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Alchemy Pay Expands to Australia with PayID Integration and AUSTRAC Approval

Alchemy Pay Expands to Australia with PayID Integration and AUSTRAC Approval

Hey Payments Fanatic! Alchemy Pay just took a major leap in Australia’s crypto payment scene. Fresh off securing regulatory approval from AUSTRAC as a registered Digital Currency Exchange Provider, the global ramp solution leader has now integrated PayID, a real-time interbank payment system widely used across the country. This

OpenFX Raises $23M to Solve Stablecoin Last-Mile Problem

OpenFX Raises $23M to Solve Stablecoin Last-Mile Problem

Hey Payments Fanatic! OpenFX stepped into the light with $23 million in funding led by Accel. The company, founded by Prabhakar Reddy, is developing a platform that enables near-instant cross-border payments by using stablecoins to move money. It’s an attempt to rewire the plumbing behind global payments, without asking

Apple Pay Faces iPhone Competition from Curve Pay

Apple Pay Faces iPhone Competition from Curve Pay

Hey Payments Fanatic! For years, the idea of using anything other than Apple Pay on an iPhone felt out of reach. That is changing now. Curve Pay has arrived on iOS, marking a quiet but meaningful shift in how payments work on Apple’s tightly controlled platform. The UK-based digital

Brazil's Pix Opens to Crypto via Binance Pay

Brazil's Pix Opens to Crypto via Binance Pay

Hey Payments Fanatic! Today, I bring you something that, not long ago, might have seemed far off. Two institutions that couldn’t be more different in origin, Pix, the instant payment platform developed by Brazil’s Central Bank, and Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by users, are now

Qonto Expands Its Payment Offering with Adyen and Mollie

Qonto Expands Its Payment Offering with Adyen and Mollie

Hey Payments Fanatic! Qonto is stepping further into the payment space, following moves by peers like Revolut, Stancer, and SumUp. The FinTech company has announced its first-ever physical Point of Sale (POS) terminals, alongside Tap to Pay functionality and Payment Links, marking a significant expansion of its offering for its

Ripple Expands UAE Footprint with Zand Bank and Mamo Partnerships

Ripple Expands UAE Footprint with Zand Bank and Mamo Partnerships

Hey Payments Fanatic! Ripple, the blockchain powerhouse for financial institutions, has just inked deals with Zand Bank and Mamo in the UAE to power faster, more transparent cross-border payments via Ripple Payments. Backed by its newly secured DFSA license, the first of its kind for a blockchain-enabled payment provider in

EuroPA Alliance to Add 5 Countries, Connecting 100 Million Users Across Europe

EuroPA Alliance to Add 5 Countries, Connecting 100 Million Users Across Europe

Hey Payments Fanatic! What began as a national-level solution for instant payments across Europe has this year evolved into a trilateral bridge linking Portugal’s MBWay, Spain’s Bizum, and Italy’s BANCOMAT, connecting 45 million users. Now, it’s preparing to extend its reach northward. By 2026, five new