EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, has extended its operations with Network Tokens to five Latin American countries. The technology replaces the card’s sensitive Primary Account Number (PAN) with a secure, dynamic token (DPAN), thereby protecting cardholder data while ensuring a smoother payment experience.

BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., A Savings Bank (BanKo), the microfinance arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), announced that it has selected ACI Worldwide , an original innovator in global payments technology, to advance its payment infrastructure.

Cultura Bank, a Norwegian ethical savings bank with approximately NOK 1.4 billion in assets and more than 4,500 customers, is joining Lokalbanksamarbeidet (the Local Bank Collaboration), a consortium of 16 independent Norwegian savings banks. This provides access to competitive and modern solutions in line with the strategic partnership entered with Tieto Banktech in May 2025.

Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of its Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new value-added service offering by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) provides actionable insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses of all sizes on market fit, strategy, and implementation.

As we gear up for the New Year, Exactly.com spotlights the trends that are set to redefine e-commerce in 2026. Mark Andreev, COO at Exactly.com and a renowned fintech leader with decades of experience launching card payment solutions, shares his expert predictions for the year ahead.  

X Open Hub, part of the well-established XTB Group, spent the better part of 2025 further developing its already robust brokers’ liquidity infrastructure. This development is crucial to ensure its clients are never constrained by their liquidity provider, because the ultimate goal of any broker is growth. Another benefit of this ongoing development is that it ensures X Open Hub’s products and services keep pace with the latest industry trends, market demands, and regulatory changes. 

BridgeWise, the global leader in AI for investments, today announced the development of FixedWise, a new solution designed to transform how European and global investors analyse corporate bonds. Built to address the unique dynamics of Europe’s expanding debt market, this is the first solution delivering granular, AI-driven bond insights at scale and providing in-depth analysis at the individual bond level for every investor, from retail to institutional. 

Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces its new strategic partnership with BVNK, the l

xpate, the all-in-one payments and banking hub, has launched ScheduleFX, a new automation feature that allows merchants to schedule and automate currency conversion directly within their xpate wallet. The release extends xpate’s broader automation capabilities, following the recent launch of Scheduled Transfers, and gives merchants full control over how and when funds are converted after settlement.

Currensea, the market-leading payments technology platform for co-branded debit cards and the UK’s top-rated travel spending card, today announces the appointments of James Hickman as Commercial Director and George Head as Head of Business Development. The strategic hires both join from Ecospend, a UK market leader in Open Banking technology.