Worldline, a European leader in payment services, and Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, are partnering to deploy best in class EV Charging consumer experience in the UK.

Ant Group today announced major upgrades to its AI health app AQ, with a new Chinese name “Ant A-Fu.” The character “Fu” conveys good wishes and well-being, reflecting the app’s goal to promote better health and quality of life.

Doha Bank has successfully listed its inaugural USD150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes (DNN) on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market (ISM), achieving T+0 instant settlement via Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI). Euroclear’s D-FMI facilitates the issuance, distribution and settlement of fully digital international securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, today announced a new partnership with AMINA Bank AG (“AMINA Bank”), to support near real time cross-border payments for AMINA Bank’s clients using Ripple Payments. AMINA Bank, a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA-regulated crypto bank with global reach, becomes the first European bank to use Ripple’s licensed end-to-end payments solution.

Incore Invest today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CoreOrchestration AB, a Swedish software company behind the PaymentIQ payment orchestration platform, from Worldline. The nine figure transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026 and will result in CoreOrchestration operating as a standalone company under Incore Invest’s ownership.

MoneyHash, the leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, and WalaOne, Saudi Arabia’s multi-partner digital loyalty wallet, announced a strategic partnership to give merchants seamless access to loyalty and rewards solutions through a unified infrastructure.

Socure, the AI-first platform for global identity, compliance and risk decisioning, today announced it has acquired Qlarifi, the first real-time Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) consumer credit database.

Ahead of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, COINPAYMENTS, a leading global digital payment gateway, announces it has become a global partner and the Global Digital Payments Processing Partner for the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team.

HBX Group (HBX.SM), a leading independent B2B travel technology marketplace, and Mastercard have announced the launch of a new virtual payment programme designed to bring greater efficiency, flexibility and security to travel payments worldwide.

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, announced today an expansion of its partnership with Yuno, the leading global payment infrastructure platform, to support their growth from Latin America into Africa — starting with Smart Fit’s payment operations in Morocco.

Castles Technology, leader in Android payment acceptance solutions, today announced the opening of its new office in Melbourne. The office will serve as the company’s Pacific headquarters and reflects significant business growth across Australia and New Zealand, as well as rising demand for secure, flexible, and future ready Android based payment solutions.

Payfuture, an enterprise payments partner for high-growth international businesses, has launched its operations in South Africa, creating new opportunities to engage with one of Africa’s most mature and fast-growing digital economies.

Send App by Flutterwave today announced the launch of the Send App Travel Card, a new physical Naira card designed for Nigerians in the diaspora returning home for the festive season. Built in partnership with technology partner, Odysy and powered by the AfriGO network, the National domestic card. The card eliminates long-standing spending challenges faced by travelers, offering a seamless, reliable, and secure way to pay across Nigeria.

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Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, announced today the launch of QuickBooks Payments, a pay-enabled invoicing solution designed to help its UK customers get paid up to three times faster. The launch of QuickBooks Payments on Intuit’s AI-driven all-in-one platform, sees Pay by Bank and Pay by Card functionality generally available to QuickBooks customers from today, with additional payment methods coming soon.