping the revenue and cost structure of payment ecosystems.
At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, SUNRATE, a global payment and treasury management platform, released a new white paper co-developed with FXC Intelligence, titled “AI and Stablecoins’ Transformation of the Global B2B Payments Experience.” The report explores how artificial intelligence (AI), stablecoins, and blockchain are accelerating the evolution of global business payments and treasury operations.
Mutual Benefit Group is transforming the insurance claims experience by giving policyholders faster, more flexible payment options, harnessing One Inc’s ClaimsPay platform to bring digital-first convenience to one of the industry’s most critical touchpoints.
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