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The Paypers covers the latest global news and analyses on payments, ecommerce, fintech, and the digital economy

We report on global payments news and innovation in an increasingly digital economy. We’re on top of all payments and fintech news: payments infrastructure, payments systems, payments behaviours, ecommerce payments, Open Banking and Open Finance, Banking-as-a-Service, B2B payments, cryptocurrencies, fraud and financial crime prevention, along with breaking news on the digital economy. Follow us for the latest regulation updates, along with relevant company news on payments investments, product launches, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions.

Austria's digital identity evolution: insights from Herbert Leitold, A-SIT

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Friday 23 May 2025 12:34 CET

Austria leads in digital ID with mobile identity, eID cards, and mDLs. At EIC 2025, A-SIT's Herbert Leitold shared insights on Austria’s roadmap for the European Digital Identity Wallet.

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Austria's digital identity evolution: insights from Herbert Leitold, A-SIT

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | Published Friday 23 May 2025 12:34 CET

Austria leads in digital ID with mobile identity, eID cards, and mDLs. At EIC 2025, A-SIT's Herbert Leitold shared insights on Austria’s roadmap for the European Digital Identity Wallet.

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Riskified 2024 report key takeaways – Returns, refunds & exchanges: How to stop good customers from paying the price of policy abuse

Thought leader insights | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 May 2025 08:41 CET
Irina Ionescu, Senior Editor at The Paypers, discusses the key takeaways of Riskified’s 2024 report focusing on the rise of abuse fraud and how merchants can balance stricter return and refund policies without losing good customers.



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HKMA passes stablecoin law demanding issuers are licenced

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 May 2025 15:49 CET
HKMA has passed a stablecoin law to establish regulations for the digital assets and allow licenced issuers to sell them to the public.
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Samsung partners with N26 to integrate it into the Wallet app

News | Online Payments | 23 May 2025 15:45 CET
Samsung has partnered with N26, a Germany-based digital bank, allowing its users to make payments with their Galaxy smartphones without needing a physical card.
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Serbia becomes part of SEPA

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 15:04 CET
Serbia has recently joined the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), following the favourable decision by the European Payments Council (EPC).

 
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Major US banks reportedly consider joint stablecoin project

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 May 2025 14:55 CET
US banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup have reportedly engaged in discussions to create a jointly issued stablecoin.
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Affirm and KAYAK to offer BNPL solutions to Canada's travellers

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 14:15 CET
KAYAK, a travel search engine, has expanded its partnership with the payment network Affirm into Canada.
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Klarna reports steep losses as IPO plans remain uncertain

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 13:55 CET
Klarna has reported a net loss of USD 99 million for the first quarter of 2025, more than double the USD 47 million it posted during the same period last year.
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Kraken collaborates with Backed to launch xStocks

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 May 2025 13:22 CET
Kraken has partnered with Backed and the Solana Foundation to provide tokenised US equities, increasing access and efficiency for investors globally.
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Sling Money rolls out Virtual Accounts feature

News | Online Payments | 23 May 2025 13:21 CET
Financial technology application focused on simplifying global money transfers Sling Money has announced the launch of a new feature, namely Virtual Accounts.  
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Blooms raises USD 2.6 mln to expand AI trade finance platform

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 13:16 CET
Wilmington-based fintech firm Blooms has secured USD 2.6 million in seed funding to enhance its operations and advance product development.
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BoomFi partnered with Paytiko to expand crypto payment rails to global merchants

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 May 2025 12:28 CET
BoomFi, a provider of crypto payment infrastructure, has partnered with Paytiko, an all-in-one payment platform, to offer merchants access to crypto payment rails.
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Ant International announces its collaboration with HSBC

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 12:11 CET
Ant International has partnered with HSBC to launch a Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong, enabling real-time HKD and USD payments.
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FINCA, Thought Machine partner to support financial inclusion in Africa

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 May 2025 11:51 CET
Inclusive finance provider FINCA has teamed up with Thought Machine to roll out a new platform aimed at scaling financial inclusion, beginning in Africa. 
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MuchBetter partners with NatWest to launch business accounts

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 11:46 CET
Fintech MuchBetter has partnered with UK bank NatWest to improve its B2B offering, MuchBetter Business (MBB).
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Schuman adds EURØP euro stablecoin to XRP Ledger

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 May 2025 11:08 CET
Schuman Financial has integrated its euro-backed stablecoin, EURØP, onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL), marking a new development in the adoption of MiCA-compliant digital assets.
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ZikZuk can now offer PPIs through approval from the RBI

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 10:51 CET
ZikZuk, a fintech startup, has received in-principle authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI).
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EFTCorp and EmpowerBank to optimise digital landscape in Zimbabwe

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 10:17 CET
EFT Corporation (EFTCorp), a payment provider in Africa, has partnered with EmpowerBank, a microfinance institution focused on youth, to offer young people in Zimbabwe financial tools and support.
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UniTeller acquires More Payment Evolution

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 09:50 CET
UniTeller has announced the definitive agreement to acquire More Payment Evolution, aiming to further accelerate the development of its organisation.
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Banking Circle teams up with Visa Direct for global payments

News | Payments General | 23 May 2025 09:48 CET
Luxembourg-based Banking Circle has entered into a strategic partnership with Visa, enabling the latter to access the payments bank’s local clearing rails worldwide. 
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