All articles by Kuldeep Jha
Kuldeep Jha
Adyen plans to expand India operations -report
The Dutch firm sees India as a long-term growth market, driven by multinational companies entering the country and Indian businesses expanding overseas.
Ant, Mastercard and Visa collaborate on KYA to scale agentic commerce
The proposed framework would set shared principles for agent onboarding and identification across participating networks.
NPCI International, NIPC partner to enable UPI payments across Uzbekistan
The agreement will allow Indian travellers to use their UPI-enabled apps to scan UZQR codes and make instant payments across Uzbekistan.
PayPal reportedly in sale talks with consortium including Stripe and Advent
In July, Stripe and Advent had submitted a joint bid of $60.50 per share, valuing the payments company at about $53bn.
Payments processing firm Stripe to acquire OpenRouter for over $7bn – report
In May, OpenRouter said it served eight million developers across more than 400 AI models.
DivDat completes acquisition of Meridian Integration
The deal combines DivDat’s payment operations with Meridian Integration’s software for customer engagement, self-service and communications.
American Express expands virtual cards for US commercial customers
By adding virtual cards to @ Work, American Express is placing the payment option inside an existing spending management workflow.
Bybit.eu broadens European offering with Austrian EMI licence
The licence allows Bybit Payments GmbH to provide regulated e-money and payment services through the Bybit.eu platform.
Kraken rolls out Mastercard crypto debit card in UK and Europe
The card offers up to 2% cashback, paid weekly in Bitcoin, euros or pounds.
Block settles Cash App case with 46 US states for $45m
State officials alleged that Block’s marketing gave users the impression that Cash App provided bank-like protections.