The Fintech Times

MAY 8, 2025

To address this growing market, EBANX’s global e-commerce merchants can now easily offer recurring payments to their Indian customers through an alternative payment method (APM) like UPI, tapping into a massive, tech-savvy audience eager for global digital services and seamless, digital payment options.

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Stax

APRIL 10, 2025

The payment method is outside the control of a centralized authority like the central banks that issue and guarantee traditional legal tender (money). The emergence of digital payments hasnt completely stifled cash-based payments, and they still account for 16% of all transactions.

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The Paypers

JUNE 16, 2025

This is a move that could allow them to bypass traditional card networks and reduce transaction fees. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a fixed value, often pegged to the USD.

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The Paypers

JUNE 10, 2025

Through this move, AstroPay got integrated with BR-DGE’s platform, making it available as an APM for the latter’s merchant customers across several sectors, including ecommerce, travel, gaming, and digital goods.

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Finovate

JANUARY 10, 2025

.” Founded in 2021, NomuPay offers state-of-the-art, unified payment solutions to help businesses scale in high-growth regions in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The company’s uP Platform offers high-penetration alternative payment methods; real-time payout disbursements; and compliant, end-to-end marketplace funds management.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

UAE-based alternative payment method (APM) provider Pay10 has secured an open finance licence from the Central Bank of the UAE , enabling it to provide payment initiation services, including variable recurring payments across the country.

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Finextra

APRIL 24, 2025

Pay10, a leading Alternative Payment Method (APM) provider headquartered in the UAE announces that it has become the first fintech company to go live in production on the Central Bank of the UAEs (CBUAE) Open Finance Framework, authorizing it to provide payment initiation services including variable recurring payment.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 31, 2023

In 2024, payment experts foresee increased demand for instant payments, greater use of alternative payment methods, simplified mobile-friendly payments, user-focused and secure payment practices, automation of payment processes, and heightened reliance on data analysis and AI.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One of the latest announcements in recurring payments for rising markets is Pix Automático , set to be launched by the Central Bank of Brazil in June 2025. In Brazil, 57% of gaming sales made through alternative payment methods are via Pix, according to PCMI. ” he stated.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 5, 2024

Akurateco, a global payment software provider, announces that its Qatari partner, TESS Payments , has successfully secured a PSP License from Qatar Central Bank. This enables clients to reach a wider audience and cater to their customers’ payment preferences.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2025

Pay10 , a leading Alternative Payment Method (APM) provider headquartered in the UAE announces that it has become the first fintech company to go live in production on the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) Open Finance Framework, authorizing it to provide payment initiation services including variable recurring payment.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Consumer Preferences Credit cards maintain their dominance as the preferred online payment method, accounting for approximately 40% of all e-commerce transactions. Alternative payment methods, including digital wallets (25%), buy now, pay later (BNPL) options (10%), and debit cards (15%), are rapidly gaining traction.

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The Paypers

APRIL 24, 2025

UAE-based alternative payment method provider Pay10 has become the first fintech company to launch in production on the Central Bank of the UAE ’s Open Finance Framework.

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Segpay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

An answer to our pain has been developing over the past few years through paying with bank payments or transactions. These alternate payment methods are growing in popularity. This month we wanted to look at the options available, their benefits, and where you can find these pay by bank options.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In Latin America, Brazil’s instant payment system Pix is following the same path and will surpass credit cards in digital commerce by 2025, when the local Central Bank plans to launch Pix Automático (Automatic Pix in free translation) for recurring payments.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

Cause for stable optimism Low government intervention can be helpful for the adoption of alternative payment methods like stablecoins, but it isnt necessary. This means it can also synchronise between payment schemes and alternative payment methods where these are dominant. DLT or otherwise).

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With more customers in the digital economy, global companies are seeing the opportunity to leverage alternative payment methods and increase their revenue, especially in rising markets like Latin America. PCMI expects that this will increase to 34% in two years from now.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2024

Digital financial services, including mobile wallets and neobanks , are revolutionising payment habits, particularly among the unbanked population, while initiatives like the BR code (the local QR code standardising payment initiation) and open banking are enhancing payment security and privacy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

This can be accomplished electronically, Cooke added, so customers no longer have to dedicate three hours in a bank branch — they can complete the process online in about five minutes, saving them time and the bank money.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

12, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a circular to banks and other financial institutions warning against the use of “virtual currencies.”. Further, the central bank asks that financial institutions report any suspicious transactions by customers to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. The culprit?

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 18, 2024

The integration of biometric authentication , tokenization, and artificial intelligence into credit card systems enhances security and streamlines the user experience, positioning them as a competitive option in the digital payments landscape.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

With great user experience, zero-cost services to consumers and minimal to no charges for merchants, the two systems are revolutionizing both offline and online purchases: Pix is part of the daily lives of 4 in every 5 adults in Brazil, according to the country’s Central Bank.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Almost everybody has the alternative payment method — a credit card.”. There is also a concern that a society totally dependent on electronic payments might be setting itself up for a seriously dangerous situation. It’s saved us a lot of time in that we don’t have to count cash anymore.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 29, 2024

With great user experience, zero-cost services to consumers and minimal to no charges for merchants, the two systems are revolutionizing both offline and online purchases: Pix is part of the daily lives of four in every five adults in Brazil, according to the country’s Central Bank.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In terms of payment preferences across the country, Pix , the Brazilian Central Bank ’s instant payment platform, has taken an impressive market share. Another alternative payment method that is gaining popularity in the region is e-wallets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

For instance, 50 percent of online shoppers have abandoned a transaction because the eCommerce operator failed to offer a preferred payment option. Customer support is also key. “We

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 29, 2025

. “This results from an irreversible trend in the payments industry: the development of solutions completely adapted to local consumer behavior. ” Pix exemplifies this transformation pointed out by Del Valle, with a new feature scheduled to be launched by the Central Bank of Brazil in mid-2025.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 8, 2025

A mix of APMs and cards for digital economy in emerging markets According to the Reserve Bank of India , credit card usage in India is also experiencing significant growth, with spending increasing by 50% annually since2021.This The recurrency feature is essential in this scenario, as APMs have been inspired by cards.

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Finovate

MARCH 21, 2025

The goal of the partnership is to facilitate cross-border payouts, leveraging the integration of more than 900 local and alternative payment methods (APMs) such as credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and instant transactions.

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