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Cryptocurrency Payments Then and Now: What’s Changed?

CoinRemitter

In the early days, people thought that cryptocurrency payments were only for tech experts. Even after the first Bitcoin transaction, there was no crypto payment gateway or crypto wallet to process crypto payments. One had to copy and paste long codes to make a payment.

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Worldline Empowers Global Online Businesses to Succeed in the Strategically Important United Arab Emirates

Fintech Finance

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payments services, today announces a partnership with Telr , the multi-award winning, Dubai-based payment gateway aggregator and provider to launch an e-commerce payments solution for the rapidly expanding UAE. billion by 2029.

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Is Southeast Asia Fintech Funding Drying Up?

Fintech News

A visual overview of the SEA fintech sector’s funding trajectory from 2017 to 2024, showcasing the sharp decline after a record-breaking 2021. Consumers adoption of digital wallets, payment gateways, and alternative banking solutions has showcased a burgeoning demand for services that cater to underbanked and unbanked populations.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

billion XTransfer created a global payment platform powered by data insights, automation, and risk management tools. Founded in 2017 and based in Shanghai, the company now serves over 600,000 users worldwide. billion Founded in 2000, BillDesk is one of Indias earliest digital payment platforms, known for its payment gateway services.

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The battle for merchant deposits: How the fintech sector is challenging banks’ core business

The Payments Association

These intermediaries include payment gateways, independent sales organisations (ISOs), software companies, shopping cart platforms, and payment orchestration platforms. Between 2017 and 2023, the value of deposits in both traditional and digital banks in the United Kingdom rose significantly. trillion U.S. trillion U.S.

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Deep Dive: Mastercard’s Shift - From Plastic to Platforms

Finextra

Through acquisitions and technology investments, Mastercard now connects to ACH and real-time bank transfer systems , open banking networks, payment gateways, and other platforms. For example, Mastercard offers payment gateway solutions for e-commerce, “Buy Now Pay Later” enablement, and advanced fraud management powered by AI.

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Fintech Takes a Larger Share of Thailand’s Tech Funding

Fintech News

Ascend Money runs TrueMoney, a fintech platform and super-app that provides products and services including the TrueMoney Wallet, WeCard by MasterCard, TrueMoney Cash Card, Kiosk, Express, Payment Gateway, and Remittance. It has built a strong presence across Southeast Asia with a network of over 88,000 agents.