Booking a flight is becoming a little easier for South African travellers, who can now pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay and even crypto while traveling with LIFT.
In this expert-opinion-driven piece, Jonatan Allbäck, CEO and Co-Founder of NjiaPay, a payment orchestration company catering to the needs of African businesses, shares not only theory but also real market data proving that your payment gateway is a growth lever, not a cost center.
Airwallex has launched Airi, a new digital wallet that helps simplify one-click purchasing by securely saving your credit card info and allowing users to make purchases in under 10 seconds. Although Airi is not currently agent–based, it is part of Airwallex’s broader strategy to build towards a future where payments are largely made by software […]
Paystack has launched an experimental product that lets AI chatbots pay for things on user behalf — the latest sign that Africa’s fintech giants are also racing to figure out what happens when agents, not apps, become the checkout counter.
Digital payments continue to reshape how consumers transact across the United States, with mobile wallets, contactless cards, and instant payment systems becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life. As payment options expand, Americans are choosing different methods for different needs, blending digital convenience with the enduring reliability of cash.
Celebrity investment scams are frequently associated with cryptocurrency, but new evidence suggests crypto may be only part of the story.
Thousands attended the opening day of iFX EXPO International as industry leaders, global brands, and financial innovators gathered in Limassol for networking, business meetings, and discussions on the future of financial services.
CBI has extended its Request to Pay (RTP) service to the corporate market after months of its proven utility in public administration settings, the Milan-based paytech announced on June 17, working with longtime infrastructure partners EBA CLEARING and Nexi. Though the service is now confined to the domestic market, companies plan wider rollout next year.
Worldline says it’s now the first payment provider in Europe to bring Click to Pay into recurring billing — meaning one-click checkout no longer ends after the first purchase, but carries through the life of a subscription. The company announced the move today, but it will roll out on Global Collect, Worldline’s cross-border payments platform, […]
The UNCHAIN Festival presented its fifth edition on 17 June 2026 inside the medieval walls of Oradea Fortress. This year, the fintech event drew the attention of more than 1,000 banking, payments, and insurance leaders from across Central and Eastern Europe, who gathered in Romania for the two networking days curated by organisers as a […]
Stablecoins are rapidly moving beyond their origins in the cryptocurrency sector and becoming a core component of modern financial infrastructure. With global stablecoin transaction volumes now reaching trillions of dollars annually, businesses, freelancers, remote workers, and consumers are increasingly using digital dollars for cross-border payments, settlements, savings, and global commerce. At the same time, regulators […]
The subscription economy isn’t slowing down. According to Grand View Research, the global subscription economy market was estimated at $492.34 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $1,512.14 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2025 to 2033. That kind of trajectory means more companies are signing up for recurring billing […]
Choosing a white label payment gateway is no longer just a technical shortcut. For many payment service providers, fintech companies, acquiring banks, ISOs, PayFacs, SaaS platforms, and enterprise merchants, it is a strategic decision that shapes how they enter the payment market, manage merchants, control payment flows, and scale internationally.
FV Bank has announced an expansion of its financial infrastructure platform, bringing together stablecoin settlement, digital asset custody, programmable payments, cross-border banking services, and API-based financial tools within a single environment.
Global payments company Wise has acquired Expatica, a digital information platform focused on the expat community and internationally mobile individuals. The deal reflects a growing embedded-finance-style convergence between cross-border payments infrastructure and content ecosystems that support relocation, migration, and international living.
Checkout.com becomes Microsoft’s EMEA payments partner for Xbox, Microsoft 365 and Azure, leveraging its AI payment optimization solution to effectively route the transactions within the region
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