Vitesse today announced the appointment of Richard Reggel as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe

The MENA Fintech Association (MFTA), under its SHIFT: Payments Working Group, has announced the launch of a new series of specialized subcommittees aimed at fostering deeper industry collaboration, advancing innovation, and supporting the development of policy and market frameworks across the rapidly evolving payments landscape.

At NRF APAC 2026 in Singapore, global luxury group Kering and global financial technology platform Adyen explored how luxury brands are building the operational foundations required for the next generation of intelligent commerce, while preserving the human relationships that are at the heart of the luxury retail experience.

Backbase announced a strategic collaboration with Mastercard to integrate Mastercard Move - Mastercard's portfolio of global money movement capabilities - into the Backbase AI-native Banking OS. The collaboration is designed to accelerate near real-time cross-border payment adoption among financial institutions worldwide, enabling them to deploy international payment solutions while reducing implementation complexity and time-to-market.

Bank of America today announced plans to launch a cross-border real-time payments solution that will enable its corporate, commercial and financial institution clients to send and receive funds instantly through Swift or the bank’s flagship digital platform, CashPro®. The service will offer real‑time payment tracking, full-principal preservation and lower costs.

XTransfer, the world’s leading B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and Societe Generale, a leading European bank in transaction banking, announced having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during Money20/20 Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, to enhance cross-border payment infrastructure and develop integrated financial solutions to support international trade flows.

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Today at Money2020, UK Payments Initiative Ltd (UKPI) launched a scheme designed for the next-generation of open banking payments, marking a turning point in the availability of alternatives to traditional card-based and direct debit payments.

A new study by DECTA, a payment infrastructure company, has determined the disconnect between the presence of AI chatbots and their effectiveness in resolving banking app issues.

At Money 20/20, Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, and ING, a global financial institution with a strong European base, announce the successful execution of Europe's first end-to-end agentic payment transaction in production with Mastercard.

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announced the release of a new report produced in partnership with FXC Intelligence, the world’s leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence, titled “Europe’s Cross Border Payments Crossroads: The Current State and Future Potential of the Industry in 2026.”

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Conferma, the leading provider of virtual card technology for business travel, has expanded its global programme to eliminate fax, rolling out a full shutdown across Asia Pacific. From 1st June, hotels across APAC will no longer receive virtual card information via fax – regardless of where the booking originates.

Al Ansari Exchange, a leading remittance and foreign exchange company in the UAE and a subsidiary of Al Ansari Financial Services, recorded more than 151 per cent increase in the number of companies processing salaries through its Wage Protection System (WPS) platform on 1 June 2026, as UAE private sector employers adjusted payroll processes to comply with new salary payment requirements that came into effect nationwide. The surge coincided with the implementation of Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026, under which all private sector establishments registered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) are required to pay employee wages through the Wage Protection System by the first day of each month.

TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with PalWallet, a fintech infrastructure provider focused on stablecoin settlement, global payments infrastructure and embedded financial services, to help businesses move money across borders faster and more efficiently.