Stripe and Paradigm Launch Firm Developing 'Payments-First Blockchain'
Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm have launched Tempo, a new blockchain purpose-built for high-throughput stablecoin payments, designed to create a...
Payments & Fintech
QNB Becomes First GCC Bank to Launch Commercial Unified Digital Wallet
QNB Group has become the first bank in the GCC to launch a commercial unified digital wallet, integrating Mastercard Gateway to streamline transaction...
BankDhofar Launches Dedicated Digital Banking Platform for SMEs
BankDhofar has launched a dedicated digital banking platform designed specifically for small and medium enterprises, extending its digital capabilities to...
Zand Bank and Mastercard Announce Strategic Collaboration for Cross-Border Payments
UAE digital bank Zand has signed a strategic agreement with Mastercard to enhance cross-border payment and cash services, leveraging Mastercard Move to...
AFS and Oman Arab Bank Unveil Next-Generation Digital Payments Platform
Arab Financial Services and Oman Arab Bank have expanded their partnership to launch a next-generation digital payments platform, integrating advanced...
Ripple Selects BNY to Custody Ripple USD Reserves
Ripple has appointed BNY Mellon as the primary custodian for the reserves backing its US dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, bringing institutional-grade...
Ripple and OpenPayd Partner to Deliver Enterprise Ready Stablecoin Infrastructure
Ripple and OpenPayd have partnered to provide businesses with stablecoin liquidity and simplified cross-border payment capabilities through an...
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard partner to power merchant solutions with open banking
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have formed a strategic partnership to advance open banking payments across Europe, enabling merchants to offer seamless...
DBS Introduces New 'Mobile Wallets' Security Toggle to Protect Customers from Phishing
DBS Bank has introduced a new security feature in its digibank app that requires customers to manually enable a toggle before adding cards to mobile...
Stripe accelerates the utility of AI and stablecoins with new product launches
Stripe has unveiled the world's first AI foundation model designed specifically for payments alongside stablecoin-powered financial accounts available in...
Find and Buy with AI: Visa Unveils New Era of Commerce
Visa has introduced Intelligent Commerce at its Global Product Drop event, opening its payment network to developers building AI agents that can search,...
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay, pioneering agentic payments technology
Mastercard has debuted Agent Pay, an AI-driven payments programme that enables artificial intelligence agents to securely shop and make payments on behalf...