JOI Gaming, part of the JVH Gaming & Entertainment Group, has partnered with Trustly to offer a modern payment experience in the Netherlands.

The EBA and its EGXP have launched a new whitepaper on OCT Inst implementation and ways in which PSPs in Europe can get started with the initiative.

Financial services and technology group Freedom Bank has signed a memorandum of cooperation with UnionPay Business to support Kazakhstan-China cross-border ecommerce.

Technology and services supplier Bosch has expanded its strategic collaboration with Alibaba Group to support digital transformation through cloud computing and AI technologies.

Zopa Group, a UK-based digital bank, acquires payments platform Rvvup to expand its retail finance and embedded payments services.

PayPay Corp., the Japanese digital payments provider backed by SoftBank Group, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.

RayNeo, a brand focused on augmented reality (AR) through wearable technology, has partnered with Ant Group for digital payment solutions.

Privalgo B.V., a subsidiary of UK-based Privalgo Group, has obtained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the central bank of the Netherlands.

SoftBank has selected Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho Financial Group, and Morgan Stanley to help organise a potential IPO in the US for PayPay.

The US Faster Payments Council (FPC) has released a report from its cross-border payments work group, sponsored by Mastercard, on optimal and inclusive cross-border payments.