2026 Outlook: 7 Ways Accelerating Transaction Disputes Will Redefine Payments
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Payments
As economic uncertainty continues to shape consumer behavior, chargebacks are becoming the norm, rather than the exception, in eCommerce. Today, disputes are so common that processing disputes has become a core business function. Disputes are also transforming all stakeholders of the payments industry, thereby redefining how issuers, acquirers and merchants manage risk and customer relations.
Giftcards.com Expands Access To Digital Gift Cards Across PayPal
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Payments
Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global leader in branded payments, today announced it is expanding the availability of digital gift cards to PayPal users. Giftcards.com—a BHN company—is now offering consumers 5% cashback when they opt-in and purchase gift cards using their PayPal wallet.*
Atlas Invest Raises $25M To Unlock High-Quality Private Credit Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Fundraising News
Atlas Invest, a leader in commercial real estate lending, today announced $25M in funding led by BlackRock, enabling the innovative startup to expand access to institutional-quality, real estate debt investments. By combining proprietary AI technology, data-driven processes across sourcing, underwriting, and servicing with rigorous risk-adjusted practices, Atlas is redefining how private credit investors access, engage with, and scale real...
Fimple Raises $10 Million Follow-On Investment To Accelerate International Rollout of Composable, Cloud-Native Banking Solutions
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Fundraising News
Fimple, a leading provider of composable, cloud-native core banking software, has successfully completed a USD 10m investment round to further accelerate its international expansion with a strategic focus across the MENA region and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets. The round was led by Ak Asset Management VC Fund, with participation from existing investors including DN Capital and Smartfin, following the company’s USD 12m Series A...
Discovery Federal Credit Union Unanimously Selects Mahalo Banking To Modernize Digital Member Experience
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Banking
Discovery Federal Credit Union (‘Discovery’) has chosen Mahalo’s Thoughtful Banking® platform to modernize its digital banking experience and provide members with a more secure, flexible, and accessible way to manage finances across online and mobile channels. After completing an extensive and competitive digital banking evaluation, Mahalo was unanimously chosen over all other providers, standing out for its modern architecture, deep core...
Currency.com Partners with Zodia Markets To Strengthen Global Liquidity And Execution Capabilities
- 4 weeks 1 day ago
- Trading Systems
Currency.com, a global digital finance provider, has announced a new strategic partnership with Zodia Markets, an institutional-grade digital asset liquidity venue. The collaboration strengthens Currency.com’s global trading infrastructure and enhances its ability to support fast, fairly-priced execution of large-volume transactions.
AAZZUR Closes £2m Round To Scale Embedded Finance For Brands And Platforms
- 1 month 11 hours ago
- Fundraising News
AAZZUR Ltd. today announces it has closed a £2 million funding round, completed in October 2025, to expand platform use cases and accelerate go-to-market activity as the business builds on strong year-on-year revenue growth. AAZZUR is the easiest and most cost-effective way for brands and platforms to seamlessly integrate financial products and increase customer value.
TreviPay Launches Pay By Invoice For Issuers Enabled By Visa Credentials
- 1 month 11 hours ago
- Payments
TreviPay announces the launch of its Pay by Invoice solution for Visa-issuing banks, enabling issuers to capture a greater share of the $58 trillion North American B2B payments market. Through this collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, TreviPay’s order-to-cash automation technology combines with Visa’s commercial payment capabilities to help issuers move fragmented B2B spend into strategic, issuer-financed, invoice-based...
Synechron Launches Suite Of AI Agents To Automate Complex Workflows, Reduce Risk And Speed Adoption
- 1 month 12 hours ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Synechron, a leading global digital transformation consulting firm, today launched Synechron Agentic, a portfolio of production-ready AI agents built for complex, regulated workflows.
Regulators Give Clarity in Relation To Open Banking Pricing Models
- 1 month 12 hours ago
- Payments
This confirms we will not, at this stage, prioritise a Competition Act 1998 (CA98) investigation into the centralised ‘access fee’ pricing model being developed by the UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs).
TBC Uzbekistan Launches TBC Plus Subscription Service, Continues To Expand Market-Leading Product Offering
- 1 month 13 hours ago
- Banking
TBC Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s leading digital banking ecosystem and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group, announces the launch of its new subscription service TBC Plus, as it continues to expand its comprehensive range of financial and lifestyle services.
UK Based Lender, Love Finance Renames To Lovey, Signalling Next Growth Phase
- 1 month 13 hours ago
- Infrastructure
Love Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has officially renamed itself as Lovey. The new name reflects the company’s modern, approachable and forward-looking perspective, while keeping the same mission, team and customer-first approach that has defined its success to date.
dLocal Partners with HONOR To Launch Localized Payments in Peru’s Growing Tech Landscape
- 1 month 15 hours ago
- Payments
dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with HONOR, a global leading AI device ecosystem company, to power local payment acceptance for its inaugural website launch in Peru.
Revolut Announces Expansion Plans For Peruvian Market
- 1 month 15 hours ago
- Banking
Revolut, the global fintech with over 70 million retail customers worldwide, today announced its official plans to enter the Peruvian market, marking a significant milestone in its Latin American expansion strategy. The company has formally applied for a full banking licence in the country and has appointed Julien Labrot as CEO of Revolut Peru to lead local operations.
Finova Partners with Covecta To Bring Agentic AI Capabilities To the UK Lending Market
- 1 month 15 hours ago
- Lending
Finova, one of the UK’s leading providers of cloud-based mortgage, savings and lending software, has today announced a new partnership with Covecta, a UK-based AI company that builds configurable agents and workflows to automate activities for financial institutions. Finova will integrate Covecta’s advanced AI engine into its product suite, beginning with the introduction of new support agent capabilities across Finova’s lending and broker...
