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PayNuts broadens offer for SMEs as surcharging reforms loom

A tougher fee regime is pushing the payments firm to offer SMEs more services, from POS and broadband to bookkeeping, beyond EFTPOS.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026

Crypto

Bolt Group buys Beem app from Australian Payments Plus

The app’s 3 million users will see no immediate changes as ownership shifts to Bolt Group, with the deal due to complete by June.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026

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Ecommpay expands BridgerPay partnership across Asia

Merchants in the UK, EU and South East Asia will gain broader local payment options as the six-year tie-up adds Ecommpay services via BridgerPay.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026

Crypto

Gr4vy launches toolkit for ChatGPT agentic payments

Retailers can now sell inside ChatGPT without rebuilding payment systems, as Gr4vy adds orchestration and merchant controls for AI-led checkout.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026

Fintech

Ecommpay report says eCommerce fraud needs overhaul

Merchants face higher losses and uneven compliance burdens as a new report says fraud controls are failing to keep pace with social engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

Software-as-a-Service

BlueSnap launches direct SAP ERP payments integration

It could cut connector costs and simplify reconciliation for multinationals handling payments across currencies and SAP finance systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026

Fintech

TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer

Payroll providers can now handle salary payments and statutory remittances through one interface in more than 70 countries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026

Fintech

Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks

Banks and payment providers could cut fraud losses by up to 40% as the new system flags risky merchants earlier in the payment chain.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026

Data Analytics

Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms

Merchants will gain a single connection to open banking payments and fraud checks as the two fintechs combine routing data and bank identity tools.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026

Crypto

OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments

The funding will help OpenFX expand hiring and infrastructure as it tackles slow, costly cross-border transfers for banks and fintechs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026

Crypto

Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments

Juniper Research’s latest study signals growing demand for payment networks that connect more rails, currencies and wallets across fragmented markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

Crypto

Thunes wins best cross-border payment solution award

Rising demand for faster, cheaper international transfers has sharpened competition among payment providers serving merchants and marketplaces.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

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Most UK payments firms miss FCA safeguarding rules

A survey shows only 13% of FCA-regulated payments firms are doing daily reconciliations, leaving many exposed to the new safeguarding regime.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026

Crypto

Tetra launches Canada's first regulated CADD stablecoin

Canadian banks and fintechs now have a regulated on-chain settlement option as CADD enters a market long dominated by US-dollar stablecoins.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026

Biometrics

KYA is the new KYC: The payment identity problem AI commerce cannot afford to ignore

High decline rates and chargeback risk are already hitting merchants as AI agents struggle to pass payment checks built for human shoppers.

By Alpesh Patel • 5 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026

Digital Transformation

UK firms still rely on manual payment reconciliation

Most high-volume British businesses still reconcile payments by hand, leaving finance teams with patchy visibility over costs and fund flows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026

Fintech

Thunes launches real-time bank transfers into New Zealand

Businesses sending funds into New Zealand can now settle in local currency faster, as Thunes adds real-time bank transfers to its Asia-Pacific network.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Apr 2026