Akurateco has announced a strategic partnership with Payaza to deliver enhanced local and cross-border payment capabilities

Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance solutions, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. , a trusted global technology leader, and Talus, a fintech provider of integrated payments technology, have partnered to bring a modern mobile business operating solution to the UK and global marketplaces. With Ingenico SoftPOS tap-to-pay capabilities, the Talus mobile app transforms NFC-compatible Samsung mobile devices into payments terminals. No dedicated payments hardware is required.

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has closed the previously announced sale of Worldpay (the "Company"), a global leader in merchant acquiring and payments processing, to Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) as part of a transformative three-way transaction. The sale of Worldpay represents one of the largest strategic sales in the history of the private equity industry.

Paysecure, the cutting-edge payment orchestration company, has announced a significant uplift in merchant partners and a succession of new senior hires in December to support a substantial uplift in demand. The company continues to rapidly scale as the market appetite for payment orchestration solutions heats up, particularly in the global iGaming sector.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, strengthens its long-term partnership with PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH (PSA), the key player in the development of full service payment solutions in Austria. Worldline will support PSA in upgrading to a next-generation payments platform, delivering enhanced scalability, resilience, security, and future-ready capabilities aligned with European standards.

NCR Atleos announced a collaboration with Epirus Bank to modernize their ATM network and expand access to cash across Greece.

The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has launched its Payments Manifesto 2026

Banking Circle today announced that it has opened a new branch in the Czech Republic, strengthening its offering in Europe

Moneyhub today announced that it has been chosen by Nationwide to create new spending insights for all of Nationwide's 16 million customers

Viamerica has expanded its partnership with Bancolombia to enable remittance payments directly into Nequi

Obol, an AI-driven cash flow management platform for modern businesses, announced its official launch in Australia through a strategic collaboration with Mastercard.

Zand, an AI-powered Fintech and financial services group in the United Arab Emirates, has successfully concluded the integration of XDC Network

BlackOpal announces the launch of GemStone, its flagship institutional product in tokenized Brazilian credit card receivables

Ant International is collaborating on the launch of Google’s UCP, a new open standard for agentic commerce that works across the entire shopping journey

MoneyHash and Spare announced a new partnership to enable merchants to offer Pay By Bank solutions in the UAE