Companies

Recurly Announces Strategic Acquisitions of Redfast and Prive to Accelerate the Future of Subscription Growth

Business Wire

“Recurly announced that it has acquired the Shopify-first subscription platform Prive and subscriber engagement personalization tool Redfast. With these additions, Recurly becomes the first and only subscription management suite to fully integrate billing, payments, analytics, real-time subscriber engagement, and ecommerce subscription management.”

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Global

Singapore Central Bank Addresses Delays on Cross-Border Payments

The Banker

“The success of new cross-border, real-time payment systems require co-operation and some creative thinking to overcome initial challenges. “We introduced an asynchronous flow to bridge this gap, where a new confirmation was introduced, which indicated that a transfer has been relayed that, in turn, allowed banks to inform their customers that their payment is on […]

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Companies

Balance Integrates RTP Rails to Deliver Frictionless B2B ACH Payments and Improve Merchants’ Cash Flow

Business Wire

“Balance, the financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, announced the launch of Instant Bank Connection, a new capability powered by Real-Time Payment (RTP) rails that simplifies ACH setup for buyers and speeds up payments to merchants—improving cash flow and reducing processing costs.”

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Global

Volt’s One-Click Payto Payment Solution Made Available to Shopify Customers in Australia

Volt

“Volt announced its expansion to the Australian market with Shopify. Volt is enabling Shopify merchants to offer Australian consumers a one-click checkout experience powered by PayTo. In Australia, Volt will be first-to-market on Shopify with a one-click checkout built on PayTo, a real-time payment system developed by the country’s New Payments Platform in 2022.”

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Companies

Walmart’s Pay by Bank Project Remains on Track for 2025

Digital Transactions

“A test this past September of a real-time pay by bank payments option inside the Walmart app indicates the service is on track for a broader debut in 2025, Digital Transactions News has learned. Speaking at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payments 2025 conference in New Orleans, Sarah Arnio, Walmart Inc. director of digital payments, tells Digital Transactions News the […]

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Industry

The Request for Payment Promise for Real-Time Payments

Digital Transactions

“Request for payment on the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC has been a feature since the network launched 2017, but users’ increasing embrace of RfP is triggering more development of it. With real-time processing backing it, the RfP option allows billers and merchants to receive nearly immediate payment by sending a request through a network […]

Global

Delivering the Real-Time Rail to Canada

Payments Canada

“The technical build of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) has achieved 60 per cent completion on all fronts and is on target to be finished, as planned in Q3 of 2025. Once built, testing will begin on the system.”

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Industry

Paydify Launches To Enable Businesses Worldwide To Accept Crypto Payments

The Daily Hodl

“Paydify, a universal gateway for any crypto payments, has officially launched to enable businesses to accept crypto payments from any wallet or blockchain network. Built to simplify fragmented blockchain infrastructure, Paydify turns complex crypto payments into a smooth checkout experience – with real-time stablecoin settlement and zero transaction fees.”

Circle Announces Payments Network to Transform Global Money Movement

Business Wire

“Circle Internet Group, Inc. announced Circle Payments Network (CPN) to connect financial institutions – banks, neo-banks, payment service providers, virtual asset service providers and digital wallets – and enable real-time settlement of cross-border payments using regulated stablecoins. CPN marks the next chapter in Circle’s evolution, extending beyond trusted stablecoins and developer platforms to power a […]

Industry

Payarc, AWS Collaborate to Enhance Payment Processing Operations with AI

Amazon

“Payarc is taking AI-powered payments to the next level, using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive unprecedented automation, intelligence, and efficiency across its platforms. By integrating AWS’s advanced AI and analytics, Payarc is delivering real-time insights, predictive churn analytics, and automated workflows that strengthen fraud detection, boost customer retention, and uncover new revenue opportunities.”

Companies

PayPal and TerraPay Partner to Expand Access to Cross-Border Payments across Middle East and Africa

TerraPay

“PayPal announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a leading global money movement company, to enable real-time fund transfers for PayPal customers across the Middle East and Africa. This partnership aims to drive economic growth by making cross-border transactions faster, easy to use and more accessible by connecting banks, mobile wallets, and financial institutions.”

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Companies

Payments Without Borders: A New Era for Latin America

J.P. Morgan

“Latin America is undergoing a remarkable transformation in the payments industry, driven by a blend of innovation, collaboration and a shared vision for a more connected and efficient financial ecosystem. As the region embraces the future of payments, the focus is on creating seamless, real-time and cross-border payment solutions with technology, regional integration and the […]

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Industry

ION Treasury Announces Launch of Its Enterprise Payment Hub To Centralize Payment Processing

PR Newswire

“ION Treasury announced the launch of its Enterprise Payment Hub to centralize, automate, and secure payment processing. The Enterprise Payment Hub consolidates the end-to-end payment process into a single platform. With API integration and support for SWIFT GPI, users gain real-time visibility of global payments through on-screen monitors”

Companies

Moneygram and Mastercard Collaborate to Advance Digital Money Movement

Mastercard

“MoneyGram and Mastercard have joined forces to advance digital money movement both domestically and across borders. MoneyGram is implementing Mastercard Move, Mastercard’s portfolio of money transfer solutions, providing its customers with enhanced access to fast, secure and near real-time payments.”

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Transcard Transforms B2B Payments with Agentic AI Power

PR Web

“Transcard has enhanced its SMART Exchange vendor network management solution with powerful generative and agentic AI capabilities. Solution benefits for buyers replace call centers for vendor onboarding and enablement, streamlines and automates the supplier KYB process, and eases maintenance of vendor information and payment instructions, ensuring information is up-to-date and safeguarded. It also integrates seamlessly […]