UK Banks Explore Domestic Alternative to Visa and Mastercard
- 6 months 2 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
- 6 months 2 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
- 6 months 2 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
Klarna launches on Google Pay
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is now available on Google Pay in the UK. Google Pay users in the U.K. can choose Klarna’s interest-free payment options at checkout.
MineSec and BSD Enterprise Join Forces to Bring Mobile-First Acceptance Platform to Mexico and LATAM
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
MineSec and BSD Enterprise have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture company in Mexico dedicated to delivering next-generation, mobile-first payment acceptance across Latin America. This collaboration brings together MineSec’s globally proven SoftPOS capabilities and BSD Enterprise’s strong regional expertise to create a unified platform tailored for the needs of the LATAM market.
Conferma Announces Oracle Integration to Enhance Corporate Travel Payments
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Conferma, a global leader in virtual payments for business travel and Oracle partner, has announced its latest property management system (PMS) integration with Oracle OPERA Cloud, enabling secure, automated corporate travel payments for thousands of hotels and corporations globally.
Fragmented Data Disrupts Operations at 80% of Payments Firms
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
80% of payments organizations experience moderate to significant operational disruption from fragmented data, according to new research from AutoRek. Despite heavy investment in front-end innovation like AI and instant payments, back-office operations remain stuck in manual processes – creating a critical gap that undermines growth, scalability and innovation.
Bolt Integrates One-Click Checkout Into Paysecure’s Cashier
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Bolt, the checkout, identity and payments leader powering faster, smarter commerce, and Paysecure, the cutting-edge payment orchestration platform built for modern global merchants, today announced a strategic partnership. Through the integration, Paysecure will embed Bolt One-Click into its Cashier, allowing merchants using Paysecure’s checkout to offer Bolt’s one-click checkout experience.
Starbucks Taps Adyen to Power In-Store Payments Across 940+ European Stores
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has partnered with Starbucks Coffee Company to transform its payment infrastructure in Europe and the UK. Adyen has partnered with Starbucks in a multi-market European rollout, which spans 943 Starbucks stores across the UK, Austria, and Switzerland, supported by 2,375 Adyen payment terminals.
OSN Activates New Philippines-UAE Corridor for Global Business Payments
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
As trade, employment, and digital payment flows continue to accelerate, OSN, a global on-chain FX settlement infrastructure provider, today announced the activation of its Philippines payment corridor, delivering enterprise-grade access to the conversion of fiat to stablecoin FX settlement for businesses operating across emerging and major financial markets. The new corridor offers transaction fees of up to 50% lower than those of leading... more
EthSwitch Launches National Instant Payments, Unifying Ethiopia’s Digital Economy on BPC SmartVista
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Payments
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national switch owned by all public and private banks together with the National Bank of Ethiopia has launched the country’s National Instant Payment System powered by BPC’s next-generation SmartVista platform. The system was officially launched at the Ethiopia Digital Payment Conference 2.0 in December 2025, opened by H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, and H.E. Temesgen Tiruneh, Deputy Prime... more
