PhotonPay, a leading stablecoin-centric global digital financial infrastructure, today announced the successful completion of its tens of millions of USD Series B funding round.

The landscape of shopping is undergoing a fundamental shift as AI agents increasingly help consumers discover, compare, and decide what to buy. To power this evolution, commerce infrastructure needs to be open, secure, and interoperable. That’s why we are proud to announce PayPal’s support of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), launched today. As part of our support, PayPal will soon be a payment option available within a new checkout feature on Google, powered by UCP.

Middle East Payment Services (MEPS), a digital financial solutions provider, is now offering Click to Pay to its e-commerce merchants through Mastercard Gateway. This collaboration strengthens MEPS's role in Jordan's payments ecosystem and supports broader access to secure and efficient digital payment solutions.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced it has received approval for its Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. This critical regulatory milestone puts Checkout.com in the position to move forward to operate a MALPB in the US, marking the transition to operational execution.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice (together, the “agencies”) announced today that they have withdrawn a joint statement regarding the implications of a creditor’s consideration of an individual’s immigration status under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

MoneyHash, the leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, and Spare, a regional open banking infrastructure provider operating in alignment with regulatory frameworks across the GCC, announced a new partnership to enable merchants to offer Pay By Bank solutions in the UAE, helping reduce payment costs, shorten settlement times, and deliver a seamless customer experience.

FIS®, a global leader in financial technology, today announced the launch of its first offering to enable agentic commerce on the heels of announcing the close of the acquisition of its FIS Total Issuing™ Solutions portfolio. FIS’ new agentic commerce offering is the first to enable banks to safely and securely conduct commerce with AI agents and card networks. 

In the UK, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of our economy, making up 99.8% of the private sector. Despite this, traditional banks continue to under-serve SMEs, offering legacy business accounts built for large corporates, or personal accounts that lack the tools and features needed by small businesses.

BlackOpal, LATAM's emerging global payments finance platform, today announced the launch of GemStone, its flagship institutional product in tokenized Brazilian credit card receivables. The launch is backed by a US$200 million, three-year anchor facility structured by Mars Capital Advisors, a Swiss-based firm specializing in working capital with approximately $2 billion in assets under advisory and is deployed on BlackOpal’s tokenization partner, Plume, the leading RWA blockchain powering real-world yield.