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February 13, 2026
On the web
Starbucks Taps Adyen to Power In-Store Payments Across 940+ European Stores
Adyen
"Adyen has partnered with Starbucks Coffee Company to transform its payment infrastructure in Europe and the UK. Adyen has partnered with Starbucks in a multi-market European rollout, which spans 943 Starbucks stores across the UK, Austria, and Switzerland, supported by 2,375 Adyen payment terminals. This expansion builds on an existing partnership between Adyen and Alsea, Starbucks’ licensee, for which Adyen already powers payments for Alsea Mexico."
February 11, 2026
On the web
Adyen Launches ‘Personalize’ to Tailor Checkout Experiences in Real-Time
Adyen
"Adyen announced the launch of Personalize, a new product within its Adyen Uplift payment optimization suite. Personalize allows businesses to adjust their checkout pages in real-time based on individual shopper preferences, making it easier for customers to pay while reducing processing costs for the merchant."
February 10, 2026
On the web
Adyen and Uber Expand Global Partnership to Power New Markets, Launch Uber Kiosks
Adyen
"Adyen and Uber announced the renewal and expansion of their global partnership. Building on more than a decade of successful collaboration first starting in 2012, Adyen continues to serve as a key payments engine supporting Uber's global footprint, which now spans over 70 countries across six continents. The expanded partnership reflects Uber’s growing use of Adyen’s global payments platform to enhance performance and offer more alternative payment methods, to support Uber’s continued international growth."
On the wires
accesso® and Adyen Expand Strategic Partnership to Enhance Platform Payments Capabilities at Global Scale
PR Newswire
"accesso Technology Group a technology solutions provider to leisure, entertainment, and cultural markets, announced the expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with Adyen. This collaboration integrates embedded payments as a core platform capability across the accesso ecosystem. Together, accesso and Adyen's partnership is designed to deliver the scale and reliability required for complex, high-volume environments spanning multiple regions and sales channels."
January 28, 2026
On the web
Next-Generation Treasury: Adyen and BCG Report Reveals How CFOs Can Turn Money Movement into a Strategic Growth Engine
Adyen
"The report shows that complexity and fragmentation have become a burden on corporate finance, turning the treasury function from a strategic asset into a bottleneck of system inefficiency and operational inertia. The report's core finding is clear: the growing number of banking and payment relationships an enterprise is forced to manage is directly hindering cash visibility, creating unnecessary burden on financial teams and ultimately muting returns on working capital."
January 27, 2026
On the web
Adyen and Raptor Team Up to Simplify Operations for Singapore’s Service Sector
Adyen
"Adyen announced its partnership with Raptor, an established point-of-sale (POS) provider serving over 7,000 service and hospitality businesses in Asia Pacific since its inception in 2001. With payments integrated into its POS offerings, Raptor users are able to generate their own consolidated payment reports – gaining a full view of the cross-channel journeys of their customers, including their payment preferences."
December 3, 2025
On the web
Adyen Processes Record $43 billion as Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend Sets New Benchmark for Global Payments
Adyen
"This year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday (BFCM) proved to be another record-breaking holiday shopping weekend, where consumer traffic and demand spiked, and the Adyen platform delivered, processing a total volume of $43 billion across the BFCM weekend (up 27% vs. last year), while maintaining an exceptional 99.9999% uptime. Transactions per minute on the Adyen platform reached a peak of 199,000 on Black Friday."
November 6, 2025
On the wires
Adyen Expands In Person Payments Offering With Launch of Two New Terminals
PR Newswire
"Adyen announced the release of two new terminals; the S1E4 Pro and S1F4 Pro. Designed to thrive in challenging environments across various sectors including retail, food & beverage (F&B), hospitality and beauty & wellness, the introduction of these latest terminals marks the latest step forward for Adyen's in-person payments solutions."
October 24, 2025
On the web
Enterprises Rapidly Adopt Oracle Payments, Powered by Adyen, to offer Seamless Customer Experiences
Oracle
"Global enterprises continue to trust their embedded finance needs to Oracle Payments, powered by Oracle partner Adyen. Today, more than 2,550 organizations with over 16,200 venues are benefitting from the security, performance, and ease of the integrated, enterprise-grade payments solution. This includes hospitality, restaurant, healthcare, and sports and entertainment operations across the US and UK."
October 16, 2025
On the web
Adyen First to Market With Launch of SAP’s Open Payment Framework, Streamlining Payment Setup for Retailers
Adyen
"Adyen and SAP have announced the successful go-live of the SAP Commerce Cloud, Open Payment Framework (OPF). This new payment solution is designed to eliminate manual payment integrations and streamline the setup and payment service providers (PSPs) management. Freedom Furniture, one of Australia’s leading home retailers, is among the first merchants globally to implement the new solution."
August 27, 2025
On the web
Adyen Partners with Prommt to Power Seamless, Secure Payments in Hospitality and Beyond
Prommt
"Adyen announced a joint partnership with Prommt, the premium pay by link solution trusted by top brands in hospitality, travel, luxury retail, and professional services. Prommt’s market-leading platform enables hotels to request and collect secure, efficient and premium branded remote payments. It supports features like scheduled sends, automated reminders (SMS/email), file attachments, reporting, and refund management."
August 14, 2025
On the wires
Xsolla and Adyen Partner to Power Global Game Payments and Introduce Xsolla Payment Service Provider to Give Developers Full Control of Payments, Checkout, and Revenue Strategy
Business Wire
"Xsolla, a global commerce company helping developers launch, grow and monetize their games, announces today a strategic partnership with Adyen, a leading financial technology platform, to power seamless and scalable payment experiences for game developers around the world. This partnership supports the launch of Xsolla Payment Service Provider (PSP), a new payment solution designed for studios that want to operate as their own Merchant of Record (MoR) while leveraging Xsolla’s unique payment and game tech infrastructure."
July 23, 2025
On the web
Adyen Research Reveals One in Three Global Travelers Use AI to Book Summer Vacations, Up 74% from 2024
Adyen
"Adyen’s 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report reveals a sharp rise in travelers using AI to book experiences this summer, with data showing a 106% increase in Boomers using the technology year-on-year, the biggest increase in users globally. Global research finds that fraud remains a significant challenge within the industry, with 38% of accommodation providers reporting a rise in payment fraud attempts in the past year."
July 18, 2025
On the web
Worldwide Golf Selects Adyen to Power Unified Commerce Payments
Adyen
"Worldwide Golf, the premier destination for golf equipment and apparel, has chosen Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, as its unified commerce payments partner.With Adyen’s single platform, Worldwide Golf can consolidate payments across its e-commerce channels and nearly 100 physical stores, gaining deeper insights into customer preferences and enhancing operational efficiency."
July 9, 2025
On the web
Adyen Launches Capital for Canadian Platform Customers
Adyen
"Adyen launched Capital in Canada, which enables platform businesses to offer fast and flexible loans to the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) they serve."
July 7, 2025
On the web
Adyen Launches Upgraded Partner Programme for Stronger Collaboration
IBS Intelligence
"Adyen has launched its Global Partner Programme to deepen collaboration and help partners unlock greater value for clients through structured support and incentives. The updated initiative aims to deepen collaboration across its network of more than 1,000 partner organisations, supporting greater joint success through a clearer structure and dedicated resources."
May 28, 2025
On the web
Tink, Adyen Partner to Bring Pay by Bank to Vodafone Customers in Germany
Open Banking Expo
"Tink, A Visa Solution, and Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, have announced a partnership with Vodafone, a leading telecoms company, to offer their customers in Germany the option to pay their prepaid tariff and outstanding post-paid balances using Pay by Bank."
May 13, 2025
On the wires
Adyen and JCB Launch Card-on-File Tokenization to Enhance Payment Security
JCN Newswire
"Adyen and JCB Co., Ltd., announced the rollout of JCB's card-on-file tokenization service aimed at enhancing the security of credit card transactions for e-commerce merchants. Adyen is the first to offer and implement JCB’s new technology both domestically and globally."
May 12, 2025
On the web
Adyen Partners With Fiskil to Enhance Merchant Onboarding and Account Verification
Fiskil
"Adyen has chosen Fiskil as its data-sharing partner to improve the onboarding and account verification experience for merchants in the Australian market. This collaboration will streamline the way businesses connect their financial data, reducing friction and ensuring a seamless, secure process."
April 18, 2025
On the web
Adyen Bets on AI and New Pix Features To Increase Online Sales
Finsiders Brasil
"Adyen is closely monitoring the evolution of Pix. The fintech already offers the modality via Open Finance, through the Journey Without Redirection ( JSR ), which debuted at the end of February and it is ready to work with some of its clients in the Automatic Pix pilot, starting on April 28th. In the view of company executives, the new functionality has the potential to include Brazilians who do not have a credit card, as well as reduce costs for businesses in the recurring model."
March 18, 2025
On the web
Adyen Goes Live With Tap To Pay on iPhone in Nine Additional European Markets
Adyen
"Adyen has officially enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone in nine new markets: Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The functionality allows businesses, such as gastronovi, the all-in-one solution for the hospitality industry, to enable iPhones to accept contactless payments without the need to purchase or manage additional hardware."
February 3, 2025
On the web
Yapily Inks Deal to Power Adyen European Merchant Services With Open Banking Technology
Retail Technology Innovation Hub
"Open Banking platform, Yapily, has agreed on a partnership with Adyen. It will use the features to "streamline onboarding and strengthen account verification, giving merchants across Europe a more seamless, secure experience. Additional Open Banking driven services, including creditworthiness assessments for loan decisions and beyond will be explored."
January 9, 2025
On the web
Introducing Adyen Uplift: The Payment Solution Optimizing Every Transaction With AI
Adyen
"Adyen announced the launch of Adyen Uplift. The AI-powered payment optimization suite will help businesses increase payment conversion, simplify fraud management, and reduce the cost of payments. It has been piloted by 60 enterprise businesses, including Patagonia, On, Indeed, NordSecurity, and Fubo, with AI helping businesses increase payment conversion rates by up to 6% compared to legacy implementations."
December 18, 2024
On the web
Affirm and Adyen Expand Partnership to Bring Flexible Payment Options to More Merchants and Platforms
Affirm Holdings, Inc.
"Affirm Holdings, Inc. announced that it has expanded its partnership with Adyen. The expanded partnership makes Affirm the first Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider to support Adyen for Platforms, an end-to-end payment solution for platform businesses, and brings more payment options to Adyen merchants in Canada."
December 4, 2024
On the web
Intuit and Adyen Collaborate to Help Small and Mid-Market Businesses Get Paid Faster
Adyen
"Intuit announced a collaboration with Adyen to help small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) more easily manage electronic payments. The two companies will initially integrate Adyen's embedded payment services into Intuit’s business platform through QuickBooks Online (QBO) which enables approximately 2.9 million invoices to be sent monthly in the UK."
October 29, 2024
On the web
Adyen Goes Live with Tap to Pay on iPhone in Additional European Markets
Adyen
"Adyen has officially enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone in five new regions: Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland and Romania."
October 24, 2024
On the web
40% of Consumers Globally Consider Pushing the ‘Unsubscribe’ Button Says Adyen Research
Adyen
"New research published by Adyen reveals 40% of consumers have already, or are planning to, unsubscribe from services and products they’ve set up recurring payments with over the next 12 months. The data published in Adyen’s inaugural Global Digital Report, confirms that people across the 23 countries polled continue to be impacted by the high cost of living."
October 16, 2024
On the web
Tide [UK] and Adyen Unite to Enhance Small Businesses Payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone
Business Wire
"Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, has partnered with Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, to enable small businesses to accept in-person contactless payments using only an iPhone and the Tide iOS app."
September 26, 2024
On the web
Adyen Continues to Pioneer the In-Person Payment Space With Host of New Industry-Defining Products
Adyen
"Adyen announced major advancement in the in-person payments (IPP) landscape, underscoring its commitment to innovation with industry defining solutions. This comprehensive update not only enhances the payment experience for both merchants and customers but also reinforces Adyen's position as a leading force in payment technology."
September 19, 2024
On the web
Limited Payment Choices Drive Away One-Third of Hotel Guests Shows Adyen Research
Adyen
"New research published by Adyen has uncovered the importance of a frictionless payment experience for hotel customers, with over a third (37%) of consumers admitting to have left the booking process because they haven't been able to pay the way they would like."
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