Apple Pay Continues Expansion With Honduras and Panama
The popular mobile wallet Apple Pay has launched in Honduras and Panama with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by the partnering banks
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Revolut Has a New Offering for Australian Businesses
Besides a new offering for businesses in Australia, the crypto-friendly digital bank Revolut is still looking to secure a banking license to expand its services UK-based fintech firm Revolut has launched international payments-focused accounts for business clients in Australia, looking to create an app or platform where “people can manage their entire financial lives in […]
Paytronix & Square Integrate Online Ordering With POS
Paytronix is launching its advanced digital guest engagement solution for restaurants, retail chains and convenience stores on the Square App Marketplace, expanding restaurants’ reach beyond brick-and-mortar customers
Moss and Deutsche Bank Partner on Payments via Expense Management Platform
The media reports that Moss has established a partnership with Deutsche Bank.
Sezzle’s BNPL Option Helps Building Credit Score
Sezzle’s Pay-in-2 option expands the range of the company’s existing BNPL products and may help customers build their credit score in conjunction with the Sezzle Up feature
In UK Ransomware Payments Nearly Double in One Year
In the UK, payments by companies to ransomware programs have almost doubled over the past year.
UK Food Bank Uses QR Codes and Biometrics to Distribute Food to Those in Need
Already available in a trial mode, the innovative food bank initiative enables people fighting personal crises and poverty to spend dedicated charitable funds at local grocery stores using QR code payment technology
MobilityOne and Wibmo Partner to Enter Prepaid Card Market in Malaysia
The partnership enables the two companies to foray into the Malaysian prepaid card market with various prepaid programs catering to consumer, corporate, government and the health sector Wibmo, a subsidiary of PayU, has partnered with the Malaysian payment firm MobilityOne to back the issuance of Mastercard prepaid cards in Malaysia through its prepaid platform Wibmo Hexa. Using […]
Akurateco Сollaborates With World-Card to Integrate Pix Payment Method
Akurateco, a European-based global white-label payment gateway provider, has recently announced its latest integration with Pix, the instant payment method in Brazil. The partnership was formed with the help of World-Card, a global payment solution provider. Launched in November 2020, Pix is an instant payment system that was developed by the Central Bank of […]
Traditional Islamic Donations Now Accepted Via SoftPOS in Malaysia
Malaysian Zakat collection centre has begun piloting a SoftPOS solution that enables charity employees to accept contactless donations on their Android NFC smartphones
Stripe Partners WhatsApp for In-Chat Payments in Singapore
Stripe and WhatsApp launch a feature that allows Singapore businesses to accept payments directly in WhatsApp chats
Malaysia and Indonesia Link Cross-Border QR Payment Systems
The Indonesia-Malaysia cross-border QR code payment linkage launches to make instant retail payments, expand markets for local businesses, and facilitate increased settlements in local currency
Ecobank Kenya Rolls Out Fingo Africa Financial App for Local Youth
The Fingo Africa app aims to enhance financial inclusion for young people both in Kenya and across the wider African landscape Part of the pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Kenya, launched the Fingo Africa app to enable African youth open bank accounts with their mobile phones. Ecobank has developed the touth-focused app in close collaboration with a […]
EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet
Martina Weimert, CEO of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), stated the need for a pan-European solution to further enhance the development of real-time payments.
Starbucks Testing Palm Payments
The coffee giant Starbucks has started testing Amazon’s biometric payments solution, enabling customers to get their cup of coffee by scanning their palm
Brazil Pilots CBDC in Stores
Central Bank of Brazil is ready to start trials of its proposed CBDC across various use cases including in-store and offline NFC payments
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.
