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Open banking stories

Pesa joins Payments Canada ahead of Real-Time Rail
Fintech

Pesa joins Payments Canada ahead of Real-Time Rail

Canada's payment overhaul could give remittance firms a route into domestic rails as Payments Canada opens membership to more providers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
Six Canadian banks explore tokenised deposit system
Digital Transformation

Six Canadian banks explore tokenised deposit system

Canadian customers could gain faster, programmable payments as six major lenders test digital bank money within existing regulatory safeguards.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Adyen upgrades Authenticate to lift online payments
Fintech

Adyen upgrades Authenticate to lift online payments

Online shoppers could face fewer checkout hurdles as Adyen's updated authentication tool aims to lift conversion by double digits for merchants.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Open banking stories

Bybit launches global campaign to broaden financial platform
Fintech

Bybit launches global campaign to broaden financial platform

Users can now access stocks, gold and foreign exchange alongside crypto as the exchange pushes into payments, wealth and AI tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Mastercard survey sees SMEs shifting to fintech payments
Digital Transformation

Mastercard survey sees SMEs shifting to fintech payments

Cross-border payment competition is intensifying as SMEs prioritise faster, more reliable transfers, with 91% planning to switch provider within two years.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
TBC Bank Uzbekistan expands Salom card with UZCARD
Fintech

TBC Bank Uzbekistan expands Salom card with UZCARD

The move gives Uzbek customers another domestic payment option, with up to one million new cards set to offer ATTO transport discounts and cashback.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Midnite taps BR-DGE to expand payments infrastructure
Fintech

Midnite taps BR-DGE to expand payments infrastructure

The move should let customers use more payment options as the betting operator expands beyond the UK and Ireland.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Bunq launches €5,000 credit limit on free credit card
Fintech

Bunq launches €5,000 credit limit on free credit card

The move gives bunq customers a flexible borrowing option for hotel and car-hire bookings as the digital bank pushes deeper into credit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
NatWest & banks set out AI agent payment principles
Data Protection

NatWest & banks set out AI agent payment principles

Banks want to prevent AI-driven shopping from eroding customer control, privacy and security as agentic commerce moves closer to everyday payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
Adyen upgrades Authenticate to cut checkout friction
Fintech

Adyen upgrades Authenticate to cut checkout friction

Shoppers may face fewer checkout hurdles as the upgraded system uses machine learning to pick the best authentication method in real time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Bir says digital banking now reaches 5 million users
Fintech

Bir says digital banking now reaches 5 million users

Serving more than half of Azerbaijan's population, the group is using physical terminals and app services to ease customers towards digital payments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
Data Analytics

AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures

AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Open banking stories

iFAST Global Bank launches payment collection tool for SMEs
Fintech

iFAST Global Bank launches payment collection tool for SMEs

Small firms using sterling payments can now track incoming money in one dashboard, as the bank aims to cut manual reconciliation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans
Software-as-a-Service

UK SMEs upbeat but finance admin slows growth plans

Finance admin is limiting growth plans for many UK SMEs, even as 56% say they are confident about the year ahead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Starbucks teams up with Alipay for AI coffee alarm
Data Protection

Starbucks teams up with Alipay for AI coffee alarm

Chinese consumers can now schedule daily Starbucks orders through Alipay's AI agent, as the firms deepen ties around routine mobile payments.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
GoCardless processes UK's first agentic charity payment
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GoCardless processes UK's first agentic charity payment

A regulated trial has shown how AI could streamline monthly giving while keeping donors in control of approval and spending limits.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Feijoa users add NZD $4.5m to KiwiSaver through round-ups
Fintech

Feijoa users add NZD $4.5m to KiwiSaver through round-ups

Round-up saving has pushed more than 7,000 users towards retirement balances, with self-employed New Zealanders making up about a third of Feijoa's base.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month