dLocal and Open English Roll Out Bre-B Instant Payments for Students in Colombia
- 1 day 10 min ago
- Payments
dLocal, the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Open English, a leading online English-learning platform, today announced the rollout of Bre-B as a new instant payment method for students in Colombia. With Bre-B now live nationwide, this launch reflects both companies’ readiness to activate new local payment rails as they become available.
Nearly 3 Bn BLIK Transactions in 2025 and Over 2 M New Users
- 1 day 10 min ago
- Payments
In 2025, BLIK users completed a total of 2.9 bn transactions worth PLN 441.5 bn (EUR 104.9 bn). The fourth quarter was a key contributor to the annual result, generating approximately 27% of the total yearly volume. In terms of the number of operations, e-commerce remains the strongest channel, traditionally recording the highest sales peaks at the end of the year. The growing popularity of all services has resulted in a cumulative total of 10... more
milo Crosses $100 Million Crypto Mortgage Milestone, Closes Record $12 Million Transaction
- 1 day 2 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Milo, a financial technology company and pioneer in crypto lending, today announced it has originated over $100 million in crypto mortgages, representing significant growth in institutional and high net worth adoption of digital asset based financing. The milestone includes the company's largest single transaction to date, a $12 million crypto mortgage.
Fluz Launches Embedded Payment Platform to Bring Native Money Experiences Into Software Products
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Payments
Fluz, a fintech company founded in 2018 that provides consumer and business finance solutions, today announced the launch of Fluz Platform, marking the company’s expansion into the embedded finance market. The new platform brings Fluz’s payment infrastructure directly into software products, elevating payments to seamless, modern in-product experiences.
Mastercard Cardholders Can Now Use Google Pay in Saudi Arabia
- 1 day 3 hours ago
- Payments
Mastercard and Google are collaborating to further enhance the availability and usage of Google Pay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The recently launched Google Pay gives consumers a simple, secure and convenient way to make payments using their Android smartphones.
Wirex Launches Stablecoin Push-To-Card Powered By Visa Direct — Reaching 3B+ Cards Worldwide
- 1 day 23 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Stablecoins have transformed how value moves globally. But when it comes to payouts, the last mile is still where experiences succeed or fail. Today, Wirex is closing that gap.
Rakuten Card Launches AI Agent On Rakuten Card Lite App
- 2 days 10 min ago
- Payments
Rakuten Group, Inc. and Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of an AI agent, developed by Rakuten, on the Rakuten Card Lite app, an English language app designed for Rakuten Card members. The new AI agent is available on Android and iOS devices from February 19, 2026.
TransferGo Enters New Stage Of Growth As Bank Of Lithuania Expands Company’s EMI License
- 2 days 1 hour ago
- Payments
The Bank of Lithuania has supplemented the electronic money institution (EMI) license for the fintech company Ltd TransferGo Lithuania. This enhancement enables the company to not only continue providing money transfer and payment account services but also to soon offer TransferGo cards to EU residents for everyday financial transactions.
Visa And CarCloud Partner To Redefine Business Mobility For UK Employers
- 2 days 2 hours ago
- Payments
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and CarCloud, the UK‑based mobility data, insights and cost‑management platform, have announced a new partnership to help businesses modernise how they manage work‑related travel in an increasingly complex mobility landscape.
Volt Becomes An NPP Identified Institution In Australia, Expanding Bank-Grade PayTo And PayID Capabilities
- 2 days 2 hours ago
- Payments
Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces its new status as an Identified Institution in Australia. Approved by Australia Payments Plus, the status, which concerns the country’s New Payments Platform (NPP), has been made possible by Volt’s partnership with Banking Circle Australia – the trading name of Australian Settlements Limited, ASL.
eBay Partners With TrueLayer To Offer Pay By Bank At Checkout
- 2 days 2 hours ago
- Payments
TrueLayer, Europe’s leading Pay by Bank network, today announced that it has partnered with eBay, a global commerce leader, to introduce Pay by Bank at checkout, bringing instant, secure bank payments to millions of UK buyers.
Zūm Rails to Become a Payments Facilitator in the US & Canada
- 2 days 23 hours ago
- Payments
Zūm Rails today announced that it will enable companies to embed credit card acceptance directly into its all-in-one payment ecosystems, creating custom checkout experiences for customers across the US and Canada. This final piece of Zūm Rails’ payments ecosystem was contingent upon it becoming an official payments facilitator, which it has now completed through its work with Fiserv.
UK Banks Explore Domestic Alternative to Visa and Mastercard
- 2 days 23 hours ago
- Payments
Senior UK banking executives are preparing to meet to discuss the creation of a national card payments alternative to Visa and Mastercard, in a move aimed at reducing reliance on US-owned networks and strengthening payment system resilience. According to a report by The Guardian, the initiative would involve a group of major UK banks and payment firms, with support from the government, to establish a domestic payments company capable of... more
Nexi Launches Nexi Ready to Bring Agile Innovation to Issuers of Any Size
- 3 days 50 min ago
- Payments
Nexi Group, the European PayTech, today announced the international launch of Nexi Ready, a new category of fully managed, plug-and-play digital issuing solutions. Nexi Ready alleviates a significant burden for banks, corporates and fintechs, enabling them to quickly deploy modern, compliant and scalable digital issuing services without having to build and operate their own infrastructure.
Salt Edge and NoCFO to Bring Pay by Bank to Entrepreneurs in Finland and Germany
- 3 days 2 hours ago
- Payments
NoCFO, the AI-native financial management platform built to eliminate the manual burden of financial administration for entrepreneurs and small businesses, partners with Salt Edge, a leading open banking solutions provider. The collaboration integrates Salt Edge’s payment initiation capabilities directly into the NoCFO platform, transforming the user experience by enabling complete financial workflows, including Pay by Bank, without users having... more
