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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

Fintech News

FXC Intelligence, a data platform specializing in the cross-border payment and e-commerce sectors, has released its annual Cross-Border Payments 100 list, highlighting the 100 most influential players in global payments. Among the 2025 honorees, 13 companies come from Asia-Pacific (APAC), underscoring the regions growing impact on cross-border transactions.

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Meta investigates stablecoins for payouts - report

Finextra

Years after being forced to abandon its crypto project, Meta is in talks with digital asset firms about integrating stablecoin payments into its platform, according to Fortune.

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Bhutan Enables Tourists to Pay with Crypto for Everything from Visas to Street Vendors

Fintech News

Bhutan has launched what is described as the worlds first integrated national crypto payment system for tourism, enabling international visitors to use crypto for a wide range of travel-related expenses. The initiative is a collaboration between Binance Pay, DK Bank, and Bhutans Department of Tourism. DK Bank, Bhutans first fully digital bank licensed by the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, manages settlement for merchants in local currency.

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Stripe Adds AI and Stablecoin Tools in Major Product Expansion

The Fintech Times

Stripe has launched a suite of new tools that embed artificial intelligence and stablecoin infrastructure across its payments and money management platform, aiming to help businesses automate operations and reduce friction in global commerce. The company announced what it claims is the worlds first AI foundation model for payments, trained on tens of billions of transactions to detect fraud and optimise performance in ways previous models couldnt.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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.

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DBS Introduces Mobile Wallet Toggle to Help Prevent Phishing-Linked Fraud

Fintech News

DBS Bank will roll out a new Mobile wallets control in its DBS/POSB digibank app from mid-May to help prevent scammers from adding stolen card details to mobile wallets. The feature will be turned off by default. Customers who wish to add their DBS/POSB cards to a mobile wallet must first enable the toggle in the apps Payment Controls. If no wallet is linked within 10 minutes, the control will automatically switch off.

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Nubank rolls out tap-to-pay Pix through its app

The Paypers

Nubank has launched the tap-to-pay Pix feature, offering optimised payments with account balance or credit in up to 12 instalments, directly within the app.

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Chargeblast teams up with MRC to launch chargeback essentials course

The Paypers

US-based Chargeblast has entered into a collaboration with the Merchant Risk Council (MRC) to roll out Chargeback Essentials.

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Tillo Announces New Investment Partners

Fintech Finance

Today, after conducting a competitive process and in a significant milestone for the business, Tillo , the leading rewards and incentives platform and global gift card network, announces its investment partnership with Tenzing, a growth investor specialising in tech and tech-enabled businesses in the UK and Europe. Over the past 9 years, Tillo has seen exceptional growth, with gift card face value sales through its Network increasing by 50% year-on-year in 2024 alone.

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Cross-Chain Identity Solutions

Fintech Review

As Web3 expands across dozens of blockchains , one challenge remains consistent: Identity. Today, users must manage multiple wallets, duplicate KYC processes, and struggle to build reputation across networks. That is why cross-chain identity solutions are becoming increasingly important. These tools aim to create a consistent identity layer that functions across blockchain ecosystems.

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Carey Olsen and Oak Group Support MoonPay With Jersey VASP Registration

Fintech Finance

Carey Olsen has advised MoonPay, Inc. (“MoonPay”), a global leader in crypto payments, with the registration of its new Jersey subsidiary as a virtual asset service provider (“VASP”). Carey Olsen advised MoonPay on the legal and regulatory aspects of its VASP application to the Jersey Financial Services Commission, with Oak Group providing regulatory, compliance and operational support.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

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

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Oracle launches new cloud services for retail financial institutions

The Paypers

Oracle has launched new services aimed at supporting financial institutions to modernise lending and collections.

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JCB and Arab Bank Launch JCB Merchant Acquiring Operations Across Jordan

Fintech Finance

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. and Arab Bank plc are delighted to announce the launch of the JCB merchant acquiring operations across Jordan, enabling JCB cardmembers to make payments seamlessly through Arab Bank’s POS terminal network. Mr. Yacoub Matouk , Head of Consumer Banking at Arab Bank, said: “Through this cooperation with JCB, we aim to expand the electronic payment methods in Jordan.” He added: “At Arab Bank

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Play2Pay partners with Metro to provide clients access to the Ad It Up app

The Paypers

Alternative payment platform Play2Pay has announced its partnership with Metro by T-Mobile in order to provide customers with access to the Ad It Up app.