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Nuvei Teams Up with WEX… and Tightens the Travel Payments Loop

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 tighter controls, faster payouts, and better visibility across pay-ins and pay-outs. For OTAs, airlines, and hospitality players juggling complex supplier networks, that’s a real upgrade.

As Phil Fayer, CEO of Nuvei, put it: the goal is simpler supplier payments and stronger financial control.

This is also about finally connecting consumer payments and supplier settlements into one intelligent flow...

FinTech Running Club: Panamá City

Quick reminder for the Fanatics Community.

Running in Panama City later today, Jan 28th, starting at 7:30 PM, at Cinta Costera 1. Hosted by Mauricio Villareal.

If you’re around, you know the drill. Good run. Good people. Same FinTech and Payments energy. Last call, there’s still time to join!

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Scroll down to see what else is moving in Payments today 👇 Back soon with more stories.

Cheers,

Marcel

NEWS

🇨🇦 Nuvei and WEX partner to expand virtual card payments for the global travel industry. The integration enables travel merchants and marketplaces, including online travel agencies (OTAs), airlines, and hospitality brands, to manage multiple supplier relationships more efficiently through secure virtual card payments.

🇱🇹 UK FinTech giant Checkout.com to open tech hub in Lithuania. Guillaume Pousaz, founder and CEO of Checkout.com, said that Lithuania’s mature FinTech sector and clear regulatory framework align with the company’s mission to build a reliable, globally adaptable payments platform.

🇺🇸 Mastercard launches Agent Suite to ready enterprises for a new era. The suite of services aims to help customers take actionable steps to integrate agentic AI into their daily operations and accelerate toward this next frontier. Customers will be able to build, test, and deploy fit-for-purpose agents from the Mastercard Agent Suite.

🇺🇸 Yuno partners with Crypto.com to expand crypto payments across global merchants. The integration allows Yuno merchants to accept payments made through Crypto. com Pay, opening access to Crypto.com’s global user base of more than 140 million customers.

🇺🇸 Tether announces the launch of USA₮, the federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin developed specifically to operate within the United States’ new federal stablecoin framework established under the GENIUS Act. USA₮ is purpose-built for the U.S. market and its highly digital payment infrastructure.

🇦🇪 PayPal and NEO PAY to optimise UAE cross-border payments. As a result of this partnership, PayPal and NEO PAY intend to provide merchants across the region with the ability to accept PayPal payments and, in turn, bring a more secure and simplified option for consumers to pay online.

🇳🇬 PayPal is partnering with Nigerian FinTech Paga to finally let Nigerians receive international payments and fully access its global payments network after two decades of limited service. Under the partnership, Nigerian users can link their PayPal accounts to their Paga wallets and receive payments from more than 200 countries.

🇸🇬 Adyen and Raptor team up to simplify operations for Singapore’s service sector. With payments integrated into its POS offerings, Raptor users are able to generate their own consolidated payment reports, gaining a full view of the cross-channel journeys of their customers, including their payment preferences.

🇦🇪 MoneyHash and Tap Payments expand access to modern payment infrastructure. By integrating with the tap payment gateway through its payment orchestration services, MoneyHash continues to strengthen its platform, supporting merchants to deliver seamless payment experiences aligned with local customer preferences and regional market requirements.

🇨🇦 Wise strengthens its investment in the Canadian market with a membership with Payments Canada. This milestone will enable Wise to deepen its service offering for Canadian customers, further establishing the company as a key financial player in Canada. Once a participant, Wise will be able to speed up transfer times and reduce costs for people and businesses.

🇨🇴 dLocal and Amway partner to strengthen local payments for direct selling across Latin America. Through its partnership with dLocal, Amway operates with local acquiring and domestic payment infrastructure in Colombia, accepting payments in local currency through local card processing.

🇺🇸 1Money partners with M0 to launch 1Money Issuance. In the new offering, 1Money issues fully reserved digital dollars, providing FinTech builders with the infrastructure to launch and integrate customised, interoperable stablecoins at scale.

🇧🇷 PicPay seeks investor confidence in the first IPO of a Brazilian company in 4 years. The company, controlled by the billionaire Batista family, is seeking a vote of confidence from investors after filing for an IPO in the United States this month, aiming for a market value of up to US$2.5 billion.

🇬🇧 Revolut Business moves into revenue operations with a recurring billing tool. The tool allows merchants to build, automate, and optimise subscription plans directly within their Revolut Business app, aiding the platform's evolution from a payments processor to a full revenue operations partner.

🇺🇸 Mesh secures $75m series C, reaches $1b valuation to build the universal crypto payments network. The round also accelerates Mesh's expansion into regions like Latin America, Asia, and Europe, fueling product development and strengthening a global network that already reaches more than 900 million users worldwide.

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