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Dwolla, a leading U.S.-based account-to-account (A2A) payment solution, today announced the general availability of its expanded integration with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. Dwolla's clients are now able to leverage Plaid's instant account verification and real-time balance check alongside comprehensive pay-by-bank payments through a single vendor and a single API. 

Mesh Payments, the leading travel and expense (T&E) management platform for modern enterprises, today announced a strategic partnership with global travel management leader ALTOUR. This collaboration aims to deliver a fully integrated, technology-forward solution that simplifies corporate travel and expense management for a wide range of customer profiles, from regional to global enterprises.

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments, has teamed up with BUT, the French retail giant, to strengthen its online payment stack, optimize performance, and reduce complexity—all while delivering an enhanced customer experience.

As part of this partnership, Primer has expanded its capabilities to support BUT’s online marketplace. This enables the retailer to manage all payments through a single, unified infrastructure. 

Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial institution specializing in custody, staking, and market services, has announced the appointment of Dave Chapman, Co-Founder of OSL, as a member of its Advisory Board. With a distinguished career spanning digital asset innovation, financial technology, and traditional banking, Chapman brings unparalleled expertise to guide Hex Trust’s strategic initiatives as it continues to advance the institutional adoption of digital assets.

Visa, a global leader in payment technology, today unveiled its scam disruption practice focused on identifying and stopping complex scams as they emerge.

The new department, which sits under Visa Payment Ecosystem Risk and Control (PERC), saved victims $350 million across dozens of scams last year. This is in addition to the $40 billion PERC blocked in attempted fraud on the Visa network last year.

Plata, the Mexican digital bank that received its banking license authorization in December 2024, has successfully closed its Series A equity round with a USD 1.5 billion valuation less than two years after launching operations and after surpassing one million active credit card users.

To benefit from the offer, customers need to use the Current Account Switch Service, pay £1,250 into the new account and log into the mobile app within 60 days of switching accounts. This offer could be withdrawn at any time.

Switching bank accounts is simple and can be done through the Current Account Switch Service. Payments, such as Direct Debits and Standing Orders, are automatically transferred to the newly opened account within seven days.

_{iplicit, the cloud accounting platform purpose-built for the UK mid-market, has today announced its partnership with bank payment provider GoCardless.}