The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The partnership with B89 represents an excellent opportunity to expand Pix’s reach globally, consolidating it as one of the most innovative payment methods in the world. This process began in May 2023 when we became the first Brazilian company to enable the use of Pix outside of Brazil.”

Cross-Border

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

In addition to his background in open banking, Davie brings with him extensive knowledge of the German market, having been instrumental in the development of Soforts A2A payments product, including its mobile interface, before the company was acquired by Klarna in 2014.

Product

Finextra

JUNE 12, 2025

Sponsored [New Whitepaper] PaaS, cloud and instant payments: Navigating the outsourcing question Share Related Company Payrails Channels /retail banking /payments Comments: (0) Sign in to comment Related news /payments Payrails raises $14.4m

Privacy

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

The years 2023–2024 saw an explosion of interest in generative AI (GenAI)—AI that can produce human-like text, code, images, etc. For instance, a 2024 Statista study noted generative AI usage in financial services jumped to 52% of firms actively using it (up significantly from 2023). spending alerts, subscription monitoring).

AI

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 2, 2024

2024 reshaped payments with instant payment mandates, crypto regulations, and enhanced consumer protection driving innovation and security. These changes are not just reshaping the way payments are processed however, also redefining the responsibilities of firms operating in this space.

Regulations

The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

It has pick-up locations in over 45 countries, with a strong presence in Australia, where it has now integrated Volt via payment infrastructure provider Optty. The initiative is a key move after the Australia Post-managed POLi, a popular instant payments system utilised by travel merchants in Australia, closed in 2023.

Instant Payments

Finovate

APRIL 17, 2025

The partnership will help Argentex optimize payment execution and give the firm advanced reconciliation capabilities. Headquartered in Paris, France, Numeral made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2023 in London. ” Headquartered in Paris, France, Numeral made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2023.

Risk Management

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The new solution supports payment service providers (PSPs) in offering Verification of Payee services to their customers that fulfill the requirements of the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and of the VOP Scheme developed by the European Payments Council (EPC).

Payee

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Brazil Brazil’s instant payment system, Pix, is projected to overtake credit cards in the local online purchasing market by 2025. Pix is expected to capture 44% of the online payment market, while credit cards are anticipated to hold 41%. billion), marking a 41.72% increase in transaction value compared to January 2023.

BNPL

Fintech Finance

JUNE 15, 2025

.” The integration is notable given that POLi, which was widely used by travel merchants in Australia, has left something of a void after its closure in September 2023. This is not the case with PayTo, which utilises secure API connections to banks.

Payment APIs and Integration

The Payments Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Generational trends show younger users leading the adoption of digital wallets and stored credit cards, while older demographics continue to prefer traditional methods like bank transfers and debit cards, underscoring the need for inclusive payment solutions.

Payments Trends

The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

According to Statista , fintech in Latin America (LatAm) suffered in 2023, with less than $2billion invested in fintech ventures a drastic drop from 2021s value of $6billion. I believe that the future of payments relies on instant payments.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Finance

JULY 7, 2025

Redpin was formed in 2023 following Blackstone’s investment in two award-winning FX companies, Currencies Direct and TorFX. The platform eliminates hours of bank related tasks per transaction, reduces completion day scrambles, and protects against the email-based fraud that threatens 4 out of 5 Spanish property professionals.

Multi-Currency

The Fintech Times

MAY 2, 2025

By teaming up with Shopify, Volt is aiming to enable Australian Shopify merchants to offer local consumers a one-click checkout experience, powered by digital payment solution PayTo. Volts one-click checkout mimics the traditional card-on-file consumer experience, but instead utilises a near-instant payment scheme.

Real Time Payments

Fintech News

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Project Nexus is a collaborative initiative with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) that aims to create a multilateral framework and enable a country’s instant payment system to seamlessly connect with those of other nations through a single, streamlined integration.

FinTech

Finextra

JULY 16, 2025

0 16 July 2025 Be the first to comment John Bertrand MD Tec 8 Limited Location London Followers 9 Opinions 66 Follow Unfollow Overview People like real time (RTP: instant) payments. Economies where instant payments are used grow a minimum of 1 to 3% per annum. To cover modern payments needs this has not helped.

Cross-Border Payments

The Fintech Times

MARCH 4, 2025

According to Statista , fintech in Latin America (LatAm) suffered in 2023, with less than $2billion invested in fintech ventures a drastic drop from 2021s value of $6billion. The Latin American payments sector has been dominated by the success of Pix.

Real Time Payments

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2025

PagBrasil and Verifone have partnered to launch an in-store alternative payment method (APM) enabling Brazilian shoppers to pay in Brazilian Reais (BRL) using Pix while shopping in the United States. merchants to accept the Brazilian payment method. This first-of-its-kind solution allows U.S. billion annually in the U.S.”

Payment Solutions

Finovate

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Payments Payments was a huge focus for multiple on-stage discussions at the show. Among the hottest topics were cross-border payments, stablecoins, and instant payments. This shift gives me some hope that we have moved past talking about the hype of AI and into thinking of it as an enabling technology.

AI

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

For instance, decreasing authorized push payment (APP) fraud is still a key priority for the UKs Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2025. million in 2023, the payments ecosystem still needs stronger security measures. Considering that APP fraud cost the UK economy approximately 459.7

Authentication

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This consequential partnership between the company, its commercial bank shareholders and the SARB, signifies both a continuation and expansion of that role as we focus more deliberately on financial inclusion through affordable access to modern payment capabilities.”

Acquirers

The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Open finance represents more than an incremental step beyond open bankingit is a structural shift toward interconnected financial ecosystems, with major implications for product development, partnerships, and customer ownership in the digital payments space. As of 2023, account-to-account (A2A) transactions in the U.S. reached $1.1

Finance

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2025

Verifone and PagBrasil International Pix is now live, enabling Brazilian shoppers to use Pix for in-store payments across the U.S. The partnership allows convert BRL in real time, offering a seamless, card-free option that works with Brazil’s most popular payment method. million Brazilian Tourists who spend more than $4.1

Payment Solutions

Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

Volt, which specialises in integrating domestic real-time payment schemes into its global network, has been an approved Shopify partner since 2023 , when its Pay by Bank offering became available to Shopify customers in the UK and Europe.

Payment Solutions

The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2025

Operationally, it simplifies reconciliation, automates collections, and minimises friction at every step of the payment journey, positioning Pix Automático as a key enabler of sustainable digital growth in Brazil.” The evolution of Pix to support recurring payments, a key step for sectors like streaming and online platforms.

Credit Cards

The Fintech Times

APRIL 21, 2025

Following its 12 week engagement programme, the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator programme, digital payments leader, Visa has announced two new partnerships with programme participants, Konnect and PayTic. As a global leader, Visa reinforces our commitment to shaping the future of payments, said Amin Ben Abderrahman , CEO of Konnect.

FinTech

The Payments Association

JANUARY 15, 2025

This added transparency would bring cross-border functionality to domestic instant payments, aligning with the G20s roadmap and providing end users with a payments experience that is fast and secure. Swift uses its Payment Pre-validation service to connect different Verification of Payee (VoP) schemes.

SWIFT

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Yaspa is an award-winning fintech providing instant payment and identity services, using open banking technology and AI to help regulated businesses elevate customer intelligence and cash flow via its proprietary real-time payments solution, Intelligent Payments. billion in 2023 to USD 35.79

Instant Payments

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

It offers practical, high-level analysis of what’s live, what’s coming into force, and what’s under active consultation, covering fraud liability, stablecoin oversight, instant payments, digital operational resilience, and future developments such as the digital pound and digital euro.

Regulations

Finovate

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Payment, banking, and investment systems provider FIS announced today that it is now certified to enable send capabilities for FedNow instant payment credit transfers. Adding send capabilities, along with real-time transfer alerts, allows FIS to bring its bank clients a more comprehensive payments experience.

FedNow

Fintech Finance

APRIL 14, 2025

Global Pay by Bank platform, Banked , has today announced the acquisition of UK-based consumer payments app VibePay , to accelerate global Pay by Bank adoption through innovative consumer and merchant incentives. VibePay connects people, brands, sellers and banks with real time messaging and instant payments.

Acquirers

Fintech Finance

JUNE 16, 2025

.” A seamless transition from Payconiq to Wero To ensure a smooth and effective rollout of Wero in Luxembourg, EPI is working hand-in-hand with Payconiq following the company’s acquisition back in 2023. This partnership with EPI and our fellow Luxembourg banks reflects our shared vision for the future of payments in Europe.

Digital Payments

Payments Dive

JULY 11, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Retail Banking Restaurants Regulations & Policy Risk Technology B2B An article from Fed’s ISO ‘big bang’ hits next week The Federal Reserve’s shift of trillions of dollars in payments to the new ISO 20022 standard Monday will reverberate around the world.

ISOs

Payments Dive

JULY 22, 2025

Next, he and HR will poll the staff to find out how many and what type of employees would truly want instant payments. It starts to become material if you have a lot of employees,” Gronen said of instant payments, adding that Yooz has a staff of more than 500. to process a single employee’s paycheck.

ACH Network

Cardfellow

JUNE 16, 2025

FedNow is a real-time payment system created by the US Federal Reserve that went live in the summer of 2023. Its purpose is to enable instant money transfers between banks and other financial institutions, but there are person-to-person (P2P) elements as well. Are there competitors to FedNow?

FedNow

Finextra

JUNE 6, 2025

billion (2023). Thought Machine : £48 million revenue (2023), 14% average growth, £583 million in investment funding through 2024. Finastra : Private and formed from number acquisitions, has seen revenue declined from $2.2 billion in 2017 to $1.85

Technology

Finovate

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Headquartered in France, Numeral made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2023. Numeral , a payment technology provider for financial institutions, launched its fully managed Verification of Payee (VOP) solution this week. .” The company was acquired by fellow Finovate alum Mambu in December.

Payee