Banco Plata has raised USD 405 million in a Series C round valuing the Mexico-based fintech at USD 5 billion.

Barclays US Consumer Bank and FIS have announced a multi-year extension of their core banking partnership, with Barclays deploying the FIS Profile cloud-ready core banking platform.

OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal financial guidance startup, in a deal that sees the product discontinued by 20 April.

The FCA has published an Open Finance vision to give consumers and businesses greater control over financial data for better deals and credit access.

The Paypers reached out to several experts to ask them a series of questions on the impact of the MENA conflict on travel payments.

Rue Gilt Groupe and Riskified have partnered to embed real-time identity risk scoring into RGG's customer service workflows.

Ethiack has found that 19% of UK telecoms web servers inadvertently expose software details that can aid cybercriminal attacks.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper proposing a one-hour delay on high-value UPI transfers and additional verification requirements for elderly customers.

Paula Albu, Junior Editor at The Paypers, examines the key takeaways from the latest webinar featuring Aperia Compliance, an IXOPAY company, discussing PCI DSS 4.0 and how merchants are building trust in the next era of compliance.

The HKMA has issued Hong Kong's first stablecoin licences to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, effective 10 April 2026, under the Stablecoins Ordinance.

Japan's cabinet has approved a bill reclassifying crypto assets as financial products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, with implementation expected from fiscal 2027.

Melvin Philips, Staff Engineer at Lead Bank, shares his thoughts on the importance of a wallet-centric payment stack for agent-to-agent commerce.

Ebanx has announced an immediate expansion to Thailand, Indonesia, and Turkey, with Malaysia and Vietnam planned for the following quarter, as part of a broader push into Southeast Asia.

Airwallex has launched a point-of-sale product enabling businesses to accept in-person payments across multiple countries through a single platform without onboarding local vendors in each market.