Global

Botim Launches Jaywan Prepaid Card for Digital Payments

IBS Intelligence

“Botim, the UAE-based FinTech platform, launched the Botim One Jaywan Prepaid Card, becoming the first FinTech company in the country to issue a prepaid card under Jaywan, the UAE’s national card scheme. The launch is aimed at supporting wider adoption of Jaywan among workforce communities, leveraging Botim’s user base of more than 8.5 million people […]

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Glenbrook Payments Education Key Concepts

Episode 305 - Fanning the Flames: Glenbrook Answers your Payments Questions

We’ve had over 35,000 professionals complete a Glenbrook workshop, and we constantly hear from participants that they were surprised by how something in the industry works or a specific data point. How people think about payment systems is largely driven by how they use them as an individual consumer, and also influenced by where they sit in their career. One of the goals of our payments workshops is to add clarity to ambiguous industry terminology. We also allow ample time for interactive Q&A, and whether the workshop is in-person or virtual, we hear some questions over and over. In this episode, Debbie Bartoo surfaces some of our most frequently asked workshop questions and lets Russ Jones guide us through the answers.

Global

Paysafe Completes Euro-Area Rollout with PaysafeWallet Expansion into Croatia, Bulgaria and Estonia

Fintech Finance News

“Paysafe has expanded its PaysafeWallet digital wallet into Croatia, Bulgaria, and Estonia, completing a significant phase of its European rollout. For fintech professionals, this move signals a consolidation of cash-to-digital services in the euro-area, bridging the gap between physical currency and digital banking for consumers in these emerging digital markets.”

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Companies

Competing Rails for Crossborder Payments: Banks, Fintechs, and Stablecoins

Bank for International Settlements

“The paper focuses on the costs of cross-border payments across three payment channels: traditional banks, fintech money transfer operators (MTOs) and stablecoin-based transfers. There are three sets of findings. First, fintech money transfer operators (MTOs) substantially reduce cross-border payment costs relative to traditional retail bank wires. In our small sample of bank transactions, FX markups […]

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Companies

Cross River to Buy Fintech Accrue, Merging Payments with Loyalty

Deal Room

“Cross River Bank’s parent company, CRB Group, has agreed to acquire fintech Accrue. The deal, whose terms were not disclosed, adds branded wallet, stored value, and loyalty rewards technology to Cross River’s regulated financial infrastructure.”

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Companies

Mastercard and BVNK Launch Global Money Platform to Power a Multi-Money World

Mastercard

“Mastercard and BVNK announced the launch of Mastercard Global Money Platform, bringing together Mastercard’s global payments capabilities with BVNK’s stablecoin infrastructure through a single API. The launch marks the first major integration of Mastercard and BVNK capabilities since the acquisition of BVNK in August 2026. Payments leader Nuvei and modern card issuing platform Marqeta will […]

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Companies Global

Nuvei Secures License to Offer Local Payment Acceptance in South Africa

PR Newswire

“Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today announced that it has secured authorization from the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) to offer local merchant payment services in South Africa, expanding its ability to support global brands and local businesses through its global payments platform.”

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Companies

PayJoy to Acquire Strategic Assets of Finia AI, Advancing AI Underwriting and Financial Product Innovation

PR Newswire

“PayJoy, a financial services provider for underserved consumers across emerging markets, announced the acquisition of select strategic assets of Finia AI, Inc., a fintech company that developed AI-powered underwriting and financial products for micro-businesses in Mexico. The transaction will enable PayJoy to apply Finia’s technology and expertise to its global platform, strengthening its underwriting capabilities […]

Companies

Stripe to Expand Stablecoin Cards to Over 100 Countries by the End of the Year

CoinDesk

“Global payments firm Stripe is expanding its stablecoin cards business globally, betting that digital dollars can become another way for consumers and businesses to pay alongside traditional currencies. Stripe expects its stablecoin card programs to more than 100 countries by year-end. Current customers include crypto exchange Kraken, fintech Ramp and payments app Morse. The expansion […]

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Companies Global

Brazil Central Bank Bars Crypto Settlement in Cross-Border Payments

Tokenpost

“Brazil’s central bank will ban stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies from settling cross-border payments starting Oct. 1, cutting off a crypto-based back end used by electronic foreign-exchange providers and payment companies. The restriction applies to fintech companies and payment firms that process overseas remittances through electronic foreign-exchange services.”

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Companies Global

Kenswitch Enters Kenya’s Card Market with Domestic Card Scheme

TechCabal

“Kenswitch, Kenya’s largest independent payments switch, has launched a domestic card scheme that will let banks and other financial institutions issue physical and virtual cards on its network, putting a new player into the country’s mobile money-dominated market. The company unveiled the Kenswitch Card, a digital card issuance system built with TAI FINTECH , a […]

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Companies

Visa and ISG Launches Visa Payment Passkey to Enable Passwordless, Secure Digital Payments at GFF 2026

ANI News

“In-Solutions Global (ISG) in collaboration with Visa, recently announced at Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 the launch of Visa Payment Passkey, enabling cardholders to authenticate online and in-app payments using device biometrics or a device PIN instead of one-time passwords (OTPs). With Visa Payment Passkey, banks and merchants on ISG’s payments platform can offer FIDO-based, […]

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Card Networks ECommerce Investment Merchant Acquirers

Episode 302 - Catching Up on the Capital Markets, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS

About a year ago, we chatted with with Tim Chiodo of UBS and Chris Kim of Capital Group about the investment side of payments. It’s been a pretty volatile 12-months in the equity market since then - well-timed for Bryan Derman to welcome Tim back on the podcast and catch up on the market factors playing into the payments space.  Listen in as they recap the performance of payments stocks, dive into the e-commerce market, provide perspective on the card networks, discuss merchant acquiring growth opportunities, and finish up with a lightning round on emerging technology. 

Companies Industry

Ant International's Agentic Mobile Protocol Rolls Out Globally with Wallets and Acquirers

TechWire Asia

“As Ant International builds out its Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) with deeper interoperability and open-source initiatives, fintech and payment leaders are deploying the protocol globally at an accelerated pace. 10 Alipay+ mobile wallet partners will support AMP in Phase I. They are: Alipay (China), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China) and more. Phase I Acquiring partners:  […]

Companies

PayPal Keeping Options Open Amid Buyout Rumors, CEO Says [Video]

Yahoo Finance

“New PayPal CEO Enrique Lores doesn’t sound like a guy running toward the exit after inking a huge deal to sell the company he just started leading. He sounds like a veteran top executive who’s head-down trying to reinvent a fintech icon. “First of all, we have said that we are totally open and objective […]

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