Mastercard has announced a strategic collaboration with Qlub, a leading fintech innovator in the hospitality sector, to advance digital and contactless payments across the GCC. This marks a significant step towards enhancing the digital payment landscape in the region by meeting the growing demand for seamless, technology-driven dining experiences.

BPC, global leader in payment solutions, was recognized by Celent, a part of GlobvalData, as a Luminary (top category), in the new reports “Retail Digital Banking Platforms: EMEA Edition,” and “Small Business Digital Banking Platforms: EMEA Edition” for its SmartVista Digital banking platform. The top recognition refelects the platform’s excellence in both technology and functional breadth.

Councils across the UK are cutting complexity from rent collection and citizen support with 8x8® Fast Pay. From 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the industry’s most integrated customer experience (CX) platform provider, the new digital service makes it easier for tenants to manage rent and seek financial relief while easing the strain on overworked council staff.

The acquisition reflects Matica Fintec’s continued mission to build secure, scalable, and innovative financial ecosystems at the service of banks, governments, and enterprises worldwide.

PXP the omnichannel global payment platform, today announces a new partnership with Zeal, an innovative fintech disrupting the retail payments experience. The partnership brings together seamless payment technology and intelligent loyalty solutions in a collaboration that will benefit merchants and customers alike.

dtcpay, a licensed global payment solutions provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Committee of Da Nang during Vietnam Blockchain Day 2025. The agreement marks a significant step in strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors to advance blockchain applications and accelerate digital transformation in Vietnam.

The “Design Your Future (DYF)” initiative and Mastercard hosted the “Mastercard Financial Inclusion Workshop” as part of the initiative’s activities in Manama.

Zain Cash announced a collaboration with Mastercard to advance the adoption of digital payments and develop the fintech’s card portfolio in Jordan. The fintech company will implement value-added services and platforms to deliver innovative payment solutions, offering fast, seamless and secure payments solutions in the Kingdom.

Two (www.two.inc), a European leader in B2B payments technology, today announced a new partnership with Komplett (www.komplettgroup.com), one of the Nordics' leading online electronics retailers, to launch a first-of-its-kind fully integrated Risk-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. Komplett becomes the first enterprise in the Nordics to deploy such a solution - delivering instant, automated decisions on both credit and fraud risk across all of its B2B stores in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

dLocal,(NASDAQ: DLO), the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has announced a new milestone of its partnership with Grey, the U.S.-based fintech providing customers and businesses in new key emerging markets with access to foreign accounts and seamless international payments.

Qlarifi has completed the first real-time, multi-provider study of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) usage, revealing that 1 in 4 users make a new transaction every five days, and most use BNPL monthly.

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the members of its 2025-2026 FPC Board Advisory Group. The Board Advisory Group, established by the FPC Board of Directors, is composed of industry leaders with broad experience in payments who provide perspectives to help inform the FPC’s priorities and initiatives.

Triodos Bank N.V. (“Triodos Bank”), a frontrunner in sustainable banking, announces that it has successfully priced EUR 300 million of MREL eligible Green Senior Preferred Notes, the second issuance under its Debt Issuance Programme.

HBL has joined hands with Mastercard in launching its Business Debit Card designed exclusively for SMEs - sole proprietors and entrepreneurs. Two card variants have been launched, Classic and World Business Debit Card. This initiative marks a major stride in the Bank’s commitment to enable Pakistan’s businesses with innovative financial solutions and accelerating the shift towards a cashless Pakistan economy.

As Vietnam’s business landscape rapidly digitalises, a new study1 commissioned by Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, shows that while Vietnamese businesses are leading the Asia Pacific region in adopting B2B card payments, significant opportunities remain for further growth and business benefits. The study conducted by KoreFusion, an international strategy consulting firm specialising in payments2, found that card payments account for 8.3% of B2B payment volumes among B2B card-accepting merchants in Vietnam – the highest proportion in Asia Pacific, well above the regional average of 3.3%. While domestic bank transfers remain the primary payment method for B2B transactions in the region (92%), Vietnam’s strong card adoption signals the country’s advanced position in digital payments.