/payments
Alipay has integrated QR code payments into augmented reality glasses from Chinese outfit Rockid to enable users to pay for products instore by looking at the label.
17 June 2025
/markets
Partior’s digital cash settlement network has connected to Osttra and Baton Systems' on-demand FX payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement service.
/wealth
Sidekick has launched a new UK digital wealth platform built to serve six-figure earners who’ve outgrown basic financial products but don’t have the millions needed to access private banks.
Brazil's Pix instant payments platform has added a recurring payments feature.
16 June 2025
/ai
Klarna has launched a hotline to an AI avatar of CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski where consumers can provide conversational feedback on product features, issues and suggestions for improvements.
/inclusion
LemFi, a financial services platform for immigrant communities has acquired UK fintech Pillar to expand its credit services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
/retail
Shares in Metro Bank have continued to climb in early-morning trading after it emerged that the UK lender may have been lined up for a takeover by private equity firm Pollen Street Capital.
BNPL provider Sezzle has sued Shopify, alleging that the e-commerce marketplace has been stifling competition on its platform.
/crypto
Shopify is partnering with Coinbase and Stripe to allow merchants to process stablecoin payments for everyday commerce.
13 June 2025
Guernsey’s last locally-based bank ceased trading in 1996, making Bank Aston the first to be licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) for almost thirty years.
/regulation
Cryptocurrency could be nearing a point where it poses a system risk to the world's financial system, the outgoing chair of the Financial Stability Board has warned.
GrailPay, a risk and data platform for bank payments, has secured $6.7 million in funding to expand its suite of tools that make ACH transactions safer and faster.
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