Payments .

Singapore’s PayNow Looks Abroad for Next Decade of Upgrades

Singapore is preparing to turn PayNow from a popular transfer service into a broader payments platform for consumers, businesses and government.

30 JUN 2026

Agentic Commerce Could Reach 1.3bn Users, But Marketplaces Still Hold the Checkout

Juniper Research forecasts rapid growth in AI-led shopping, while separate consumer research suggests users want agents to find products but established platforms to handle payment and fulfilment.

29 JUN 2026

UK · 5 MIN

UK Payments Rebuild Takes Shape as Industry Warns Against Further Delay

Bank of England asks the UK payments industry how a new national system should support bank transfers, checkout payments and digital money.

25 JUN 2026

MIDDLE EAST · 4 MIN

Mashreq Launches Everyday Cashback Programme with Visa for UAE Cardholders

New digital rewards solution delivers personalised cashback through card-linked offers and in-app tracking

BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 23 JUN 2026

US Tariff Volatility Pushes UK SMEs Towards Europe as FX and Cashflow Risks Grow

UK importers and exporters are reassessing where they trade as delayed payments, currency movements and higher operating costs place greater pressure on working capital.

23 JUN 2026

How India’s UPI Expansion Turned a Payments App Into Foreign Policy

India’s UPI expansion is turning real-time payments into foreign policy as the country exports digital payment rails across APAC, Europe and the Gulf.

22 JUN 2026

AI Agent Payments in Asia Are Taking Off, But Is the Region Ready?

AI agent payments in Asia are accelerating as Mastercard, Visa and regional banks test agentic commerce across digital wallets and payment rails.

22 JUN 2026

When World Cup Fraud Looks Like a Good Customer

World Cup spending is testing fraud teams as genuine fans make expensive, hurried and unusual payments that can resemble criminal activity.

20 JUN 2026

Alaan Launches Embedded Business Account in UAE Through Partnership with ruya

New embedded finance solution combines banking, payments, corporate cards, and accounting into a single platform for UAE businesses.

BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 18 JUN 2026

MIDDLE EAST · 4 MIN

Revolut Secures SVF and RPS Category II Licenses from the CBUAE

Global fintech completes regulatory licensing process and moves closer to launching its digital financial platform in the UAE

BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 18 JUN 2026

EUROPE · 5 MIN

European Central Banks Link Three Currencies for Instant Payments

European payment providers can now settle instant payments between the euro, Danish krone and Swedish krona through connected central bank systems

16 JUN 2026

Redpin Secures DFSA Approval to Advance UAE Property Payments Expansion

Property payments platform moves closer to launching digital transaction infrastructure for developers and international investors across the UAE

BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 16 JUN 2026

LATIN AMERICA · 5 MIN

EBANX: ‘Pix Automático Is an Acquisition Tool’

One year after launch, Pix Automático is helping digital platforms reach Brazilian consumers who previously had limited access to recurring payments.

15 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC · 2 MIN

UQPAY Joins Circle Payments Network for Global Payouts

UQPAY has integrated with Circle Payments Network (CPN), joining a growing number of payment providers adopting stablecoin-enabled infrastructure to support cross-border transactions.

13 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC · 3 MIN

Mastercard, HSBC Pilot AI-Driven B2B Commerce

HSBC has partnered with Mastercard to pilot new capabilities aimed at automating business-to-business commerce through agent-driven payment and procurement workflows.

13 JUN 2026

ASIA-PACIFIC · 2 MIN

Ant International targets $1bn raise at $10bn valuation

Ant International is targeting a $1 billion private funding round at a valuation of around $10 billion.

13 JUN 2026

Visa and Mastercard Push Agentic Commerce Further Into Payments as Trust Gap Emerges

Payment networks Visa and Mastercard are preparing for AI-led shopping, but trust, control and liability remain unresolved.

11 JUN 2026

SDB Wallet Launches Digital Wallet App with Multi-Currency Accounts

The new digital wallet platform combines multi-currency accounts, international transfers, instant Mastercard cards, and digital-asset deposits into a single mobile application.

BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 9 JUN 2026

Cross-Border Payments Still Lag as Domestic Rails Move Ahead: Thunes Research

New interoperability index finds delays, unclear costs and disconnected payment systems still affect international transfers, even as mobile wallets gain ground.

8 JUN 2026

NORTH AMERICA · 2 MIN

MoneyGram Debuts New Stablecoin for Cross-Border Transfers

MoneyGram has unveiled MGUSD, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin designed to support new payment services.

7 JUN 2026

‘Unsafe and Unscalable Workarounds’: CFIT and Project Nemo Take Aim at Supported Payments Gap

CFIT launches Financial Inclusion Coalition with Project Nemo to develop safer supported payment options for people who need help managing money while maintaining independence.

6 JUN 2026

UK · 2 MIN

Acquired Joins UKPI to Scale Commercial VRPs in UK

Acquired has joined the UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) as a founding shareholder, backing a new industry-led scheme designed to scale account-to-account payments in the UK.

5 JUN 2026

UK · 5 MIN

UK Risks Falling Behind on Stablecoin Regulation, Lords Warn

A Lords report says unclear and cautious UK stablecoin rules could hold back the growth of sterling-backed digital money.

4 JUN 2026

BR-DGE: ‘The World Cup Will Be a Payments Test Before It Is a Betting Peak’

BR-DGE says the 2026 World Cup will test betting payment systems before, during and after matches, across the full tournament.

2 JUN 2026

UK · 3 MIN

Can Tokenisation Finally Fix Cross-Border Payments?

Seven central banks and 40 financial institutions have tested a tokenised payments system that could make cross-border transactions faster, cheaper, and always on.

BY DOMINIC MAGLI · 1 JUN 2026

EUROPE · 3 MIN

Georgia Puts Its Currency On The Blockchain With Tether

One of the first governments in the world has backed a private stablecoin pegged to its own currency.

1 JUN 2026

AFRICA · 3 MIN

Nigerian Fintech Grey Takes Cross-Border Payments Global

A Nigerian-founded fintech moves money across 70 countries, holds US and Canadian licences, and has just launched a B2B payments product.

1 JUN 2026

UK · 5 MIN

Five Minutes With…. Tom Lamb, Head of UK at Aria

Aria’s UK head Tom Lamb discusses late payments, embedded finance and why better B2B payment infrastructure could do more for small business cash flow than regulation alone.

1 JUN 2026

Card Businesses Are Data-Rich but Insight-Poor, Says Enfuce

Enfuce has launched a managed analytics service for card programmes, as payments firms look for faster ways to turn transaction, fraud and operational data into usable insight.

28 MAY 2026

UK · 3 MIN

Nayax Brings PIN Payments to UK Self-Service Commerce as Market Moves Upmarket

The UK launch of Nayax’s VPOS Media 4 reflects growing demand for unattended payment terminals that can support higher-value transactions, stronger authentication and remote estate management.

27 MAY 2026

Alipay Pushes AI Payments Beyond the Demo Stage

Alipay launches AI Wallet and Token Pay as it looks to build payment controls, user oversight and monetisation tools into agent-led commerce.

26 MAY 2026

NORTH AMERICA · 5 MIN

Fintech Groups Push Back as Tennessee Taxes Overseas Money Transfers

Tennessee has introduced a tax on overseas money transfers, drawing fintech industry criticism as US remittance rules become more complicated.

22 MAY 2026

Visa Launches Agent Readiness Program in UAE to Advance AI Commerce

The initiative will help UAE financial institutions prepare for AI agent-led digital payments and next-generation commerce experiences.

21 MAY 2026

MIDDLE EAST · 4 MIN

Lianlian Secures DFSA License to Expand Cross-Border Payments from DIFC

Lianlian secures a DFSA payment services license to expand regulated cross-border payments and settlement services from DIFC across the Middle East.

21 MAY 2026

Revolut Crypto Card Puts Digital Asset Spending Into Physical Payments

Revolut has launched its first physical crypto debit card in Europe, with analysts saying the move brings crypto spending into a more familiar payments format.

20 MAY 2026

Fintechly’s Five Minutes With… Mouloukou Sanoh, CEO, MANSA

MANSA CEO Mouloukou Sanoh discusses prefunding, stablecoin settlement and why local currency liquidity is key to improving cross-border payments.

13 MAY 2026

“Open Finance Infrastructure Is Not Being Used Fully”

Daniel Ruhman, CEO of Cumbuca, shares his insights on Brazil’s open finance ecosystem, why company adoption remains low, and what developer access means for businesses building in the market.

8 MAY 2026

Payments Firms Face Infrastructure Test as AI Speeds Up Cyber Threats

IMF warning puts pressure on financial firms to build security, monitoring and resilience into payments infrastructure as AI raises the speed and scale of cyber threats.

8 MAY 2026

National Payments Infrastructure: What Brazil Got Right Beyond the Technology

Young Pham, chief strategy officer at CI&T, talks to Fintechly about Brazil’s PIX rollout, the design choices behind its rapid adoption, and what the UK can learn from real-time payments at national scale.

BY CLAIRE SMITH · 6 MAY 2026

GLOBAL · 11 MIN

Money Movement Explained: Discover How Funds Flow in 2026

From correspondent banking to real-time rails: a deep dive into the infrastructure, mechanics, and emerging technologies reshaping how money moves in 2026.

3 FEB 2026

Wake Up! Cash Isn’t Going Anywhere!

Cash plays a crucial role in financial inclusion, offering economic participation to millions worldwide who lack banking services, maintaining its global significance.

5 JUN 2024

Navigating Regulatory & Geopolitical Shifts in Payments

Get ahead in the digital economy with banks redesigning their payment roadmap and offering various APIs, open architecture and innovations fueled by cloud computing, distributed ledger technology and more.

4 APR 2023

How to Be a Disruptor in the Payment Card Market

Discover how financial disruption empowers consumers and creates a new era of personalised and ethical banking. Find out how the democratisation of banking solutions is helping global economies.

29 MAR 2023

GLOBAL · 3 MIN

Why Has the Payments Industry Neglected SMEs, Until Now?

The banking industry has taken little notice of SMEs for a long time. But now, the industry is finally seeing these businesses' value.

3 NOV 2022

The Future of Cross-Border Payments: What Will It Look Like?

Get ready for the biggest revolution in B2B cross-border payments! By 2026, the market is set to exceed $42tr. Banks have dominated the scene... until now

2 NOV 2022

How Fintech’s Can Help Businesses Hedge as Dollar’s Surge

Laurent Descout, CEO of NEO, looks at how fintechs can offer support to businesses for which FX hedging and cross-border payments have now become a priority.

31 OCT 2022

Open Banking Payments: Charting the Road to Success

A brief look into how open banking is changing the payments landscape and enhancing user experience by providing real-time data plus enhanced innovation.

25 OCT 2022

Cross-Border Payments and Compliance: Managing Constant Change

The rapidly changing nature of the fintech industry means companies must be able to keep up with shifting payment regulations, while also managing internal uplift initiatives.

10 AUG 2022

Authentication Versus Authorisation in the SCA Era

Ed Whitehead, EMEA Managing Director at Signifyd, talks us through two different approaches to SCA and how to avoid the downsides of the new regulations.

5 AUG 2022

How Earned Wage Access is Transforming Payments and Banking

On-demand purchasing and payments via apps like Venmo and Zelle are adding to the need for on-demand pay, ushering in the newest payroll developments.

27 JUL 2022

What Are the Best Fintech Companies of 2022

It is good to know the best fintech companies involved in making financial technology a big thing. That is what this article is all about.

22 JUN 2022

How Is AI Used In Fintech?

This article will help us know that. In this article, we will cover the ways in which AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) are used in fintech.

21 JUN 2022

How Does Fintech Make Money?

In essence, there are several fintech business models that drive revenue by offering innovative customer financial services.

21 JUN 2022

Why Work in Fintech? 5 Reasons to Pursue a Career in the Fintech Industry

In this article, we will help you develop a sound understanding of fintech as a career option. We will give you 5 solid reasons to make a career in fintech companies.

20 JUN 2022

How to Build a Fintech App?

In this article, you will get to learn how to build a fintech app. We will walk you through the essential steps involved in fintech app development.

20 JUN 2022

Using Buy Now, Pay Later to Build Better Experiences

With BNPL, more customers are able to choose and control their own purchasing process while spreading the cost of payments and driving sales for businesses.

28 APR 2022

5 Trends Disrupting the Payments Industry

It's essential to keep up with the competition by knowing what's going on in payments, so here are five fintech trends disrupting the industry.

22 APR 2022

GLOBAL · 8 MIN

Why New Payment Methods Matter: The User Demand for Change

Discover how businesses are embracing the drive for change in payments to enhance customer experience and innovate in areas such as crypto and open banking.

19 APR 2022

Cross-Border Payments in the Age of Open Banking

How account-to-account (A2A) payments are proving to be an alternative to cards and are driving greater engagement with e-commerce, by Jordan Lawrence at Volt.

15 APR 2022

GLOBAL · 8 MIN

In-Store Digitisation: The Secret to High Street Survival

Recently there has been cautious optimism on high streets around the world. Footfall is slowly creeping up and retailers are looking for ways to adopt fintech.

9 APR 2022

Going Down the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) Rabbit Hole

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of the 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) megatrend, including market opportunities for financial technology companies.

8 APR 2022

Fintech’s Significance in a World of Instant-Gratification

From contactless and QR code based payments to chatbots and voice-enabled technology, fintech is changing the way people bank and make payments.

5 APR 2022

Embedded Finance: Turning Non-Financial Firms Into Fintechs

Discover the advantages of embedded finance, such as enhanced business operations and customer experience, along with why analytics is at its core.

4 APR 2022