Rakuten Card Launches AI Agent On Rakuten Card Lite App
- 6 days 11 hours 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
- 6 days 12 hours 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
- 6 days 13 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
- 6 days 13 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
- 6 days 13 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
- 1 week 10 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
- 1 week 10 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
- 1 week 11 hours 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.
Quantoz Partners With Visa To Make Stablecoins Spendable
- 1 week 12 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Quantoz Payments B.V. (Quantoz) the Netherlands headquartered payments technology company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Visa to become a direct Visa principal member. The agreement enables Quantoz to facilitate the issue of virtual Visa debit cards and act as a BIN-sponsor for third-party fintechs and platforms, allowing their customers to spend e-money/ stablecoins wherever Visa is accepted
Salt Edge and NoCFO to Bring Pay by Bank to Entrepreneurs in Finland and Germany
- 1 week 13 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
DBS is First Bank in Asia Pacific to Pilot Visa Intelligent Commerce for Everyday Payments
- 1 week 1 day 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
UnionPay Cardholders Gain Access to Cash at NCR Atleos Cashzone ATMs Across the UK
- 1 week 1 day ago
- ATMs
NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced that UnionPay cardholders can now withdraw cash at thousands of Cashzone ATMs across the UK, timed to coincide with Chinese New Year celebrations.
Media Alert: UK Consumers Show Curiosity but Low Understanding of Digital Currency Payments, with Gen Z Driving Future Momentum
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
New research from FIS suggests that digital currencies, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, are firmly on the radar of younger consumers, but limited understanding and concerns around transparency continue to hold back wider adoption across the UK. While the FCA recently confirmed that stablecoin payments are a 2026 priority, the data shows a clear knowledge gap among UK consumers, alongside uncertainty about how the technology works in... more
Medius Partners with Adyen to Launch Corporate Expense Cards and Cashback Rewards Across Europe
- 1 week 1 day 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
From Paychecks to Purchases, Stablecoins Are Becoming Everyday Money, Finds Global Survey
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
A new global study released today by BVNK reveals that stablecoins are no longer niche, but are becoming a practical, everyday form of money being used around the world for everything from getting paid to buying goods and services.
