Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! Hala is now integrated with Samsung Wallet. And every transaction stays visible in real time inside the Hala app. That means Hala Business Card users can tap and pay directly from their phone or smartwatch, locally and worldwide, while spending straight from their Hala account. It’s

Hey Payments Fanatic! PagoNxt just became the new strategic partner of Getnet Chile after acquiring a 49.99% stake in the business. The move was approved this week by shareholders of Banco Santander Chile, marking a big shift from the bank’s previous 99.99% ownership. Santander Chile keeps control

Hey Payments Fanatic! Wero just took another concrete step forward in Luxembourg. After regulatory approval, Payconiq’s Luxembourg merchant portfolio has been transferred to Buckaroo, marking the operational start of a new setup ahead of Wero’s rollout. This is part of a broader partnership between Payconiq International, Buckaroo, and

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard just completed Australia’s first fully authenticated agentic transactions on its network. The transactions ran through Mastercard’s Agent Pay framework, with issuers, acquirers, and merchants all able to see that an agent initiated the payment, with cardholder consent. A Commonwealth Bank debit card was used

Hey Payments Fanatic! Nuvei just partnered with WEX to expand virtual card payments across the global travel industry. This one is about cash flow. Travel merchants can now fund supplier payments directly from incoming settlements, cutting reliance on credit lines at a time when liquidity really matters. Virtual cards bring

Hey Payments Fanatic! India’s UPI is preparing to debut in Japan, marking another step in the global rollout of the country’s flagship payment network. A partnership between NTT Data and the National Payments Corporation of India will kick off a trial in fiscal 2026. The first use case