Adyen, the global financial platform of choice for leading companies, today announced its partnership with Eats365, a prominent restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider currently serving 27 markets worldwide. This collaboration will simplify operations for Eats365 merchants and users throughout the supported regions.

As digital payment methods continue to evolve, UK consumers and businesses are increasingly seeking more innovative and flexible payment solutions. New research from Moneyhub, the Open Banking data and payments platform, has revealed a strong appetite for intelligent payments that can be delivered by Open Banking and Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs), highlighting significant opportunities for businesses to capitalise on modern payment technologies. 

The "New Year, New Me" mindset is resonating with consumers more than ever, with health-conscious Brits swapping late nights for the gym and wellness in 2025.

New insights from Experian and Reward – analysing consumer spending over six weeks to 20th January including the Christmas period – reveals that nutrition and fitness spending rose by 6%. 

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan. This expansion brings Thunes’ Pay-to-Banks payment capabilities to Taiwan, enhancing the company’s cross-border payment services in one of Asia’s most technologically advanced and financially dynamic markets.

ID-Pal, a leading provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions, today announced its membership with The Payments Association, an influential community of industry leaders and innovators committed to shaping the future of payments.

MANSA, a global fintech innovator in cross-border payments, has announced the successful close of its $10 million funding round. This marks a significant milestone for the company in its mission to alleviate liquidity challenges for payment companies worldwide. MANSA's stablecoin-based solution offers payment providers in emerging and mature markets a flexible and reliable way to manage liquidity challenges in cross-border payments.

Adopting predictive AI in investment management can be a transformative move for portfolio strategies, albeit one surrounded by hurdles. Despite these challenges, the potential benefits make it a pursuit worth undertaking. Key obstacles include inconsistent or poor data quality, a shortage of in-house AI expertise, and a general unease with the “black box” nature of AI-driven models.

Canadians are divided in embracing evolving technologies that have the potential to change our shopping experiences along with how we pay and get paid.

Concerns around security, lack of familiarity and a sense of contentment with existing payment and shopping experience technologies impact the appeal of newer innovations. This concern surrounds current and potential innovations like generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), social commerce and pay-by-bank reveals a new study from Payments Canada.

Lili, the financial platform designed for small business owners, today announced the launch of international wire payments in 27 countries, empowering small business owners to grow beyond borders. 

With a new segment on its digital investment platform, Scalable Capital is setting new standards for investors: Soon, suitable investors in Germany will get access to alternative investments such as private equity. Through the Scalable Broker, they will be able to invest in companies that are not listed on stock exchanges for the first time. Until now, benefiting from this additional return and diversification potential has been primarily reserved for professional investors.