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Episode 272 - Fanning the Flames - 2025 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update

To help you read the tea leaves in the mountains of publications, Yvette Bohanan rounded up Chris Uriarte and Drew Edmond for this mid-year update on payments industry trends. Tune in to hear updates and perspectives on topics like regulation, stablecoins, agentic commerce, tokenization, and fraud.

Companies

Adyen Partners with Prommt to Power Seamless, Secure Payments in Hospitality and Beyond

Prommt

“Adyen announced a joint partnership with Prommt, the premium pay by link solution trusted by top brands in hospitality, travel, luxury retail, and professional services. Prommt’s market-leading platform enables hotels to request and collect secure, efficient and premium branded remote payments. It supports features like scheduled sends, automated reminders (SMS/email), file attachments, reporting, and refund […]

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Global

Standard Chartered and Ant International Collaborate on AI-Powered Treasury and FX Management Solutions

Ant International

“Standard Chartered and Ant International announced a new collaboration to introduce an AI-Powered Treasury and FX Management Solution. Standard Chartered and Ant International are active Pathfinder institutions in MAS’s financial sector PathFin.ai programme, and this collaboration is a leading example of how AI is augmenting Singapore’s financial sector services.”

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Global

Whitepaper: Unlocking Business Opportunities With Real-Time Payments [Australia]

Australian Payments Plus

“The way businesses pay and get paid is undergoing a fundamental shift. This whitepaper explores the benefits, opportunities, and considerations for businesses as they prepare for Australia’s payments future and includes case studies of leading organisations already realising the benefits, including: Amazon.com.au’s new payment check-out option; BP’s support for small retailers and efficiency improvements.”

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Companies

Nuvei Integrates with Zuora to Power Global Subscription Payments

Morningstar

“Nuvei announced a strategic integration with Zuora, a leading monetization platform for modern business. The partnership enhances Nuvei’s ability to support enterprise recurring revenue at a global scale and provides Zuora’s customers with a robust payments infrastructure to accelerate growth in both established and emerging markets.”

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Companies

Riskified Joins Forces with HUMAN to Help Merchants Embrace Trusted AI Shopping Agent Commerce

Riskified

“Riskified announced a new partnership with HUMAN Security, a leading cybersecurity company, with a shared vision to advance a unified security framework that helps merchants win and grow safely via emerging agentic channels. The partnership underscores their joint commitment to leverage their respective industry-leading AI platforms and expansive network insights to secure the next era of […]

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Companies

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 […]

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Companies

Wirex Expands WEB3 Payments in Europe With Visa-Backed EURC Settlements

Yahoo Finance=Cision

Wirex, a leading Web3 money app, has announced it is supporting EURC settlements through Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of blockchain-based payments in Europe. Following the successful completion of a testing phase, Wirex is now live with EURC settlement capabilities via the Visa Network. This collaboration enables near real-time settlement using EURC, a […]

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Industry

Eldorado Gaming Integrates Pix to Enhance Payment Experience for Brazilian Users

GlobeNewswire News Room

“Eldorado.gg, the world’s leading online peer-to-peer marketplace for digital game goods, has announced the integration of PIX, Brazil’s real-time payment system, into its local platform at Eldorado.gg/br/. The move is designed to enhance the user experience for Brazilian gamers by offering a fast, secure, and familiar payment option.”

Companies

Thredd Becomes First Issuer-Processor to Offer Real Time Control Over B2B Travel Payments Through the Mastercard Wholesale Program

Thredd

“Thredd, a leading next-generation global issuer processor, today announced it has become the first to offer its travel agency customers real time payment control through new flexible product codes made possible through the Mastercard Wholesale Program (MWP). This new capability enables Thredd’s customers to better respond to supplier needs based on geography, product type and volume, while […]

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Companies

Deluxe Acquires CheckMatch from Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to Extend Digital Lockbox Payments Capability

Deluxe Corporation

“Deluxe announced it has completed the acquisition of CheckMatch from Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s industry-leading blockchain business unit. Consistent with the company’s strategy, this acquisition will expand the Deluxe Payment Network solution. CheckMatch is a service that digitizes the delivery of paper checks, enabling faster electronic conveyance, which was developed by Kinexys by […]

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Global

dlocal Revolutionizes Pix Payments in Brazil With Smartpix, Enabling Unique ‘Pix on File'

dLocal

“dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform specialized in emerging markets, announced the launch of SmartPix, a groundbreaking payment solution that enables merchants in Brazil to process tokenized Pix payments, including recurring and on-demand charges, without requiring customers to manually authorize each transaction.”

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Companies

Gocardless Launches Industry-Leading AI Tool for Faster, More Reliable Same-Day Payments

GoCardless

“GoCardless has announced the launch of a groundbreaking new feature to redefine same-day settlement for Direct Debit. The tool, Same Day Settlement+, leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms and transaction data from over 38 million accounts to significantly cut payout times and reduce late payment failures by over 80%.”

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Fast Payments

Episode 270 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond “Behind”: Rethinking US Instant Payments

Join Russ Jones and Will Eisler at the Glenbrook water cooler as they debate a looser definition of fast payments, explore challenges for adoption of traditional fast payments systems in the US, and ponder if the US actually has a more advanced and widely adopted “fast” payments ecosystem when we consider how Americans are experiencing faster money movement.

Companies

Dwolla Expands Instant Payment Capabilities to Simplify Business Payments

PR Newswire

“Dwolla, a leading U.S.-based account-to-account payment solution, announced the inclusion of the Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service instant payment system into its platform via its banking partner. By enabling access to both the FedNow Service and the RTP network and using intelligent routing to orchestrate between them, this enhancement increases the reach and efficiency of instant […]

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