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Whatnot raises $225m for online shopping platform

Whatnot, the largest live shopping platform in the U.S., UK, and Europe, announced $225 million in Series F funding, co-led by DST Global and CapitalG.

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PayPal wallet comes to ChatGPT

Shares in PayPal soared more than 10% on news that the payments firm has struck a deal with OpenAI to embed its wallet into ChatGPT.

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Starling launches AI tool for scam monitoring

UK challenger bank Starling has launched what it claims is the UK's first AI tool designed to spot purchase scams.

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Hang Seng completes phase 2 of digital money pilot

Hang Seng Bank (‘Hang Seng’) has successfully completed two use cases in Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme under Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (‘HKMA’) Project e-HKD+, making it the only bank to conduct two pilots under the themes of programmability and tokenised assets settlement.

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HUMO and Alipay+ partner for cross-broder payments in Uzbekistan

Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet gateway, and HUMO, the national payment system in Uzbekistan, announced the partnership in Beijing to facilitate inbound and outbound cross-border QR payments.

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PayPal integrates Mastercard Agent Pay into wallet

Mastercard's agentic payments platform is being integrated into PayPal's wallet to allow AI agents to complete transactions on behalf of users.

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Hang Seng launches JustPay

Hang Seng Bank (‘Hang Seng’) has launched an industry-first payment experience, “JustPay”, featuring an innovative voice recording function.

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Juspay integrates Mastercard’s Click to Pay in Brazil

Brazil-based payments platform Juspay has become the first Latin American provider to integrate Mastercard’s Click to Pay.

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DLocal partners Alchemy Pay to streamline crypto-to-fiat payments in Latin America

DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced a partnership with Alchemy Pay, a payment gateway that seamlessly connects crypto with traditional fiat currencies.

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Wayfair expands Affirm partnership

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced an expanded partnership with Wayfair Inc. (NYSE: W), the destination for all things home.

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PayPal taps Rokt to power post-purchase offers

Rokt, the leading ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each customer, today announced that PayPal, the global digital commerce leader, is using Rokt to power post-purchase advertisements.

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Zilch and Plaid collaborate on open banking repayments

Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering the future of commerce, today announced it has partnered with Plaid to integrate open banking into the heart of its repayment experience.

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African fintech Moniepoint completes $200m funding round

Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, announces it has raised over US$200 million in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round.

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TabSense raises $5m for AI agentic PoS

TabSense, founded in 2024, is redefining how restaurants operate by introducing the first AI Agentic Point of Sale (PoS) - a system powered by intelligent AI agents that act like digital employees, helping restaurants and cafes scale efficiently without compromising quality or control.

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Worldpay signs agreement to power Kroger payment processing

Worldpay, an industry leading payments technology company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement to provide Kroger with comprehensive payment processing services for in-store, online and mobile transactions.

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Banks come back online after AWS outage

UK banks' online services are beginning to recover after a problem with Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused widespread outages across several apps and websites.

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MoneyHash and Tabby strike BNPL partnership

MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, has partnered with Tabby, the Saudi Arabia–headquartered financial services app.

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Tink and SplitWise extend European partnership

Splitwise, a popular app for sharing bills and expenses, and Tink, A Visa Solution, have expanded their partnership across Europe.

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FIS introduces Smart Basket for real-time purchase intelligence

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced Smart Basket, a soon to be released solution being designed to leverage a real-time, item-level adjudication engine and transaction gateway to transform the payment experience at check out.

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MoonPay launches crypto commerce platform

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, has announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, the most efficient platform for merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide.