All articles by Aninda Chakraborty
Aninda Chakraborty
Digital Asset targets $2bn valuation in funding round led by a16z crypto
Digital Asset works with large institutions to automate transactions and improve trade settlement processes.
Mastercard, Yellow Card to pilot stablecoin payment use cases in EEMEA
Mastercard and Yellow Card will explore real-world applications for stablecoin payments and related security tools.
Payward to buy Hong Kong stablecoin payments provider Reap for $600m
Reap offers card issuing and cross-border payments infrastructure linking traditional finance with digital assets.
Currensea secures Dutch payments licence to expand across Europe
Currensea plans to offer its co-branded debit cards to customers across the EEA through partnerships.
UK FCA opens competition investigation into PayPal, Visa and Mastercard
The FCA’s move comes amid rising digital wallet usage in the UK.
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PayPal Q1 2026 net income drops 14% amid cost-savings push
The payments group aims deliver at least $1.5bn in savings over the next two to three years.
Bullish to acquire transfer agent Equiniti in $4.2bn deal
Equiniti, a global transfer agent, processes about $500bn in annual payments.
Francisco Partners in discussions to buy payments processor Moneris – report
One of the largest merchant payment processors in Canada, Moneris handles more than five billion transactions each year.
Western Union debuts USDPT stablecoin for payments
The asset is built on the Solana blockchain and is designed to operate within existing payment systems.
OPay seeks $4bn valuation in potential US IPO
OPay operates a financial services platform offering payments, transfers, savings and loans.