Banking-as-a-Service stories
Card issuers and acquirers will gain round-the-clock settlement choices as the network adds regulated stablecoins alongside fiat payments.
Banks can add fintech services without ripping out ageing core systems as DXC's CoreIgnite offers a single link to partners and networks.
Tighter oversight is pushing card sponsorship beyond market entry, with RS2 arguing firms now need stronger controls over processing, fraud and settlement.
The merger could give OpenPayd up to USD $276 million to fund US expansion and product work as it prepares a Nasdaq listing.
Businesses across Europe will gain virtual accounts and multi-currency payments as the tie-up helps Marqeta meet local rules in 30 new markets.
Users can now hold dollars in RedotPay's wallet and move them into stablecoins for spending or cross-border transfers without leaving the app.
The funding will help equipifi expand bank-embedded buy now, pay later services as lenders race to keep instalment spending inside their apps.
Currenxie enters the EEA from Dublin with multi-currency business accounts, targeting SMEs seeking faster cross-border payments.
The update lets app users cap, approve and audit AI-driven payments while keeping control of their funds and spending limits.
Banks can now deploy more of their systems through one AWS-based stack as Temenos adds digital banking and payments to its cloud service.
Merchants could soon get payments, loyalty, lending and checkout tools from one supplier as firms chase fuller control of commerce.
Businesses using the platform should see simpler access to accounts, cards and foreign exchange as the group unites under one brand.
The funding will help Relay expand among US small firms as it passes USD $1.3 billion in managed deposits and 150,000 customers.
The rollout gives Questbank the core banking system it needs to begin offering deposits and mortgages to Canadian customers under OSFI rules.
Banks could lift deposits faster as the new software helps small firms move payroll, income and payments to fresh accounts within days.
The neobank can now tap infrastructure for accounts in more than 38 currencies as it prepares a launch in four countries.
More banks and credit unions are opting for bundled onboarding and engagement tools as Alkami ties account opening to digital banking and marketing.
Banks and credit unions could cut development cycles from weeks to days as the tool adds governed AI code generation to Q2's platform.
The fintech's broader banking push now reaches more than 5,000 businesses, after three quarters of GAAP profitability and rapid revenue growth.
Cash and card firms stand to gain from Paymentology's Australian push, which links local rails with global schemes and key domestic partners.