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Reap and Visa Collaborate to Launch Stablecoin Card Programs Across 100+ Markets

PR Newswire

“Reap, a global financial technology company building stablecoin-enabled infrastructure, and Visa announced a strategic collaboration to bring stablecoin-linked Visa credit card programs to over 100+ markets globally, powered by Reap’s card issuance infrastructure, in compliance with local regulations. The collaboration will bring Reap’s market-leading Visa credit card issuing infrastructure beyond Asia and Latin America, into […]

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UPI Merchant Fees Set To Boost PhonePe And Google Pay

StratNews Global

“India’s decision to introduce merchant fees on UPI payments could create a major new revenue stream for leading digital payment apps. Walmart-backed PhonePe and Google Pay could earn millions of dollars annually. From October 15, merchants will face a 0.4% fee on transactions above 2,000 rupees ($21). According to estimates from Bernstein, the new fee […]

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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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Glory and Velera Announce Partnership to Offer Co-op Shared Branch Express Using TellerConcierge™

Business Wire

“GLORY, a global leader in cash automation and management solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Velera, a leading payments credit union service organization. The collaboration introduces Co-op Shared Branch Express functionality to credit unions using Glory’s TellerConcierge™ integrated kiosk as the enabling technology. The partnership will integrate Velera’s account-based network with TellerConcierge to independently perform […]

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Ant International Secures Payment Institution License from the Central Bank of Brazil

Yahoo Finance

“Ant International, the leading global digital payment, digitisation, and FinAI solutions provider, today announced that it has received a Payment Institution (PI) licence from the Central Bank of Brazil. Ant International provides cross-border payments and account services, embedded credit and treasury services, and other finAI and blockchain solutions to clients across Asia, Europe and the […]

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PayTabs to Acquire Amazon Payments Services’ MENA Operations

IBS Intelligence

“Saudi Arabia-based PayTabs Group has agreed to acquire Amazon Payment Services’ payments operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in a transaction valued at more than $100 million. Approved by both parties, the deal will see Amazon Payment Services’ MENA operations integrated into PayTabs, expanding the FinTech company’s scale, processing capabilities, and market […]

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Mollie and GoCardless Combine to Create Europe’s Leading Payments and Financial Services Partner

Mollie

“Mollie announced it has completed its acquisition of GoCardless. The two companies are trusted by more than 350,000 businesses across 30+ markets. At its heart is a comprehensive payment suite that unites Mollie’s best-in-class card and local payment methods with GoCardless’s leading Pay by Bank solution, available across 38 countries, empowering businesses to get paid, […]

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Socure Acquires Agentic Operations Platform Fravity

Socure

“Socure, a leading trust infrastructure for global identity and risk intelligence, announced a strategic growth investment that values the company at $5.2 billion, alongside the acquisition of Fravity, an agentic platform that automates fraud, risk, and compliance operations. The acquisition of Fravity adds a native first-party agent development platform and agentic operations layer to RiskOS®, […]

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PhonePe Brings UPI Payment Option to Keypad-Based Feature Mobiles in India

Deccan Herald

“Leading digital payments and financial services provider PhonePe launched the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) payment option to feature phones in India. Called PhonePe UPI 123Pay, the new feature enhances the user experience for keypad users to make payments without the need for internet.”

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Collctiv Partners with love2shop for Group Savings Platform

Business Cloud

“Love2shop, the UK’s market-leading multi-brand gift card retailer, announced a new partnership with group payments pioneer Collctiv to launch its latest venture, Love2save. Love2save is a new savings platform designed to simplify how UK consumers individually save money or pool money for shared collections. Once savings goals are achieved, funds can be instantly loaded onto […]

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DBS Hong Kong Partners with Visa, Preface to Empower Customers with AI Readiness Skills, for the Future of Intelligent Payments

Macau Business

“DBS Bank Limited announced a partnership with Preface, a leading tech-enablement company, to help customers build practical AI readiness for everyday life and work. Starting September 2026, DBS Credit Cardholders subscribing to the designated AI tools, can get a free chance to access an exclusive AI Experience Workshop via the “DBS Credit Cards Subscription Bonus […]

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Bank of America Launches AI Tracker Covering Model Intelligence and Costs

Crypto Briefing

“Wall Street is watching the AI arms race and Bank of America just built a scoreboard. The bank has launched an internal AI model tracker that evaluates leading large language models across two dimensions that actually matter to enterprise buyers: how smart the model is, and how much it costs to run. Bank of America […]

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Matera Releases Open Source X9.150 Payment QR Code Implementation to Accelerate Industry Adoption

Yahoo Finance

“Matera, a leading provider of modern banking technology, today announced the release of an open source implementation of the ANSI X9.150 Merchant-Presented Payment QR Code Standard, making it easier than ever for financial institutions, fintechs and developers to begin working with the new interoperability standard.”

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Visa’s $2.4 Billion BioCatch Acquisition Signals the Next Wave of AI-Powered Payments

International Supermarket News

“For Visa, the investment represents a strategic move to strengthen the security of digital transactions at a time when online fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated. BioCatch has become one of the industry’s leading providers of behavioural biometrics, a technology that analyses how users interact with their devices. The platform studies hundreds of behavioural indicators such […]

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Visa to Acquire BioCatch

Business Wire

“Visa announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioCatch, a leading provider of behavioral-first, multi-signal fraud intelligence, from funds advised by Permira and other shareholders for $2.4 billion in cash. The acquisition of BioCatch complements Visa’s existing cyber, fraud, risk and security solutions and is expected to help clients better protect themselves and […]

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