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Vyntra Marks 10 Years of Financial Crime Prevention in East Africa as Platform Expands into Transaction Intelligence

Previously operating as NetGuardians, Vyntra has spent a decade helping East African banks fighting financial crime, screening more than two billion transactions annually across the region and expanding its capabilities into broader transaction intelligence. Vyntra’s presence in East Africa began with its Nairobi operations as NetGuardians in 2016 and has since grown into a Service…

FinTech · AUG 25, 2026 · 3 min read

payabl. teams up with Visa to help merchants quickly resolve disputes and prevent costly chargebacks

European financial technology provider payabl. has expanded its relationship with Visa to extend access to real-time dispute management tools for merchants across the UK and EU. Through the collaboration, payabl. will offer Visa’s Rapid Dispute Resolution (RDR) services, enabling merchants to resolve disputes automatically at the pre-dispute stage and help prevent costly chargebacks before they happen. The solution also helps enhance…

FinTech · AUG 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Payouts.com and Casper Association Partner on AI Agent Payments

Payouts.com, the financial operating system for humans and AI agents, and the Casper Association, the Swiss non-profit stewarding the Casper Network blockchain, today announced a partnership to bring x402 agent payments into production. Payouts.com will support Casper Network, the first WebAssembly-native Layer 1 running x402 on mainnet, as a settlement rail for its AgentWallet and Digital Employees platform. Since Payouts.com already supports x402 natively, the…

Artificial Intelligence · AUG 25, 2026 · 2 min read

Bir partners with Azerbaijan’s hospitality sector to digitise ordering, payments and tipping

Bir, the Caucasus’s first fully integrated banking, payments and e-commerce ecosystem, has partnered with Azerbaijan’s Public Catering and Gastronomy Association (İİQA) and Clopos, a fast-growing startup that provides digital solutions for restaurant and retail businesses, to accelerate the digitalisation of the country’s hospitality sector. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding, the three organisations will work…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 2 min read

UATP Names dLocal as Newest Payment Processing Partner for UATP One

UATP, the global network enabling organizations to simplify payment processes and expand their payment capabilities, has named dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets as the newest payment processing partner for UATP One, its merchant services platform. dLocal processes payments across +60 countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, giving UATP…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 3 min read

Inter Extends Global Payment Infrastructure to 3.7 Billion Digital Wallets Through Xend – TerraPay’s Global Wallet Interoperability Network

Digital wallets have become the default way people send and receive money across large parts of the world, but the banks that hold and move the majority of global capital have largely stayed outside that ecosystem, reliant on legacy rails not built to reach wallet users directly. Inter, a global financial technology company serving 45M customers…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 3 min read

G+D Brings New Colors to Convego Ceramic Payment Cards as Banks Compete for Affluent Customers

As fintechs and digital-first challengers narrow the gap on price and convenience, a growing number of banks are also exploring new target groups. Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is expanding its Convego Ceramic payment card line with a wide range of new on-trend colors, including elegant white, bright blue and deep red. It takes the material beyond the…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 3 min read

Elavon renews partnership with Sage to simplify payments for growing businesses

Elavon, the merchant payment division of U.S. Bank and one of Europe’s leading global merchant acquirers, and Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, have renewed their long-standing partnership to continue delivering simple, seamless and scalable payment solutions to even more Sage customers across the United Kingdom…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 2 min read

BEAC and ProgressSoft Reach a New Milestone in Modernizing Payments Across the Six CEMAC Member States

A new milestone has been reached in the modernization of payment infrastructure in Central Africa. The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and ProgressSoft have successfully launched SYSTAC 2, the new centralized electronic clearing house serving the six member states of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). Since August 3, 2026, BEAC…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 3 min read

Payfuture and Payouts.com partner to power local payouts in India

Payfuture, the global payments company building financial infrastructure in emerging markets, today announced a strategic partnership with Payouts.com, the AI-native financial operations OS that helps businesses pay anyone, anywhere. The partnership equips Payouts.com with Payfuture’s local payment infrastructure in India. India is one of Payouts.com’s most active and fastest-growing corridors. As demand from its customers accelerates,…

FinTech · AUG 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Have we been looking for the next payments revolution in the wrong place?

by Lynda Clarke, General Manager UK at Nayax The payment moment has long been the epicentre of payments innovation, with the focus on making every transaction faster and easier. But the industry’s attention is beginning to shift beyond the checkout. Forward-thinking businesses across transport, hospitality, retail and everyday services are recognising that what customers really…

Insights · AUG 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Corpay launches Virtual Assistant in the UK to help finance teams see spend clearly and act faster

Research commissioned by global S&P500 corporate payments company, Corpay, reveals UK finance teams continue to spend significant time on manual expense, invoice and supplier payment administration. Addressing that challenge, Corpay today announced the UK launch of its AI-powered Virtual Assistant, available within Corpay Complete, helps finance teams see spend clearly and move tasks forward faster. The Virtual Assistant is now available to all new and existing…

FinTech · AUG 12, 2026 · 2 min read