ShopeePay and Alipay+ Partner to Launch QR Payment Services in Singapore
ShopeePay is expanding into cross-border payments through a new integration with Alipay+, marking a significant step toward unified digital wallet…
Payments
Payments technology continues to evolve as financial institutions, fintechs, and technology providers develop faster, more secure, and more convenient ways to move money. This category covers developments in digital payments, real-time payment systems, card networks, digital wallets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the broader digital money ecosystem. Finnoex provides insights into global payment infrastructure, cross-border payment innovation, open banking payments, and the technologies shaping the future of financial transactions.
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The Global Payments Race: Why Banks Are Fighting to Own the Transaction Layer
Payments have quietly become one of the most strategic battlegrounds in global banking. While lending and traditional banking products continue to face margin pressure, payments infrastructure is emerging as one of the fastest-growing and most profitable segments of financial services.
Kraken Financial Becomes First Digital Asset Bank to Secure Master Account
Kraken Financial has reached a major milestone in the evolution of digital assets by securing direct access to the Federal…
ACI Worldwide Launches Connetic for Cards to Modernise Global Payment Infrastructure
ACI Worldwide is strengthening its payments infrastructure offering with the launch of a new cloud-native card processing solution designed to…
GCash and Careem Pay Partner for UAE to Philippines Money Transfers
GCash and Careem Pay are strengthening cross-border remittance services between the UAE and the Philippines through a new wallet-to-wallet integration.…
Santander and Mastercard Test AI-Driven Payment in European Banking First
Artificial intelligence is moving closer to executing real financial transactions, as Banco Santander and Mastercard test what is believed to…
Wero Launches Online Payment Services for Customers in Belgium
Belgium is expanding its digital payments landscape as the European Payments Initiative rolls out Wero for online transactions, marking the…
Network International partners with Al Seraj Islamic Bank to advance digital banking in Libya
Libya’s banking sector is accelerating its shift toward digital payments, as financial institutions invest in modern infrastructure to expand access…
CBUAE approves launch of UAE dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC on ADI Chain
Stablecoins are moving deeper into regulated financial systems, with central banks and institutions increasingly formalising their role within mainstream digital…
Jordan Kuwait Bank Taps BPC to Power Long-Term Digital Transformation
Jordan Kuwait Bank is strengthening its digital banking capabilities through a long-term partnership with BPC, as it moves to unify…