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Icon Solutions and MongoDB Benchmark Shows IPF Processing 6,000 Payments per Second with Zero Data Loss Under Failure

Icon Solutions and MongoDB today published the results of a joint benchmark showing that the Icon Payments Framework (IPF), running on MongoDB Atlas, processed 6,000 end-to-end payment transactions per second (around 430,000 database operations per second) with a mean end-to-end latency of 0.51 seconds, and recovered from both application and database node failures with zero data loss. Account-to-account…

FinTech · SEP 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Sol og Strand selects Shift4 to upgrade payments and elevate the guest experience across its Danish holiday-home network

Shift4, a global leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has been selected by Sol og Strand, one of Denmark’s largest holiday-home rental agencies, to provide payment processing across its portfolio of more than 7,000 privately owned properties. Founded in 1979, Sol og Strand offers holiday homes and apartments throughout Denmark, including Bornholm, Skagen, Blokhus, Blåvand…

FinTech · SEP 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Businesses face “one of the biggest shifts in retail shopping in decades” as consumers increase use of AI in shopping and payments

More than one in ten online shoppers are expected to routinely use AI agents to purchase products on their behalf by 2030, according to a new Mastercard report, A Short History of the Future of Shopping and Payments.1 The report draws on Mastercard research and the perspectives of four world-leading futurists from the US, Europe and Asia. It explores how a fundamental shift in shopping habits…

Artificial Intelligence · SEP 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Open banking delivered by Ecommpay brings 17% increase in payments settled on time for bill management innovator – Bill.me

Working with inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, bill management provider, Bill.me has seen on-time payments rise 17% in just three months as a result of adding open banking as a payment option. Across Europe, Bill.me enables its 200,000+ users to receive and manage recurring bills from more than 300 companies and pay multiple bills in a single…

FinTech · SEP 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Nexi partners with JCB and UnionPay International to simplify public transport in Campania

Nexi, the European PayTech leader, announces two strategic partnerships with JCB and UnionPay International (UPI) to expand both global payment schemes across public transport in the Campania region of southern Italy, including Naples. The partnerships are delivered through the Unico Campania consortium, which manages integrated ticketing for multiple public transport operators in the region. Thanks to these…

FinTech · SEP 4, 2026 · 3 min read

dLocal and Alternative Airlines partner on flexible payments for travel bookings in emerging markets

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Alternative Airlines, the global flight search and booking site, working with the world’s leading airlines, to give travelers in emerging markets the option to book flights now and pay over time. Airfares and travel packages are the kind of high-ticket…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 3 min read

Minor Hotels partners with Checkout.com to power high-performance payments across global hospitality

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced its partnership with Minor Hotels, a global hospitality group with more than 640 hotels across 67 countries. Minor Hotels operates a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts, alongside food and beverage businesses and luxury transportation services. As the group continues to expand across markets, it is…

FinTech · SEP 2, 2026 · 2 min read

Mollie and GoCardless combine to create Europe’s leading payments and financial services partner

Mollie today announced it has completed its acquisition of GoCardless, a global leader in bank payments. Together, the two companies are trusted by more than 350,000 businesses across 30+ markets. Koen Köppen, CEO of Mollie, leads the group. GoCardless will continue to operate as ‘GoCardless, a Mollie company’ under co-founder Hiroki Takeuchi, reflecting the strategic…

Venture & Investment · SEP 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Visa Enhances A2A Protect to Stop Fraud Before Funds Leave Accounts

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today announced an enhanced version of A2A Protect, delivering real-time risk insights that help banks stop account-to-account (A2A) fraud before money leaves customer accounts. The expanded solution introduces a new unified fraud score—Visa’s first in-market integration of Featurespace technology— helping give financial institutions faster, clearer signals to support…

FinTech · SEP 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Parsons Bakery Turns to Square to Run Its Business on One Platform

The century-old South West bakery chain has selected Square for point-of-sale and payment processing to bring operations together in one place Square, the global payments platform, today announced that Parsons Bakery, the South West England and Wales bakery chain, has adopted Square’s point-of-sale and payment processing across its estate. Parsons Bakery, which operates 48 shops…

FinTech · SEP 1, 2026 · 2 min read

dLocal launches dMoRe to remove operational barriers between global businesses and emerging markets

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global enterprise merchants to emerging markets, today announced the launch of dMoRe, its Merchant of Record (MoR) solution designed to redefine how global enterprises scale across emerging economies. With dMore, dLocal expands its role beyond providing payment processing to become an end-to-end growth partner for global…

FinTech · AUG 26, 2026 · 4 min read

OpenPayd Integrates with Circle for Near-Instant Global Fiat Payments

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, today announced it has integrated with Circle Payments Network (CPN) to bring near-instant cross-border fiat payments to businesses through its universal financial infrastructure. By integrating CPN into their platform, businesses can now utilise OpenPayd’s stablecoin infrastructure while continuing to send and receive familiar fiat currencies without the need…

FinTech · AUG 25, 2026 · 2 min read