All articles by Vidyasagar Maddela

Vidyasagar Maddela

Klarna partners with Lufthansa Group to enable flexible payments

The partnership allows Lufthansa Group customers to access Klarna’s flexible payment options at checkout when booking travel.

Visa taps Aquanow to boost stablecoin settlement capabilities 

The partnership integrates Aquanow’s digital asset infrastructure with Visa’s advanced technology stack. 

Mastercard reports 20% rise in Q3 2025 net income  

The company posted net revenue of $8.6bn for Q3 2025, a 17% increase from the same quarter in 2024.

HSBC and Juspay partner for new digital acquiring platform

The new acquiring platform will leverage HSBC’s extensive global network and Juspay’s expertise in payments infrastructure.

Kyivstar, Mastercard partner to support digital payments in Ukraine

Kyivstar and Mastercard will test the Starlink Direct to Cell satellite technology within payment systems.

Visa, Mastercard to pay $199.5m to resolve merchant lawsuit-report 

The merchants’ lawsuit claimed that the payment networks violated antitrust laws by collectively altering changes to chargeback rules.

FlexM secures investment from China’s Torkey Times Technology 

The collaboration is expected to enhance FlexM’s operations in cross-border payments, gateway solutions, and licensed fintech operations worldwide. 

India launches pilot for e-commerce payments via ChatGPT 

Agentic AI allows users to make purchases directly through ChatGPT, using India’s domestic payments network, UPI.

Revolut plans to launch payment platform in India – report 

The fintech plans to partner with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Visa to enable users for domestic and international transactions.

Checkout.com taps Microsoft to enhance enterprise payments

Checkout.com will use Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure to improve the speed and security of digital payments.