Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Global payments infrastructure provider Nium has launched Nium Verify, a real-time bank account verification service available in 50 markets. This helps to reduce payment failures, operational inefficiencies, and compliance risks in cross-border payments.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has expanded their partnership with Worldpay , a global industry leading payment services provider, to enable thousands of new merchants to offer Klarna to their customers.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announces the launch of its flexible payment options for Zoom Workplace , enabling users across the US and multiple European markets* to access Zoom’s premium services with greater financial flexibility.

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Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2025

Global payments infrastructure company TerraPay has entered into a partnership with smart payment provider Whalet to support more efficient cross-border payouts for SMEs, particularly those operating in the Asia Pacific region.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 17, 2025

In a significant milestone for the fintech industry, Paysend , the UK-based global payments platform, has announced reaching 10 million consumer customers worldwide. This advancement reinforces Paysend’s position as a leader in payment technology and as the worlds largest digital payment network.

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Finovate

MAY 22, 2025

Circle has launched the Circle Payments Network (CPN) to modernize the $190 trillion cross-border payments market with blockchain-based, near-instant settlement. CPN enables financial institutions to securely exchange payment instructions and settle transactions using USDC on public blockchains.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

Mesta , a fintech platform reshaping global payment networks with hybrid fiat and stablecoin payment rails, unveiled its cross-border payment platform. It combines real-time fiat payment rails with blockchain-powered stablecoin rails, addressing inefficiencies in global payments and trade.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Payhawk , the global spend management solution, today announced it has selected J.P. Morgan Payments , a global payments leader, to enhance its global payment services for enterprise customers in the UK. Payhawk will continue to work with J.P.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Klarna , the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, will soon be available on Google Pay. can choose Klarna’s interest-free payment options at checkout. Starting next year, Google Pay users in the U.S.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Thunes, a global payment services provider, has expanded its international payment infrastructure into Taiwan enabling real-time financial transactions in both new Taiwan dollars and US dollars. The move enables more efficient and direct payment processes to major Taiwanese banks for both individual and business accounts.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The initiative is part of Crypto.com’s efforts to expand its global card programme and offer users more ways to utilize digital assets for everyday transactions. Mastercard’s global payment network will also provide additional security and fraud protection measures for the program.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Global payments network Thunes has announced a collaboration with Circle , the issuer of regulated stablecoins USDC and EURC. This partnership aims to enhance stablecoin liquidity management in cross-border payments.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Klarna , the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and John Lewis & Partners have partnered to bring Klarna to JohnLewis.com and in the John Lewis app. The first payment is made at the time of purchase, followed by two subsequent payments at 30-day intervals.

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The Paypers

JUNE 17, 2025

Focus on real-time liquidity and blockchain integration By incorporating Circle’s Wallets infrastructure, OpenPayd plans to offer enhanced access to liquidity while facilitating the movement of funds across both traditional payment networks and blockchain rails.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has expanded their partnership with Woo , the flexible, open-source ecommerce solution built on WordPress, by making Klarna a default payment option for merchants using WooPayments.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This collaboration represents a significant milestone for XTransfer and greatly enhances our global payment capabilities. Leveraging Ecobanks extensive payment network in Africa will accelerate our business expansion in the region. We are looking forward to the synergies and opportunities this partnership will create.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Chargeback Management, Automated Reconciliation and Compliance Reporting: A set of services designed to streamline dispute and chargeback management, simplifying administrative workflows and ensuring regulatory and network compliance, enabling fintechs and their sponsors to operate with greater efficiency, documentation and transparency.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2025

Clear Junction , a specialist in global payments and banking infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has extended access to its named virtual IBAN (vIBAN) services to licensed virtual asset service providers (VASPs) – a functionality previously only available to banks and electronic money institutions (EMIs).

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced a major global agreement with the global technology powerhouse, Lenovo.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

By providing African governments and financial institutions with blockchain-driven tools, UDPN will support enabling an inclusive, scalable digital payments system for the African continent.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has signed an agreement with J.P. Morgan Payments that will, for the first time, make Klarnas Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment options available to businesses that rely on J.P. Morgan Payments for payment processing.

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Finovate

JUNE 6, 2025

Founded in 2010 by Terry Clune, TransferMate manages a global payments network that covers 200+ countries and territories and 140+ currencies. Paytech Splink Partners with Global Payments Payments platform Splink announced a strategic partnership with international payment processor Global Payments this week.

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Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

This enhanced connectivity allows users to move funds effortlessly across payment methods and national borders, streamlining transactions for individuals and businesses alike.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Indias cross-border payment transformation India is rapidly advancing in global payments through regulatory reforms, tech-driven initiatives, and strategic partnerships. Efforts to make UPI interoperable with global payment networks are expanding seamless remittance solutions for Indian expatriates.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 9, 2025

As a result, merchants can easily collect recurring payments around the world through GoCardless, with Direct Debit in over 20 countries and 7 currencies. Because Optty is a global payments infrastructure platform, we want to support and grow the demand for adaptable and cost-effective payment solutions.

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Fintech News

MARCH 23, 2025

The company said the approval marks a step forward in its plans to expand cross-border payment services in the region to payment companies, banks and global marketplaces. The company plans to tap into its parent firms infrastructure for both direct and indirect access to global clearing systems.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

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. This can be on-prem, or hosted in any private or public cloud.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 22, 2025

The partnership provides Visa Direct with access to Banking Circles extensive local clearing rails across the world, further strengthening the businesss global payment reach for its customers. Visa Direct is one of the worlds largest digital payment networks – connecting cards, currencies and markets across the globe.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Klarna , the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has secured a major global agreement enabling customers of Lenovo , the global technology giant in 15 European countries, to pay for their tech purchases at Lenovo.com using Klarna’s flexible payment methods, including its popular interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. (..)

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 12, 2025

With access to more than 95 per cent of the worlds banked population, Rajnish Kumar , co-founder and CEO of Instapay Technologies, commented: This collaboration enables us to leverage Mastercards vast global payment network and cross-border transfer expertise.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 11, 2025

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is partnering with global payment technology leader Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to develop eftpos Click to Pay with integrated least-cost routing (LCR). The introduction of LCR for Click to Pay is a world first for online debit card payments.

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Fintech News

JUNE 16, 2025

Initially developed by the BIS Innovation Hub, Project Nexus aims to link domestic instant payment systems (IPS) through a single multilateral gateway, replacing the current patchwork of costly and complex bilateral connections. What is Project Nexus, and how does it address today’s cross-border payment challenges?

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Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2025

Clear Junction , a specialist in global payments and banking infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has extended access to its named virtual IBAN (vIBAN) services to licensed virtual asset service providers (VASPs) – a functionality previously only available to banks and electronic money institutions (EMIs).

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Klarna , the AI-powered global payment network and shopping assistant, is strengthening its partnership with Zalando , Europes leading online multi-brand fashion destination, by introducing Klarnas Pay in 3 option in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, and Denmark.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 15, 2025

Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate Boost 100XB, along with TransferMates focus on regulations, compliance and security across its extensive global payments network, enables buyers and suppliers to increase cost efficiency and speed for sending and receiving secure digital cross-border payments.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 4, 2025

entry also opens new opportunities for Members of its Direct Global Network all around the world, who will now gain direct access to the vast U.S. licenses reinforces Thunes’ commitment to building a resilient and compliant global payments infrastructure. licenses marks a significant milestone in our global growth.

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Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

billion Nium is a global payments platform that makes cross-border money transfers easier for businesses and financial institutions. Using real-time payment technology, Nium helps companies speed up international transactions, simplify operations, and scale. Nium Valuation: $1.4 billion debt investment platform eDaili 1.90

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