Bluechain, the B2B payment orchestration platform powering the next generation of business payments, today announced a partnership with Visa to modernise how UK businesses manage B2B payments. This collaboration delivers real-time visibility, end-to-end control, and universal payment flexibility through Bluechain’s intelligent network.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today unveils new data showing that consumers in Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa are rapidly embracing digital identity wallets and biometric verification, closely followed by Brazil and New Zealand. Meanwhile, adoption remains sluggish across Europe, including the UK, and North America.

Yaspa, a hyper-growth UK fintech specialising in payments and identity, has announced the opening of a new tech hub in Leeds.

Airwallex, a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, today announced it has received its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) licence from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and will soon launch Airwallex Yield to enable European businesses to generate returns on idle funds.

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces its first channel partnership with leading ethical FinTech, Algbra, to provide its trusted technology and services as part of Algbra Labs’ Fintech-As-A-Service offering. Through the partnership, Algbra will be able to offer ClearBank’s agency banking, faster payments and virtual account services to customers on its platform, helping them to expand their reach without having to reinvent backend infrastructure. The new solution will be built into Algbra’s existing offer, providing end-to-end service capabilities to customers that will differentiate it from competitors.

Airtel Money Africa, Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm, today announced an extended partnership with Africa’s largest mobile money payment service provider (PSP) pawaPay to enable seamless cross-border payments for licensed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) across seven key Airtel Africa markets.

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) are deepening their collaboration to transform Vietnam’s fuel retail sector. Building on the successful introduction of contactless Visa card acceptance at Petrolimex stations in 2022, which reduced customer wait times and improved operational efficiency, Visa and Petrolimex have now signed an agreement to launch the Petrolimex–Visa co-branded card program nationwide.

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of TransactPay, a BIN Sponsorship provider that is licensed as an E-Money Institution (EMI) to issue e-money and undertake payment services in the UK and European Economic Area. As previously announced in February 2025, the acquisition of TransactPay will strengthen Marqeta’s card program management capabilities in Europe, bolstering digital payments capabilities for customers in the UK and EU, and enabling existing customers to expand more easily into European markets.

Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance and services, has announced that its Ingenico AXIUM SX5000 products are now certified under the latest PCI PTSv7 certification. The SX5000 are the first self-service devices to meet this updated certification, which boosts the security of payment terminals and other devices used for processing payment card transactions at the point of interaction. This certification specifically focuses on safeguarding against physical tampering and malware.

Clearpay, a leader in Buy Now, Pay Later, today announced the launch of a new Spend Cap in-app feature that gives customers control to set their own maximum spending amount.

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that it has been selected as the payments technology provider for Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and Target Field, and also extended its status as payment processing provider for the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T Stadium.

G2 Risk Solutions (G2RS) and EverC today announced the signing of an agreement to combine, representing a significant advancement in the companies’ collective mission to defend global e-commerce from fast-evolving merchant and online marketplace threats. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Tillo, the global gift card platform, is thrilled to announce its technology is powering the launch of Parliament Hill’s groundbreaking new Member Savings App - a mobile-first benefits platform designed to help members of professional associations save on the things that matter most, anytime, anywhere.

Trust Payments, the fintech leader providing on-demand payments and commerce services globally, has agreed a partnership with leading UK healthcare membership organisations Numark and Practice Services UK (PSUK).

Trust Payments, the fintech leader providing on-demand payments and commerce services globally, has agreed a new partnership with Payment orchestration platform Orchestr to provide pan-European acquiring services.