Swift Accelerates Transformation of Consumer Payments as Banks Roll Out New Framework for Retail Transactions
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Consumers and small businesses receiving payments in a range of countries, including five of the world’s largest remittance markets, will be among the first to benefit as Swift and banks globally roll out a pioneering new framework to bring next generation speed and new levels of affordability and predictability to cross-border retail payments.
PPRO Brings Swish into PayPal, Giving Swedish Consumers a Familiar Way to Pay Around the World
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
PPRO, one of the leading local payments platforms, has collaborated with PayPal to enable 8.7 million Swish users to pay with their preferred payment method at thousands of online stores around the world.
Worldline Completes Its First Wero Online Payment With the Red Cross in Belgium
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Worldline, a European leader in payment services, has enabled its first Wero online payment transaction in Belgium, the second European nation to enable eCommerce payments after Germany. This historic moment was done for the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders (Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen) following the announcement of Wero’s eCommerce launch in the country.
Visa and Bridge Expand Collaboration, With Plans to Bring Stablecoin-Linked Cards to Over 100 Countries
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin infrastructure platform and a Stripe company, today announced an expansion of their global card issuance product that they first unveiled in 2025. Bridge enables businesses and fintech developers to offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards. Now, through Bridge’s partnership with Lead Bank, these card transactions can be settled onchain with Visa.
Nexi Launches New Agentic Commerce Capabilities, Enabling Automated Payments Workflows for AI Agents
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Nexi Group, the European PayTech, today announced
Klarna Expands Further Into Agentic Commerce, Offering Flexible Payments to Merchants via Stripe's Shared Payment Tokens
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced that its flexible payment options will soon be supported in AI agent-driven shopping experiences through Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens (SPTs), making Klarna available in AI-powered checkout flows for US merchants already live with Klarna through Stripe, provided AI shopping agents allow the ability to offer flexible payments at checkout.
Spreedly Makes Agentic Commerce a Live Channel for Merchants
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
AI agents have advanced from recommending products to completing purchases at checkout. Spreedly today announced that agentic commerce is now live as a channel within its open payments platform, enabling merchants to process agent-initiated transactions over their existing payment infrastructure.
Lessn Exceeds $100 Million Turnover On Its Payments Orchestration Platform
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Accounts payable automation company Lessn today announced that it exceeded $100 million being transacted on its platform in February 2026 within its first year of operations, as the company considers a new investment round.
Santander And Mastercard Complete Europe’s First Live End-To-End Payment Executed By An AI Agent
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Banco Santander and Mastercard today announced the successful completion of Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent, representing the first agentic payment carried out within a regulated banking framework and marking a significant milestone in the application of AI systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers.
Strategic Imperatives Expands GoCardless Integration To Automate End-To-End Billing And Disbursements
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Strategic Imperatives, a leading provider of cloud-native billing and revenue management solutions for telecoms and connectivity providers, has expanded its partnership with bank payment company GoCardless to integrate the fintech’s new Outbound Payments feature - a disbursement capability which enables businesses to send payments to their customers.
Visa Completes Acquisition of Prisma and Newpay
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa today announced it has completed its acquisition of Prisma Medios de Pago S.A.U. and Newpay S.A.U. in Argentina. This transaction strengthens Visa's commitment to advancing payment innovation and modernizing financial infrastructure across the country.
Kwik Fit Shifts Gears With American Express Acceptance
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
American Express and Kwik Fit have signed a new agreement meaning Amex is now accepted as a payment method both in-person and online at one of the UK’s leading car servicing and repair firms.
Cashflows Partners With fumopay to Launch Instant Payout Solution
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments has joined forces with fumopay, the provider of open banking payment and account initiation so
GoTo Foods Taps DailyPay to Modernize Frontline Worker Benefits for Franchisees
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
DailyPay, the leader in On-Demand Pay, has announced its partnership with GoTo Foods, a global developer of multi-channel foodservice brands. With this partnership, DailyPay will serve as the sole preferred On-Demand Pay vendor for GoTo Foods’ franchise network.
Cross-Border Payments Solution Expands Into UK Market to Support SMEs
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Cross-border payments company, Currenxie, has today launched its business account solution in the UK for SMEs looking to transact globally and enter new markets. Currenxie, a fintech company founded in 2014, specialises in simplifying global payments for businesses. The company provides comprehensive solutions for SMEs when collecting, exchanging, and sending money worldwide.
