Today, Surfboard Payments, the provider of innovative cloud-based payment solutions, now enables its customers in Finland to seamlessly and securely accept in- person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Pay iO, a pioneering fintech transforming business payments, today announced the launch of named USD business accounts with a dedicated IBAN to facilitate international transactions and reduce currency conversion costs. This marks a significant milestone in the company's mission to simplify global financial operations for businesses.

LankaPay announced their partnership with Ant International to launch Alipay+ acceptance in Sri Lanka

Bitso Business —the B2B arm of Bitso that provides infrastructure for efficient and transparent cross-border payments— announced today the creation of its subsidiary Juno, a company dedicated to the issuance and management of virtual assets. Along with this announcement, Juno is launching MXNB token on Arbitrum, a stablecoin pegged to the value of the Mexican peso, which is fully fiat-backed on a one-to-one basis against reserves. Due to its high security, scalability, speed and growing ecosystem across Latin America, Arbitrum is the foundational blockchain partner and initial network where MXNB growth will be pursued.

As corporate spending evolves, TCB Pay is introducing a more efficient and secure approach to corporate card programs. Designed to meet the needs of today’s businesses, TCB Pay’s solutions provide greater control, improved visibility, and simplified management of company expenses.

Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030.

Extend, a leading virtual card and spend management platform, today announced it has entered into a referral agreement with Visa, a global leader in digital payments

Incredible, a leader in simplifying credit card repayments, announces a strategic partnership with Monevo, a credit eligibility platform. This collaboration aims to empower consumers to manage credit card payments more effectively, regardless of their credit scores.

A new merchant survey by Elavon, a global payments provider, reveals that UK small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) are increasingly agile and adept at dealing with uncertainty, as they navigate an external environment which is increasingly hard to predict. The research, conducted in February ahead of the Spring Budget, highlights that despite fiscal challenges, a significant proportion of UK businesses remain positive about the future. Just over half (54%) express optimism about the UK's 12-month economic outlook, while 82% of businesses are confident in their ability to grow in this period.

Fundiin, Vietnam’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Visa to elevate its credit-scoring model to global standards.

New research from Visa, a global leader in digital payments, reveals that Gen Z (ages 13-28) spends an average of £305 per month on subscription services. This is three times what Gen X (ages 44-59) spends (£91) and Baby Boomers (ages 61-79) who spend £108. Millennials (ages 29-44) also spend a significant amount, at £261 per month.

Vixio, a leading provider of regulatory intelligence solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the Best RegTech Solution award at the prestigious Merchant Payments Ecosystem (mpe) Awards 2025 at the gala ceremony which took place as part of its annual conference in Berlin last week.

Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced that CLEAR—a leading identity verification platform trusted by over 30 million customers—is moving its payments and billing to Stripe. CLEAR is best known for its flagship membership, CLEAR Plus, which uses biometrics to speed up identity verification at airports. In recent years, CLEAR has expanded beyond travel to other sectors like healthcare and financial services.

Brite Payments, a leader in instant bank payments, has been recognised at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem Awards 2025, winning the award for ‘Best Use of Opening Banking for Payments’. Additionally, Brite was a finalist in the ‘Merchant Payment Acceptance of the Year’ category. Hosted in Berlin, the annual MPE Awards brings together industry leaders to celebrate excellence and innovation in the payments industry.

MoonPay is excited to announce that it is PCI DSS 4.0 certified. Earning a PCI DSS 4.0 certification means that MoonPay maintains its PCI Level 1 (the most stringent of the four PCI levels) at the highest security standards.