Digital wallets stories
The change gives eligible US users 24/7 card-based funding, making it easier to add money outside banking hours and trade faster.
Businesses can now use eligible virtual cards for tap-to-pay at shops, hotels and vendor sites, without issuing a physical card or extra app.
Unattended merchants risk losing sales when customers cannot pay with their preferred method, prompting TNS to add over 100 alternatives.
The deal gives Bahraini customers faster access to more payout routes abroad, while letting NBB expand without building separate market links.
Payment firms are finding that card programmes take far more operational work to scale than to launch, with extra providers adding integration risk.
Users in more than 75 countries can now approve AI-made purchases without handing assistants ongoing access to funds or card details.
The hire comes as payments firms race to tap Asia Pacific's fast-growing crypto market, where CoinPayments is betting on stablecoin transfers.
Local payment choice could lift checkout completion in Vietnam, where VietQR is used by about 70% of shoppers and 50 million registered users.
Customers will gain faster, lower-cost cross-border transfers as Terrabank taps TerraPay's network of bank accounts and digital wallets.
APAC firms face tougher onboarding, fraud and compliance demands as buyers increasingly expect B2B transactions to be as seamless as retail.
AI agents could soon handle shopping, payments and support in the background, forcing businesses to strengthen trust as screens fade from view.
Banks in Asia Pacific can now send cross-border payments into retail wallets, as BNY taps rising demand for faster consumer payouts.
Consumers want AI to hunt bargains, but most still reject software buying clothes for them, according to a survey of 3,300 adults.
The new service aims to curb payment diversion fraud in property and legal deals by verifying recipient accounts before client money is sent.
The finding highlights a trust gap that could slow AI adoption in payments, with only 22% of UK consumers willing to use it there.
It aims to cut app switching for British users by linking messaging, events, social content and peer-to-peer payments in one place.
Users on Monad could gain access to the first native Singapore dollar stablecoin, while StraitsX expands into payments and settlement use cases.
The app aims to cut the need for Gen Z users to juggle separate services, as UK adults now use 41 apps a month on average.
Shoppers will see fewer checkout fees on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa payments, though public holiday and weekend surcharges still apply.
Canadian merchants will gain a lower-cost bank-based checkout option as Global Payments broadens payments choice across thousands of sites nationwide.