The Payments Association

MAY 12, 2025

In sectors like iGaming, FX, and crypto, payment infrastructure plays a far bigger role than just moving money. Its the gateway to onboarding, compliance, trust, and ultimately, conversion. Now, thanks to open banking and the EUs Instant Payments Regulation (IPR), regulated businesses are rethinking whats possible: real-time transactions, richer customer insight, and smoother experiences, all while staying compliant.

Regulations

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

A major outage suffered by UK high street banks on the last Friday of February affected more than 1.2m customers, according to a recently released House of Commons report.

Fintech Review

MAY 12, 2025

Castries, Saint Lucia, May 12th, 2025, FinanceWire PrimeXBT , a regulated multi-asset broker, has announced the launch of its VIP Tiers, a trading-based rewards system designed to lower trading costs for high-volume traders. With discounts of up to 50% now available, the new system brings enhanced flexibility and cost efficiency to trading across a wide range of markets.

Volume

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank is rolling out a feature that lets customers tap their phones for ins-store transactions via the country's Pix instant payments system.

Instant Payments

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

AI

The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

Ant International , the digital payment, digitisation and fintech provider, is joining forces with UK bank Barclays to enhance efficiency and resilience in global treasury management for businesses. Through the new partnership, Ant International and Barclays will combine solutions, including Ants proprietary Time-Series Transformer (TST) AI FX Model, to help businesses reduce FX-related costs and risks against global volatilities.

Transactions

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

American investing app Stash has raised $146 million in an oversubscribed Series H funding round led by Goodwater Capital.

Payments Dive

MAY 12, 2025

Democrats demanded fixes to the GENIUS Act – designed to create a framework for bringing stablecoins into the U.S. financial system – and raised concerns about Trump’s ties with crypto ventures.

Stablecoins

Fintech News

MAY 12, 2025

Anchorage Digital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mountain Protocol, the Bermuda-based issuer of the USDM stablecoin. The financial details were not disclosed. The move comes as Anchorage Digital looks to expand its stablecoin offering amid growing institutional demand and evolving U.S. regulatory clarity. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Stablecoins

The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

The UAE Cybersecurity Council has partnered with e& UAE , the telecoms arm of global tech group e&, to launch the Al Ain Innovation Centre, a new collaborative platform for applied research, talent development, and startup enablement. The Al Ain Innovation Centre will serve as a collaborative platform across critical technology domains, including AI, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and intelligent device development.

Cybersecurity

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Onramper , a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp aggregator, has partnered with Xverse , a Bitcoin wallet for Web3, to expand global accessibility to Bitcoin.

Bitcoin

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

Payments

Axway

MAY 12, 2025

Short on time? Globalscape EFT customers are seeking alternatives to support their operational needs and growth plans. There are several reasons why Globalscape EFT is no longer meeting these requirements, including: Lack of development or vision.

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Citi has revealed its intention to act as a custodian and tokenization agent on the SDX digital asset platform.

Axway

MAY 12, 2025

In the world of AI and LLMs , there is a growing need to interact with systems.

AI

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Airline BermudAir has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Zero Hash to allow customers to purchase flights with stablecoins by the end of 2025.

Stablecoins

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

B2C

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2025

We are suckers for business lists ( we now regularly update 27 here ). One that weve long admired is the Fast Company annual list of the most innovative companies. Their main list highlights the 50 most innovative across all industries. This year it includes two fintech companies, Nubank at #3 and Robinhood at #16. They also publish verticle including the 15 most innovative companies in Finance and Personal Finance. 1.

FinTech

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Origami Tech has announced the launch of its no-code automation platform for cryptocurrency trading, aimed at simplifying the fast-growing sector.

Automation

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2025

We are suckers for business lists ( we now regularly update 27 here ). One that weve long admired is the Fast Company annual list of the most innovative companies. Their main list highlights the 50 most innovative across all industries. This year it includes two fintech companies, Nubank at #3 and Robinhood at #16. They also publish verticle including the 15 most innovative companies in Finance and Personal Finance. 1.

FinTech

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Crypto infrastructure startup Cycles has announced the pilot launch of Cycles Prime, a decentralized clearing application and API designed to improve capital efficiency for trading firms.

API

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The Payments Association

MAY 12, 2025

Sustainability is a competitive differentiator Recent discussions between The Payments Associations ESG Working Group have frequently highlighted how firms are experiencing an uptick in clients, investors and potential customers enquiring about their sustainability credentials. At a moment when the payments sector is flooded with new competitors, investment decisions can come down to details outside of revenue streams or product portfolios.

Assessments

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has released a new payment card solution designed to address the growing issue of card-not-present (CNP) fraud.

Verification

The Payments Association

MAY 12, 2025

As digital payments outpace plastic, UK banks must modernise card infrastructure or risk losing relevance to faster, cloud-native challengers. Four years ago, the UK made 15.8 billion debit-card payments and logged 9.6 billion contactless taps, already more contactless transactions than people on the planet. Over 98% of the population held debit cards for daily payments.

Debit Card

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Lynq , a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network for digital assets, has partnered with Crypto.com Exchange.

Settlement

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

Product

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

The global economic outlook in 2025 remains uncertain. Inflationary pressures persist across major m.

FinTech

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Yondr Money has secured principal issuing rights from Mastercard in Australia, which will enable the fintech to issue prepaid and debit cards through BaaS platform.

Visa

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

Starting a crypto exchange looks super cool, right? Fast cash, big hopes, and the whole future of mo.

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Israel-based social trading-focused online broker eToro has announced the integration of UAE PASS to streamline an optimised user onboarding in the region of the UAE.

Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.

Payments

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

Operational resilience failures have been increasingly in the headlines recently, exposing cracks in.

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

Extend , a virtual card and spend management platform, has announced the launch of its open-source AI toolkit.

AI

Finextra

MAY 12, 2025

[Webinar] Why Verticalisation Matters: Unlocking Success Through Tailored SMB Propositions

The Paypers

MAY 12, 2025

LINE NEXT , Line’s venture for developing the Web3 ecosystem, has partnered with Kaia following the launch of Tether ’s USDT on the Kaia blockchain.

Blockchain

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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