All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Alchemy Pay gains AUSTRAC registration for crypto services in Australia  

This move will allow the company to offer fiat-to-crypto payment services within the Australian market. 

Nuvei expands into Japan with Paywiser acquisition 

Nuvei’s international customers can enter the Japanese market through an existing single integration to the Nuvei core platform. 

US President signs executive order banning CBDCs

Besides, the order aims to establish the presidential working group on digital asset markets.

Priority Technology buys payroll platform Rollfi  

Rollfi partners can now tap into connections with over 20 Tier 1 and regional processing banks.  

Visa, DealMe partner on cross-border instalment payments 

This move will roll out cross-border card instalment payment services to Vietnamese and other global users. 

Nigerian fintech Moniepoint secures investment from Visa 

The partnership will combine Moniepoint’s local expertise and business model with Visa’s global resources and capabilities.  

UK to set up independent entity for variable recurring payments 

VRPs allow consumers to manage the amount and timing of their regular payments, will improve financial control and reduce unexpected expenditure risks.  

Open Payments secures €3m in funding round 

Alfvén & Didrikson, along with Industrifonden, will become the largest shareholders in Open Payments with the investment. 

HSBC to shutter international payments app Zing 

The move is projected to result in about 400 redundancies as  CEO Georges Elhedery intensifies cost-cutting measures in Europe. 

Paymob obtains retail payments licence in UAE 

The licence authorises Paymob to support merchant acquiring, payment aggregation, and domestic fund transfers within the UAE.