Global fintech SumUp has partnered with FreedomPay, a global leader in Next Level Commerce™ technologies, to further strengthen their offering for retail and hospitality merchants worldwide.

Bancomat, Bizum and SIBS are bringing European payments to the next level through EuroPA, the European Payments Alliance, by achieving a significant milestone in cross-border payments in Europe.

Global analytic software leader FICO’s analysis of UK credit card payments data from the past six years has revealed that consumers developed healthier credit card payment patterns during the pandemic, and those patterns have not fallen back to pre-pandemic levels. The COVID-19 lockdown and its reduced spending opportunities, as well as the financial support provided by the government furlough scheme, saw consumers more able to make card payments.

An international survey on the uptake, trust, and future of real-time payments (RTP) from global analytics software leader FICO highlights the need for UK banks to focus on building confidence in the security of the payment method. While three quarters of consumers in the UK say they have sent (79%) and received (73%) RTP, nearly a quarter (23%) say they do not know if RTP processes include enough security checks.

Medius has successfully renewed its ISO certifications, reaffirming its commitment to security,

commercetools, the most versatile platform for enterprise commerce innovation, has introduced commercetools Payment Hub, a new destination that gives enterprises full control over their payment strategy–without the excessive fees charged by other commerce platforms that double as payment providers. commercetools has also expanded its partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, as the first of several global payment service providers (PSPs) to integrate with Payment Hub.

Viamericas has launched its open payment network in the Philippines.

Sift, the AI-powered fraud platform securing identity trust for leading global businesses, today released its Q1 2025 Digital Trust Index. The report revealed an alarming trend in the democratization of payment fraud: 34% of consumers have seen offers to participate in payment fraud online—an 89% increase over 2024.

Checkout.com is supporting Interflora to deliver high performing payments at scale enabling a 95.4% acceptance rate

QorPay Inc., a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, is pleased to announce a technology integration with Cybersource, an open, network-agnostic ecosystem from Visa Acceptance Solutions, that offers modular payments services that can be linked to an app store for sellers. QorPay has integrated Visa Platform Connect (VPC) and other Visa value-added services into QorPay’s payment ecosystem, enhancing security, efficiency and scalability for businesses in North America.

Today, Surfboard Payments, the provider of innovative cloud-based payment solutions, now enables its customers in Finland to seamlessly and securely accept in- person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Pay iO, a pioneering fintech transforming business payments, today announced the launch of named USD business accounts with a dedicated IBAN to facilitate international transactions and reduce currency conversion costs. This marks a significant milestone in the company's mission to simplify global financial operations for businesses.

-NMI® announces the availability of its new Tap to Pay solution on the Google Play Store

Unlimit has partnered with Doto, a leading Mexican online electronics retailer, to further the merchant's continued growth and expansion.

London-based open banking payments provider Atoa announces a new integration with global small business platform Xero, which offers fast, fair and secure invoice payments for UK small businesses.