NPCI BHIM Services Limited (NBSL), has partnered with Canara Bank to enable UPI-based digital payments on the bank’s payment application, Canara ai1Pe, strengthening secure and scalable payment access for Canara Bank customers and non-customers. The partnership uses BHIM’s bank plugin capabilities to support UPI services on Canara Bank’s app, enabling faster adoption of new UPI features while ensuring compliance, reliability, and system scalability.

This week ASK Global Solutions, a global specialist payments provider for the gaming, leisure and attractions sectors, will be exhibiting at EAG Expo in London’s Excel from 13th - 15th January, showcasing a variety of smart solutions designed to make ticketing and purchases faster, simpler and more secure across a wide range of venues.

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.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced the launch of Unknown Shopper from Fiserv, a new analytics capability designed to help merchants and their marketing partners better understand in-store customer behavior and build actionable customer segments from card-present transactions.

Checkout.com is in the position to move forward to operate a MALPB in the US, marking the transition to operational execution

Skydo, India’s leading cross-border payments platform for exporters, has received final authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregator–Cross Border (PA-CB).

FreshTunes, the label services platform for artists everywhere, is rolling out a new option for royalty payments worldwide. Starting in Q1 2026, artists anywhere in the world will be able to receive their payouts directly to their Visa or Mastercard bank cards. This will mean faster, easier payments for music makers in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia--anywhere not under OFAC sanctions.

Mastercard has released its latest research report, SMEs: The Digital Payments Adoption Landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean

Alhamrani Universal is strengthening regional payments security through the INETCO BullzAI cyber-fraud prevention platform

bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, has formally filed for a US de novo banking license with the OCC

Checkout.com reveals that the 2025 UK holiday season was defined by a series of distinct spending waves

Smart Payment Technologies has partnered with Castles Technology to enhance its G8 payment gateway by integrating Castles’ advanced hardware platforms with its existing payment technology ecosystem.