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Blackhawk Network (BHN) Launches Category-Specific Prepaid Rewards Card for Fuel, EV Charging and Grocery Applications

Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global leader in rewards and branded payments, is expanding its partnership with Mastercard to launch two new filtered prepaid card rewards products: the Drive Prepaid Card and the Grocery Prepaid Card. Designed to support more purposeful and relevant payment programs, these cards provide flexible reward options in high-demand redemption categories that align with targeted…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 3 min read

The Payments Association makes recommendations for UK to become a global payments powerhouse in manifesto

The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has launched its Payments Manifesto 2026, detailing policy recommendations, including a call for social media companies to have more responsibility in reducing fraud and a stricter ruling in the National Fraud Strategy. The Manifesto, Making Britain a Payments Powerhouse, describes the 77 policies recommended by over 150 payments professionals working across regulation, financial crime, digital currencies, financial inclu…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 5 min read

Akurateco and Payaza Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Payment Capabilities Across Africa and Global Markets

Akurateco, a next-generation white-label payment software vendor, has announced a strategic partnership with Payaza, a leading African digital payments service provider, to deliver enhanced local and cross-border payment capabilities for merchants worldwide. Through this collaboration, Payaza’s payment services are now available on the Akurateco platform, offering businesses seamless access to reliable African payment coverage supported…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Worldline strengthens long-term partnership with PSA to deliver next-generation payments in Austria

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, strengthens its long-term partnership with PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH (PSA), the key player in the development of full service payment solutions in Austria. Worldline will support PSA in upgrading to a next-generation payments platform, delivering enhanced scalability, resilience, security, and future-ready capabilities aligned with European standards….

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Paysecure Announces Five-Fold Increase in Merchants and Plans For Accelerated Growth in 2026

Paysecure, the cutting-edge payment orchestration company, has announced a significant uplift in merchant partners and a succession of new senior hires in December to support a substantial uplift in demand. The company continues to rapidly scale as the market appetite for payment orchestration solutions heats up, particularly in the global iGaming sector. In 2025, following…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Payfuture Appoints Sid Gautam as Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Global Enterprise Growth

Payfuture, the global payments technology company building the financial rails into emerging markets, today announced the appointment of Sid Gautam as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Sid joins the executive leadership team with a mandate to lead the company’s global commercial, revenue, and growth strategy as it scales enterprise payment infrastructure across high-growth regions. With more…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 2 min read

Banking Circle is Opening a Branch in the Czech Republic Marking Latest Milestone in European Expansion

Banking Circle today announced that it has established a branch in the Czech Republic, strengthening its offering in Europe and building on the company’s mission to develop a local clearing network for all major currencies. With a branch, Banking Circle will be able to provide local Czech koruna (CZK) payment capabilities for customers around the world, helping to support global customers in…

FinTech · JAN 13, 2026 · 3 min read

BNI Unifies Global Trade Finance on Finastra’s Trade Innovation, significantly accelerating customer onboarding

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, announced that PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BNI), one of Indonesia’s largest state-owned banks, has accelerated customer onboarding by around 25%, unifying its domestic and international trade finance operations on Finastra Trade Innovation. The centralized deployment replaced multiple legacy systems and is also delivering shorter approval…

FinTech · JAN 12, 2026 · 2 min read

FMO selects Fenergo for KYC streamlining

Fenergo, a provider of AI-powered client lifecycle management (CLM), KYC, and AML solutions, has been selected by FMO – The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank to modernise its onboarding and KYC operations. As Fenergo’s first development banking client, FMO will use Fenergo’s CLM solution and Document Agent to manage complex portfolios across emerging markets, while improving regulatory oversight,…

FinTech · JAN 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Bluecopa secures US$7.5M in Series A funding

Bluecopa, an AI-native finance operations automation platform, today announced it has raised US$7.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Singapore-based Analog Partners, with continued participation from existing investors Blume Ventures and Dallas Venture Capital. With this raise, Bluecopa’s total funding now stands at US$11.6 million, including backing from leading founders and finance leaders. The Series A follows…

Venture & Investment · JAN 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Singapore Gulf Bank joins J.P. Morgan’s Correspondent Banking network and rolls out Wire 365 for seamless USD Clearing

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) has further strengthened its relationship with J.P. Morgan by opening a correspondent banking account, granting SGB direct access to one of the world’s most established USD clearing networks. This strategic move enhances SGB’s ability to deliver seamless, secure, and efficient cross-border payment services to its clients. The collaboration fortifies SGB’s existing…

FinTech · JAN 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Checkout.com secures approval for Georgia Bank charter, accelerating US expansion

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced it has received approval for its Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. This critical regulatory milestone puts Checkout.com in the position to move forward to operate a MALPB in the US, marking the transition to operational execution….

FinTech · JAN 12, 2026 · 2 min read

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