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Compliance Leadership Becomes a Growth Priority as UK Payment Firms Respond to Record Enforcement Pressure

The Financial Conduct Authority imposed more than £124 million in fines during 2025,

Visa and KNEX Announce Partnership to Embed Virtual Card Payments in Oracle ERP

KNEX, a trusted Oracle partner, today announced a global collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to embed Visa's virtual card capabilities directly into Oracle ERP systems, including Fusion Applications and NetSuite.

HSBC Digital Merchant Services Launches in India and Singapore

HSBC today announced the launch of its Digital Merchant Services (DMS) in India and Singapore, extending its innovative payments platform

Trust Payments Powering Romanian Payments for Viva Games

Viva Games, a leading iGaming company, has chosen Trust Payments to handle gaming payments in Romania.

PAYSTRAX Acquires UK-Based Fintech Nochex

Payment solution provider and acquirer PAYSTRAX today announced the acquisition of UK fintech company Nochex

Tillo and Honeyfund Partner to Deliver the Most Flexible, Fee-Free Wedding Gift Redemption with New Prepaid Mastercard

Tillo, a leading embedded rewards and incentives platform, has partnered with Honeyfund, the original honeymoon and cash registry, to launch the Honeyfund Prepaid Mastercard®. This collaboration with Tillo marks a milestone for Honeyfund, delivering on its nearly two-decade dream of providing couples with a completely fee-free way to fund their honeymoons and happily-ever-afters. The new card gives newlyweds instant, global spending power, unparalleled flexibility and 5% back in rewards. The partnership further reinforces Honeyfund’s mission to help couples turn wedding gifts into meaningful, seamless experiences by leveraging Tillo’s plug-and-go API and global branded gift card network.

Emirates NBD Expands Its Near Real-Time Cross-Border Payment Network to Over 40 Countries Worldwide

Emirates NBD announced a significant expansion of its flagship cross border payment product, DirectRemit

Mastercard Payment Optimization Platform Uses the Power of Data to Drive More Approvals

Mastercard today unveiled Payment Optimization Platform (POP), which is designed to improve approval rates for merchants using data to make intelligent decisions about transactions

Nearly Two-Thirds of Global Retailers Say Payment Method Flexibility Drives Revenue Growth, ACI Worldwide Survey Finds

Global retailers are accelerating their multi-acquirer strategies to stay ahead, according to a new survey conducted by ACI Worldwide

Ipswich Town Selects IFX Payments as an Elite Partner

Ipswich Town Football Club has selected IFX Payments as an Elite Partner of the club

Routefusion Secures $26.5 Million Series A to Expand its Global Payments Network

Routefusion, a financial infrastructure provider enabling platforms and financial institutions to embed seamless cross-border payments and multi-currency account capabilities, today announced the close of a $26.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from Silverton Partners, bringing the company’s total funding to $40.7 million.

False Declines Are Quietly Costing Merchants More Than Fraud Itself, Warns Chargebacks911

The payments industry has spent decades waging war on fraud. But according to Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, data shows merchants are losing more money and goodwill to false declines than to fraud itself. The findings, drawn from the company’s Cardholder Dispute Index and Chargeback Stats, highlight how blunt fraud filters are quietly eroding revenue, trust, and loyalty at a staggering rate.

NPCI Showcases Live Demonstration of Agentic AI-based IoT Payments with UPI

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today showcased a live demonstration of Agentic AI-based IoT Payments powered by UPI, highlighting the next phase of seamless, intelligent digital transactions.

LemFi Launches AI-powered “Send Now, Pay Later” Service, Combining Credit and Remittances for UK Immigrants

LemFi, the leading AI-powered international payments platform dedicated to building financial products and services for immigrant communities, today announced the launch of Send Now, Pay Later (SNPL), a credit-powered remittance product that allows its 2 million+ global customers to use their LemFi credit line to send money home to their families when they need it most.

PayPay and Binance Japan Form Capital and Business Alliance

Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem by trading volume, today announced that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a SoftBank Corp. group company and one of Japan’s leading financial services providers, best known for its “PayPay” cashless payment service with over 70 million users. As part of the agreement, PayPay has acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan.

MiniPay Launches Stablecoin-backed USD & EUR Accounts to Enable Global Payouts for Freelancers, Creators & Sellers

MiniPay now lets users receive USD and EUR payments via bank transfers and access their money instantly anywhere. With new virtual ACH and SEPA account details, global payouts land in MiniPay and can be spent, saved, or withdrawn locally in minutes – once the payment lands in a MiniPay account, it can be withdrawn instantly. Built with global freelancers and creators in mind, this makes it easier than ever to get paid internationally, fast, with low fees, and in a self-custodial wallet you control.

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