Visa (NYSE:V), a global leader in digital payments, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company, today announced a new card-issuing product.

Alfardan Exchange, the trusted and leading name in the field of exchange, financial transfers and precious metals in Qatar, has partnered with iPiD to launch the first real-time beneficiary validation solution in the exchange industry in Qatar. By integrating iPiD Validate, Alfardan Exchange is pioneering a new era of secure, transparent, and fraud-resistant cross-border transfers—setting a new standard for Qatar’s exchange industry.

Banked, the leading global Pay by Bank provider, has partnered with Australia’s top retail pharmacy group Chemist Warehouse, and leading shopping, rewards, and payments platform ShopBack, to launch the country’s first in-store Pay by Bank experience that also allows consumers to earn Cashback and rewards.

Real-time payment provider Yaspa has been shortlisted for two prestigious gambling industry awards.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced the launch of face authentication, an AI-powered extension to its Identity Verification (IDV) solution.

Qonto, the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, and Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial service providers, today announced a two-way strategic partnership to enhance integrated financial services for businesses across Europe.

Trustly, the world’s industry leader in Account-to-Account (A2A) payments, announces the signing of a strategic partnership with Paytweak, a French fintech specialising in modern payment links.

Nexi Group, the European PayTech, and Planet, a leading global provider of integrated payments and technology solutions for retail and hospitality customers, have signed a letter of intent to enter a strategic partnership.

Panax, a leading AI-driven cash management platform, has partnered with Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for growing businesses, to streamline global money movement. Powered by Airwallex’s global financial infrastructure and payments capabilities, Panax customers can now directly execute cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) transactions within the Panax platform.

Following Tapcheck’s recent announcement of raising $225 million through combined equity and debt funding, the company has revealed a strategic partnership with Viventium, who offers an industry-leading payroll, HR, and compliance platform purpose-built for healthcare providers. Tapcheck, a leader in on-demand pay services, will integrate its earned wage access (EWA) feature directly into Viventium's robust payroll and HR platform, enabling seamless access to Tapcheck’s pay benefits for a swiftly growing healthcare workforce of more than 500,000.

Jet Luxe, a trailblazer in global private aviation, is taking luxury travel to new heights by accepting cryptocurrency payments through a strategic partnership with Deus X Pay, a regulated digital asset payment solutions provider. This move reflects a growing shift across the luxury landscape— where not only is innovation, speed, and client-centricity converging, but firms are rapidly adapting to the new, younger generation of wealth and their desires.

ARI10, the central European crypto gateway SaaS provider, today announces its partnership with 24-year-old Robin Rogalski of Lamborghini’s Factory Oregon Team, who will be driving a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo II at this season’s Gran Turismo (‘GT’). He will race at Portimao (Portugal), Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) and Hockenheimring (Germany) before embarking on the Road To Le Mans, during the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race, which is set to take place on 14-15 June, later this year.

Spendesk, the leading spend management and procurement platform for mid-market companies, announces its company-wide adoption of Dust, European specialist in custom AI agents for enterprises. This collaboration enables Spendesk to increase efficiency, eliminate fragmented internal AI tool usage, and ensure data security and compliance with UK and European regulations.

Weavr, a provider of embedded finance solutions, has partnered with global accounting leader Paperchase to integrate its Embedded Payment Run (EPR) solution into Paperchase’s platform. This first-of-its-kind solution is designed to eliminate the pain of Accounts Payable (AP) processes and boost efficiency. EPR enables AP and cloud accounting software to execute payments within a single workflow - without users ever needing to leave the application.

International payments processor, DECTA, has struck a strategic partnership with the payment orchestration platform, Paysecure, which will see DECTA’s merchant base benefit from a range of enhanced payment capabilities.