Kiwi Stories

Thunes launches real-time bank transfers into New Zealand

Thunes widens Asia-Pacific reach with real-time New Zealand bank transfers, giving businesses and consumers faster local-currency settlement.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Crypto

Ecommpay expands BridgerPay partnership across Asia

Ecommpay deepens BridgerPay tie-up to give merchants in the UK, EU and South East Asia access to local payment methods through one integration.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Crypto

Gr4vy launches toolkit for ChatGPT agentic payments

Gr4vy unveils Agentic Development Kit to help merchants sell inside ChatGPT and other AI platforms without overhauling their payment systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Ecommpay report says eCommerce fraud needs overhaul

Ecommpay urges eCommerce overhaul as fraud report says current controls miss social engineering, distort competition and leave merchants exposed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

BlueSnap launches direct SAP ERP payments integration

BlueSnap seals SAP certification for direct ERP payments link as global businesses seek simpler reconciliation across currencies and entities.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Fintech

TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer

TransferMate and Cadana partner to bring payroll providers a single API for salary disbursements and statutory remittances across more than 70 countries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks

Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Paysecure and Yaspa partner to link open banking platforms

Paysecure and Yaspa team up to add open banking, fraud controls and account-to-account payments to merchants' checkout flows.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month

Crypto

OpenFX raises USD $94 million to speed cross-border payments

OpenFX secures USD $94 million to scale real-time cross-border payments, after growing annual volumes to more than USD $45 billion and adding 100-plus clients.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments

Thunes wins Juniper Research top-three nod for cross-border payments as network breadth, interoperability and stablecoin links reshape the market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Thunes wins best cross-border payment solution award

Thunes has won the Best Cross-Border Payment Solution award at the MPE Awards 2026 after judges praised its global reach, FX pricing and compliance platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Transformation

UK firms still rely on manual payment reconciliation

Mangopay says 85% of high-volume UK firms still use manual or mostly manual reconciliation, despite heavy investment in automation and AI.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

Wise gains Payments Canada membership to target RTR

Wise wins Payments Canada membership, paving the way for a bid to join the Real-Time Rail and boost faster, cheaper transfers for Canadians.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

PayNuts broadens offer for SMEs as surcharging reforms loom

PayNuts widens its Australian SME offer with a new POS platform and partner services as RBA payment reforms heap pressure on fee-based models.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

DoBusiness.com joins Payments Canada as member in shift

DoBusiness.com joins Payments Canada after rule changes open the door to payment service providers, widening access to Canada's core payments governance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month