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Bizum Prepares 2026 In-Store Payments Launch to Challenge Visa and Mastercard

Bizum Prepares 2026 In-Store Payments Launch to Challenge Visa and Mastercard

Hey Payments Fanatic! Bizum is preparing a major expansion for 2026 with a new in-store payment solution designed to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard. The Spanish bank-backed platform aims to let customers pay directly at physical merchants through a dedicated app. The service, known as Bizum Pay, will allow

Pay.com.au Reaches a $633 Million Valuation after New Funding Round

Pay.com.au Reaches a $633 Million Valuation after New Funding Round

Hey Payments Fanatic! Pay.com.au raised $25 million as the Melbourne-based FinTech prepares for its US expansion. The round was led by Morgans Corporate with participation from Wilson Asset Management, Thorney Group, and Ophir. The raise values the platform at $633 million pre-money. Revenue more than doubled year-on-year to

KuCoin Pay Integrates with Pix to Expand Instant Crypto Payments in Brazil

KuCoin Pay Integrates with Pix to Expand Instant Crypto Payments in Brazil

Hey Payments Fanatic! KuCoin Pay is expanding its Payments footprint in Latin America as it integrates with Pix, enabling millions of Brazilians to convert and spend more than 50 cryptocurrencies directly at any Pix-enabled merchant. The integration allows instant crypto-to-BRL transfers, letting users pay merchants or move funds to any

SBS Adds Wero Digital Wallet Support to Its Open Banking Platform

SBS Adds Wero Digital Wallet Support to Its Open Banking Platform

Hey Payments Fanatic! SBS upgraded its open banking platform to support Wero, the European Payments Initiative’s digital wallet. Wero continues to scale across Europe with A2A payments, giving banks an alternative to card networks. Tens of millions of users have already joined in the first markets. The SBS platform

Liverpool FC Signs PayPal as its New Official Digital Payments Partner

Liverpool FC Signs PayPal as its New Official Digital Payments Partner

Hey Payments Fanatic! PayPal has entered a global, multi-year partnership with Liverpool FC, becoming the club’s official digital payments partner. This is PayPal’s first collaboration with a Premier League team and strengthens its position as a trusted player in global Payments. The agreement will integrate PayPal across LFC’

Airwallex Joins EPI as Principal Member and Expands with Wero

Airwallex Joins EPI as Principal Member and Expands with Wero

Hey Payments Fanatic! Airwallex has partnered with EPI, and now merchants on the company's platform can offer Wero Wallet as a payment method across Europe. The FinTech is now a Principal Member of the European Payments Initiative. The goal here is to make merchants reach more shoppers and

BC Fines PayPal R$5 Million for Pix Rule Violations

BC Fines PayPal R$5 Million for Pix Rule Violations

Hey Payments Fanatic! PayPal was fined R$5.3 million by the Brazilian Central Bank for failing to meet deadlines and requirements during the rollout of Pix in 2020. In its statement, the company said the migration required moving from a closed system to an open platform, which created operational