Companies

ACI Connetic Accelerates Global Adoption as UK Banks Can Now Unite SWIFT, CHAPS and Faster Payments on One Cloud-Native Platform

ACI Worldwide

“ACI Worldwide announced a major step forward in the UK’s payments modernization journey as a leading UK retail bank chooses ACI Connetic, the industry’s first unified, cloud-native platform — for deployment. For the first time, UK banks can bring SWIFT, CHAPS, and Faster Payments together on one cloud-native SaaS platform, eliminating the fragmentation that has […]

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Payoneer to Launch Stablecoin Capabilities, Powered by Bridge, Bringing Secure, Always-On Digital Money to Global Businesses

PR Newswire

“Payoneer announced plans to launch a suite of stablecoin capabilities embedded within the Payoneer platform. Powered by Bridge, a leading stablecoin infrastructure platform and a Stripe company, these new capabilities will enable businesses to securely receive, hold, and send stablecoins as part of their day-to-day global financial operations.”

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Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Eliminates Fees on Large Bitcoin Purchases and Recurring Buys

Crypto Briefing

“Jack Dorsey-backed Cash App is eliminating fees on Bitcoin purchases exceeding $2,000 and all recurring buys, according to a recent announcement. The policy change, which targets both transaction fees and spreads, is part of a set of Bitcoin-focused updates aimed at making the leading digital asset more practical for everyday use, the team stated.”

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Global

India in Talks About Allowing Alipay+ Link to Its Instant Payment Systems

Reuters

“India is in talks with China-related Ant International to allow digital payments platform Alipay+ to be linked to India’s leading instant payments system for cross-border transactions, two government sources told Reuters. The move would help make payments easier for Indian tourists as they would be able to use India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with merchants […]

Industry

Payfinia and Deluxe Partner to Enable Paze® for ISVs, Embedding Payments Across Issuer and Merchant Ecosystems

Business Wire

“Payfinia, an independent payment services firm providing an open payments framework, announced a new partnership with Deluxe, a trusted Payments and Data company serving millions of small businesses and financial institutions. Together, the organizations are expanding access to Paze®, a digital wallet and online checkout experience developed by Early Warning Services and offered by leading U.S. financial […]

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PayPal Introduces Free DIY Tax Filing for PayPal Debit Card Customers

PR Newswire

“PayPal announced a new partnership with april, a leading embedded tax technology platform, allowing U.S. PayPal Debit Mastercard® customers to file their 2025 federal and state tax returns for free using april’s DIY tax filing service, saving approximately $1603 in typical costs. With this partnership, PayPal keeps financial management in one convenient destination while expanding the suite […]

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Industry

Gaming Brand Goes Live With Truelayer’s Pay by Bank Technology

Open Banking Expo

“bet365, one of the world’s leading online betting and gaming brands, has gone live with TrueLayer’s Pay by Bank technology – giving players a faster, safer way to directly deposit from and withdraw to their bank accounts. In a major milestone for the igaming industry, bet365 has made Pay by Bank the recommended payment option […]

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Why Do Businesses Still Use Paper Checks?

Atlanta Fed

“The 2024 Federal Reserve Payments Insight Business Study by Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) found that paper checks remain a leading payment method among the nation’s small businesses. Despite the growing availability of digital alternatives, businesses with less than $10 million in annual revenue continue to rely on checks for their outgoing payments. The study […]

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ACI Worldwide Enables Paze℠ for Online Checkout, Advancing Speed and Convenience for Digital Commerce

ACI Worldwide

“ACI Worldwide and Early Warning Services have announced a new partnership to enable Paze as a checkout option available to its merchants. Paze is an online checkout solution developed by Early Warning Services that is offered by leading banks and credit unions in the U.S. The convenient Paze checkout experience enables consumers to pay online […]

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Global

Flutterwave Expands Payments Infrastructure With Acquisition of Open Banking Firm Mono

PR Newswire

“Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has acquired Mono, a pioneer in open banking infrastructure across the continent. The transaction deepens Flutterwave’s long-term commitment to building a connected, interoperable financial system for Africa and positions open banking as a core pillar in the evolution of alternative payment methods across the region.”

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Modern Treasury and Paxos Make It Easier for Businesses to Move Money with Stablecoins

Business Wire

“Modern Treasury announced a partnership with Paxos to make it easier for businesses to start using stablecoin payments alongside their existing payment methods. Under the partnership, Modern Treasury will integrate Paxos’ industry-leading stablecoin and settlement technology into its platform. This will allow businesses to originate, reconcile, and manage stablecoin payments with the same controls, transparency, […]

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Industry

Talus and Ingenico Partner to Deliver the Ingenico SoftPOS Solution to North America

Business Wire

“Talus, a leading provider of integrated payment technology, has partnered with Ingenico to bring a SoftPOS solution to the North American market. This initiative showcases a hardware-free Tap-to-Pay capability, enabling merchants to accept secure contactless payments using only an NFC-enabled mobile device.”

Companies

Intuit and Circle Partner to Unlock the Future of Money Movement with Stablecoins

Intuit Inc.

“Intuit announced it has signed a multi-year, strategic partnership with Circle Internet Group, Inc., one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, to accelerate next-generation financial services powered by stablecoin technology. The agreement establishes a framework for Intuit to leverage Circle’s comprehensive stablecoin infrastructure and USDC across the Intuit platform.”

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Industry

Paxos Selects Mesh To Enable Trusted Crypto Deposits

PR Newswire

“Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, announced a partnership with Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform. This integration will allow Paxos to deploy Mesh’s technology across its customer base, in order to enable seamless crypto deposits from verified sources.”

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OCC Approves Paxos Application to Convert to OCC Trust; Paxos to Complete Conversion Imminently to Become a Federally Regulated Blockchain Infrastructure Provider

Paxos

“Paxos, the leading blockchain infrastructure platform for innovative institutions and enterprises, announced it has received approval to convert its New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) limited purpose trust charter to a national trust charter overseen by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).  Upon conversion, all of Paxos Trust Company’s US-based […]

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