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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."
September 16, 2024
On the web
Nayax Partners with Adyen to Globally Expand Electric Vehicle Charging and Automated Self-Service Payments Infrastructure
Adyen
"Nayax Ltd. and Adyen announced a long-term strategic partnership to drive the global delivery of cashless payment technology to businesses in the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and automated self-service industries."
September 9, 2024
On the web
Adyen’s Intelligent Payment Routing Achieves 26% Cost Savings and Improves Payment Performance on US Debit Transactions
FF News
"Adyen announced Intelligent Payment Routing for US debit payments, the only AI-based solution in the market that simultaneously optimizes and improves revenue and lowers costs. In a pilot of over 20 enterprise merchants — including eBay, 24 Hour Fitness, Microsoft, among others — Adyen achieved an average of 26% cost savings with a 0.22% uplift in authorization rates against earlier debit performance."
August 27, 2024
On the wires
Meal Ticket Partners with Adyen to Launch Payment Solutions for Food Service Distributors
Business Wire
"Meal Ticket, the leading provider of solutions for the food service industry, announced the release of its payment processing platform, Meal Ticket Payments, in partnership with Adyen. Meal Ticket Payments is an all-in-one payment processing platform customized to meet the needs of the food service industry."
August 20, 2024
On the wires
PayPal Expands Strategic Partnership with Adyen to Offer Fastlane in the U.S.
PR Newswire
"PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced the strengthening of its global strategic partnership with Adyen. Within the expanded partnership, Adyen will offer Fastlane by PayPal to accelerate guest checkout flows for its enterprise and marketplace customers in the U.S., with plans to extend this offering globally in the future."
June 26, 2024
On the web
XnPOS and Adyen Announce Partnership and Launch of New Integrated Mobile POS and Payment Device
Hospitality Net
xnPOS and Adyen announce their new partnership whereby xnPOS is fully integrated with Adyen offering hoteliers the benefit of Adyen’s complete end-to-end payments solution and combined data & financial management in the same technology platform.
June 6, 2024
On the web
When Foes Become Friends: Capital One Partners With Fintech Giants Stripe, Adyen to Prevent Fraud
TechCrunch
"The tension between incumbents and fintechs has existed for decades. But every once in a while, the two groups decide to put their competition aside and work together."
May 9, 2024
On the web
Adyen and Cover Genius Team up to Enhance Payment Experiences for End-Customers [Sydney]
Adyen
Adyen announced its partnership with Cover Genius, the global insurtech for embedded protection. Adyen is now one of the insurtech’s payment processing partners, offering local payment methods in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, to help the insurtech increase its authorisation rates for online payments.
May 2, 2024
On the web
Tide Set to Launch Business Accounts in Germany With Adyen
Adyen
"Adyen has partnered with Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, to offer small and medium-sized businesses Tide business accounts, first in Germany before potentially expanding further into Europe."
April 29, 2024
On the web
Decathlon Hong Kong Chooses Adyen’s Unified Commerce Solution
Adyen
"Adyen announced its partnership with Decathlon Hong Kong, one of the world’s largest sports goods companies."
April 9, 2024
On the web
Adyen Finds the Global Retail Sector Lost $429 Billion to Payments Fraud Last Year
Adyen
"Adyen has published new research revealing the billions the global retail sector loses to fraudulent activity annually...Of those consumers who fell victim to payments fraud in 2023, $808.42 was the average amount lost per person globally – an increase of 234% when Adyen last conducted the survey in 2023."
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