Sitemap - 2025 - Payments Wrap Up

Prove launches ProveX, the Internet’s First Digital Trust Exchange

Trade Republic Reaches €12.5B Valuation, Signaling Europe’s Fintech Maturity

Coinbase Pushes Stablecoins Into the Enterprise Mainstream

SoFi Launches Fully Reserved Stablecoin to Power Institutional Finance

Nuvei Secures EU MiCAR License, Strengthening Its Crypto Payments Position

Monzo Secures EU Banking Licence, Unlocking European Expansion

PayPal Moves Toward Becoming a Bank for Small Businesses

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund, Signaling Institutional Shift to Onchain Finance

JPMorgan Accelerates Tokenization With Galaxy Debt Issuance on Solana

Ant, HSBC and Swift Advance Tokenised Deposits Using ISO 20022

Barclays Takes Strategic Stake in United Fintech

Malaysia Unveils Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin to Power APAC Payments

Binance Secures First Global Crypto License Under ADGM Framework

LSEG and OpenAI Partner to Power Secure Financial AI Access

Kraken & Deutsche Börse Forge Landmark Partnership Bridging Traditional and Digital Markets

Stripe Makes a $1B Bet on Usage-Based Billing With Metronome Acquisition

Revolut Launches “Street Mode” to Protect Users From Transfer Muggings

Wise Expands into Africa to Power Cheaper Cross-Border Payments

U.S. Bank Explores Stablecoin Issuance on the Stellar Network

Tether Hit by S&P Downgrade Amid Bitcoin Exposure Concerns

Visa Expands Stablecoin Payments Across CEMEA with Aquanow Partnership

Klarna Launches Stablecoin

Revolut Hits $75B Valuation in Landmark Milestone

FICO & Plaid Launch Next-Gen Cash-Flow Credit Score

Kraken Quietly Files for U.S. IPO, Signaling a New Chapter for Crypto & Fintech

Lloyds Buys Curve for £120M in Major Shift Toward Super-App Banking

Ramp Surges to $32B Valuation with Lightspeed-Led $300M Round

UBS & Ant International Launch Real-Time Blockchain Payments Network

JPMorgan Expands in Dubai to Deepen Regional Financial Presence

Ant International Launches the World’s First Iris-Authenticated Smart Glasses Payment Solution

Visa Launches Stablecoin Payout Pilot to Accelerate Payments for Creators and Gig Workers

Revolut Launches Fee-Free Fiat-to-Stablecoin Conversions

Visa and Mastercard Reach Landmark Settlement Over Interchange Fees

Canada Moves to Place Open Banking Under Central Bank Oversight

EU Probes Alleged Collusion Between Deutsche Börse & Nasdaq

United Fintech Acquires Trade Ledger to Bolster AI’s Banking Presence

Ripple Expands into Wallet Tech with Palisade Acquisition

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JP Morgan Launches Kinexys — a Blockchain Network to Revolutionize Fund Flows

Mastercard Nears $2B Deal to Acquire Crypto Firm ZeroHash

Worldpay and OpenAI Partner to Launch AI-Driven Commerce Protocol

PayPal Wallet Comes to ChatGPT

Klarna Launches Membership Programme

JPMorgan to Allow Crypto as Collateral

Banks Could Lose $170B to AI Disruption, McKinsey Warns

Coinbase Launches Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card Nationwide

Japanese Banks Unite to Launch Yen-Pegged Stablecoin

UK Watchdog Clears Global Payments’ $22.7B Worldpay Acquisition

PayPal’s Crypto Partner Accidentally Mints $300 Trillion in Stablecoins

US Seizes $15B in Bitcoin from Forced-Labour ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam

Mastercard Launches Commercial Connect API

Monzo Adds Built-In Tax Filing Feature

Mastercard Unveils Platform to Boost Payment Approval Rates

Mastercard and Coinbase Battle for Stablecoin Pioneer BVNK

Klarna and Google Ink AI Deal

JPMorgan Spends $2B a Year on AI, Saves the Same Amount — Dimon

Coinbase Seeks National Trust Charter to Expand Institutional Services

PayPal Introduces 5% Cashback on BNPL Purchases and Expands to In-Store Payments

Samsung Brings Coinbase Access to 75M Wallet Users in Major Crypto Expansion

Robinhood CEO: Tokenisation Is an Unstoppable Freight Train

JPMorgan Retires Nutmeg Brand in Wealth Rebrand Strategy

PayOS and Mastercard complete milestone agentic payment transaction

Visa Unveils AI-Powered Commercial Payments Hub

Kraken Eyes $300M Raise Ahead of IPO at $20B Valuation

Klarna Surpasses One Million US Debit Card Sign-Ups

PayPal to Sell $7B in BNPL Loans to Blue Owl Capital

Revolut Pledges £3B UK Investment

PayPal Backs Stable Layer 1 Blockchain

Ripple Commits $25M to Support U.S. Small Businesses and Veterans

Stripe Alumni Launch AI Financial Hub for Startups

Google and PayPal Forge Multiyear Partnership to Revolutionize Commerce

Robinhood Launches Private Market Fund for Retail Investors

Wall Street Bets on FinTechs Reinventing Lending, Credit and Payments

Tether Launches New US Dollar Stablecoin

Onafriq and Visa Drive Financial Interoperability in the DRC

BlackRock-backed Scalable Capital Wins European Banking License

Mastercard Unveils On-Demand Decisioning Tool

Wealthsimple Data Breach Exposes Customer Information

Walmart’s OnePay Expands Into Mobile Plans

JPMorgan Chase to Launch Digital Bank in Germany

Airwallex Acquires OpenPay to Compete with Stripe Billing

Klarna Launches Debit Card Across Europe

Revolut Launches $75B Secondary Share Sale

CaixaBank Enables Apple Pay Installments in Spain

TransUnion Data Breach Exposes 4.4 Million Consumers

Ant International, Standard Chartered, and Swift Join Forces on Bank-to-Wallet Payments

Klarna Eyes $14 Billion IPO Amid Fintech Revival

Bunq Fined €2.6M Over Serious AML Deficiencies

JPMorgan Pays $330M to Settle Malaysia 1MDB Claims

CredAbility Launches AI-Powered Credit Score Builder

China Explores Yuan-Backed Stablecoins to Boost Global Currency Use

N26 CEO Valentin Stalf Steps Down Amid Investor Tensions

Monzo mirrors Revolut and Klarna with plan to launch mobile service

BNPL for car repairs, Bumper bags $11m