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Worldline teams up with Wix to scale commerce and payments solutions

News | Online Payments | 21 Jan 2025

Global provider of payment services Worldline has joined forces with Wix to increase commerce and payment solutions online for businesses operating in Europe and Asia Pacific. 

partnership, SMEs, online payments, online shopping, checkout optimisation

EasyPay and Tarabut offer POS financing to Bahrain' SMEs

News | Payments General | 20 Jan 2025

EasyPay, a Bahraini financial institution specialising in POS and online payment gateway acquiring services, has partnered with Tarabut, a regulated Open Banking platform in the MENA region.

POS, SMEs, Open Banking, financial services, online payments

UnionPay, BSN to launch QR payments in Malaysia

News | Payments General | 20 Jan 2025

UnionPay International (UPI) has partnered with Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) to introduce the UnionPay QR payment system in Malaysia.

partnership, QR payments, digital payments, cross-border payments, SMEs

American Express to pay USD 230 million to resolve US charges

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Jan 2025

Financial services corporation American Express has announced its decision to pay nearly USD 230 million to settle US criminal and civil charges regarding deceptive sales practices. 

regulation, credit card, SMEs, credit access, credit card fraud

CIG adopts One Inc.'s ClaimsPay and PremiumPay solutions

News | Payments General | 17 Jan 2025

Columbia Insurance Group (CIG), a mutual insurance company specialising in comprehensive property and casualty insurance for SMEs, has selected One Inc’s digital payment solutions PremiumPay and ClaimsPay for both inbound and outbound payments.

digital payments, SMEs, partnership, insurance, real-time payments

Hyperline raises USD 10 million in seed funding for global expansion

News | Payments General | 17 Jan 2025

Hyperline, a France-based provider of a SaaS monetisation platform, has further raised USD 10 million in seed funding to expand its commercial function, scale its distribution engine, and expand globally.

funding, SMEs, SaaS, expansion, cash management

Mastercard introduces Business Bonus to bunq's users across Europe

News | Payments General | 16 Jan 2025

European neobank bunq has announced its expanded collaboration with Mastercard to introduce a range of tailored benefits and discounted tools for its SME users across Europe.

banks, partnership, SMEs, credit card, neobanks

Klearly raises EUR 6 million to support SMBs across Europe

News | Payments General | 16 Jan 2025

Klearly, a Netherlands-based fintech startup, has raised EUR 6 million in a seed funding round. The company will use the funds to expand into new European markets and strengthen partnerships with SaaS providers.

funding, SaaS, POS, SMEs, fintech

Brex secures USD 235 million to accelerate card product growth

News | Payments General | 15 Jan 2025

Brex, a US-based card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises, has announced the closing of a two-year USD 235 million revolving credit facility.

lending, SMEs, artificial intelligence, spend management, corporate card

Square partners Salt Edge to improve UK payments

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Jan 2025

Square, a technology company focused on simplifying commerce and financial services, has announced a partnership with Salt Edge, an Open Banking platform.

partnership, Open Banking, SMEs, data sharing, API

XTransfer receives MPI Licence from Singapore's Monetary Authority

News | Payments General | 10 Jan 2025

XTransfer, a B2B cross-border trade payment platform, has been granted the Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

payments , ecommerce, MPI licence, cross-border payments, SMEs

OnPay raises over USD 100 million in Series B funding

News | Payments General | 09 Jan 2025

OnPay, a provider of payroll, HR, and benefits solutions, has secured more than USD 100 million in funding.

investment, SMEs, funding, payments , financing

AirAsia MOVE partners with Antom to improve payment solutions

News | Payments General | 09 Jan 2025

AirAsia Move, a travel booking app operating in the ASEAN region, has partnered with Ant International’s Antom and to improve payment methods on its app.

partnership, payments , SMEs, financial services, local payment method

Xtransfer and OCBC join forces for cross-border solutions

News | Payments General | 20 Dec 2024

XTransfer, a B2B cross-border trade payment platform, has partnered with OCBC, a financial services group from South Asia to provide SMEs with cross-border solutions. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 18 December 2024.

cross-border payments, SMEs, trade finance, banking, partnership

The Commerce Commission saves Kiwis over USD 260 mln a year in fees

News | Payments General | 20 Dec 2024

The Commerce Commission has announced its draft decision to reduce fees for Kiwi businesses for accepting Visa and Mastercard payments.

payments , SMEs, transactions , merchant, interchange fee

Mastercard and Boost to help SMEs in FMCG distribution

News | Payments General | 19 Dec 2024

Mastercard and Boost, a B2B commerce platform, have partnered to support SMEs in last-mile fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distribution networks.

SMEs, partnership, digital payments, embedded payments

The power of Embedded Finance for vertical SaaS platforms

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Dec 2024

Yi Liu, General Manager of Gusto Embedded, highlights how embedded financial products can help SaaS platforms address customer pain points, improve workflows, and maximise revenue opportunities.


SaaS, embedded finance, payroll, SMEs, financial services

Parafin closes a USD 100 million Series C funding

News | Payments General | 19 Dec 2024

Embedded Finance provider Parafin has closed a USD 100 million Series C funding at a USD 750 million valuation. 

SMEs, investment, funding, embedded finance, financial services

easybill partners PAQATO to offer SaaS solutions to SMEs

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 16 Dec 2024

Electronic invoicing company easybill has partnered with PAQATO, an after-sales firm for ecommerce, to offer SaaS solutions for e-invoicing and after-sales communication.

customer experience, SaaS, SMEs, financial services, e-invoicing

TBC Uzbekistan launches digital banking for SMEs

News | Payments General | 16 Dec 2024

TBC Uzbekistan, a digital banking platform in Central Asia, has introduced TBC Business, a fully digital banking service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

digital banking, SMEs, digital onboarding, instant payments