Vivid Selects Wise Platform for International Payments for SMEs
- 9 hours 52 min ago
- Payments
As demand for cross-border payments surges among its European small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), Vivid, one of Europe's fastest-growing digital business financial platforms, has selected Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, to launch fast, transparent and seamless international payments for its business customers.
Christmas ‘Moneymaxxing’: Consumers Turn to Flexible Payment Options Ahead of the Festive Season
- 11 hours 2 min ago
- Payments
UK consumers are ‘moneymaxxing’ this Christmas as they look for ways to plan ahead and make their festive budgets work harder by spreading the cost of purchases over multiple months. New research, commissioned by payments network Affirm and carried out by Savvy Marketing, reveals that almost half (47%) of those planning to start their Christmas shopping earlier are doing so to spread the cost of items across several paydays.
Paymentology and Huru Expand Partnership to Launch Jaywan Card in the UAE
- 1 day 9 hours ago
- Payments
Paymentology, the leading global issuer processor, and Huru, the Emirati-owned financial app licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE, have expanded their longstanding partnership to support the launch of Huru’s card on Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme. Scheduled to launch in Q4 2026, Huru’s Jaywan card will be supported by Paymentology’s processing technology, building on the companies’ existing partnership as Huru broadens the services... more
Visa Receives Approval to Begin Preparations for a Domestic Business in China
- 1 day 9 hours ago
- Payments
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced that it has received approval of its Application to Prepare from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), which allows the company to begin formal preparations to establish a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China. This marks an important milestone toward the company serving China’s domestic payments market.
Anyflo Emerges from Stealth with Acquisition of Native to Simplify Stablecoin Payments for Enterprises
- 1 day 10 hours ago
- Payments
Anyflo, a stablecoin payments orchestration service built to make new payment rails work for enterprises, has today emerged from stealth at Sui Basecamp during TOKEN2049 Singapore.
FC Bayern München Extends Partnership with Adyen: 10% More Transactions and a 3-Second Faster Checkout
- 1 day 10 hours ago
- Payments
Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is continuing its partnership with FC Bayern München, which began in 2023. The German record champion is extending the collaboration to further develop payment processes at the Allianz Arena and in global e-commerce together with Adyen.
Dollar Accounts for Seven in Ten UK Client Payments Despite De-Dollarisation Talks, iBanFirst Data Shows
- 1 day 11 hours ago
- Payments
The US dollar accounted for 70% of international payments made by UK businesses using iBanFirst in the first half of 2026, according to the second edition of iBanFirst's Speed of International Payments barometer. The figure has not moved all that significantly since 2025, when it stood at 72%, according to the transaction data.
NBB and TerraPay Partner to Connect Traditional Banking with the Global Digital Payments Ecosystem
- 1 day 11 hours ago
- Payments
The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), a leading bank in Bahrain has entered into a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global digital money movement company, to expand its international payout capabilities and enhance cross-border payment experiences for its customers.
Numou and Comera Financial Holding Partner to Expand Financing and Payment Solutions for UAE SMEs
- 2 days 6 hours ago
- Payments
Numou, a subsidiary of ADGM, and Comera Financial Holding (CFH), part of Abu Dhabi’s Royal Group, have signed a partnership agreement to expand access to financing and payment solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UAE. The partnership will bring Comera Financial Holding’s financial products and services to Numou’s digital marketplace, giving SMEs access to more options for financing, business account opening and... more
Tereina Brings Forward the Future of Financial Services, Starting with Embedded, Digital and Agentic Payments
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- Payments
Tereina today launched on a core belief: the future of financial services is embedded, digital and agentic. Its technology lets finance teams optimize and execute payments on their own or with support from their AI agents, settling seamlessly across traditional and digital-currency rails, embedded directly into the business applications enterprises already run.
Bede Bahrain Unveils Multi-Currency World Prepaid Card with SINNAD and Mastercard at Fintech Forward 2026
- 2 days 8 hours ago
- Payments
Bede Bahrain, the innovative microfinance solutions app, has announced the launch of its new Multi-Currency World Prepaid Card, in partnership with SINNAD, a subsidiary of The BENEFIT Company and a leading provider of card processing and payment services in the MENA region, and Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry and a leading provider of innovative digital payment solutions worldwide.
Kudo Launches Instant Crypto Withdrawals & Hints at New Mobile App
- 2 days 9 hours ago
- Payments
Kudo.com, the global multi-asset trading broker, announced the launch of instant crypto withdrawals, a significant advancement in its ongoing commitment to enhancing customer experience and platform capabilities. The feature is now live and available to Kudo clients globally.
WEX and Mastercard Partner to Launch Asia-Pacific's First Unified Fleet Payments Network
- 2 days 13 hours ago
- Payments
WEX and Mastercard today announced a strategic partnership set to simplify fleet management operations and modernise fleet payments across Asia-Pacific. The strategic partnership marks a first-of-its-kind initiative in the region that will drive the next-generation payments infrastructure by bringing together universal fuel, vehicle fleet maintenance, tolling, parking and more, in a single payment experience. The program is projected to process... more
SoFi Tech Solutions, Orbi and Mastercard Partner to Launch Crypto-Linked Card in Mexico
- 5 days 6 hours ago
- Payments
SoFi Tech Solutions, formerly Galileo, today announced a partnership with Mexican fintech Orbi and Mastercard to launch a crypto-linked card program in Mexico. The program will let Orbi customers use either traditional fiat currency or funds from their crypto balances through a seamless conversion at the time of purchase, while merchants receive traditional fiat currency.
BDO Unibank Powers Smarter, Next-Generation Payments with Finastra
- 5 days 8 hours ago
- Payments
Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced that BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) has enhanced its payments infrastructure with Finastra’s modern Global PAYplus (GPP), reinforcing the bank’s ability to support growing transaction volumes, strengthen operational resilience, and advance interoperability across the payments ecosystem.
