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FlexM Secures Major Payment Institution (MPI) License from MAS Singapore

FlexM can now expand its services to include international money transfers.

Pine Labs Eyes Second-Half 2025 for India IPO

Sources say the planned IPO is expected to raise around US$1 billion

ICBA Payments strives for payments innovation with Mastercard

The strategic alliance with Mastercard will help community bankers bolster and modernize their card programs

Vision Bank becomes operational with Finastra's cloud-native, Islamic banking treasury solution

With Finastra Kondor and managed services provided by DXC, the bank has enhanced its treasury trading and risk management capabilities, while offering modern, Sharia-compliant services

Airwallex collaborates with Discover to expand payment acceptance options

Airwallex merchants can now accept Discover® and Diners Club International® Cards across multiple regions

JCB Now Available on Google Play in Key Asian Markets

JCB International is expanding digital payment convenience for JCB Cardmembers

XCharge NA partners Stripe on integrated EV payments

XCharge NA’s integrated payment system, designed with seamlessness and security in mind, comes pre-installed and shipped with every new XCharge system

Chocolate Finance Resumes Withdrawals, Raises Debit Card Spending Cap to S$1,000

After a temporary halt due to high transaction volumes, Chocolate Finance reinstates fund withdrawals and increases its debit card spending cap.

Santander and Amazon introduce Visa card in Austria

An accompanying app enables user to track rewards balances and the redemption of points on checkout at Amazon.

Doha Bank and Ooredoo Money form alliance for fintech growth

This partnership focuses on leveraging technologies to enhance digital banking services and financial inclusion.

Bilt Rewards acquires Banyan

The acquisition is intended to accelerate Bilt's expansion into new merchant categories

Pine Labs to Offer Visa Instalment Solutions to Southeast Asian Merchants

This streamlines instalment payments by consolidating issuer agreements and terminals on Pine Labs' platform, enabling both domestic and cross-border transactions

TerraPay partners with Banque du Caire for seamless remittances in Egypt 

Our partnership marks a key milestone in expanding TerraPay’s global payout network footprint in Egypt.

Cambodia’s Bakong App Expands to Support UnionPay QR Payments Abroad

The initiative is expected to facilitate digital transactions for Cambodian residents traveling abroad.

UnionPay, NITMX to Enable QR Code Payments Between China and Thailand

The initiative seeks to streamline digital payment for travelers between China and Thailand

American Express acquires Center to simplify expense tracking for businesses

“By integrating Center’s outstanding talent and technology, we can save our customers time and money and strengthen our leadership position in commercial card payments.”

AmEx to buy expense management software provider Center

AmEx says that the software, together with its own corporate and small business cards, will aim to create a seamless expense management platform that delivers more value across the commercial card payments process.

LSEG Risk Intelligence Deploys Account Verification to Tackle Payment Fraud

This helps businesses confirm supplier and customer payments and detect potential fraud risks.

UK banks hit a month of outages in the last two years; Barclays to pay out millions for IT downtime

The data does not include the most recent outages affecting Barclays customers between 31 January - 2 February and various banks on 28 February, disruption which left many people distressed on payday.

Qashier Secures Singapore Payment Licence

The fintech is now a regulated payment services provider in Singapore.

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