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.

Innovation

Fintech Finance

APRIL 6, 2025

As part of this effort, Schwarzwald Capital and Vesta are establishing a joint venture aimed at de-risking the industry from fraudulent transactions, ensuring greater trust and transparency in digital commerce. “For millions of creators, seamless and secure payments are the backbone of their businesses. .”

Fraud Prevention

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Reserva, a leader in Brazil’s innovative customer experience and digital engagement among fashion retailers, has unlocked sustainable growth through a strategic partnership with Yuno , the world’s leading payment orchestrator. We look forward to continuing to support Reserva in their growth and success.”

Innovation

Finextra

JUNE 24, 2025

EuroPA is an alliance of national digital payment champions – 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁(Italy), 𝗕𝗶𝘇𝘂𝗺 (Spain), 𝗠𝗕 𝗪𝗔𝗬 (Portugal), 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗸 (Poland), 𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦 (Greece), and 𝗩𝗶𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗣𝗮𝘆 (Nordics). THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN PAYMENTS DEPENDS ON A SYNERGY BETWEEN COMPLEMENTARY MODELS. WHO ARE THE KEY PLAYERS?

Agreements

Fintech Finance

JULY 29, 2025

Arab Financial Services (AFS) , the Middle East and Africa’s premier digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler, today announced a significant expansion of its enduring strategic partnership with Oman Arab Bank (OAB).

Digital Payments

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.

Stablecoins

Fintech News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Vietnam is undergoing a transformation and moving towards becoming a cashless economy, a shift that has been driven by innovative financial solutions and public initiatives, a new report by Chiming, a market research firm focusing on Vietnam and Indonesia, shows. This ecosystem is expanding rapidly.

Financial Inclusion

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.

Digital Payments

Fintech Finance

JUNE 23, 2025

These innovations will give merchants unparalleled visibility into payment flows, further elevate authorisation performance and drive down operational expenses—ensuring both organisations lead the next wave of digital payment invention.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finextra

JULY 24, 2025

That’s why preparing your bank for a seamless digital payment platform shift is no longer optional. Understand the importance of a digital payment system shift You cant plan for change without knowing why it matters. So let’s start by understanding how customer behavior and the payment industry have changed.

Digital Payments

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. billion user accounts.

Embedded Finance

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The launch of this service in the Weyay app reflects its ongoing commitment to providing innovative banking solutions that meet the needs of customers, especially in the Gulf region, and enhances its position as a pioneering digital bank in providing digital banking services that are characterized by saving time, effort, and flexibility.

Cross-Border Payments

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%

Payments Trends

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.

FinTech

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. said Jennifer Marriner, Executive Vice President, Global Acceptance at Mastercard.

Visa

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. HashKey focuses on regulatory compliance, security, and innovation. bolttech Valuation: $2.1

FinTech

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.

Payments Trends

Finextra

JUNE 11, 2025

Establishment of NPCI (2008): The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was established by the RBI and Indian Banks Association (IBA) as an umbrella organization for operating retail payment and settlement systems. This proved to be a pivotal move in fostering indigenous innovation.

Financial Inclusion

Fintech News

AUGUST 7, 2025

The Asia-Pacific fintech landscape is thriving, fueled by the rapid adoption of digital payments, online banking and alternative lending solutions. With over a billion users projected to access digital financial services by 2026, the region is ripe with opportunity — and equally vulnerable to escalating fraud threats.

Transactions

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.

Point-of-Sale (POS)

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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In partnership with Trustly, the global leader in Pay by Bank solutions, Kivra is now taking the next step in making automated payments smoother and more secure. Trustly is driving the development of Open Banking on a global scale, and Swedenwith its world-class fintech sectoris the perfect market to test new innovations.

Digital Payments

Fintech News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Such a combination of demographic and policy-driven advantages suggests that despite the short-term downturn, the region holds immense potential for future growth and innovation. The steady migration to digital financial services, further accelerated by the pandemic, has solidified fintechs role in SEA. Unicorns in the Drought?

FinTech

Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

Orbital has partnered with ClearBank Europe to expand real-time euro payment options. The Orbital ClearBank partnership connects SEPA rails with stablecoins, driving innovation in cross-border digital payments.

Stablecoins

Fintech Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

In a strategic move to accelerate digital payments, financial inclusion, and modernizing the country’s payment ecosystem, BPC , a global leader and payment solutions provider, is announcing the expansion of its operations in Nigeria.

Financial Inclusion

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

Fintech Finance

JUNE 12, 2025

inDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform operating across 48 countries, has introduced seamless Pix via Open Finance payments for its ride-hailing and delivery services in Brazil. The feature marks the company’s first fully integrated peer-to-peer payment solution at a global level.

RTP

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This development will provide greater convenience to local businesses and international tourists, reinforcing Maya’s commitment to delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions.

On-Demand

Fintech Finance

JULY 27, 2025

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in payments, today announced the launch of a new report, ‘Value of Acceptance: Understanding the Digital Payment Landscape in Egypt, ’ which reveals significant growth potential for digital payments, especially among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).

Micro-Entry

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Mastercard and Fundbot , a UAE-based fintech firm specializing in supply chain financing, have announced a collaboration to accelerate business-to-business (B2B) payment flows across all industries. The two companies will launch a streamlined payments platform that seamlessly links buyers and suppliers.

Visa

Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In many regions, they create jobs, drive innovation, and stimulate local economies. From innovative lending platforms to advanced payment processing, fintech is enabling them to access growth opportunities and thrive in today’s competitive markets. Fintech companies see this gap as an opportunity to innovate.

FinTech

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. This collaboration aims to deliver innovative tokenization solutions to issuers and fintechs across the Australian and New Zealand markets.

PCI DSS

Fintech Finance

MARCH 28, 2025

As flower orders surge ahead of Mothers Day, global digital payments company Checkout.com is supporting Interflora to deliver high performing payments at scale. The partnership is also powering Interfloras digital innovation. Payments shouldnt be a barrier to growth, or to purchasing a gift for a loved one.

PayPal

Fintech Finance

APRIL 10, 2025

A new income tax survey from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, developed in partnership with YouGov , shows that nearly 40% of taxpayers would use their tax refund to pay debt (e.g., credit cards, loans, etc.),

Tax Refunds

Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

From riverside camps in the Northeast to homestays nestled in the Himalayas, the rise of UPI and other digital payment systems has opened new doors for travelers and small tourism operators alike. The Digital Leap into India’s Travel Heartland For decades, rural tourism in India remained a cash-first, often cash-only ecosystem.

Digital Payments

Fintech News

JUNE 10, 2025

Deutsche Bank and Ant International have entered a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing cross-border payment services for businesses of all sizes in Europe and Asia. The agreement combines Deutsche Bank’s global network with Ant International’s digital payment technologies.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With the integration of Google Pay, PayU offers Colombian consumers a modern, secure, and efficient payment experience that enables quick transactions without complications, protects financial information, and provides greater convenience across any device.

Payment Gateways