Digital Finance stories
Fraud fears and slow digital adoption are blunting the benefits of payments innovation, with UK firms missing out on further growth.
Europe's card fraud bill hit a record EUR €1.69 billion, even as UK losses edged up only 2% to GBP £594.9 million.
Institutional clients can now avoid building in-house infrastructure as The Vault adds a cloud option with fixed pricing and regulated approvals.
Visa-backed investors have lifted Velocity's Series A to USD $48 million as stablecoin payments gain traction with institutions.
Users must opt in and fund a separate sub-account as Bybit folds trades and support into one chat window, with risk controls in place.
Digital wallet users will gain wider cross-border acceptance as Mastercard links Wallet Pay to Alipay+ and regional providers worldwide.
The Singapore-founded fintech will use the expanded Suntec City base to hire more staff as TreasuryOS moves over USD $1 billion a month.
In emerging markets, users are increasingly treating crypto wallets as everyday money tools, with stablecoins helping fill costly gaps in payments.
Rising demand for finance automation helped Yooz hit record platform usage in H1 2026, with its customer base topping 7,000 worldwide.
Businesses using OpenPayd can now settle cross-border transfers in seconds while keeping payments in fiat and avoiding blockchain complexity.
The valuation lifts Fasset into the ranks of privately held fintechs worth more than USD $1 billion as it expands cross-border settlement.
Investors and buyers are pushing Irish mid-market firms off spreadsheets as Deloitte Ireland Corporate Finance refers clients to AccountsIQ's platform.
Regulatory approvals and new clearing links could let the Indian payments group handle a wider share of overseas remittances and trade flows.
Eligible Australian investors could soon gain access to tokenised products as Openmarkets and Ondo test new offerings within local regulations.
Liquidity constraints for stablecoin card programmes may ease as Visa links settlement data with onchain lending to improve credit access.
Low-income Colombians may still shun digital payments because fees, risks and confusing terms undermine confidence in the systems they use.
Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.
The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.
The tie-up could help institutional investors cut settlement friction as the pair test tokenised assets and digital cash for superannuation operations.
South Korean businesses could see faster overseas payments as Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments, cutting delays and fees on remittances.