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NMI rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhones in US

NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, now enables its U.S. customers to seamlessly and securely accept in-person, contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone.

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Visa launches Click to Pay in Hong Kong with Za Bank

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced a significant advancement that will transform the eCommerce experience.

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Bybit scores MiCAR license in Austria

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has received its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) license from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), signifying a pivotal moment in its European expansion.

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Worldpay partners Exodus for card payments in self-custodial wallets

Worldpay has been a leader in making the purchase of digital currencies more accessible to consumers for more than 10 years and has now been selected by self-custodial wallet* provider, Exodus, to bring a native checkout experience to its users.

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Neema launches Dynamic Routing

Neema, a pioneering global cross-border payments network catering to financial institutions, launched today Dynamic Routing, an innovative technology designed to enhance every transaction by maximizing both success rates and cost efficiency.

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Stripe showcases money management tools for British businesses

Programmable financial services company Stripe showcased its latest products to accelerate the growth of British businesses, including a major expansion of its money management capabilities, tools to make it easier to trade internationally, and the world’s first AI foundation model for payments.

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Mastercard introduces TouchCard for the partially sighted in Canada

Eight in ten Canadians agree it’s important to embed accessibility in financial products for the sight loss community.

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IA, PIMFA and AIMA issue recommendation on T+2 fund settlement

The Investment Association (IA), Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) and Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have joined forces to issue a recommendation encouraging firms to alter their fund settlement timings to T+2 on or before 11 October 2027.

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Ajman Bank appoints head of fintech and AI

Ajman Bank has announced the appointment of Tahir Turksoy as the Head of Fintech & AI within the Consumer Banking Division, effective 7 April 2025.

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Sumsub and Solana debut on-chain identity attestations

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, showcased its first public integration of Sumsub ID at Solana Accelerate in New York.

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Mena wealth platform Vault opens to the general public

Vault Wealth Limited (“Vault”), MENA’s first digital private wealth platform built for the modern affluent, today announced its public launch, alongside an investment round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), with continued support from Outliers VC.

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Velocity scores $10M pre-seed funding for stablecoin payment account

Velocity announces a $10M pre-seed funding round and emerges from stealth to launch the Stablecoin Payment Account.