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FinTech dLocal Takes the Field with the Uruguay National Football Team

FinTech dLocal Takes the Field with the Uruguay National Football Team

Hey Payments Fanatic! While most of the industry fanatics were looking at Las Vegas’ FinTech Meetup yesterday, a big move happened in Montevideo. dLocal, Uruguay’s cross-border payments powerhouse, just became an official global sponsor of their national football team. More than a logo on a jersey; it’s a

VaulFi and Noah Launch First Direct-to-Bank Stablecoin Bridge for North Africa

VaulFi and Noah Launch First Direct-to-Bank Stablecoin Bridge for North Africa

Hey Payments Fanatic! VaulFi, the stablecoin-powered neobank, and Noah, the global payments infrastructure provider, are partnering to eliminate the "Triple Extraction Problem" in North Africa. This problem represents a combination of high commissions, predatory FX rates, and a widening 80% gap between official and parallel currency markets. With

Vipps Sells Checkout to Kustom: A Nordic Payments Power Shift

Vipps Sells Checkout to Kustom: A Nordic Payments Power Shift

Hey Payments Fanatic! Vipps MobilePay is shaking up the Nordic payments landscape by selling its Checkout solution to Kustom, the emerging payments platform spun out from Klarna. Rather than keeping its own online checkout stack, Vipps is doubling down on its core identity as a mobile‑first payment brand while

Visa Deepens Focus on Recurring Payments with Enhanced Subscription Manager

Visa Deepens Focus on Recurring Payments with Enhanced Subscription Manager

Hey Payments Fanatic! Visa has introduced its Enhanced Subscription Manager, a new feature aimed at improving consumer transparency and control over recurring payments. The solution leverages technology from Pinwheel, a payroll connectivity firm that joined the Visa FinTech Partner Connect program back in March 2023. That early collaboration laid the

Stripe Brings a New Checkout Experience for Facebook

Stripe Brings a New Checkout Experience for Facebook

Hey Payments Fanatic! Stripe is taking another big step toward embedding payments right where discovery happens. The programmable financial services company announced a new integration with Meta that brings one-click checkout directly to Facebook ads, powered by its Agentic Commerce Suite. Businesses can activate this feature from the Stripe Dashboard

Yeeld and Checkout.com Team Up to Put Merchants Back in Control of Their Pricing

Yeeld and Checkout.com Team Up to Put Merchants Back in Control of Their Pricing

Hey Payments Fanatic! The payments landscape grows ever more competitive, with customer expectations rising in tandem. Merchants must innovate to unlock new revenue streams without alienating their audience. Checkout.com and Yeeld's new partnership delivers exactly that. The integration allows dynamic fee application based on card type, location,

Paysend Partners with BVNK to Expand Stablecoin Payments

Paysend Partners with BVNK to Expand Stablecoin Payments

Hey Payments Fanatic! Paysend has partnered with BVNK to introduce stablecoin payments and settlement capabilities across its consumer and enterprise platforms. For Paysend, the partnership represents a strategic step toward expanding its digital payments ecosystem and reinforcing its position in the cross-border payments market. For BVNK, it is an indicator

CAB Payments Rejects StoneX Takeover Proposal

CAB Payments Rejects StoneX Takeover Proposal

Hey Payments Fanatic! Takeover activity is picking up again across payments infrastructure. 👀 But not every offer is landing. CAB Payments has rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from StoneX, which valued the company at 95 pence per share. The board unanimously concluded that the offer significantly undervalues the business and its

Q&A: From Bootstrap Mentality to $1B ARR: How Airwallex Built Profitability Without Taking Shortcuts

Q&A: From Bootstrap Mentality to $1B ARR: How Airwallex Built Profitability Without Taking Shortcuts

Hey there, Global financial infrastructure has long been one of the most fragmented and complex challenges for businesses operating across borders, where compliance, FX exposure, and disconnected systems are the norm rather than the exception. Today, I'm joined by Christos Chamberlain, General Manager of Airwallex UK and Europe,

EU Targets Turkey In Next SEPA Expansion Wave

EU Targets Turkey In Next SEPA Expansion Wave

Hey Payments Fanatic! The EU pitched to Turkey to join SEPA. A 41-country payments system designed to make euro transfers as fast and cheap as domestic ones. The proposal came last month in Ankara. European Commissioner Marta Kos discussed it directly with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. This has been building

Zerohash Expands Amsterdam HQ To Accelerate Regulated Crypto In Europe

Zerohash Expands Amsterdam HQ To Accelerate Regulated Crypto In Europe

Hey Payments Fanatic! Amsterdam 🇳🇱, my first home, continues to show up at the intersection of financial infrastructure and regulation... The city continues to position itself as a key gateway for financial infrastructure scaling across Europe, especially as regulation brings more clarity to digital assets. The news? zerohash has announced the

Wise Unlocks Thailand With Multi-Licence Approval

Wise Unlocks Thailand With Multi-Licence Approval

Hey Payments Fanatic! Wise just unlocked local operations in one of Southeast Asia’s most protected payments markets: Thailand. 🇹🇭 The secured multi-licence approval from the Bank of Thailand and the Ministry of Commerce allowed the company to launch the country’s first fully digital multi-currency wallet. Retail and business users

Ramp Acquires Juno To Expand Travel Infrastructure Beyond Employees

Ramp Acquires Juno To Expand Travel Infrastructure Beyond Employees

Hey Payments Fanatic! Corporate travel is getting a quiet rethink... For years, most travel infrastructure focused on employees. But companies deal with far more complex travel flows today, from candidates and contractors to partners and customers. Ramp has announced the acquisition of Juno, a modern guest travel platform built specifically

Mastercard Move Expands China Payment Access For Global SMEs

Mastercard Move Expands China Payment Access For Global SMEs

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard is extending its global money movement infrastructure in China. 🇨🇳 Mastercard Move is now connected to Bank of Shanghai, enabling bi-directional cross-border payments between China and global markets. That progression is worth watching. China exports more than $3 trillion each year. Fast and predictable payments are critical