The Payments Association

JULY 29, 2025

With digital payments becoming the norm, financial institutions are under pressure to modernise—and Bottomline is helping them do just that. This alignment allows banks to offer more comprehensive services to corporate clients, particularly in areas such as cash management and international payments.

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The economy today is tech-driven and payment methods are a key part of that paradigm. From traditional options like credit cards to emerging solutions such as cryptocurrencies and biometrics, each payment method comes with unique advantages that cater to varying consumer needs. They remain a staple payment method globally.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 13, 2025

Air Europa continues extending the options for its customers to customize the shopping experience to suit their needs. 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.

Process

The Payments Association

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Payments Association (TPA)’s George Iddenden recently sat down with Peter Theunis, senior vice president sales and European managing director at BPC to discuss the remarkable transformation of the payments processing industry, driven by the rise of fintech, the shift towards digital payments, and evolving consumer behaviours.

Process

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Tuum , a next-generation core banking provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Abbott as Vice President, Payments Business Unit and Strategic Accounts. His experience across cards, digital wallets, and cross-border payments makes him uniquely positioned to drive Tuum’s growth in the payments space.

Accounts

Fintech Finance

MARCH 18, 2025

ProjectPay , the construction payments fintech, which received a project grant funded by the government’s innovation division, Innovate UK, to research and test how to solve cashflow problems in the construction industry, has now published its findings. The report has been provided to the government.

Governance

Fintech News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ( MAS ) and the Association of Banks in Singapore ( ABS ) announced that two new electronic payment solutions will be launched in mid-2025. EDP will cater to post-dated payments, deducting funds from the payer’s account upon presentment by the payee.

Payment Solutions

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Jean Henri Lhuillier “PayPal’s payment services, our extensive rails with PDAX and Philippine banks, and our vast network of physical touchpoints enable us to deliver to last mile areas that are in need of support. With this upcoming collaboration, we’ll continue to drive financial inclusion and help more Filipinos.”

Cross-Border

The Payments Association

MAY 16, 2025

Modern payment orchestration platforms now serve as strategic infrastructureoptimising performance, compliance, and customer experience at scale. Traditionally, payment orchestration platforms were designed to serve a straightforward function: routing transactions between merchants and various payment service providers (PSPs).

Transactions

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Kuady , a payments service processor for Latin America, has today announced a new partnership with global sports betting and gaming provider MeridianBet. The integration will enable MeridianBet users in Latam to access Kuadys full suite of payment features, offering real-time deposits and withdrawals to enhance the betting experience.

Processors

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 8, 2025

dLocal , the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has announced that it has been granted the Authorised Payment Institution license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom.

Payments Institute

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Standard Chartered announced a new partnership with Wise Platform to improve speed and lower costs for its international payments service, SC Remit. Wise Platform’s infrastructure includes over 65 licences and six direct connections to domestic payment systems including the latest one with Philippines’ InstaPay.

International Payments

Fintech News

MARCH 4, 2025

LSEG Risk Intelligence has launched its Global Account Verification (GAV) service in Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, expanding efforts to enhance security in cross-border payments. This helps businesses confirm supplier and customer payments and detect potential fraud risks.

Verification

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By 2030, Mastercard aims to eliminate the need for manual card entry and one-time or static passwords by combining tokenization, introduced ten years ago to protect sensitive personal and payment data, with biometric authentication for secure, seamless checkout.

Visa

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JULY 24, 2025

payments infrastructure. This upgrade aligns American payment processing with international standards, enabling greater efficiency, richer payment data, and more robust risk and fraud mitigation. trillion in daily transactions and is seen as a catalyst for continued innovation in the U.S. payments landscape.

FedWire

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

With a series of organisational and strategic upgrades in 2024, Ant International , a leading global digital payment and financial technology provider, reported robust growth over the past year among all its four pillar businesses, Alipay+ , Antom , WorldFirst and Embedded Finance. connecting over 90 million merchants in 66 markets to 1.6

Embedded Finance

The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The dual impact of generative AI on payment security, highlighting its potential to enhance fraud detection while posing significant data privacy risks. It underscores the need for payment firms to balance AI innovation with robust privacy and regulatory compliance to protect sensitive consumer data. What is this article about?

Privacy

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Saudi Arabia for Information Systems Technology to operate digital payment services via an electronic wallet in the Kingdom. This license marks an important step in enhancing the companys position in the growing digital payments market in Saudi Arabia.

Central Bank

Fintech Finance

JULY 24, 2025

Australians made a staggering $160 billion worth of payments with their mobile wallets last year, as they continue to embrace the ease and convenience of digital banking. The value of mobile wallet payments has grown twenty-three-fold since 2019, with a 28 per cent increase in the last year alone.

Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2025

In the past decade, digital wallet adoption in Singapore has surged, overtaking long-standing payment methods such as credit cards and cash as the preferred payment method. GrabPay is a mobile wallet and digital payment platform integrated into the Grab super app. It claims 2.3 million customers.

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Mambu, a leading cloud banking platform, has announced the acquisition of Numeral , a French payment technology provider for banks and fintechs. The addition of advanced payment capabilities represents a significant investment in the next phase of Mambu’s growth as an established market player.

Payment APIs and Integration

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 Payments Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

KPMG are launching our second annual Payments Modernisation report, based on a global survey of 1,500 senior leaders across financial institutions and retailers covering Europe, APAC, North America and the Middle East, and we have found the pace of transformation is not slowing down, and not restricted to banks.

Payments

The Payments Association

JUNE 16, 2025

16 June 2025 by Payments Intelligence Merchant survey 2025: Navigating the payment innovation divide LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? A survey of 125 UK retail merchants exploring how payment innovation, customer behaviour, and emerging technologies are shaping retail competitiveness. Why is it important?

Innovation

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

These banks introduced formal ledger-based accounting and cheque payments. Cheque System: The cheque emerged as a formal payment instrument, requiring physical movement and manual clearing processes. This was a significant step towards non-cash payments but was slow and prone to errors.

Financial Inclusion

Fintech News

JUNE 18, 2025

UOB and its wholly owned subsidiary UOB China have signed agreements to become direct participants of China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS). CIPS, authorised by the People’s Bank of China, facilitates RMB-denominated trade, investment, and other cross-border payments.

Cross-Border Payments

The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Once a system for masking sensitive data, tokenisation has evolved into a foundational technology for enabling secure, interoperable, and scalable digital payments. However, with its growing role comes increasing complexity, particularly in terms of integration, regulation, and the architecture of future payment flows.

Security

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In a landscape where speed and security are essential for consumers, PayU sets a milestone by becoming the first payment gateway in Colombia to integrate Google Pay (GPay). This integration provides users with an unprecedented payment experience, allowing faster and safer transactions while redefining how Colombians shop.

Payment Gateways

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

CEO Linda Yaccarino framed the move as a leap forward, but the real story is bigger: tech giants are no longer just facilitating payments, theyre actively reshaping the financial industry. Some people might find this unexpected, but as digital wallets become more common, it makes sense for companies involved in payments to embrace them.

Digital Payments

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 14, 2025

” The report highlights the transformative potential of CaaS in enabling banks and fintechs to become distributors of payment services to industries across the board, unlocking new revenue streams and driving growth in the digital economy. .”

Visa

The Payments Association

APRIL 7, 2025

SNEAK PEAK: PAY360 state of payments survey 2024 findings revealed August 22, 2024 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The findings of The Payments Association’s State of the Industry 2024 survey, which examines the current state and future challenges of the payments industry.

Financial Crimes

The Payments Association

MAY 16, 2025

As digital payments evolve, AI is reshaping fraud prevention with real-time insights, adaptive controls, and improved security across financial systems. As the digital economy continues to grow, so does the need for quick, seamless, and secure payments. Poor data can lead to missed threats or too many false alarms.

AI

The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Legacy systems are increasingly unreliable, expensive to maintain, and resistant to modern payment innovations. Enhance cross-border payments by integrating an always-on solution directly and locally with regional and global payment networks, ensuring compliance with constantly evolving regulatory standards.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 20, 2025

A positive payment experience makes 82% of global online sports-bettors stay to continue wagering with sportsbooks, according to new research released today by leading payments platform Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE). Beyond payouts, global players consider other payment factors more important than everything else except brand trust.

Security

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) have become a big part of todays evolving fintech landscape, as consumers seek faster, more convenient, and secure ways to pay. This guide provides an overview of popular Alternative Payment Methods, their impact, and why theyre becoming critical for businesses worldwide. In the U.S.,

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Bank payment company GoCardless has announced a partnership with Total Grassroots and kit manufacturer Kelme to simplify payment collection for grassroots football clubs and kit out their team. From now until summer 2025, football clubs that sign up to and collect payments with GoCardless will receive a £300 Kelme gift card*.

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