Mastercard

Mastercard and PayPal to partner on Mastercard One Credential to supercharge choice at checkout

June 4, 2025 – Purchase, NY – Companies to co-develop new features using Mastercard One Credential, giving consumers multiple ways to pay What we are saying ·       Mastercard and PayPal are teaming up to offer shoppers more choice and control over how they check out. ·      Mastercard has innovated One Credential so that consumers can use a single credential that delivers multiple ways to pay and tailor … Continue reading Mastercard and PayPal to partner on Mastercard One Credential to supercharge choice at checkout

Visa Inc

Visa brings Smarter Pay by Bank with Built-In Consumer Protections to the UK Market

Press Release – London, 2 June 2025: Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is today announcing that its new pay by bank solution is ready for market in the UK. Built on Visa’s decades of payments expertise, Visa A2A gives consumers greater choice, control and protection over how they pay via bank transfers. It is designed to make pay by bank transactions — including … Continue reading Visa brings Smarter Pay by Bank with Built-In Consumer Protections to the UK Market

ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform

ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform

Press Release – 5 May 2025 – The European Central Bank (ECB) has established an innovation platform to collaborate with European stakeholders in the context of the digital euro project. Almost 70 market participants – including merchants, fintech companies, start-ups, banks and other payment service providers – have signed up to work with the ECB to explore digital euro payment functionalities and use cases. Following a call for … Continue reading ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform

Mastercard

Mastercard Appoints Kelly Devine as President, Europe

Devine replaces Mark Barnett who takes on new role leading the company’s global SME business.  Waterloo, Belgium – Mastercard today announced the appointment of Kelly Devine as Regional President, Europe. Devine takes over from Mark Barnett who after leading Europe for five years, is assuming a new and expanded role to lead the company’s global focus on small business enterprises, a key pillar of Mastercard’s growth … Continue reading Mastercard Appoints Kelly Devine as President, Europe

Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

News – April 28, 2025 – Singapore, 28 April 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase over its last round. Amid one of the most challenging capital markets environments of recent times, this milestone was achieved in record time. … Continue reading Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

Barclays and Brookfield

Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

Press Release – London, 17 April 2025:   Barclays (LSE: BARC) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business.  Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time. https://www.media.barclays.co.uk/serve/190157-4458188.mp4?dnt=1 Barclays has … Continue reading Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

Celero Commerce

Celero Commerce Acquires Precision Payments

Press Release – November 14, 2024 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Celero Commerce (“Celero”), Tennessee’s fastest-growing financial services firm (INC 500), today announced the acquisition of Precision Payments (“Precision”), an electronic payments technology provider headquartered in Sarasota, FL. With the addition of Precision, Celero’s annual card processing volume across North America is expected to exceed $28 billion. “I am excited to welcome the Precision team to … Continue reading Celero Commerce Acquires Precision Payments

Mastercard

Mastercard Reinvents Checkout With Password and Number Free Payments

By the end of the decade, Mastercard plans to phase out manual card and password entry in favor of smiles and fingerprints globally, paving the way for a future where numberless cards are the default Press Release – November 13, 2024 – PURCHASE, N.Y. – Mastercard today announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030. Imagine a future where no physical card numbers are … Continue reading Mastercard Reinvents Checkout With Password and Number Free Payments

talli.ai

Talli Closes $4 Million Seed Round to Modernize Legal Payments Technology

Funding to Drive Digital and AI Transformation in Legal Payments, Making Settlements Faster, Transparent, and Cost-Effective Press Release- November 11, 2024 – NEW YORK – Talli, a groundbreaking digital payments platform for the legal industry, today announced a $4 million seed funding round led by Vestigo Ventures. The investment will accelerate the company’s mission to transform how legal professionals manage client settlements and reimbursements. “A … Continue reading Talli Closes $4 Million Seed Round to Modernize Legal Payments Technology