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Affirm wins exclusive Expedia buy now, pay later deal
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Affirm wins exclusive Expedia buy now, pay later deal

Affirm secures an exclusive multi-year deal to power Expedia's US instalment travel payments, with a Canadian rollout to follow on select stays.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Mastercard unveils BIN Sponsor Plus scheme for UK fintechs
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Mastercard unveils BIN Sponsor Plus scheme for UK fintechs

Mastercard launches BIN Sponsor Plus in the UK, accrediting card sponsors to give fintechs a vetted route into issuing and payments at scale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Ecommpay report warns checkout friction 'hits zero'
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Ecommpay report warns checkout friction 'hits zero'

Ecommpay warns shoppers now have zero tolerance for checkout friction, with failed payments driving cart abandonment and lost revenue.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Why lenders need fintech-level payments
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Why lenders need fintech-level payments

Lenders clinging to legacy payment rails are losing borrowers to fintechs that can approve, fund and collect on loans in near real time.

By Skyler Nesheim • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale
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Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale

Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Zepz buys Pomelo to add credit cards to remittances
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Zepz buys Pomelo to add credit cards to remittances

Zepz has bought fintech Pomelo to bolt credit cards and lending onto its remittance brands, deepening its push into cross-border finance.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Bank ABC migrates ila Bank to Temenos core on AWS cloud
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Bank ABC migrates ila Bank to Temenos core on AWS cloud

Bank ABC shifts ila Bank onto Temenos core on AWS in Bahrain, kicking off a wider cloud-led core banking transformation programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety
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Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety

AI fintech Cleo stages UK comeback with a waitlisted app, betting its chatty budgeting assistant can ease mounting money anxiety.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Dashr unveils Open Banking dashboard for Kiwis' cash
Data Protection

Dashr unveils Open Banking dashboard for Kiwis' cash

New Zealand startup Dashr has launched an Open Banking-based dashboard letting households see all their cash and investments in one place.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Dext launches integrated payments for UK Xero users
Software-as-a-Service

Dext launches integrated payments for UK Xero users

Dext debuts Payments, letting UK Xero users pay suppliers and expenses inside its platform after a beta that processed GBP £800,000.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Revolut unveils unified merchant payments suite in Australia
Digital Transformation

Revolut unveils unified merchant payments suite in Australia

Revolut launches a unified merchant payments suite in Australia, tying in‑person, online and A2A payments directly to its business accounts.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
YouLend & Intuit embed SME funding in QuickBooks UK
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YouLend & Intuit embed SME funding in QuickBooks UK

YouLend partners with Intuit to embed fast SME funding of GBP £1,000-£2m directly inside QuickBooks as a new UK Capital Marketplace.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders
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HSBC & Sage launch digital tax tool for sole traders

HSBC UK and Sage unveil in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules loom from April.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Hnry & Volley launch QR open banking for sole traders
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Hnry & Volley launch QR open banking for sole traders

Hnry and Volley launch Scan to Pay using open banking, letting sole traders take QR code payments on the spot for a 35-cent flat fee.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Tinaba expands Alipay+ payments for Italians in China
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Tinaba expands Alipay+ payments for Italians in China

Tinaba expands Alipay+ tie-up to let Italian travellers pay in euros via its app at over 80 million QR code merchants in mainland China.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver
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Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver

Feijoa joins Creative HQ's Fintech Lab to scale its round-up saving app, aiming to lift inconsistent KiwiSaver contributions nationwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Gr4vy & Ecommpay link to streamline global payments
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Gr4vy & Ecommpay link to streamline global payments

Gr4vy partners with Ecommpay to give merchants single-API access to cards, wallets and 100+ local payment methods across global markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026