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Hey Payments Fanatic! Checkout.com just launched direct acquiring in Canada. The strategic step comes as North America becomes its fastest-growing region, with 80% YoY revenue growth in the U.S. alone. Direct acquiring in Canada gives customers more control over transaction data, enhanced authorization rates, and the performance edge

Hey Payments Fanatic! This Monday, July 14, Colombian banks will open Zona Bre-B, marking the first visible step in the rollout of the country’s real-time payments system. While Bre-B’s launch has been expected for months, what’s new is how and when it will start working for merchants.

Hey Payments Fanatic! Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is teaming up with Circle to bring its USDC stablecoin onto Ant’s blockchain platform to integrate regulated digital currencies into its payment and treasury systems. Additionally, Ant International is expanding its reach, now exploring stablecoin licenses in several countries. The Chinese FinTech

Hey Payments Fanatic! In a first-of-its-kind move, the Bank of England has fined Vocalink, Mastercard’s UK payments arm, £11.9 million for failing to fix systemic weaknesses flagged two years ago. The penalty casts a spotlight on risk management standards at one of the core engines behind Bacs, Faster

Hey Payments Fanatic! Revolut just unlocked money transfers to China via Alipay, marking a calculated step into one of the world’s biggest remittance corridors. The move promises speed, stability, and a reach that goes well beyond Singapore. It’s also just one piece of Revolut’s broader expansion playbook.

Hey, Payments Fanatic! It’s not often a company posts record profits and rising share prices, only to follow with its first significant round of layoffs. But that’s exactly what’s unfolding at Nayax. The Israeli payments and self-service tech firm is laying off 70 employees, even as its

Hey Payments Fanatic! Shift4 Payments has officially closed its $2.5 billion acquisition of Global Blue. So, who’s Global Blue? They are a Swiss-based leader in tax-free shopping and currency conversion technologies. This marks the largest acquisition in Shift4’s history, accelerating its expansion across luxury retail and global