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August 19, 2026
On the web
Nium Launches Card Issuance in the United States
Nium
"Nium , the global infrastructure leader for real-time cross-border payments, today announced the launch of domestic card issuance in the United States, extending its multi-region issuing platform to North America. Businesses can now issue local cards across APAC, Europe, Middle East, and North America while maintaining access to Nium's global payment network spanning 190+ countries – all on a single platform. Nium issued more than 41 million card credentials in APAC, Middle East, and Europe in the past 12 month."
July 9, 2026
On the web
Nium Acquires Cypher, Expanding Its Fiat-to-on-Chain Money Movement Infrastructure
Nium
"Nium, the global leader in cross-border payments infrastructure, announced the acquisition of Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and issuing company. The deal further expands Nium as the core infrastructure layer for the converging payments ecosystem—the compliant money movement and value exchange infrastructure that bridges fiat and digital assets."
May 27, 2026
On the wires
Nium and Circle to Connect USDC Settlement with Global Payouts
PR Newswire
"Nium and Circle Technology Services, LLC, an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. and operator of Circle Payments Network (CPN), announced a partnership to connect stablecoin settlement with last-mile global payouts. As part of the partnership, Nium joins CPN as a global payout partner, providing financial institutions on the network with direct access to Nium's payout infrastructure across more than 190 countries and in 100 currencies."
April 21, 2026
On the web
Nium and Coinbase Partner to Power Global Stablecoin Payments and Settlement
PR Newswire
"Nium, the global infrastructure leader for real-time cross-border payments, announced a partnership with Coinbase to enable USDC stablecoin payments across its platform. The integration is now live and available to Nium's clients, with Coinbase serving as the stablecoin payments and liquidity infrastructure, wallet provider and regulated custodian. Nium clients can now send and receive stablecoins and convert stablecoin to fiat for payouts – giving businesses a single, unified platform to transact across both onchain and fiat rails."
March 30, 2026
On the wires
Nium Launches Dual-Network Stablecoin Card Issuance Platform Enabling Businesses to Spend Digital Dollars at Hundreds of Millions of Merchant Locations Worldwide
PR Newswire
"Nium launched its stablecoin card issuance platform. The solution enables companies holding stablecoins to issue spending cards on both the Visa and Mastercard networks through a single API integration, allowing stablecoins to be used at hundreds of millions of merchant locations globally."
January 9, 2025
On the wires
Nium Launches Diners Club International® Card, Expanding B2B Payments Offering for Travel Industry
PR Newswire
"Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced the launch of the Diners Club International® Card for its travel customers."
November 6, 2024
On the web
Nium and Partior to Offer Real-Time Multi-Currency Payments
IBS Intelligence
"Nium, the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has announced a partnership with Partior , the blockchain-based FinTech for clearing and settlement, at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024."
October 28, 2024
On the wires
Nium Launches Verify for Real-time Account Verification to Eliminate Misdirected Global Payments
PR Newswire
"Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced the launch of Nium Verify, a real-time bank account verification solution for businesses and individual accounts, available across 50 markets."
October 21, 2024
On the web
Nium Enables Financial Institutions to Connect to its Real-Time Payments Network via Swift
PR Newswire
"Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced that financial institutions can now leverage Swift capabilities and their existing Swift infrastructure to connect to Nium's global real-time payments network."
September 19, 2024
On the wires
Nium Expands Across Australia and New Zealand, Driven by Increased Adoption from Financial Institutions and Spend Management Platforms
PR News Wire
"Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, announced that its monthly payment volume grew by 3X in Oceania, over the last year. This growth has been driven by a surge in adoption from financial institutions and spend management platforms"
August 12, 2024
On the wires
Nium Expands Operations in Latin America, Accelerating Global Real-time Payments in the Region
PR Newswire
"Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, is strengthening its presence in Latin America by applying for essential licenses, joining key fintech associations, expanding its employee presence, and signing new customers."
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