Retail banking - Announcements, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Paypal and Perplexity give consumers the ability to checkout in chat

PayPal today announced that it has enabled PayPal merchants to become discoverable within Perplexity, giving consumers the ability to checkout in chat.

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Disseqt AI, HCLTech and Microsoft for agentic finance

Lean agentic enterprise platform Disseqt AI today announced that it is collaborating with HCLTech and Microsoft to guide banks and other financial services institutions with Agentic AI adoption.

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Switzerland’s Amina Bank and Crypto Finance complete payments pilot on Google ledger

AMINA Bank AG ("AMINA") and Crypto Finance Group, together with other banking partners, have successfully completed a landmark pilot program demonstrating how distributed ledger technology (DLT) can modernise cross-border, cross-currency, and point-of-sale use cases.

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Buy now, pay later becoming economic necessity for merchant POS systems

60% of hospitality businesses say speed is their key reason for investing in smarter point-of-sale (POS) systems ahead of the 2025 holiday shopping season, according to new research from Lloyds Merchant Services.

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PayMe HK wallet from HSBC migrates entire infrastructure to Amazn Wbe Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that PayMe by HSBC, Hong Kong’s homegrown mobile wallet, has successfully migrated its entire platform to AWS.

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Kinective buys Compuflex

Kinective, the leading banking operations platform provider that simplifies the technology financial institutions need to compete, thrive and better serve their communities, today announced its acquisition of Compuflex Corporation, a provider of transformative cash automation solutions with more than 40 years of specialized expertise serving financial, retail and gaming markets.

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Anchorage Digital offers rewards on USDtb and USDe

Anchorage Digital Bank is expanding access to USDtb, America’s first federally regulated stablecoin. Following a partnership with Ethena Labs, Anchorage Digital is now the sole issuer of USDtb.

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MoonPay secures New York Trust Charter

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has authorized MoonPay Trust Company, LLC, a New York Limited Purpose Trust Company (LPTC), to begin providing services to customers.

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Unlimit partners ShipAfrica to expand payment access across Africa

Unlimit, the global fintech company, today announced that it has partnered with ShipAfrica, a global logistics and shipping platform, to strengthen its parcel delivery operations and international cross-border trade.

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WilSon Energy taps GoCardless to cut payment costs

WilSon Energy, a leading provider of integrated heating and billing solutions for UK Heat Networks and District Heating schemes, has selected the bank payment company GoCardless to collect customer bills automatically.

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Monex Canada adds mass payments capability

Monex Canada Inc. (“Monex Canada”), a subsidiary of the wider financial services group Monex S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Monex”), an investment-grade global financial institution and a leader in commercial foreign exchange, today announced the launch of Mass Payments within its online FX payment platform, Monex Pay.

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ING adds roundup and invest feature to mobile app

ING in the Netherlands has made investing easier than ever for its six million app users with the launch of round up & invest last week.

25 November 2025

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