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Hey Payments Fanatic! Retail giants Walmart and Amazon are reportedly exploring the launch of USD-backed stablecoins, aiming to streamline payments and cut billions in banking fees, according to the Wall Street Journal. With Amazon’s $447 billion in e-commerce sales (2024) and Walmart’s over $100 billion in global e-commerce,

Hey Payments Fanatic! Berlin-based Payrails, a global enterprise payments software provider, has raised €27.7 million in Series A funding to accelerate product innovation and commercial growth across the EMEA region. The round, led by HV Capital Growth Fund with backing from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and a16z, brings total

Hey Payments Fanatic! Google isn’t letting any chance slip by when it comes to growing alongside Brazil’s most used payment method, Pix, which, in case you missed it, just set a new record last Friday: 276.7 million transactions in a single day, surpassing the previous high of

Hey Payments Fanatic! In a Fintech world obsessed with youthful disruption, two seasoned ex-Adyens are back in the startup game, and investors are betting big on their next acts. Arnout Schuijff, co-founder of $60B Dutch payments giant Adyen, just raised €30M (~$34M) for his new venture, Tebi, an all-in-one platform

Hey Payments Fanatic! Today, I’m bringing you a different kind of payment concept. Okay, I know crypto payments aren’t exactly new anymore… they’re not mainstream yet, but this isn’t exactly about that; this one is a niche within crypto payments. Let’s take a look: A

Hey Payments Fanatic! Klarna is back in the spotlight, this time in Norway. The country’s Consumer Council has reported the company to the Consumer Authority, claiming Klarna is not following the rules when offering credit. The issue is not just what Klarna offers, but how it presents the cost

Hey Payments Fanatic! PalmPay is reportedly in talks to raise between $50-$100 million, just as it reaches profitability. The Nigeria-based Fintech has raised nearly $140 million so far, with its last round in 2021 valuing the company at $800-$900 million, placing PalmPay among Africa’s biggest Fintechs. While