Thredd, the leading next-generation global payments processor, today announced it is powering ANNA Money’s business accounts in Australia. The collaboration delivers instant virtual cards and physical commercial debit cards, with the platform engineered for secure wallet support - so customers can add cards to leading mobile wallets (when available), all backed by Thredd’s real-time authorisation and settlement.

Y Combinator-backed cross-border payments startup Grey has launched support for Morocco and Egypt, enabling users in the country to send and receive international payments with greater speed and convenience. Grey targets North Africa's $64 billion annual remittance market with instant local currency payouts.

HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, and Juspay, a leading payments infrastructure company, have announced a strategic partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind acquiring platform tailored to the needs of digital-first, global merchants. This full-stack solution reimagines how acquiring services are delivered at scale, combining HSBC’s global network with Juspay’s proven expertise in payments infrastructure.

Flywire Corporation, a global payments enablement and software company, today announced an expanded partnership with

Deel, the leading global HR and payroll platform, today announced a $300 million strategic investment from new investor Ribbit Capital along with long-time Deel partners Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management with additional support from General Catalyst, Green Bay Ventures and more. Deel’s new valuation is $17.3 billion.  

Sentiment around expense policies is creating ‘blurred lines’ of understanding within UK businesses, resulting in employee inaction and feelings of stress, according to new data from the spend management provider, Soldo. 

Employee confusion - the overlooked blind spot

Bank payment company GoCardless has elevated two executives to its newly formed EMEA leadership team as it seeks to expand its footprint in the market.

Borja Valiente has been named VP of Sales and General Manager, EMEA and Hamish Wood as the VP of Customer Success, EMEA. The two will be part of a new, integrated go-to-market team responsible for driving the company’s expansion across the UK, Ireland and continental Europe.

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, has announced the launch of its enhanced Checkout, making it easier than ever for merchants to create a fully tailored checkout without the heavy lift of bespoke development.

Primer’s new Checkout means merchants no longer have to choose between speed and flexibility, delivering both full brand control and effortless integration using modular UI components.

Mastercard, the global technology company in the payments industry, presented its new research reflecting how Jamaican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that accept digital payments are seeing real results from going cashless.

Fenergo, the leading provider of client lifecycle management (CLM), Know your Customer (KYC) and transaction monitoring (TM) solutions today announces that Adepa, a leading provider of global asset servicing solutions, has deployed its software to streamline investor onboarding and enhance compliance across Adepa’s operations, starting in Luxembourg.