LayerZero Enables Cross-Chain Interoperability For Quantoz Stablecoins EURQ And USDQ

• 6 hours 24 min ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Quantoz euro and dollar denominated stablecoins EURQ and USDQ are now integrated with LayerZero and Stargate. The first cross-chain connection is between Ethereum and Polygon, with further blockchain integrations to follow.

Crypto Wallet Adoption Is Skewing Affluent As Dreams Of Financial Freedom Fades

• 6 hours 34 min ago
• Cryptocurrencies

A new research report from global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo and Web3 research firm Protocol Theory shows that while cryptowallet adoption is accelerating among affluent users, lower-income groups face costly access points and risk being excluded.

Aeropay And MVB Bank Partner To Modernize Pay By Bank

• 6 hours 34 min ago
• Payments

Aeropay, a leading provider of pay by bank solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with MVB Bank, a trusted leader in financial services. Together, Aeropay and MVB are building solutions designed to power compliant bank to bank payments.

Digital Euro: AlmavivA And Fabrick Selected By ECB

• 11 hours 4 min ago
• Payments

Almaviva, an Italian digital innovation Group, and Fabrick, a Sella Group company active in Open Finance at an international level, have been selected by the European Central Bank (ECB), as part of the Digital Euro project, to develop the mobile app and its technological infrastructure that will enable European citizens to use the European digital currency.

Square Powers Growth And Innovation For The JMHG Group Across London’s Hospitality Scene

• 12 hours 24 min ago
• Payments

Square, the globally trusted technology company that helps businesses of all sizes run and grow, is proud to support The JMHG Group, an independent hospitality group operating some of South West London’s most recognisable venues.

South African Fintech Street Wallet Partners With Plush Car Wash To Power Secure, Cashless Payments For Mall-Based Dry Washes

• 12 hours 24 min ago
• Payments

Street Wallet, a cutting-edge mobile payment platform empowering informal traders and service providers, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Plush Car Wash, a leading car care brand operating across Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and Western Province. This partnership will see Street Wallet’s payment solution embedded in Plush’s dry wash services.

Mesh Announces Mesh AI Wallet At TOKEN2049

• 1 day 8 hours ago
• E-Wallets

Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, today unveiled the future of agentic commerce during a live demo at TOKEN2049, demonstrating an AI agent completing a crypto transaction. The demonstration highlighted how an AI agent can seamlessly complete a real world ecommerce purchase using stablecoins, in this case finishing a purchase of dog food from a retailer.

Nium And Emirates NBD Expand Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Across The Middle East

• 1 day 8 hours ago
• Payments

Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, and Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced significant progress in their strategic partnership first unveiled in 2024.

I&M Bank Launches Tanzania’s First Mastercard World Elite Debit And Multi-Currency Prepaid Cards On OpenWay’s Way4 Platform

• 1 day 8 hours ago
• Payments

I&M Bank Tanzania, in partnership with Mastercard and OpenWay, today announced the launch of the country’s first Mastercard World Elite debit and multi-currency prepaid cards, powered by the Way4 digital payments platform from OpenWay. The new cards are designed to meet the evolving needs of Tanzania’s affluent and middle-market customers, offering lifestyle privileges, enhanced payment security, and seamless international transactions.

Tribe Payments Expands Into Middle East With New Dubai Office

• 1 day 12 hours ago
• Payments

Tribe Payments, the innovative payments fintech specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, announces the opening of its Dubai office. The move comes as part of Tribe’s ongoing strategic expansion into the Middle East region as it continues to empower banks, fintechs, and acquirers across Europe, Asia, and beyond.

SumUp Appoints Luke Griffiths As UK CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

• 1 day 12 hours ago
• Payments

Global fintech SumUp has today announced that current Chief Commercial Officer Luke Griffiths has been appointed UK CEO. London-based Griffiths will now lead SumUp’s UK operations, continuing his successful tenure in a pivotal leadership role, alongside his global CCO duties.

payabl. Joins The European Payments Initiative To Expand Wero Access For Merchants And PSPs

• 1 day 12 hours ago
• Payments

Leading financial technology provider payabl. has today announced that it has become one of the first licensed members of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and a direct participant in 

Triple-A Adopts iPiD’s Payee Verification To Bring Trust To Stablecoin And Fiat Payments Globally

• 1 day 13 hours ago
• Payments

iPiD, the leading provider in Know Your Payee (KYP) solutions worldwide, today announced it will power payee verification for Triple-A, a Singapore-headquartered and Monetary of Authority of Singapore (MAS)-licensed digital currency payment institution. 

Fuse Breaks Dollar Clearing Bottleneck With USD Virtual Accounts For Emerging Markets

• 1 day 13 hours ago
• e-Payments

Fuse has launched its USD virtual accounts, giving organisations fast and reliable access to emerging markets. Since launch, transaction volumes have grown by more than 100 percent month over month, already more than doubling its AED business.

Google Play Opens A New Channel For Branded Payments

• 2 days 6 hours ago
• Payments