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August 15, 2025
RayNeo and Ant Group Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance AR Glasses Innovations in Payments and Beyond
Business Wire
“RayNeo X3 Pro AR glasses are the first to support payments through both the merchant terminal and QR code, powered by Alipay’s multidimensional risk-control solution for AR glasses.The two parties will expand AR glasses applications across various daily services, with the goal of making AR glasses an essential part of daily life and a true […]
August 14, 2025
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 […]
August 5, 2025
ICICI Bank Starts Charging PhonePe, Google Pay While UPI Hits 700 Million Daily Transactions
MSN
“India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has reached a new milestone, crossing 700 million transactions in a single day for the first time on August 2, according to NPCI data reported by Moneycontrol. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank has begun charging payment aggregators like PhonePe and Google Pay a fee per transaction, sparking fresh debate on the sustainability […]
July 14, 2025
The FTC Gives the Merchant of Record Model a Paddling
JD Supra
“The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled an enforcement action with Paddle.com, a U.K.-based payments company, and its U.S. subsidiary (“Paddle”). The settlement resolves claims against Paddle for violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule, and Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act. The settlement is notable for the FTC’s focus on Paddle’s use of a […]
July 10, 2025
Apple, Visa and Mastercard Win Dismissal of Merchant Antitrust Lawsuit Over Payment Fees
Reuters
“Apple, Visa and Mastercard have persuaded a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to suppress competition in the payments network market and causing merchants to pay inflated transaction fees.”
July 9, 2025
Mastercard, Visa’s Merchant Fees Breach Competition Law, UK Tribunal Rules
MSN
“Global payments processors Visa and Mastercard’s default multilateral interchange fees which are charged to retailers infringe competition law, a London tribunal ruled on Friday in the latest round of the long-running legal saga. London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal unanimously ruled that Visa and Mastercard’s multilateral interchange fees breach European competition law, in a ruling in linked […]
Truist’s Merchant Engage Combines Banking and Payments in One
Digital Transactions
“Truist Financial Corp. is courting merchants and their banking and payment needs with a new service called Merchant Engage. The free service is an integrated merchant-services platform, enabling small businesses up to large merchants to view all of their transaction data in one location.”
July 7, 2025
Visa’s Blockchain Leap Redefining Global Payments
Blockchain Magazine
“Visa is pioneering blockchain with two key projects. The Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), launched in October 2024, enables banks to issue digital tokens, like stablecoins (digital currencies tied to dollars) or tokenized bank deposits, on public blockchains like Ethereum. In 2025, Visa partnered with Bridge, a Stripe-owned startup, to expand stablecoin payments in Latin […]
June 27, 2025
Mastercard, Visa's Merchant Fees Breach Competition Law, UK Tribunal Rules
Reuters
“Global payments processors Visa and Mastercard’s default multilateral interchange fees which are charged to retailers infringe competition law, a London tribunal ruled on Friday in the latest round of the long-running legal saga. London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal unanimously ruled that Visa and Mastercard’s multilateral interchange fees breach European competition law, in a ruling in linked […]
Bolt Announces Bolt Connect for Marketplaces and Launches Support for Stablecoin Payments
PR Newswire
“Bolt, the checkout, identity and payments platform, today announced Bolt Connect, a new product designed to help marketplaces onboard merchants faster, streamline operations and scale with fewer resources. Bolt Connect gives marketplace operators a single integration to support one-click merchant onboarding, built-in compliance workflows, and low-fee or no-fee payouts.”
June 23, 2025
Fiserv and PayPal Expand Partnership to Advance Stablecoin Payments
Fiserv
“Fiserv and PayPal today announced that they are partnering to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD), to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across banking, consumer, and merchant payments, interoperability will allow both firms to further expand the use of […]
June 12, 2025
Paytm Shares Plunge 10% as Government Denies MDR on UPI
NewsBytes
“Shares of One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments platform Paytm, fell by as much as 10% on Thursday. The decline came after the Finance Ministry rejected rumors about the possible introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. The ministry called such reports “baseless and sensational speculations” that create unnecessary uncertainty […]
June 3, 2025
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard Partner to Power Merchant Solutions With Open Banking Payments
Mastercard
“Deutsche Bank and Mastercard are proud to announce a strategic partnership designed to accelerate the evolution of open banking and redefine the payment experience for merchants and consumers across Europe. The collaboration will elevate Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solutions offering, particularly its Request to Pay (R2P) service, by introducing new levels of choice, flexibility, and efficiency […]
May 22, 2025
Binance Pay Integrates With Pix, Enabling Instant Crypto-Powered Payments in Brazilian Reais Across Brazil
PR Newswire
“Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency platform by trading volume and number of users, has integrated its payment solution, Binance Pay, with Brazil’s Pix system to enable instant payments in the local currency using cryptocurrencies and transfers to any individual or merchant across Latin America’s largest country.”
May 20, 2025
Worldpay Collaborates with Yabie to Power Worldpay 360: a Modern Payments Solution for UK SMBs
Worldpay
“Point of sale (POS) innovator Yabie announced a strategic partnership with Worldpay® to power the merchant business tools within Worldpay 360, a new all-in-one business management and payment solution tailored specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK.”
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