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Mastercard, BVNK Launch Fiat and Stablecoin Payments Platform

The first major integration since Mastercard closed its BVNK deal lets banks and fintechs offer fiat and stablecoin accounts under their own brand.

Splitit unveils bank-branded instalment charge card

Cardholders will set their preferred spending threshold in the app, and purchases above that amount can be automatically split into predictable monthly payments.

Matkahuolto selects Aurionpro for contactless transit payments

The solution will enable the acceptance of EMV payment cards alongside Finland’s local contactless card standards across the public transport network.

Branch launches Flex EWA model for banks and credit unions

The launch extends the Flex model that Branch introduced earlier in 2026 for employers, which was designed to make embedded EWA quicker and less resource-intensive to deploy.

Visa lands PBOC approval to begin China card clearing business preparations

The approval kicks off a one-year preparatory window before Visa can apply for its full domestic clearing licence.

Yuno Adds SEON’s Fraud Prevention Tools to Its Global Payments Platform

Fraud prevention remains fragmented across markets even as businesses consolidate their international payment operations.

Barclaycard Payments deploys Visa Unified Checkout

The new agreement builds on six decades of joint innovation between Visa and Barclaycard across payments and acceptance.

Standard Bank Group signs agreement to invest in OPay ahead of IPO

The bank has framed the move as part of its own digital agenda

CaixaBank's app chosen as the best financial app in Spain by Global Finance

Not so many years ago, a bank's quality was measured by the proximity of its branch or the breadth of its network.

National Bank of Bahrain partners TerraPay to expand international payments network

The Bahrain-based bank joins a growing list of institutions that have partnered with TerraPay this year, including TPBank, Terrabank, and Banco Ganadero.

PayU, Malaysia Airlines partner to enhance digital travel payments

The partnership will combine PayU’s payment infrastructure and merchant ecosystem with Malaysia Airlines’ international network to create smoother booking journeys and more flexible payment experiences for customers.

FedEx Dataworks and Stripe partner on SMB financing and payments

The collaboration targets a gap in how logistics-intensive SMBs are assessed for credit. According to the companies, conventional financing relies mainly on bank statements and credit scores.

BDO Unibank updates wholesale payment system to Finastra Global PAYplus

The Philippines' largest commercial bank has moved its international Swift and domestic PESONet transaction processing onto Global PAYplus.

Mastercard to enable offline payments across Europe

Mastercard is now also taking action, stating that from February 2027 all newly issued cards across Europe will be enabled to make offline payments.

Payments income bolsters banks

Income from card, digital and other rails has swelled to about 40% of revenue for the global bank industry, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

Wells Fargo brings debit card personalisation to mobile app

The new mobile experience simplifies the card design process, allowing customers to create, preview and submit their custom debit card design directly from their mobile device.

BDO Unibank Powers Smarter, Next-Generation Payments With Finastra

With modern Global PAYplus, BDO is enabling cost efficient modernisation, greater automation, and more innovative and flexible payment services for customers

Caliza and Yala partner on cross-border trade in Africa

Under the agreement, Yala will use Caliza’s infrastructure to support settlements with international suppliers across multiple payment corridors.

Banking industry, PayNet to introduce industry fraud alert, eye pilot testing in 1H 2027 - Bank Negara governor

Abdul Rasheed said this capability may introduce interference for customers, and there may also be complaints.

Commercial Bank of Dubai Becomes First Non-European Bank to Join CBMT Tokenized Money Initiative

The Commercial Bank Money Token (CBMT) initiative, spearheaded by Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft (DK), aims to transition commercial bank money onto digital rails using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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