All articles by Prasanna Gullapalli

Prasanna Gullapalli

Liquid Group, TerraPay partner to boost global QR payment interoperability

The companies are expected to launch pilot projects to assess connectivity between participating providers in Africa and Asia.

Fintech firm Zilch secures $176.7m to fuel growth

The funding raise includes an expansion of Zilch’s securitisation facility with Deutsche Bank.

Pine Labs receives three payment licences from Reserve Bank of India

Pine Labs has secured payment aggregator licences for offline payments, online merchant payments, and for processing cross-border payments.

Visa launches pilot for direct stablecoin payouts to digital wallets

Currently, the pilot is running with a select group of partners, with plans to expand more broadly during the later part of 2026.

Ant International adds iris authentication feature to Alipay+ GlassPay

Smart glasses makers Meizu and Xiaomi are Ant International’s initial partners in adopting these payment functionalities on a global scale.

Episode Six, Fireblocks to co-develop unified payments solution

The solution can function independently or alongside current banking infrastructure and ledgers.

India’s RBI grants self-regulatory status to SRPA for PSOs

With this new status, SRPA will act as the point of contact between RBI and firms operating within India’s payments ecosystem.

Adyen outlines new financial objectives amid industry expansion

By 2028, the company aims to push its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin above 55%.

Visa, Mastercard agree to $38bn settlement over merchant fee dispute

Joseph Stiglitz and Keith Leffler estimated that halting the “upward spiral” of swipe fees could save merchants $38bn by 2031.

Paytm launches redesigned app with AI-driven payment tools

The update integrates AI across the application, offering tools for expense tracking, balance management, and personalised insights.