The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Paydock, a leading eCommerce payment orchestration platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Aevi, a pioneer in card-present payment orchestration, to deliver a true omnichannel payment orchestration offering for financial institutions, merchants and ISVs.

ISVS

Clearly Payments

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The payment processing market in the United States has demonstrated robust growth, driven by rising consumer demand for digital payments, advancements in financial technology, and the expansion of e-commerce. The value chain in payment processing involves multiple parties that play specific roles in facilitating transactions.

Process

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 4, 2025

Cashflows , the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, today announced a new strategic partnership with Blink Payment , seamless payment solutions, for taking and reconciling payments. Our priority is to widen payment acceptance and reduce the time it takes to get customers live.

Legal

Finovate

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cloud banking platform Mambu has made its first acquisition, acquiring French fintech Numeral to enhance its payment capabilities and expand its market reach. With growing demand for embedded payments and real-time payment experiences, this acquisition will help Mambu better serve its clients. million (13 million).

Acquirers

Clearly Payments

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In payment processing, one component of the payment processing tech stack involving credit or debit cards is the Bank Identification Number or BIN. Although BINs play a critical role in how payments are processed and authenticated, they often go unnoticed by the average consumer or merchant. Why is the BIN Important in Payments?

Process

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 10, 2025

This collaboration leverages Bank Alfalah’s extensive infrastructure to amplify Jingle Pay’s impact on cross-border payments and digital banking, advancing its ambitious vision for the MENAP region. The partnership will create synergies in cross-border payments strengthened by shareholder MoneyGram.

Cross-Border

Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Payments giant Mastercard has introduced Bill Qkr , a digital solution aimed at simplifying recurring and one-time bill payments for consumers and businesses. Bill Qkr’s launch partners are incorporating the technology to provide smoother payment options in their regions. Mastercard Bill Qkr is now live and available globally.

Visa

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 6, 2025

Elite , a leading provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the worlds most successful law firms, today announced its acquisition of Tranch , a leading B2B invoice automation and payments platform offering seamless invoice management and turnkey payment options for law firms and their clients.

Laws

Fintech Finance

JUNE 23, 2025

Silverflow , the new standard in payment processing , has partnered with Deutsche Bank to launch a new cloud-native payments platform across Europe. Silverflow’s API-first, cloud-based platform enables flexible card acquiring and individual BIN setups. Since going live, the partnership has delivered a quantifiable impact.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Integrating Global Blue into our unified payments platform positions Shift4 as a leading unified commerce payment provider around the world. Global Blues merchant solutions will be added to Shift4s global payments platform to deliver an enhanced end-to-end experience for its merchants. billion enterprise value.

Tax Refunds

Fintech News

JULY 21, 2025

But behind this momentum lies a persistent operational challenge: cross-border payments. For fintechs and merchants expanding across APAC, payments are no longer a backend utility — they’re a strategic lever impacting scalability, conversion rates, and customer satisfaction.

Cross-Border Payments

Finovate

JULY 21, 2025

Stripe is acquiring payment orchestration startup Orum to enhance its real-time payments capabilities, including FedNow, RTP, and AI-driven instant payouts. The acquisition reflects Stripe’s broader strategy to lead in modern, fast, and seamless payment infrastructure amid growing global demand for real-time payments.

Acquirers

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 5, 2025

The Cashflows Blink Payment Partnership introduces a strategic collaboration to enhance B2B payment solutions. The partnership positions Cashflows as a Blink Payment key acquiring partner, enabling Blink Payment to leverage Cashflows’ robust and responsive acquiring infrastructure.

Legal

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Modulr , the embedded payments platform, today announces its acquisition of Nook , an innovative disruptor in accounts payable (AP) automation. Both companies share a mission to address inefficiencies, remove manual steps and enhance the security of business payments.

Automation

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cashfree Payments , India’s leading payments and API banking company, today announced that it has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) license. Our focus has always been to provide secure, flexible and efficient payment experiences to Indian businesses as well as their customers.

Payment Security

Fintech News

JULY 29, 2025

Mastercard is expanding its B2B payments offering with the global launch of Mastercard Receivables Manager and the introduction of Commercial Direct Payments, both aimed at improving virtual card acceptance and supplier reconciliation. It is being adopted by partners such as Elavon and Run Payments in the U.S.,

Visa

Fintech Finance

JULY 31, 2025

Payroc WorldAccess, LLC a leading North American merchant acquirer and payment technology provider, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire BlueSnap, a Boston-based global payment orchestration and AR automation platform.

Agreements

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 10, 2025

JCB International Co, Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co, Ltd, Japans only international payment brand, has today released a new e-book “The Evolution of Payments: Key Growth Drivers across the European Region,” providing expert insights into the key trends shaping the future of payments in Europe.

Acquirers

Finextra

AUGUST 4, 2025

Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, and CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD), a leading provider of innovative credit technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Euronet to acquire (..)

Acquirers

Finovate

JANUARY 7, 2025

Eltropy has acquired collections technology provider Lexop for an undisclosed amount. The combination of Lexops self-service payment portal and Eltropys communication platform will allow borrowers to easily make payments while enabling lenders to recover debts faster. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acquirers

Stax

JUNE 8, 2025

Industry data shows that 70% of consumers say the availability of their preferred payment method is very or extremely influential when choosing an online store. A payment processor and payment gateway are both crucial components in transactions, as they enable the various ways that shoppers want to pay.

Payment Gateways

Finovate

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Deel has acquired U.K.-based Payroll and compliance company Deel has acquired international funds transfer company Atlantic Money. Payroll and compliance company Deel has acquired international funds transfer company Atlantic Money. based international funds transfer company Atlantic Money. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acquirers

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

It has been a busy few days for the Central Bank of Brazil as it announces another company has acquired a payment institution (PI) licence. Last week, PagBrasil acquired a PI licence to continue its PIX integration expansion.

Payments Institute

The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

Mswipe , the business paytech headquartered in India with a network of 800,000 merchants, has completed the next step in its global expansion plan as it announces a new partnership with Cashflows , another paytech focusing on business payments, which will enable it to enter the UK market and offer efficient and cost-effective payment solutions.

Facilitators

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Singapore Gulf Bank is reportedly planning to acquire a stablecoin payments provider and is seeking investments to fund this move, Bloomberg reports. These include enhancing its existing product offerings, broadening its payment network, and growing its team.

Stablecoins

Stax

MAY 6, 2025

Credit cards are a staple in the wallets of consumers today, and they will undoubtedly be a payment method of choice for years to come, particularly as the adoption of mobile and contactless payments continues to grow. In fact, ResearchAndMarkets.com forecasts the global credit card payment market to grow to $762.16

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 13, 2025

To achieve this, the airline now offers Hands Ins split payment technology on its website, enabling customers to divide ticket costs between multiple travellers or credit cards at checkout. when the first card payment is made. conversion rate when the lead booker pays with the first card.

Process

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Whether paying with a credit or debit card, splitting payments across cards, or using alternative financing options, we believe in empowering consumers at the moment of purchase with every payment method possible. How identity-powered instalment pay works Skipify leverages digital identity to recognize shoppers at checkout instantly.

Visa

Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2025

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its AI-powered routing solution, changing how businesses route payments globally. Payments are routed through acquirers, and choosing the most suitable one leads to increased authorisation and optimised costs.

AI

Clearly Payments

APRIL 24, 2025

If you’re running a large business and processing a high volume of payments every month, youre likely wondering if there’s room to reduce your payment processing fees. The short answer is yes, large merchants can negotiate custom payment processing rates. Always look at the full picture.

Large Merchants

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

But launching your eCommerce store is just half the equationaccepting payments efficiently and effectively is a whole different ball game. On the surface, it seems effortless, with customers only taking a few seconds to initiate and complete payments. The eCommerce payment solution infrastructure involves several key players.

Payment Solutions

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Global payment service provider and acquirer, emerchantpay , is expanding its global acquiring capabilities following a new partnership with Cybersource , a part of Visa Acceptance Solutions. A single connection to the Visa Acceptance Platform helps payment providers like emerchantpay keep pace amidst evolving needs.

Acquirers

PCI Security Standards

MARCH 10, 2025

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has introduced a new information supplement: Payment Page Security and Preventing E-Skimming Guidance for PCI DSS Requirements 6.4.3 This document provides direction for merchants and service providers implementing controls to protect payment card data during e-commerce transactions.

PCI DSS

The Payments Association

JULY 23, 2025

The cross-border payment platform has grown into a fully developed financial infrastructure with a robust acquiring solution—complete with a new name, logo, and color palette. As a principal partner of Visa and Mastercard, the company supports customers’ long-term growth with a powerful and easy-to-use suite of acquiring tools.

Global Payments

Stax

AUGUST 10, 2025

No matter your industry or business model, having a seamless and secure way to accept payments is an absolute must. That’s where payment gateways come in. Payment gateways facilitate transactions, acting as the bridge between your business, your customer, and their chosen payment method.  How Do Payment Gateways Work? 

Payment Gateways

The Fintech Times

JULY 10, 2025

As real-time payments take off, set to make up one in three transactions worldwide by 2030, a new whitepaper from RS2, a global payments technology provider, warns the industry is falling behind where it matters most: fee settlement. in fees, through SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Instant Payment rails for €1, saving €8.50

Real Time Payments

Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2025

OpenWay , a global leader in payments software and developer of the Way4 digital payment software platform, has been recognized as a Best-in-Class vendor in the 2025 Merchant Acquiring Software Platforms Matrix by Datos Insights. “We are honored by this recognition from Datos Insights.

Acquirers