As the technology develops in giant strides and new iPhone models are delivered each year, it sounds extremely strange that the backbone of omnipresent card payment systems is still the protocol that’s almost forty years old. Even with its last major revision in 2003, the upgraded version of ISO 8583 is a couple decades too […]
European PayTech Nexi becomes the first in Italy to offer Visa Direct and Mastercard Move, enabling faster, more efficient payments directly to customer cards.
Just as stablecoin settlements are gaining momentum in the B2B segment, payment service providers are taking very different paths in the stablecoin payments revolution, with strategies ranging from bold integration to cautious observation. Here are four main stablecoin adoption archetypes shaping the next phase of digital payments.
Paysend and Visa are taking their collaboration to the next level, unlocking faster, more seamless cross-border payments for businesses across North America through a new Enterprise API program.
Agentic payments and AI commerce are high on the paytech agenda today. Their potential is undoubtedly immense, but practical implementation, as always, relies on the tech stack functionality. As we see fintech giants delivering agentic payment protocols en masse, let’s put them under scrutiny.
Splitwise Pay by Bank service will now function across France, Germany, and Austria via Tink, a Visa Solution, partnership.
With Visa, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), and fintech innovator Soft Space joining forces, contactless payments are now arriving at Bangkok’s bustling street markets, Chatuchak and Pratunam, transforming how locals and tourists shop, pay, and experience Thailand’s most vibrant marketplaces.
The new certification from both major payment networks in India strengthens Unlimit’s role in the nation’s expanding digital payments market.
After a successful pilot, Visa is expanding the VCS Hub to a wider market, empowering issuers and fintechs with AI-driven tools to deliver faster, smarter, and more integrated commercial payment experiences.
As gaming and online betting surge across Latin America, Kushki is stepping in with direct PayOuts to Visa and Mastercard cards helping operators streamline payments and maximize returns.
Ant Group’s global merchant payments powerhouse unit, Antom, has made a foray into agentic payments, enabling AI agents to initiate and complete transactions on users’ behalf.
While Europe’s PSD2 framework has propelled open banking adoption, Visa’s retreat in the U.S. shows how the lack of unified regulation leaves American fintechs at a disadvantage.
Do you consider paying with a wearable innovative? What about a glance of an eye, a fingerprint or a voice command? What I’m talking about is not a sci-fi movie, but a world of phygital payments that promises unprecedented convenience but also raises critical questions about privacy, security, and how much of ourselves we’re willing […]
Visa is accelerating seamless digital checkout in the Asia Pacific region through new Click to Pay partnerships, including 2C2P, Adyen, AsiaPay, and Worldpay.
Visa will help organizations assess, improve, and manage their cybersecurity practices, offering assistance with the risk gap analysis, roadmap development, compliance, response planning, and more.
Whether you’re looking for emerging payment technologies to integrate, struggling to understand shifts in consumer payment preferences, aiming to identify prospective regions or customer segments for paytech business expansion, or just want to evaluate market potential for your nearest digital payments strategy, payment industry analysis 2025 from PaySpace Magazine Global is just the right fit.
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