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Circle Launches Arc

Circle Launches Arc: A New Blockchain Built for Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! Circle just switched on Arc, its new Layer 1 blockchain built specifically around financial markets, payments, and real-time money movement. And this isn’t launching in isolation. More than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders are already involved, including Visa, Mastercard, Worldpay, Standard Chartered, BlackRock and MoneyGram.

Ramp's European expansion starts in the UK

Ramp's European expansion starts in the UK

Hey Payments Fanatic! Another US FinTech has landed across the pond. This time, it’s Ramp. The company has officially launched in the UK, bringing its corporate cards, expense management, and bill payment products to British businesses. It's Ramp’s first major move outside North America, after expanding

Worldline brings AI agents closer to payments

Worldline brings AI agents closer to payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! AI is starting to change where the checkout happens. Worldline is getting ready for that shift, launching a payment handler for Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard backed by Google and other industry partners. UCP is designed to let people discover and buy products through AI-

dLocal and Circle Paower Nubank's Global Push

Nu’s Global Push Is Bringing Payments Infrastructure Into Focus

Hey Payments Fanatic! Nu is going global — and the interesting part is what’s happening behind the scenes. After announcing its biggest expansion yet, Nu is now bringing some pretty important FinTech partners into the picture. dLocal is helping connect Nu’s global wallets to local payment rails across emerging

Mastercard Launches Wallet Pay

Mastercard Wants to Make Digital Wallets Truly Global

Hey Payments Fanatic! Digital wallets already have billions of users. The harder part is making them work seamlessly across borders, merchants, and payment networks. Mastercard is going after exactly that. The company has launched Mastercard Wallet Pay, a new portfolio designed to connect digital wallets across contactless, QR, and online

Mastercard and World Bank Group Put $500M Behind More Inclusive Payments

Mastercard and World Bank Group Put $500M Behind More Inclusive Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard and the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, are putting $500 million behind a new facility designed to help banks and fintechs in emerging markets access global payment infrastructure. The facility will help financial institutions join Mastercard’s network while reducing some of

Circle takes another step into payments with Tazapay

Circle takes another step into payments with Tazapay

Hey Payments Fanatic! Circle is making a big move into cross-border payments 👀 The company has agreed to acquire Singapore-based payments platform Tazapay, adding another piece to its global payments puzzle. Tazapay has 60+ banking and FinTech partners and connects businesses to local payout rails across more than 100