Deutsche Bank and Mastercard are proud to announce a strategic partnership designed to accelerate the evolution of open banking and redefine the payment experience for merchants and consumers across Europe.

The collaboration will elevate Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solutions offering, particularly its Request to Pay (R2P) service, by introducing new levels of choice, flexibility, and efficiency with account-to-account based payments on Mastercard’s trusted open banking network.

Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid, and secure crypto platforms, has chosen Ivy as a new instant payment provider in Europe. Ivy’s payment platform is one of the de facto standards for European crypto leaders, offering crypto-native accounts, real-time deposits, withdrawals, and settlement in stablecoins. 

A Payment Solution Designed to Meet Crypto Merchants' Needs 

Garanti BBVA continues to enhance its customers’ daily lives, introducing technology on its mobile app to make payments faster and more convenient. GarantiPay and NFC contactless payment options are joining the TR QR code method to allow customers to make instant payments without carrying a physical card or entering card details.

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, unveiled the pilot launch of Klarna Card: a new debit product combined with access to built-in flexible payment options, powered by Visa Flexible Credential and issued by WebBank. Unlike traditional credit cards that can see consumers incur additional debt and interest charges, the Klarna Card will allow consumers to pay immediately or pay later when needed - online or in-store - at more than 150 million Visa-accepting merchants worldwide.

XYB, the Adaptive Financial Infrastructure (AFI) platform redefining how financial institutions build, launch, and scale modern banking experiences, today announced a strategic partnership with Bud Financial, the leading provider of AI-powered data intelligence solutions for financial services.

British shoppers refuse to be parted from physical payments cards, despite the huge popularity of digital services like Apple Pay and Google Pay, new figures from ad-enabled payments company Zilch reveal today.

The findings from a Zilch poll come as Zilch launches its first physical card, offering benefits for customers however they choose to pay.

Currency.com, a global digital finance provider, announced the acquisition of its 31st U.S. Money Transmitter License (MTL), with regulatory approval granted in the state of Tennessee. The achievement brings the company significantly closer to its strategic goal of acquiring full licensure across all 50 U.S. states.

Genesis Global, the AI-native application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, added bond deal Roadshow tracking tools to its Primary Bond Issuance (PBI) solution.

HSBC UK Private Banking is the first major UK bank to adopt Addepar’s leading software platform designed specifically for wealth managers. This follows adoption in the US Private Bank, with rollout in the Channel Islands and Luxembourg to come later this year. 

Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform, today announced the launch of its proprietary AI underwriting agent, Ada. Designed to supercharge underwriting teams by eliminating repetitive manual tasks and accelerating funding decisions for businesses, Ada represents a major advancement in automated credit decisioning.