Companies

Clear Partners With Stripe to Power Billing and Payments for Millions of Customers

Stripe

“Stripe announced that CLEAR—a leading identity verification platform trusted by over 30 million customers—is moving its payments and billing to Stripe. CLEAR is best known for its flagship membership, CLEAR Plus, which uses biometrics to speed up identity verification at airports. In recent years, CLEAR has expanded beyond travel to other sectors like healthcare and […]

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Ant International Launches Embedded Finance Service for E-Commerce SMEs in Brazil

Ant Global

“Bettr, a leading AI-driven lending business under Ant International, announced its official launch in Brazil to expand small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending to support local and regional economic development by working with local partners. As a first move, it formed a strategic partnership with AliExpress to bring a new financing solution, Bettr Working Capital, […]

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Checkbook Enables Direct Digital Wallet Transfers with PayPal and Venmo Integration

Business Wire

“Checkbook, a leading innovator in payment solutions, announced the launch of its new payment rails, now integrating PayPal and Venmo seamlessly into its existing APIs. This significant advancement empowers businesses to send funds directly to their customers’ digital and mobile wallets, offering increased speed, convenience, and flexibility.”

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Cash App Begins Roll Out of Afterpay’s Pay Over Time Offering at Hundreds of Thousands of Merchants

Business Wire

“Starting this week, eligible Cash App customers will begin to have access to Afterpay’s leading pay over time products when shopping online at partner merchant sites. Cash App and Afterpay, part of Block, Inc., have debuted an evolved brand, Cash App Afterpay, with a new logo for their checkout to expand access to a seamless […]

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Global

Rise of Digital Wallets Integrating Payments and Digital Identities Across Asia

Biometric Update

Digital payment wallets are advancing financial transactions, with China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay, India’s Paytm and PhonePe, and Indonesia’s GoPay leading the way in mobile payments. Some countries are now linking digital identity and payments, including China Alipay’s digital ID integration, Singapore SingPass’ financial services extension, and India’s Aadhaar-linked united payment interface (UPI) wallets to create a single digital landscape.

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Companies

Bilt Rewards Acquires Banyan to Transform Neighborhood Commerce Through Item-Level Intelligence

Bilt Rewards

“Bilt Rewards, the leading payments and commerce platform transforming the $2.1 trillion housing payments market, today announced the acquisition of Banyan, the industry-leading platform for item-level receipt data. This strategic acquisition—Bilt’s first—significantly expands Bilt’s ability to create innovative, frictionless experiences that drive neighborhood commerce and deliver unprecedented value to both residents and local merchants.”

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Global

Elo, Agility and INETCO Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Payments Reliability in Brazil

INETCO

“Agility, one of Brazil’s leading IT and Cybersecurity service providers, and INETCO®, a leader in payments monitoring and fraud prevention, announced a new partnership with Brazilian payment processing trailblazer Elo. The partnership leverages INETCO’s real-time transaction monitoring solutions and Agility’s expertise in supporting clients in sectors such as banking, stock exchanges, telecommunications, and healthcare.”

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Global

Revealed: The Top 5 Late Payment Excuses Costing UK Businesses Millions

GlobeNewswire News Room

“Late payments remain a major challenge for UK businesses, with billions of pounds tied up in overdue invoices. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 50,000 small businesses collapse every year due to late payment. According to new data gathered by the UK’s leading Business debt collection agency specialists Federal Management, businesses across the country are facing […]

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Blackhawk Network Completes Tango Card Integration to Offer New, Globally Available Digital Rewards Portfolio

Business Wire

“In less than a year since its acquisition of Tango Card, global branded payments provider and rewards innovator Blackhawk Network (BHN) has completed its integration of Tango’s digital solutions into the larger BHN platform. This creates synergies at a global scale for businesses looking to embed rewards into their own business processes and applications through BHN’s leading […]

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Global

Azupay and Gr4vy Partner to Transform eCommerce Payments with NPP-Powered Solutions

Azupay

“Azupay, Australia’s leading pure-play New Payments Platform (NPP) provider, has partnered with Gr4vy,  a no-code payment orchestration platform, to bring real-time, account-to-account payment solutions to Australian eCommerce businesses. This collaboration enables merchants to leverage Azupay’s PayID, PayTo, and Pay by Bank offerings through Gr4vy’s payment orchestration platform to streamline transactions.”

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Marqeta and Spendesk Financial Services Join Forces to Offer Modern and Efficient Expense Management for Over 4,000 SMBs Across Europe

Business Wire

“Marqeta announced that it has become the issuer processor for Spendesk Financial Services (SFS) in Europe, the payment institution powering and fully owned by Spendesk. Spendesk, Europe’s leading spend management and procurement solution, leverages this combined technology to enable its medium-sized business customers to monitor budgets, customise spend controls, and boost efficiency.”

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Payoneer and Meezan Bank Join Forces to Revolutionize International Payment Withdrawals for SMBs in Pakistan

Customs News

“Payoneer has partnered with Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, to enhance crossborder payments for Pakistani SMBs, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. Meezan Bank customers can now link their Payoneer accounts to the bank’s mobile banking app to make real-time withdrawals in multiple global currencies directly into their Meezan Bank’s local receiving accounts.”

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Prommt, Chargebacks911 Partner to Revolutionize Transaction Protection

Business Wire

“Chargebacks911, a global pioneer in chargeback prevention and management solutions, announced their official partnership with Prommt, a leading innovator in cloud-based, remote payment solutions, providing large enterprises with a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that helps to protect against chargeback fraud and misuse.”

Industry

Flexa Launches Tap to Pay for Crypto Transactions, Introducing the First NFC-Based Hardware Wallet Payments for Retail

Business Wire

“Flexa, the leading provider of pure-digital payments, introduced Tap to Pay support for cryptocurrency transactions, becoming the first digital currency acceptance platform to enable direct blockchain payments via NFC-enabled hardware wallets. This marks a major step in digital asset usability, allowing in-person transactions without the need for a mobile phone or internet connection.”

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China Sets New Standards for Global Transactions With Alipay’s Seamless American Express Payments

Travel And Tour World

“American Express and Alipay have unveiled a groundbreaking payment feature enhancing convenience for international travelers visiting China. As the first foreign payments network licensed to process Renminbi transactions in China, American Express has taken a significant step toward expanding its global presence. The company has partnered with more than 30 of China’s leading banks, third-party […]

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