Trustly, the global leader in Pay by Bank, today announced a partnership with Acres Manufacturing Company (“Acres”). This partnership includes implementing Trustly Scan & Pay, an envisioned holistic cashless gaming execution powered by Trustly’s Open Banking Payments, with Acres’ Universal Payment Adapter, enabling instant funding to any slot machine or table game. Through this collaboration, players can fund slots and tables through their bank account by scanning a QR code, bringing the speed, security, and convenience of Pay by Bank to the casino floor.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, today announced a series of innovations across its product suite, designed to keep merchants ahead in a rapidly evolving digital economy.

To meet India’s growing demand for seamless cross-border transacƟons, Banking Circle will enable EbixCash World Money ('EbixCash'), a leading AD-II licensed foreign exchange and remiƩance provider in India, to offer faster and more transparent internaƟonal money transfers.

New research commissioned by Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and merchants with flexible and transparent payment options, reveals that payment flexibility is now one of the most important factors influencing travellers when booking flights and holidays.

Big Issue has partnered with open banking payment provider fumopay to offer its vendors an innovative new way to take cashless payments.

PayPal has announced that U.S. customers will earn 5% cash back on PayPal Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) purchases between now and the end of the year1. As 60%2 of shoppers feel more financial stress heading into this holiday season, PayPal, one of the leading BNPL providers worldwide, is helping to make it easier to manage spending this holiday season.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced a strategic technology collaboration with Microsoft. As part of the multi-year technology agreement, Checkout.com will adopt Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure to accelerate digital payments performance for its enterprise merchants. This new alliance underpins both companies' shared commitment to accelerating innovation in the payments sector - and building trust in the digital economy.

Today, Teya, the all-in-one financial services provider supporting local businesses across Europe, now enables its merchants across nine European countries — the UK, Hungary, Iceland, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, Portugal, Italy and Spain, to seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Pleo, one of Europe’s leading spend management platforms, has announced the launch of multicurrency accounts, giving companies the power to hold and spend up to six currencies from a single Pleo card.

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, and the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9), the organization accredited by ANSI to develop financial industry standards for the United States, today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the development and adoption of standards for faster payments in the United States.

Nexi, the European PayTech, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) – Te Pūtea Matua, have successfully upgraded New Zealand’s Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, known as ESAS, ensuring alignment with the latest Swift regulatory and messaging protocols.

vobapay, the technology partner for modern payment solutions with cooperative roots, and Mastercard are entering into a strategic partnership. As part of this collaboration, vobapay will integrate Mastercard’s Open Banking technology into its platform. This will enable companies working with vobapay to offer their customers secure and fast account-to-account (A2A) payments directly at checkout.

Checkout.com, a leading digital payments provider, today announced that the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has officially accepted its application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter. This reinforces the company’s commitment to deliver a powerful payments platform specifically designed for US enterprise merchants.

Workday has today announced Pay Transparency Analyzer powered by Kainos. This new solution will help organisations confidently navigate global pay equity regulations, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and foster fair and transparent pay practices.

PayPoint has today announced that Lloyds Banking Group customers have deposited over £3 million since the launch of its cash deposit service and the BankLocal partnership has now been expanded to include card deposits.