Swift today announced the launch of an enhanced solution for managing payment investigations

Subscription Sessions, Recurly introduced its powerful new AI-powered growth engine, Recurly Compass; a Shopify integration

Alipay unveiled its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for payment services this week, for merchants and AI developers

MultiSafepay (MSP), an Amsterdam-based payment service provider, which became part of Ant International’s Antom, reported strong growth since its strategic integration with Antom, supporting thousands more SMEs in Europe to scale through innovative solutions.

Barclays (LSE: BARC) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time.

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announces an expansion of its global partnership with Tencent, making Weixin Pay—also known as WeChat Pay—available on Stripe Terminal in 20 countries. From Australia and Canada to France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, the UK, the US and beyond, businesses powered by Stripe can seamlessly accept Weixin Pay online and now, in-person with Stripe Terminal.

tpay, the leading payment connector in the META region, has appointed Burhan Eliaçık as a member to its Board of Directors. Eliaçık brings over 25 years of payments and fintech expertise, further strengthening tpay’s governance and strategic oversight.

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced definitive agreements to divest its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion and acquire Worldpay from GTCR and FIS for a net purchase price of $22.7 billion, or total value of $24.25 billion including $1.55 billion of anticipated tax assets. This reflects a 12.3x adjusted EBITDA multiple for Issuer Solutions and an 8.5x adjusted EBITDA multiple for Worldpay on a net basis inclusive of run-rate synergies.

eBay expands its global payment platform to deliver seamless commerce experiences with Checkout.com

Thinslices, a full-service product development company, and Salt Edge, a leading open banking solutions provider, have merged capabilities to streamline financial data aggregation and enable account-to-account payments for businesses across industries.

Mesh, the all-in-one T&E platform for modern enterprise and mid-market companies, today announced a significant expansion of its travel booking capabilities with the full integration by adding New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Sabre, a leading global travel technology company.

Cartex, a fintech marketplace for financial and payments solutions, has announced the opening of its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, UAE. The new space will serve as a key center for Cartex’s operations across MENA, APAC and Europe, targeting business development.

Ant International’s WorldFirst—an all-in-one digital cross-border payment and treasury account service for global businesses—has launched World Card, a Mastercard-enabled virtual card solution designed to help SMEs grow by simplifying global transactions and lowering operational costs.

GoCardless today announces the appointment of Shaun Puckrin as Chief Product Officer

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, has enabled web development company Get Found to significantly boost its turnover, by 475% in just 18 months.