Italy's Tinaba and Banca Profilo Launch Digital Payments in Chain with Alipay+
Tinaba, backed by Banca Profilo, has extended its partnership with Alipay+ to enable Chinese‑mainland digital payments directly from the Tinaba app. Italian users can now pay in euros at more than 80 million merchants by scanning a QR code, without installing local apps or opening a Chinese bank account. The service launches with transparent FX rates and an Italian‑language interface, reinforcing Tinaba’s push into global mobility. Transaction volume through Alipay+ surged 133% in 2025, underscoring rapid adoption among European travelers.
Iliad Solutions Moves Into New UK HQ
Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, has relocated its UK headquarters to 1 City Square in Leeds. The move follows recent contract wins with major worldwide payments firms and reflects rapid expansion of its UK team. The Grade A...
Juspay Secures $50 Million Investment From WestBridge Capital
Juspay announced a $50 million Series D follow‑on investment from WestBridge Capital, valuing the payments platform at $1.2 billion. The round combines primary and secondary capital, giving liquidity to early investors and employees holding ESOPs. Juspay now processes over $1 trillion in annualised total...
Finextra & ACI Worldwide Release New Survey Report on the Global State of Fraud and Financial Crime
Finextra and ACI Worldwide released the "AI in Action" global survey, analyzing responses from 154 industry leaders on AI‑driven fraud prevention. Over half of organisations (51%) already run AI solutions, with another 47% planning deployments within two years. The study...
Flutterwave to Offer Stablecoin Wallets to Merchants in Africa
Flutterwave announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Turnkey and AI‑powered banking platform Nuvion to embed stable‑coin wallets into its merchant offering across Africa. The solution will initially allow a select group of merchants to receive and send USDC, USDT,...
Treasury Prime Adds I3 Bank and Coastal to Network
Treasury Prime, the AI‑native embedded finance platform, announced the addition of i3 Bank and Coastal to its Bank Network, now exceeding 20 financial institutions. The two new members will use Treasury Prime’s AI Marketplace to locate fintech partners that match their...
The Future of the Wallet: 5 Surprising Ways Mobile Banking Is Quietly Changing Your Life
Mobile banking has evolved from a simple utility to a core component of the intelligent wallet, embedding financial services directly into smartphones. The article highlights five emerging trends: AI‑driven budgeting, biometric security, instant peer‑to‑peer payments, integrated loyalty rewards, and open‑banking...
ZBD Raises $40m to Scale Real-Time Bitcoin Payments
ZBD announced a $40 million Series C round led by Blockstream Capital Partners, bolstering its Lightning‑Network‑based payments platform for games and apps. The company now processes over 120 million transactions a year and has doubled the number of integrated games in the past...
LendInvest Inks £250m Funding Agreement with Castlelake
LendInvest has secured a £250 million funding agreement with Castlelake, enabling the purchase of loan assets and expanding its bridging finance capabilities. The partnership allows LendInvest to fund larger, more complex loans up to £15 million and enhances its regulated bridging and...
PayPal Boosts Agentic Commerce Offering Through Cymbio Acquisition
PayPal announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv‑based Cymbio, a multi‑channel orchestration platform, to strengthen its agentic commerce capabilities. The deal, terms undisclosed, adds Cymbio’s technology to PayPal’s Store Sync service, which makes merchants’ product catalogs discoverable on AI‑driven surfaces like...
OnePay Partners Klarna to Let Shoppers Turn Debit Card Purchases Into BNPL Loans
Walmart‑backed fintech OnePay has announced a partnership with Klarna to embed buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) functionality directly into debit card transactions. The new service lets shoppers convert completed purchases into instalment loans, effectively offering retroactive financing. By leveraging Klarna’s established BNPL platform,...
Noah and Picnic Bring USD-Native Payroll and Settlement to Brazil’s Global Workforce
Noah, a stablecoin infrastructure provider, has teamed with digital wallet platform Picnic to embed USD‑native payroll and settlement features directly into the Picnic app for Brazil’s global workforce. Brazilian professionals can now receive ACH payments from US employers into a...
Montran Opens New Office in Dubai
Montran, a global leader in financial infrastructure, announced the launch of its new Middle East & North Africa regional office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The office will serve as a hub for the company’s payment‑processing and digital‑banking solutions across...
Thisbank, the UK's New Branchless Bank, Promises Human Touch and Competitive Savings
UK’s new branchless bank, thisbank, has multiplied its assets under management twelvefold and reached profitability within its first year. Led by former Lloyds and Barclays executive Chris Waring, the bank offers a 3.76% easy‑access savings rate and 3.99% fixed‑term rates,...
Funding Circle Adds Apple Pay Apple Pay for Its Cashback Business Credit Card and FlexiPay Customers
Funding Circle, the UK’s leading SME finance platform, has rolled out Apple Pay support for its Cashback business credit card and FlexiPay customers. The integration allows merchants to settle purchases and invoices with a single tap using Apple’s contact‑less payment...
Finextra Launches NextGen FinCrime, a New Leadership Event Redefining Trust in Finance
Finextra announced NextGen FinCrime: Dirty Money, Clean Systems, an executive‑level conference slated for 8 July 2026 at the London Conference Centre. The event targets senior finance leaders, regulators and technology providers to confront the growing threat of sophisticated financial crime amid rapid...
Revolut Offers Premium Perks to Gen Z
Revolut has launched a free premium subscription bundle for users aged 13 and older enrolled in its Revolut Kids & Teens program. The offering, aimed at fostering financial independence, provides budgeting tools, exclusive discounts, and stress‑relief features to help young...
ThetRay Appoints Brad Levy as CEO
ThetaRay announced Brad Levy as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Peter Reynolds who will move to an advisory role. Levy brings extensive experience from leading Symphony, MarkitSERV, and a long tenure at Goldman Sachs, positioning him to drive ThetaRay’s...
Gr4vy and Ecommpay to Deliver Multiple Payment Methods Through a Single Integration
Gr4vy, a cloud‑based payments orchestration platform, has partnered with global payments provider Ecommpay. The collaboration enables merchants to access a broad suite of local and international payment methods through a single integration. By combining Gr4vy’s API‑first orchestration with Ecommpay’s extensive...
EdfaPay Wins Approval to Launch SmartPOS Service in Saudi Arabia
EdfaPay has secured technical approval from Saudi Central Bank’s Payments Authorization Center (SAMA) to launch its Smart SoftPOS service in Saudi Arabia. The solution enables merchants to accept payments on any Android smartphone or tablet, removing the need for traditional...
Token.io's Gideon Fourie Appointed to Berlin Group openFinance Advisory Board
Token.io’s Managing Director Gideon Fourie has been appointed to the Berlin Group’s openFinance Advisory Board, effective Jan 1 2026. The Berlin Group, a pan‑European consortium of 26 payments players, is developing the openFinance API framework to extend services beyond PSD2. Fourie brings...
Scammers Impersonate Nabtrade's Tom Piotrowsk to Endorse Bogus Investments
Australian bank NAB warns that scammers are impersonating its analyst Tom Piotrowsk, contributing to a 15 percent rise in investment fraud. The bank says 70 percent of losses start on social‑media platforms, where fraudsters use urgency and fake endorsements to lure victims. Scams...
Guavapay Founder Quits as Mastercard Takes Company to Court
Guavapay’s founder and chief executive stepped down as a director while the London‑based fintech braces for a High Court hearing. Mastercard has filed a winding‑up petition, alleging unpaid debts and breach of contract. The company is preparing a legal defence...
How Younger AI-Native Generations Represent a Pivotal Moment for Banks
At Predict 2026, Mambu CEO Fernando Zandona highlighted how Gen Z and Gen Alpha are reshaping banking expectations, treating money as an expression of personal values. He argued that these AI‑native cohorts demand seamless, real‑time, embedded finance experiences. Zandona forecasted AI‑driven personalization and...
Argentinian Payments Player Pomelo Raises $55m
Argentinian payments infrastructure firm Pomelo secured $55 million in a Series C round, bringing its total funding to $160 million. The round was co‑led by Kaszek and Insight Partners with participation from Index Ventures and others. Pomelo enables rapid launch of credit, debit...
LuxSE Acquires ESG Data Analytics Unit From Tetrao
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) announced the acquisition of Tetrao International’s ESG data‑analytics unit, bringing the AI‑driven sustainable‑bond data business fully into the LuxSE Group. The deal consolidates the technology that powers the LGX DataHub, which already tracks up to 200...
Currency.com Signs with Zodia Markets
Currency.com announced a strategic partnership with Zodia Markets, an institutional‑grade digital‑asset liquidity venue backed by Standard Chartered Bank. The integration gives Currency.com access to one of the deepest liquidity pools, extensive banking rails, and a global footprint, enabling faster, fairly‑priced...
Applications Now Open for Next Round of FCA’s AI Live Testing
The FCA has opened applications for the second round of its AI Live Testing programme, a regulatory sandbox that pairs firms with the FCA and tech partner Advai to develop, assess and deploy AI in UK financial markets. Applications close...
City of London Police Launches Fraud Reporting Service
The City of London Police has unveiled a national "Report Fraud" service, replacing the older Action Fraud programme. The platform offers victims and businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland a single gateway to report cyber crime and fraud. By centralising...
TreviPay Brings Pay by Invoice to Visa Issuers
TreviPay has launched a Pay by Invoice solution tailored for Visa‑issuing banks, allowing them to offer invoice‑based financing directly to B2B merchants. The product plugs into Visa’s existing network, delivering real‑time credit decisions, instant settlement, and seamless integration with issuer...
UST Acquires Tailwind
UST, a leading AI and technology transformation firm, announced the acquisition of Texas‑based fintech Tailwind Business Ventures. The deal merges Tailwind's digital lending and payment solutions with UST's AI services, creating a broader suite of financial technology offerings. It also...
Synechron Releases Suite of AI Agents
Synechron unveiled Synechron Agentic, a portfolio of production‑ready AI agents designed for complex, regulated workflows in banking, financial services, wealth management, payments and insurance. The agents promise accelerated operations, transparent outcomes and built‑in compliance, while integrating seamlessly with enterprise platforms...
Fuel Ventures Leads £1.6 Million Investment in Allocation Strategy
Allocation Strategy announced a £1.6 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures, with additional angel participation. The fintech aims to modernize asset‑allocation analytics for institutional investors, offering scenario‑building, macro insights, and portfolio‑optimisation tools. Founded by former NBIM leaders Pavol Povala, Drew...
Wise Posts Strong Quarter
Wise reported a robust quarter, serving nearly 11 million active customers globally. The fintech expanded its user base, indicating continued demand for cross‑border payments and multi‑currency services. Revenue and transaction volumes grew, reinforcing its position as a leading digital money‑transfer...
Santander's Getnet Lays Out Agentic Commerce Strategy
Santander-owned fintech Getnet unveiled its agentic commerce strategy, targeting AI‑driven autonomous agents that can initiate, manage and pay for purchases. Deloitte estimates that by 2030, agentic AI could influence up to 30% of e‑commerce value, roughly $17.5 trillion in GMV. Getnet...
Regulators Give Clarity in Relation to Open Banking Pricing Models
Regulators including the FCA and the Payment Systems Regulator issued a joint statement confirming they will not prioritize a Competition Act 1998 investigation into the UK Payments Initiative’s centralized access‑fee pricing model for commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs). The CMA...
DLocal to Launch Localized Paymentsfor Honor in Peru
dLocal announced a partnership with AI‑device maker Honor to power local payment acceptance for Honor’s first website launch in Peru. The collaboration gives Peruvian shoppers access to credit‑card installments, debit cards, bank transfers and popular e‑wallets such as Yape through...
Open Banking Excellence Unveils Expert-Led Consultancy Service Ignite
Open Banking Excellence has launched Ignite, a strategic consultancy service aimed at banks, governments and regulators navigating open banking and open finance. The offering draws on eight years of UK market experience and a talent pool of over 40,000 experts...
Workplace Finance Provider Stream Raises $90 Million
Stream, the workplace‑finance platform formerly known as Wagestream, closed a $90 million Series D round, raising its total capital to $228 million. The funding, led by Sofina and backed by existing investors, will fuel the company’s push into pensions and accelerate its U.S....
Payabl. Appoints Breno Oliveira as Chief Product Officer
Payabl, a European fintech specializing in embedded payments, announced the appointment of Breno Oliveira as its new Chief Product Officer. Oliveira joins after a decade‑plus track record leading product strategy at several high‑growth payment platforms. His mandate includes accelerating Payabl’s...
Capital.com Selects Duco to Automate Payment Reconciliations
Capital.com has partnered with AI‑driven data automation specialist Duco to overhaul its client and payment reconciliation processes. Duco’s platform will automate complex, multi‑jurisdictional reconciliations, delivering a scalable, future‑proof solution. The partnership aims to boost efficiency, cut operational risk, and provide...
Finova Partners with Covecta to Bring Agentic AI Capabilities to the UK Lending Market
Finova, a leading UK provider of cloud‑based mortgage and lending software, announced a partnership with AI specialist Covecta to embed agentic AI across its platforms. The integration will debut with support‑agent features on Finova’s lending and broker solutions, automating routine...
Zango Adds Senior Santander Exec to Advisory Board for AI Governance Research Project
Zango, a UK AI‑compliance start‑up, has added Santander’s global chief operating officer (legal), Dean Nash, to its advisory board. Nash will guide Zango’s “Future of AI Governance and Compliance in Financial Services” research initiative. The project will convene financial‑institution leaders with...
Payments Connectivity in the ISO 20022 Era: A Case Study in Future-Proofing
The payments industry is midway through its ISO 20022 transition, with banks leveraging richer data to launch new services while many still depend on legacy translation layers. Real‑time and cross‑border payments are accelerating, pushing institutions to balance cost, liquidity, and resilience....
Global Money Exchange Launches Mobile App
Global Money Exchange Co. LLC (GMEC), Oman’s leading money‑exchange firm, announced today the launch of Global Pay, a new mobile application. The app is built on Comviva’s mobiquity Pay platform, enabling instant currency conversion and digital payments. Global Pay aims...
Defaqto Buys Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business
Defaqto, the UK’s leading financial product rating provider, has completed an £11 million acquisition of Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business through its parent Fintel plc. The deal combines Defaqto’s extensive product data with Pearson Ham’s pricing datasets across motor, home, travel and pet...
LV= Appoints Anita Fernqvist Chief Transformation and Technology Officer
LV= has appointed Anita Fernqvist as its Chief Transformation and Technology Officer, pending regulatory sign‑off. Fernqvist arrives from senior roles at Zurich UK, where she served as COO and Chief Data Officer. In her new position she will head Business...
Crypto Firm CheckSig Raises €3.5m
CheckSig, the Italian fintech focused on secure crypto services, closed a €3.5 million Series A extension, raising its post‑money valuation to €33.5 million. The funding will accelerate growth in Italy and support its European expansion, including a new Swiss operation. CheckSig’s suite includes...
Mastercard and Moneythor Provide Payment Enrichment for First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mastercard and Moneythor have teamed up to deliver payment enrichment services to First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). The solution embeds AI‑driven insights into FAB’s digital channels, enabling personalized, proactive experiences for its customers. By moving beyond simple transactions, FAB aims...
Network International Signs Processing Agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank
Network International has signed a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank, delivering a full suite of digital payment services including Mastercard sponsorship, prepaid issuing, and value‑added solutions. The deal, announced at Cairo ICT 2025, aims to modernise Sudan’s payment infrastructure,...