Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Company update/crypto

Ebanx makes stablecoin play; expands into the Philippines

Ebanx, a global technology company specialising in cross-border payment services for emerging markets, has unveiled a new generation of products designed to strengthen global companies' operations across Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.

22 September 2025

Company update/payments

Bolt launches founder-first programme

Bolt, the checkout, identity and payments leader powering faster, smarter commerce, announced the launch of Bolt Activate, a new program designed to help the next generation of innovative digital commerce founders bring their ideas to market faster and scale with confidence.

19 September 2025

Company update/payments

Paymentology partners with Enjaz to boost digital payments in Saudi Arabia

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enjaz, one of Saudi Arabia’s most trusted providers of remittance and digital payment solutions.

19 September 2025

News/ai

Google unveils Agent Payments Protocol to power AI commerce

Google has unveiled an open protocol designed to serve as the foundation needed to enable AI agents to transact payments on behalf of users and merchants.

16 September 2025

Company update/payments

PXP launches Checkout Components

PXP, the omnichannel global payment platform, has launched Checkout Components, a new enterprise-grade solution that addresses one of ecommerce’s biggest challenges: customers abandoning their purchases at the final hurdle.

15 September 2025

News/payments

Paytently and Mastercard team on open banking payments

Payments orchestration platform Paytently has unveiled an open banking-based account-to-account payment service built on Mastercard technology.

11 September 2025

News/ai

Citi and US Bank customers get first access to Mastercard Agent Pay

Citi and US Bank customers will be the first to get access to Mastercard's agentic payments technology ahead of a global rollout.

11 September 2025

Company update/payments

Payoneer and Stripe team on cross-border checkouts for SMBs

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the global financial technology company powering business growth across borders, today announced a strategic partnership with programmable financial services company Stripe.

18 August 2025

News/payments

Visa expands Click to Pay across Apac

Visa is expanding its Click to Pay online checkout service across Asia Pacific through partnerships with C2P, Adyen, AsiaPay, and Worldpay.

18 August 2025

Company update/payments

Unlimit adds integrated Click-to-Pay flow to its online payments products

Unlimit, the global fintech company, has integrated Click-to-Pay functionality into its payment processing solution, offering a streamlined and secure checkout experience for merchants and their customers worldwide.

12 August 2025

News/crypto

Diebold Nixdorf joins digital euro innovation platform

Diebold Nixdorf is working with the European Central Bank to integrate its payment processing technology with the digital euro interfaces.

12 August 2025

News/payments

Stripe businesses can now accept Pix in Brazil

Stripe has joined forces with Ebanx to let businesses from around the world accept Pix instant payments in Brazil.

11 August 2025

News/startups

Spend management startup Stavtar secures $55m funding boost

Stavtar Solutions, a US-based startup with a SaaS platform for expense allocations and spend management, has completed a series A funding round worth $55m

06 August 2025

News/crypto

PayPal unveils 'Pay with Crypto' feature

PayPal is launching a service that enables businesses to accept payments in more than 100 cryptocurrencies.

29 July 2025

Company update/payments

Elavon and WooCommerce expand payments partnership to North America

Elavon, a global payments leader, and WooCommerce, the ecommerce platform powering more than four million online stores globally, are expanding their successful European payments partnership across the Atlantic to North America.

28 July 2025

News/retail

Citizens delivers open finance payment features and direct deposit tools

In an exclusive interview with Finextra, Chris Powell, head of deposits and customer engagement at Citizens, reveals how open finance has powered simpler switching and streamlined mobile payments.

28 July 2025

News/payments

Deutsche Bank to offer Wero payment acceptance

Deutsche Bank's Merchant Solutions business is integrating Wero into its payments acceptance offering ahead of the mobile wallet's launch in Germany.

28 July 2025

News/payments

Australians embrace digital banking as digital wallet use surges

Australian consumers are adopting digital banking services in increasing numbers with 99.3% of transactions taking place over digital channels, including A$160bn in payments made via mobile wallets.

25 July 2025

Company update/payments

Wix expands PayPal partnership

Wix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: WIX), the leading SaaS website builder platform globally1, today announced an expansion of its partnership with PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), bringing additional online payment options to merchants through Wix Payments.

24 July 2025

News/regulation

UK competition authority takes on Apple over digital wallets

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will take action to ensure Apple opens up restrictions on fintechs offering their own digital wallets on iPhones.

23 July 2025