Latest Payments & Fintech News And Insights

The Paypers covers the latest global news and analyses on payments, ecommerce, fintech, and the digital economy

We report on global payments news and innovation in an increasingly digital economy. We’re on top of all payments and fintech news: payments infrastructure, payments systems, payments behaviours, ecommerce payments, Open Banking and Open Finance, Banking-as-a-Service, B2B payments, cryptocurrencies, fraud and financial crime prevention, along with breaking news on the digital economy. Follow us for the latest regulation updates, along with relevant company news on payments investments, product launches, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions.

We report on global payments news and innovation in an increasingly digital economy. We’re on top of all payments and fintech

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[Video interview] Finance & data privacy: why verifiable proofs matter more than sensitive data – insights with Anthony Day

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | Published Friday 25 Apr 2025 08:30 CET

Blockchain expert Anthony Day explores how finance can leverage blockchain for privacy, security, transparency, and efficiency.

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[Video interview] Finance & data privacy: why verifiable proofs matter more than sensitive data – insights with Anthony Day

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | Published Friday 25 Apr 2025 08:30 CET

Blockchain expert Anthony Day explores how finance can leverage blockchain for privacy, security, transparency, and efficiency.

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Top Stories

The digital assets opportunity in Africa

Expert Opinion | Cryptocurrencies | 25 Apr 2025 08:30 CET
Estelle Brack explores the digital assets landscape in Africa, including crypto use cases, mining potential, and evolving regulation.
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Berlin, bold ideas, and the next phase of fintech: key highlights from FIBE 2025

Expert Opinion | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Apr 2025 12:53 CET
The Paypers attended #FIBE25 in Berlin – 2 days of bold fintech insights, from AI and stablecoins to regulation and the future of payments.
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TBC Uzbekistan launches a fully digital SME lending solution

News | Payments General | 25 Apr 2025 11:50 CET
TBC Uzbekistan, a digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, has launched a lending product for SMEs and individual enterprises.
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PayPoint partners with Uber and Deliveroo to improve digital vouchers

News | Mobile Payments | 25 Apr 2025 11:38 CET
PayPoint has announced new collaborations with Uber and Deliveroo to improve its digital voucher service for retail partners.
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Papaya Global partners with AKT for workforce payments

News | Payments General | 25 Apr 2025 11:33 CET
Papaya Global has announced its partnership with AKT in order to offer optimised and secure end-to-end workforce payments to SAP customers.
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ChargeAfter teams up with Foundation Finance

News | Payments General | 25 Apr 2025 11:08 CET
ChargeAfter has partnered with Foundation Finance to broaden the financing options available to home improvement contractors and their clients.
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Affirm payment options become available on WooCommerce UK

News | Ecommerce | 25 Apr 2025 10:55 CET
WooCommerce has expanded its partnership with Affirm to enable merchants in the United Kingdom to offer instalment-based payment options to customers.
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Amex Saudi Arabia taps Open Banking to broaden credit access

News | Payments General | 25 Apr 2025 10:26 CET
American Express Saudi Arabia has launched a new Open Banking-powered experience within its mobile app, designed to expand credit accessibility across a broader range of customer segments.
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Weavr launches Embedded Payment Run technology on Paperchase

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 25 Apr 2025 09:55 CET
Weavr has announced its partnership with Paperchase in order to integrate the Embedded Payment Run technology in the latter’s platform.
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BOBO adds Google Pay and Garmin Pay

News | Mobile Payments | 25 Apr 2025 09:14 CET
BOBO, a financial platform catering to High-Net-Worth Individuals and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals, has announced the integration of Google Pay and Garmin Pay into its payment ecosystem.
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Responsible lending and the challenges of fraud in this industry

Interviews | Online Payments | 25 Apr 2025 08:53 CET
Alexander Scheibel, Product Lead for Payments at Riverty, elaborates on responsible lending practices and fraud challenges and risks associated with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL).
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Acoru to scale its NextGen fraud prevention platform

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Apr 2025 08:49 CET
Acoru, a cybersecurity firm, has launched its operations following a period of stealth, preparing for a Series A funding.
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Finance Denmark partners with SurePay for Verification of Payee services

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Apr 2025 08:32 CET
Finance Denmark has announced its partnership with SurePay in order to provide a national Verification of Payee service to customers and businesses.
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PayPal adds rewards to PYUSD balances in 2025

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Apr 2025 16:20 CET
PayPal has revealed its plans to launch a new reward programme in the United States that offers users annual returns on balances held in its stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD).
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Poste and the mint question the EUR 500 million valuation of PagoPA

News | Payments General | 24 Apr 2025 16:14 CET
A dispute over valuation has complicated Italy’s plan to sell PagoPA, a digital payments company, to the state mint and financial conglomerate Poste Italiane.
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Paysecure teams up with DECTA to optimise global payment capabilities

News | Payments General | 24 Apr 2025 15:22 CET
Paysecure, a payment orchestration platform, has partnered with DECTA, a payment processing company, to optimise the payment experience for merchants worldwide.
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WeMoney raises USD 12 million in Series A funding

News | Payments General | 24 Apr 2025 15:12 CET
WeMoney, an Australian financial wellness startup, has raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round led by Lance East Office.
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Twenty One Capital launches with USD 3.6 bln in Bitcoin

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Apr 2025 14:59 CET
A new bitcoin investment entity, Twenty One Capital, has been launched with backing from Tether, SoftBank and Bitfinex. 
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Salsa raises USD 20M in Series A funding round

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Apr 2025 14:56 CET
Salsa has obtained USD 20M in a Series A funding round, aiming to make payroll easier to build, operate and for businesses to work with.
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