Paymentology, the global issuer processor, has won the Best Payments Service Award at the APAC Payments Excellence Awards 2025, recognising excellence in its issuer-processing platform and service model across Asia Pacific.

The annual APAC Payments Excellence Awards, organised by the industry body Emerging Payments Association Asia, highlight innovation, collaboration and notable achievements across the payments sector.

FinovateEurope is returning 10-11 February, 2026 at the InterContinental O2 in London, bringing together 1,000+ decision-makers, including 600+ C-suite executives, directors and leaders from banks, investors, and financial institutions.

Citi today announced the expansion of Citi Token Services (CTS) with the integration of Euro transactions and an extended footprint to Dublin, Ireland. This development broadens the platform’s reach across multiple currencies and markets aiming to enhance 24/7, real-time, cross-border liquidity and payment capabilities for corporate and institutional clients globally. The solution is currently live in key financial hubs including the US, UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with plans for further market expansion.

2025 is becoming the year of corporate stablecoin strategic bets. Today Paystand, the leading blockchain‑powered B2B payments network, announced it has acquired Bitwage, the leading platform for stablecoin‑enabled cross‑border payouts. The deal positions Paystand to deliver enterprise‑grade stablecoin settlement and FX across its network, which has processed more than $20 billion in payment volume for 1,000+ enterprises and more than one million businesses worldwide.

Cylerity, a healthcare fintech company that helps providers access capital faster, today announced it has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed equity round and established a debt facility with up to $24 million in available capacity from First Business Bank.

ConductorOne, the world’s first AI-native identity security platform, today announced $79M in Series B funding, bringing total capital raised to more than $100 million to date. The round was led by Greycroft with participation from strategic investor CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and existing investors Accel, Felicis Ventures, and others.

Merchant demand, rising market confidence, and robust growth expectations have made Pay by Bank table stakes for banks and payment service providers (PSPs), with 59% of banks and 90% of PSPs now offering, or planning to offer, Pay by Bank services. 

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced the release of two new terminals; the S1E4 Pro and S1F4 Pro.

Kiwi, the fintech company building AI-powered financial tools for underbanked Latinos in the U.S., today announced it has secured a $100 million credit facility from Community Investment Management (CIM). This financing follows the company’s $8 million Series A earlier this year and will accelerate its mission of expanding access to responsible credit for underserved Latino communities nationwide.

MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, today announced a strategic partnership with Oscilar, the AI Risk Decisioning™ Platform, to power its next-generation risk infrastructure.