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A Paymentology announcement republished by Finextra says the issuer processor is supporting Maxim's new U.K. credit-card programme for Africans living across borders. Maxim marked the launch on August 27 and is initially focusing on the Nigerian diaspora; Paymentology supplies the cloud-native processing layer, while Maxim says its wider proposition will connect U.K. credit-building with services used across the U.K. and Nigeria.
An Ant International announcement republished by Finextra says the Central Bank of Brazil granted the company a Payment Institution licence. Ant says the licence builds on Antom's existing merchant acceptance of Pix, cards and alternative payment methods and will support broader local and cross-border payment and account services for enterprises, platforms and small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil.
FXC IntelligencePremier League / cross-border payment companiesMaterial changeIndependent reportFXC Intelligence reports that 85% of Premier League clubs have at least one sponsor connected to cross-border payments. Its 2026 review highlights Circle's Chelsea shirt sponsorship, new front-of-shirt deals for CMC Markets with Everton and Marex Group with Nottingham Forest, and continuing relationships involving Standard Chartered, PayPal, American Express, Monzo, Ebury, Ant International and Kraken.
PYMNTSOpenReserve BankHigh impactIndependent reportPYMNTS reports that OpenReserve received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form OpenReserve Bank, N.A. The OCC's September register confirms the charter decision. OpenReserve says the proposed bank is intended to combine conventional credit and deposit services with tokenized deposits, stablecoin issuance and always-on settlement, but it has not received final approval or opened.
PYMNTSRevolutHigh impactIndependent reportPYMNTS reports that Revolut received conditional OCC approval to form Revolut Bank US, N.A. Revolut's primary announcement and the OCC register confirm the milestone. The proposed bank still requires FDIC, Federal Reserve and final OCC approvals; Revolut says it is targeting a 2027 launch and would offer loans, cards, FDIC-insured deposits, stablecoins and crypto access only after all required approvals.
Payments DiveStripe / Drew TurchinMaterial changeIndependent reportPayments Dive reports that Drew Turchin said in a LinkedIn post last week that he joined Stripe to lead its stablecoin-cards business. Turchin previously led business development and partnerships at Native Markets and worked at Uniswap Labs. Payments Dive says neither Stripe, its spokesperson nor the executives involved responded to requests for confirmation, and it is unclear whether the role is newly created.
Crunchbase NewsFélix / Andreessen Horowitz / General CatalystHigh impactSecondary reportCrunchbase News reported that Miami-based Félix, which provides an AI-assisted WhatsApp remittance service for Latino immigrants, announced a $200 million Series C co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. The company says it plans to expand beyond remittances into broader financial services.
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PYMNTSPriority Commerce / PlastiqMaterial changeIndependent reportPYMNTS reports that Priority Commerce is encouraging finance teams to treat payment method, timing and supplier terms as working-capital decisions. Priority executive Court Toomey said cross-border payments represented less than 5% of Plastiq's total payment volume five years ago and more than 50% in August 2026, alongside growing use of integrated payables, virtual cards and faster payment rails.
ACI WorldwideACI Worldwide / Retail SystemsMaterial changeIndependent reportACI Worldwide released a Retail Systems survey of 203 payments professionals at 148 retail organizations across 18 markets. Respondents most often selected richer cross-channel payment-performance data as an orchestration benefit at 47%, followed by frictionless retries of declined transactions at 44%; 36% selected flexibility to expand into new markets or geographies, while 19% selected lower processing cost through competitive routing.
Affirm and Shopify launched Shop Pay Installments for eligible Australian merchants and shoppers, marking Affirm's return to the market and extending the companies' partnership beyond the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Approved shoppers can select fortnightly or monthly interest-free or interest-bearing plans, with terms disclosed before commitment.
An ACI Worldwide release relayed without editing by Finextra says Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta selected ACI Connetic for payment processing behind its member funding services. The service implementation will cover the bank's Fedwire Funds Service activity; ACI will operate the platform as a service while FHLBank Atlanta retains its payment operations. The release describes a vendor selection and planned implementation, not a completed production migration.
The PaypersAnt International / Barclays / Citi / Deutsche Bank / Standard CharteredMaterial changeIndependent reportThe Paypers reports that Ant International introduced FalconTST 2.0, an updated time-series model for forecasting foreign-exchange risk, liquidity needs and transaction flows in cross-border payments. Ant's release names Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered among institutions using or evaluating the model and says it also plans applications in logistics, aviation and ecommerce.
FXC IntelligencedLocalHigh impactIndependent reportFXC Intelligence reports that dLocal set quarterly records for revenue, gross profit and total payment volume in Q2 2026. Its public article introduction says revenue rose 56% year over year to $400 million, while the emerging-markets processor now serves more than 60 markets and over 760 global merchants; the accompanying CEO interview examines domestic versus cross-border volume and newer customer verticals.
The PaypersEskimo / Triple-AHigh impactIndependent reportThe Paypers reports that global eSIM provider Eskimo partnered with Triple-A to add stablecoins as a checkout option. Triple-A's announcement says it handles conversion, custody-related infrastructure and compliance so Eskimo can receive conventional settlement; Eskimo says its reusable eSIM plans cover 175 countries and are used by more than one million travellers.
The PaypersTerraPay / Deutsche BankHigh impactIndependent reportThe Paypers reports that TerraPay partnered with Deutsche Bank to access its correspondent-banking network and strengthen U.S.-dollar settlement for cross-border payment flows. The arrangement is intended to give TerraPay additional banking connectivity and settlement support without requiring the fintech to build every bilateral relationship itself.
Global Trade ReviewGlobal trade-finance banksHigh impactIndependent reportGlobal Trade Review's comparison of first-half 2026 bank results finds higher trade-loan demand across parts of Europe, Africa and Singapore, with weaker second-quarter signals in the Middle East after shipping disruption. HSBC's Global Trade Solutions revenue rose 12% year over year to $1.54 billion and trade loans approached $120 billion; UOB's gross trade loans rose 33% to S$50 billion.
PYMNTSInteractive Brokers / Paysafe / SafetyPayHigh impactIndependent reportPYMNTS reports that Interactive Brokers integrated Paysafe's SafetyPay so eligible Latin American clients can fund brokerage accounts directly from personal bank accounts in local currencies. After funding, clients can access stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds and funds across more than 170 global markets through the IBKR platform.
SMBtechStripeHigh impactIndependent reportSMBtech reports that Stripe launched Treasury in Australia, allowing businesses to accept payments, hold AUD, USD, GBP and EUR, convert among ten supported currencies and pay recipients in nearly 100 countries from the Stripe dashboard. The report says settled Stripe revenue becomes available without the standard two-day transfer to an external bank, while Treasury for Platforms is planned later in 2026.
ConveraConvera Company NewsMaterial changeOfficial recordConvera says it has deployed iPiD beneficiary verification across European payment flows. Its product manager reports match rates above 92%, while failed-payment rates and customer-support enquiries among financial-institution users have each fallen by roughly half. The article also notes that verification of payee has applied to euro instant and standard SEPA transfers since October 9, 2025, with non-euro EU countries due on July 9, 2027.
FlywireFlywire NewsHigh impactOfficial recordTravelling the Fairways selected Flywire as its exclusive payments partner for golf-tour bookings and replaced a general-purpose processor across its UK and Ireland entities. Flywire says the live deployment gives international guests local-currency pricing, local ACH and EFT options for North American customers, 3-D Secure card checkout and a dual-portal reporting workflow for B2C and B2B transactions.
Payments DiveDoxo / Federal Trade CommissionHigh impactIndependent reportPayments Dive reports that bill-payment platform Doxo agreed to pay $2.1 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it used deceptive search advertising, obscured delivery fees and enrolled some consumers in recurring subscriptions without adequate disclosure. The settlement is a proposed court order; the allegations are not findings of liability, and the order becomes binding only if approved by the court.
ConveraConvera Company NewsMaterial changeOfficial recordLearn how education consultants and agencies can work with Convera’s secure, compliant payment infrastructure to support student tuition and fees worldwide.
The PaypersVerto / FlagrightMaterial changeIndependent reportThe Paypers reports that Verto selected Flagright for real-time transaction monitoring across its multi-currency accounts, collections, payouts and FX infrastructure. The deployment covers account, payment and FX activity, corridor- and client-specific AML controls, structured alert investigation with decision trails, and analytics intended to support governance and audit readiness.
WiseWise BlogMaterial changeOfficial recordWise says eligible customers globally can now send money to people and businesses in Brazil using a recipient's Pix key—phone number, email, CPF or CNPJ—instead of entering full bank-account details. Senders can fund the transfer from more than 40 currencies without holding a Brazilian bank account or CPF. Wise says 77% of its transfers arrive in under 20 seconds; that is a company-wide claim rather than a measured result for this new Pix-key route.
FlywireFlywire NewsMaterial changeOfficial recordFlywire and UnionPay International launched a 2026 campaign for students and families making cross-border education payments. The official release says UnionPay cardholders will receive more competitive foreign-exchange rates, higher payment limits, fewer checkout steps and faster confirmations; a Hong Kong credit-card promotion is continuing and expanding to South Korea, while Bank of China UnionPay credit cards are included in a separate promotion.
FlywireFlywire NewsMaterial changeOfficial recordFlywire announced that it is expanding its Trustly partnership to offer Pay by Bank to Flywire clients worldwide collecting payments in the United States and Canada. The companies say the service uses ACH in the U.S. and pre-authorized debit in Canada, with real-time balance checks and payment guarantees intended to reduce reversals for large domestic and cross-border transactions.
Standard Chartered's Q3 RMB ecosystem analysis says Hong Kong raised its RMB Trade Financing Liquidity Facility from RMB200 billion to RMB500 billion and expanded the annual northbound Bond Connect quota from RMB500 billion to RMB800 billion. It also reports average daily CIPS payment value of RMB1.22 trillion and Q1 panda-bond issuance of RMB88.24 billion, while reviewing new local-currency settlement cooperation between China and Indonesia.
Digital TransactionsFrancisco Partners / Moneris / BMO / RBCHigh impactIndependent reportDigital Transactions reports that Francisco Partners agreed to acquire Moneris from BMO and RBC for C$2 billion (about US$1.43 billion), with the banks splitting the proceeds and retaining long-term referral agreements. Moneris says it serves 325,000 points of commerce and processes one-third of Canadian commerce transactions; closing is expected by the end of January, and former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan is due to become chairman.
CoinDeskErebor BankHigh impactIndependent reportCoinDesk, citing the Financial Times, reports that Erebor Bank is in advanced talks to raise about $1.5 billion at a roughly $9.5 billion valuation. Deposits reportedly rose from $1.1 billion at the end of March to $4.6 billion by the end of July; the capital would support lending growth and a required 12% leverage ratio while Erebor develops deposits, credit, stablecoin, treasury and payment services for technology and payment-sector clients.
Payments DiveShift4 / Global BlueWatchIndependent reportPayments Dive reports that Iran-related travel disruption is pressuring Shift4's Global Blue tax-free-shopping business, which represents about 20% of Shift4 revenue. Shift4 reported second-quarter net income of $24 million, down 41%, on revenue of $1.3 billion, up 34%; it attributed a $20 million second-quarter hit to the conflict and expects a further $25 million tax-free-shopping impact plus a $20 million currency drag in the third quarter.