Fluz Launches Embedded Payment Platform to Bring Native Money Experiences Into Software Products
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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.
Rakuten Card Launches AI Agent On Rakuten Card Lite App
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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
DBS is First Bank in Asia Pacific to Pilot Visa Intelligent Commerce for Everyday Payments
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
DBS Bank, Southeast Asia's largest bank and Visa, a global leader in digital payments today announced their ongoing collaboration to drive the future of agent-initiated payments via a joint pilot under Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC). VIC brings together a comprehensive suite of integrated APIs and a partner programme, utilising Visa's secure infrastructure to enable safe, transparent and consent-driven payments by AI agents, on behalf of... more
Medius Partners with Adyen to Launch Corporate Expense Cards and Cashback Rewards Across Europe
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Medius, a leading provider of AP Automation and wider Spend Management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, to introduce corporate expense cards integrated with its expense management solution Expensya by
TerraPay Partners with Sabre Direct Pay to Expand Instant Cross-border Payment Solutions for Travel Suppliers
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
TerraPay, a global money movement company, and Sabre Corporation, a global travel technology provider, have signed a multi-year strategic agreement to expand the reach of Sabre Direct Pay and enhance payment options for travel agencies and suppliers.
Alipay AI Payment Exceeds 120 Million Transactions in One Week as Agentic Commerce Accelerates in China
- 7 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Alipay announced that its AI Pay, a payment solution that enables secure and seamless payment through AI agents, exceeded 120 million transactions in the past week, as agentic commerce accelerates in China, making it the world’s first AI agentic payment service to reach this milestone. Launched in 2025, Alipay AI Pay has expanded into various use cases, including AI agents in apps and mini programs for brick-and-mortar retailers like Luckin... more
