With uncertainty surrounding November SNAP benefit and other government funding, Forage and Zip announced a plan to provide access to a temporary, no-fee installment payment option

payabl. has launched its point-of-sale (POS) solution in the UK, helping merchants deliver fast, reliable, and secure in-person payments

Falcon aims to combine its payments platform and solutions with Tech Mahindra's comprehensive 'AI Delivered Right' strategy and delivery expertise to help banks modernize their infrastructure

Tink and Coinbase have announced a partnership to enable crypto purchases via Pay by Bank in Germany.

Thredd announced an expanded partnership with Bybit to support the regional rollout of the Bybit Card

Polygon Labs today announces that Polygon PoS, the premiere blockchain for payments and Real World Assets (RWA), has been selected by Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure that has processed over $40bn in transaction volume to date, to serve as the default blockchain network to power its new cross-border payments product. The partnership positions Polygon's infrastructure as foundational to payment flows globally, and marks a watershed moment for real-world stablecoin adoption in emerging markets.

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain infrastructure and cryptocurrency provider, introduces its innovative QR code payment system in Argentina. This new feature allows users to make payments with cryptocurrencies directly from the Binance app at merchants that accept QR codes, fast, securely, and without fees.

Checkout.com's survey says UK consumers are preparing to hand over more of their shopping decisions to agentic AI

The Payments Association, shared key findings from new research by WPI Economics, which quantifies the massive economic value of using UK digital payment innovations

Barclays and Visa have announced a new, expanded strategic partnership and multi-year agreement

Travel industry fintech Mint Payments has launched in the UK to fix the broken travel payments market

Thunes and Ecobank Group announced a collaboration which will enable instant cross-border payments for millions of individuals and businesses

Nexi announced two strategic collaborations with Visa and Mastercard to enable faster, easier and more cost-efficient payments

Airwallex has launched Yield in New Zealand, a proven global solution now allowing Kiwi exporters, global businesses and startups with foreign currency balances to earn returns on their AUD and USD balances, including funds from global trade revenue or VC investments. Businesses can now do so without the need to open an overseas bank account.

Balance, a leading AI-powered financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, today announced its beta release of the Balance Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, enabling customers’ AI agents to directly communicate with Balance’s payments, credit, and receivables APIs. By connecting Balance to Large Language Models through MCP, merchants can unlock real-time buyer intelligence and act on it without leaving their preferred AI chat interface.