The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

Early 2000s The turn of the millennium saw the rise of tech companies attempting to break into new ground in the digital payments and e-commerce space, with PayPal at the forefront. The fintech pioneered the first phase of digital payments, enabling secure online transactions and laying the groundwork for future wallet technologies.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

Mastercard announced a strategic collaboration with PayTabs Group to facilitate digital payment solutions for small and medium enterprises in Egypt. Through this collaboration, PayTabs will leverage Mastercard’s global network and digital payments capabilities to provide merchants with a while-labelled digital payments platform.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard is joining forces with E mirates NBD , the banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Trkiye region, to enhance the bank’s digital payment solutions. ” The post Emirates NBD Partners With Mastercard to Enhance Digital Payment Platform appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 10, 2025

Digital payments giant Visa has launched Tap-to-Add Card in the Egyptian market, enabling cardholders to add their Visa contactless cards to digital wallets with a simple tap on their mobile device. “Our goal is to empower individuals and businesses with cutting-edge technologies that offer both speed and security.

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Fintech News

APRIL 16, 2025

IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has partnered with the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam ( NAPAS ) to help expand the country’s digital payments infrastructure. Through the partnership, NAPAS will integrate ISTs tokenisation technology into its domestic payment network, which connects over 40 banks.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Digital payment token provider dtcpay has announced a strategic shift to exclusively support stablecoins for all its payment services starting in January 2025. This strategic shift reflects a growing trend in the digital payments landscape.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

These changes, which include lifting restrictions on WhatsApp Pay and postponing the implementation of a market share cap for UPI apps, underscore the NPCIs commitment to create a fairer digital payment landscape in India, and ensuring equal opportunities for all participants, India TV News reported.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to The State of Digital Retail Payments in Asia Pacific 2024 by Forrester , high-growth economies like Indonesia and Malaysia are leading the shift, with consumers increasingly favouring digital payments. Singapores Fluid Digital Payment Landscape Singapores digital wallet scene presents an interesting mix.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Despite a global shift towards digital payments—where 89% of people either already pay or plan to pay bills digitally—many still face a cumbersome experience, with limited card payment options and security concerns.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) today marked the official integration of the Bakong Tourists app with Visa , expanding digital payment options for international visitors. It also supports ongoing efforts to improve digital payment infrastructure and streamline transactions for both tourists and businesses.

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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.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Vietnam Consumer Trends 2024 report, released in October, explores key drivers set to fuel Vietnam’s growth and opportunities, highlighting that digital payment methods are gaining dominance, and helping improve financial inclusion and accessibility. The implementation of the sandbox will last a maximum of two years.

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Fintech News

APRIL 29, 2025

That platform allows users to make payments, transfer money, pay bills, and shop online. ZaloPay offers similar digital payment services but has the advantage of being integrated with Vietnams leading messaging app Zalo, which boasts 77.6 ShopeePay and VNPay are other prominent digital payment platforms.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 12, 2025

Southeast Asias fintech industry is flourishing, driven by soaring adoption of digital payments, alternative lending, and wealthtech. Moreover, ongoing ASEAN integration initiatives to connect real-time payment systems are boosting cross-border digital payments and fueling regional commerce.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 21, 2025

Mastercard has once again collaborated with foodpanda, a Delivery Hero-owned online food and grocery delivery platform, to boost digital payment in Pakistan and support the nations transition toward a cashless economy.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2024

PalmPay , a leading Africa-focused fintech operating Nigerias most used mobile wallet, and Jumia , Africas e-commerce giant, today announce a strategic partnership to enhance the digital payment ecosystem on the continent, starting with payment integrations and co-marketing efforts in Nigeria.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ehab Nasr, Assistant sub-Governor at the Central Bank of Egypt, said: With Apple Pay now available in Egypt, we are ushering in a new era of digital payments that aligns with our proactive efforts to promote digital transformation. Apple pay empowers consumers with a safer, more convenient way to pay, whether in-store or online.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Visa , a global leader in digital payments, convened the Digital Future Forum 2024 in Hanoi, showcasing the latest payment trends and innovations shaping Vietnam’s digital landscape. annually from 2025-2030, further strengthen the digital payment landscape. in 2024, rising to 6.5%

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

MeaWallet , a leader in tokenization and digital payment solutions, announces its partnership with Backbase , the creator of the Engagement Banking Platform. ” With the rise of digital payments, secure and efficient solutions are more critical than ever.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer and digital payment infrastructure provider, has partnered with Standard Chartered to strengthen the reserve management of its U.S. Dollar (XUSD) and Singapore Dollar (XSGD) stablecoins. Standard Chartereds involvement brings institutional-grade reliability to the stablecoins.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The app simplifies digital payments for international tourists visiting Cambodia. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has launched the Bakong Tourists app in collaboration with Mastercard at a ceremony in Phnom Penh. This collaboration reflects our commitment to supporting the growth of Cambodia’s vibrant economy.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Geidea , a leading provider of digital payment solutions in the Middle East, is set to launch its innovative SoftPos service in Egypt, following a successful two-year rollout in Saudi Arabia and later in the UAE.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The addition of send capabilities and real-time alerts will enable FIS financial institution clients to fully harness the entire FedNow service by providing their consumers and commercial borrowers with a modernized and unified digital payment experience.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Unzer , a provider of payment and software solutions, has selected Mastercard as its strategic open banking partner in Germany, Austria and Denmark to enhance open banking account-based payments to power e-commerce payments across Unzer’s payment gateways.

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Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

From digital payments to decentralised finance (DeFi), these companies are solving real-world challenges like financial inclusion and cross-border transactions, while setting new global standards for innovation. billion UPI-based payment platform BillDesk 1.59 billion digital payments Razorpay 7.5

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Fintech News

APRIL 28, 2025

NBC has selected ACLEDA Bank and Sathapana Bank as the sponsoring banks in Cambodia, while PJA has appointed NETSTARS as the payment and settlement operator in Japan.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

The license authorizes Paymob to offer merchant acquiring, payment aggregation services, and domestic fund transfers within the UAE. Islam Shawky, Paymobs Co-founder and CEO, stated : This license reflects the trust CBUAE has placed in Paymob to support the UAEs vision for a cashless, digitally connected economy.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This collaboration is set to elevate Nexi’s technology landscape across its core acquiring, issuing, and e-commerce platforms, further solidifying its position as a key player in the digital payments space.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 26, 2025

Back in 2023, digital wallets accounted for 82% of China’s e-commerce spending and 66% of physical purchases, totalling around US$7.6 Alipay and WeChat Pay dominate China’s digital payment landscape, making it the largest and most influential wallet market globally, according to Worldpay’s The Global payments Report 2024.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 10, 2025

This year’s survey also highlights an uptick in digital payment methods, with 65% of respondents preferring to pay digitally and paper-based checks declining year-over-year (YoY) to only 15%, largely contributed by Baby Boomers and Gen X. .

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Fintech News

JANUARY 13, 2025

By integrating Alterya’s tools with the Chainalysis blockchain data platform, the partnership seeks to improve fraud detection across digital payment systems. Alteryas research shows that most scams (85%) involve verified accounts, making traditional detection methods less effective.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Crypto exchange Gemini has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license. This approval allows Gemini to provide cross-border money transfer and digital payment token services in Singapore.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 28, 2025

However, with the correct tools and solutions, such as Paytiko’s payment gateway, businesses can integrate digital payments without requiring sophisticated technical knowledge. However, platforms such as Paytiko make it simple for businesses to implement safe and efficient payment providers with little effort.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Maya, a Filipino financial services and digital payments company, has partnered with Fexco to introduce Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) across its network of 112,000 in-store terminals.

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Bank Automation

MARCH 25, 2025

Citizens Bank is advancing its digital payments strategy in 2025, with a focus on embedded finance and omnichannel capabilities.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

Since its launch just 12 weeks ago, the platform has already processed $12 million in Total Payment Volume (TPV), demonstrating rapid market adoption. The milestone aligns with a critical macro trend: the urgent need for efficient, secure digital payments.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

UPI is revolutionising cross-border payments, expanding Indias digital payment influence through global integration, regulatory reforms, and strategic partnerships. The introduction of the unified payments interface (UPI) in 2016 marked a transformative shift in India’s digital payments landscape.

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