Alipay today launched a new AI payment processing product that enables businesses, large and small, including One Person Companies (OPCs) in the Chinese mainland, to receive payments seamlessly when autonomous AI agents, including OpenClaw-type agents, purchase their services.

Paystand, the leading blockchain-powered B2B payments network, today announced on stage during Bitcoin Las Vegas the launch of USDb, the first stablecoin built from the ground up for commercial-scale enterprise finance. Unlike the stablecoins that dominate 90% of today's market, USDb is not designed for crypto trading or retail transfers. It is designed to work inside the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury workflows that run the global economy.

Nationwide Building Society (Nationwide) and PayPoint today announce they have made it even easier for customers to manage their money, with the launch of a new deposit service.

Global fintech platform Pine Labs today announced the acquisition of Shopflo, a next-generation online checkout optimisation platform trusted by over 1000 e-commerce online brands and powers seamless experiences for more than 60 million consumers. This acquisition marks a defining step in Pine Labs' evolution into a full-stack payments and commerce platform — one that now serves merchants seamlessly across both offline and online channels.

ABHI, one of the MENAP region’s neobanks of the future and SME-lending fintechs, has announced its partnership with Federal Exchange, a prominent currency exchange and remittance service provider in the UAE. This collaboration marks a significant step in delivering efficient, secure, and real-time financial services to individuals and businesses across the region.

Damisa, the B2B cross-border payment and settlement platform built for emerging-market corridors, today announces a strategic partnership with dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, to expand local payment settlement across Asia-Pacific.

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading global payments platform, today announced that it has secured a CryptoAsset Service Provider (CASP) licence under the EU’s Markets in CryptoAssets Regulation (MiCA) from the Central Bank of Ireland.

ClearTax announced that it has been approved as an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) under the UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Federal Tax Authority (FTA) e-invoicing framework. This comes as enterprises across the UAE accelerate preparations ahead of the July 2026 deadline to appoint an accredited provider.

MoneyHash, the leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, announced a partnership with Thawani Pay, The first licensed fintech company and payment solutions provider regulated by the Central Bank of Oman.

Alipay today launched a new AI Pay-powered payment service that enables OpenClaw-type AI agents to make purchases and complete payments based on user instructions. These autonomous AI tools, which execute tasks on a user's behalf, have been nicknamed "lobsters" in China. The use of the new service requires no coding or complex setup, and includes multi-layer security safeguards for every transaction, making AI agents with Alipay more capable and effective.

APEXX Global, the merchant-centric payment orchestration platform, today announces the promotion of Simon Hughes to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and the appointment of Simon Eve as Head of Sales & Partnerships.

Adalte S.r.l., the leading distribution system for travel packages and multi-day tours, has announced a strategic partnership with Repayd, a purpose-built Merchant of Record payment solution for the travel industry.

EBANX, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, will begin operating in five new countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Turkey. With this expansion, EBANX will have integrated payment methods across seven economies in Asia, including India and the Philippines. Combined, they represent a USD 610 billion opportunity in digital commerce and more than 1.1 billion consumers, according to data from Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI) and World Data Lab (WDL) analysed by EBANX. The five new markets alone account for 57% of that volume and 386 million of those consumers — whose spending is projected to grow 97% over the next decade, faster than regions like Europe, the US, and Canada, per WDL data featured in EBANX’s Beyond Borders 2026 study.

XTransfer, the World's Leading B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform, released its latest figures at the 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair). In the first quarter of this year, emerging markets across Asia, Africa, and Latin America accounted for 73% of XTransfer’s inbound cross-border payment collections, with 45% increase year-on-year. Collections from Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia increased 115%, 97%, and 18% year-on-year, respectively, highlighting growing demand among exporters for secure and efficient cross-border collection channels.

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announced a strategic partnership with Change Financial to accelerate payment method adoption and fintech growth across Australia.