Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security, today announced a strategic partnership with Campus Innovation to integrate Bluefin's payment processing platform and PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution into Campus Innovation's parking management platform, C-Park. This collaboration enables higher education institutions to offer secure, seamless, and efficient parking payment experiences to students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced a new, long-term global partnership with UATP, a global network owned and operated by the world's airlines. This collaboration integrates Affirm’s flexible and transparent pay-over-time options directly into the UATP network, which includes thousands of leading airlines, rail carriers, and travel agencies. By selecting Affirm, UATP enhances its payment ecosystem and offers its merchants in the U.S., U.K., and Canada seamless access to Affirm's popular short-term, interest-free installments and flexible, longer-term payment plans – always with no late or hidden fees.

Qenta, a global payments company, today announced the acquisition of Pipit Global, a B2B cross-border payments platform operating in over 45 countries.

Pointspay, the global leader in real-time loyalty payment solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch payment service provider Pay. to enable thousands of merchants to integrate loyalty programs directly into their online checkout experience.

Bankart, a leading Slovenian payment processing company servicing 26 banks and other financial institutions in 5 countries in Southeastern Europe, has selected Iliad Solutions as its payment testing provider in a new multi-year deal.

CloudPay, the global leader in payroll and payments solutions, has formally announced the appointment of Tim Johnson as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), effective immediately.

Onafriq, Africa’s largest payments gateway, and Circle, stablecoin market leader and issuer of USDC, today announced their strategic partnership aimed at transforming cross-border payments and digital financial services. This collaboration marks a significant step towards compliantly leveraging stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure to boost Onafriq’s payment network, positioning it at the forefront of the digital payment’s revolution for real-world financial applications.

In a bold move to streamline dealership payment processes, Payment Assist UK Ltd and eDynamix have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a fully integrated payment solution within the exsto Customer Engagement Platform, under the exstoPay suite.

Alfardan Exchange, the trusted and leading name in the field of exchange, financial transfers and precious metals in Qatar, has partnered with iPiD to launch the first real-time beneficiary validation solution in the exchange industry in Qatar. By integrating iPiD Validate, Alfardan Exchange is pioneering a new era of secure, transparent, and fraud-resistant cross-border transfers—setting a new standard for Qatar’s exchange industry.

Banked, the leading global Pay by Bank provider, has partnered with Australia’s top retail pharmacy group Chemist Warehouse, and leading shopping, rewards, and payments platform ShopBack, to launch the country’s first in-store Pay by Bank experience that also allows consumers to earn Cashback and rewards.

Monex Canada Inc. (“Monex Canada”, a subsidiary of the wider financial services group Monex S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Monex”), a global investment-grade financial services institution and one of the world’s leading commercial foreign exchange specialists, is pleased to announce the appointment of François Bélanger as Head of Sales for Quebec and Eastern Canada. François brings over 25 years of banking and foreign exchange risk management to Monex Canada, having previously served at Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal.

Real-time payment provider Yaspa has been shortlisted for two prestigious gambling industry awards.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced the launch of face authentication, an AI-powered extension to its Identity Verification (IDV) solution.

Qonto, the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, and Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial service providers, today announced a two-way strategic partnership to enhance integrated financial services for businesses across Europe.

Trustly, the world’s industry leader in Account-to-Account (A2A) payments, announces the signing of a strategic partnership with Paytweak, a French fintech specialising in modern payment links.