Thesis*-Backed Fold Becomes First Bitcoin Financial Services Company to Go Public on Nasdaq
- 3 hours 7 min ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Thesis*, the venture studio behind some of the most impactful Bitcoin-native financial products, celebrates a landmark achievement as Fold Holdings Inc. ("Fold")—one of its most successful incubated companies—becomes the first Bitcoin financial services company to go public on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbols FLD (common stock) and FLDDW (warrants).
Nordic Fintechs Two and Avarda Partner to Launch Next-Gen White Label Payment Solution
- 4 hours 37 min ago
- Payments
Two, a European leader in B2B payments technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Avarda, a white label payments specialist in northern Europe. Together, they are introducing a fully integrated white label payment solution tailored for both businesses and consumers in the Nordic e-commerce market.
PayQuicker Expands Instant, Seamless Clinical Trial Payouts for EU and UK
- 5 hours 47 min ago
- Payments
PayQuicker is excited to announce the expansion of our instant payout and local currency solution for clinical trials across Great Britain (U.K.) and the European Union (EU). This real-time digital payment solution offers secure, compliant, and seamless participant compensation to streamline payout operations for clinical trial organizers, including eliminating the need for onsite card issuing.
Mastercard SME Confidence Index: UAE Businesses Embrace Digital Growth with High Optimism
- 8 hours 57 min ago
- Payments
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE are entering 2025 with strong optimism, fueled by a thriving digital economy, strong government support, and increasing access to financial solutions, according to the third edition of the Mastercard SME Confidence Index.
IDEX Biometrics Secures IDEX Pay Order for VISA Biometric Cards in MEA
- 9 hours 7 min ago
- Payments
A leading smart card technology, security and ID company based in MEA (Middle-East & Africa) has placed a production order of 10,000 units with IDEX Biometrics. The order supports Visa biometric bank card programs in one of the fastest growing payment markets in the region, and marks the first Visa program in market on the IDEX Pay biometric technology solution. The IDEX Biometrics partner serves over 500 banks, governments, and corporations... more
Galileo Financial Technologies Enables Brands To Offer Co-Brand Debit Rewards Cards
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Payments
Galileo Financial Technologies, SoFi Technologies, Inc.’s Technology Platform (NASDAQ: SOFI), has launched a co-brand debit program offering, enabling brands to offer debit users access to rewards typically reserved for credit card holders. Galileo is the first to bring this type of program offering to the U.S. hospitality sector. While co-brand credit rewards programs are common, debit users have largely been left out—until now.
CellPoint Digital Partners With Air Europa to Provide Payment Orchestration Solutions
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Payments
CellPoint Digital, the leading provider of payment solutions to the airline industry and a global pioneer of Payment Orchestration, today announced a new partnership with Air Europa, a member of the SkyTeam Alliance.
Bitget's Liquidity Depth Analysis Highlights Competitive Edge in Crypto Trading, Cryptorank Reports
- 1 day 6 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has collaborated with CryptoRank to conduct an in-depth comparative analysis of liquidity depth among the top five global centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs): Binance, Bitget, Bybit, MEXC, and OKX.
UK Demands More Innovative Payment Methods
- 1 day 8 hours ago
- e-Payments
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... more
Adyen and Eats365 Partner to Streamline Payment Solutions for F&B Businesses
- 1 day 8 hours ago
- Payments
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.
Canadians Have Polarizing Views on Evolving Payment Innovations, With Security Concerns Top of Mind, Reveals New Payments Canada Study
- 2 days 2 hours ago
- Payments
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... more
Lili Launches International Payments
- 2 days 4 hours ago
- Payments
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.
Mastercard Joins Forces With Tamara to Scale Split Payment Solutions in the UAE
- 2 days 5 hours ago
- Payments
Mastercard and Tamara, one of the leading fintech platform in the GCC for shopping, payments, and banking, are collaborating to launch a new virtual card in the UAE to strengthen the split payment ecosystem.
Aevi Partners With IXOPAY to Connect In-Person and Digital Payment Orchestration for Merchants
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- Payments
Aevi, a leader in in-person payment orchestration, announced a new collaboration with IXOPAY, an enterprise-grade payment orchestration platform, to help merchants unify their global payment systems by connecting card-present and card-not-present solutions
Bluefin Achieves Girocard Certification for the Newland Payment Technology N950 AIO SmartPOS
- 2 days 9 hours ago
- Payments
Bluefin has achieved the German Banking Industry Committee’s (GBIC German: Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft) Girocard certification on the Newland NPT N950 AIO smartPOS terminal. This certification enables German merchants to adopt next-generation SmartPOS devices while simplifying Girocard payment acceptance through Bluefin’s TECS Engine, a global payments platform.
