"Paying with a handwave once sounded like science fiction, but contactless palm recognition service Amazon One has already been used more than 8 million times, according to the company. That’s Amazon, though, which explains why it has been deployed in Amazon stores...
Fortis Purchases B2B Payments Firm Serve First Solutions
"Fortis, a company that specialises in embedded payment technology, has acquired B2B payments firm Serve First Solutions. Serve First Solutions, as detailed on its website, provides an array of payment services, including processing for B2B cards, retail point of sale...
Prevent, Protect and Recover: Mastercard Strengthens Trust in Account-To-Account Payments
"To support banks and deliver the payment protection consumers expect, Mastercard unveils Mastercard A2A Protect, a new global service launching first in the UK. By combining cutting-edge fraud prevention technology and a new clear dispute resolution framework,...
J.P. Morgan Payments Launches Cutting-Edge Supply Chain Finance Solution with Oracle
"J.P. Morgan Payments is unveiling its Supply Chain Finance solution integrated with Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to optimize working capital — a solution that is being used by FedEx. When FedEx approves an invoice, the vendor can choose to...
Agentic AI Is Poised to Transform Banking’s Core Functions
"The broader financial services space, including banking, is experiencing a significant shift due to rapid advancements in AI. A particularly impactful innovation is agentic AI, which offers a new level of autonomy compared to traditional automation. In contrast to...
New UPI Rules Roll Out Today: Here’s What You Can And Can’t Do Now On Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe
"Starting today, UPI users across India will experience some important changes aimed at improving system efficiency and preventing overload. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has rolled out new rules that affect how often you can check balances, view...
Pix Moves US$1.6 Million in the US
"Amid ongoing investigations by the Donald Trump administration , Pix continues to gain traction in the United States. From January to May 2025 alone, Brazilians transacted approximately US$1.6 million in the United States. This figure is 21% higher than the entire...
Costco Has a Major Credit Card Problem
"The warehouse club used to have one of the best credit cards on the market. Many believe that's not the case anymore."
Infographic: FedNow® Service by the Numbers
"It’s been two years since the FedNow Service launched. See a snapshot of how things are going and what’s on the horizon in this new infographic."
Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Support
"Visa’s settlement platform is adding support for two additional USD-backed stablecoins, two blockchains and the euro-backed EURC. Through a new partnership with Paxos, Visa will be able to support two additional dollar-backed stablecoins, Global Dollar (USDG) and...