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Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, has been selected by OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, to power international payments for OakNorth’s UK business customers. Through the partnership, OakNorth customers – scaling businesses with annual turnover of £1 million to £100 million – will be able to make international payments instantly…
By bringing Convera’s global payment capabilities into PayDo’s existing platform, customers will be able to receive funds via SWIFT and manage onward payment flows through a more connected experience, without PayDo having to build the underlying capability independently. Extending SWIFT Receive Capabilities Without Additional Banking Infrastructure For payment providers, enabling clients to receive funds via SWIFT can…
Noah, the stablecoin payments infrastructure provider, has closed its seed funding round at $38 million following the raise of an additional $16 million from existing and new investors. The raise follows strong growth that has seen revenues surge by 538% during year-to-date 2026 compared to the same period 2025, with recurring monthly growth of 31%. Noah has also signed over 150…
Tribe Payments, a global payments fintech specialising in issuer and acquirer processing, has appointed Alex Lim as Head of Sales and Solutions, Asia-Pacific. Alex joins from Pure Commerce, a Euronet Worldwide company, where he was General Manager of Merchant Services for Asia-Pacific. In his new role, he will report into and work alongside Matt Weir,…
The Payments Association (TPA), the trade association representing the payments industry, has acquired its European sister organisation, The Payments Association EU (TPA EU), bringing the two communities under one umbrella and creating a combined network of more than 350 member organisations. The acquisition, which follows a unanimous vote by TPA EU members, marks the first…
Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services providers, has selected Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, as a strategic Multicurrency Clearing (MCC) partner for the Group. The new collaboration builds on the two companies’ recent launch of Absa Global Pay in South Africa which demonstrated the value of combining…
payabl., a European financial technology provider, today announced an extended partnership with London Lions for the 2026/27 season. As the club’s Official Payments Partner, payabl. will support London Lions’ financial operations with multi-currency business accounts and corporate cards, helping the club manage payments, spending and international activity as it continues to grow. The expanded partnership…
XMLdation, a leading provider of payments testing solutions, has developed Buddy Bank™ for the RTP® network, a self-service simulator that helps financial institutions (FIs) optimize their real-time payments testing. Testing with Buddy Bank™ is a significant improvement on traditional testing processes – where FIs rely on coordinated testing with friendly banks – delivering enhanced efficiency…
Growing pet-related spending is emerging as one of the trends shaping Britain’s ‘couch economy’, as new Visa research reveals how increasingly home-centred lifestyles are changing where and how UK households spend. Around 5% of UK payment cards now show regular spending at pet merchants, up approximately 1.5 percentage points since 2019. The growth reflects recurring…
Terrabank, a Miami-based community bank and affiliate of Grupo Promerica, today announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement company, and Mozrt, a payments technology platform, to modernize and streamline cross-border payments. The collaboration enables Terrabank to offer pay-to-account and digital wallets through the Mozrt SmartRails™ payment platform. Clients will experience enhanced international…
Mambu and Mastercard have today announced a strategic collaboration that will make it easier for financial institutions using Mambu to offer fast, secure and transparent cross-border payments. Through this collaboration, Mambu will connect Mastercard Move, Mastercard’s portfolio of global money movement capabilities, with its Intelligent Core, a cloud-native core banking and payments platform built to…
Today at Sibos 2026 in Miami, Finastra announced the launch of Repair Recommendations – a new AI-powered capability within AI OperatorAssist. This move will help banks respond more quickly to growing payment activity by adding smarter decision-making into their existing workflows. Traditional payment processing issues like errors and disruptions cost the industry billions yearly, hinder seamless transactions, and…
