Newswire Summaries
Venmo, quarterback Drew Allar team up to launch Penn State Venmo debit card
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:11:39 (UTC)
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Venmo, a leading social payments platform that helps people manage and move their money, today announced a new Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with Penn State Quarterback Drew Allar, who will serve as the face of a new Penn State Venmo Debit Mastercard1. The new special edition, college-branded debit card gives students, alumni, and fans ways to score more rewards on everyday purchases while representing their school. The special ed...
BillingPlatform launches BP E-Invoice to streamline compliance, speed payments
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:10:06 (UTC)
DENVER, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BillingPlatform, the enterprise revenue lifecycle management platform for today's innovative business models, today announced the launch of BP E-Invoice, a fully integrated e-invoicing solution designed to help organizations comply with government regulations and standards, while accelerating their billing and payment processes. Already in use by a number of customers, BP E-Invoice is tailored to meet the e-invoicing mandates across Europe, Asia-Pacific and...
KuCoin appeals FINTRAC decision, reaffirms commitment to compliance
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:08:39 (UTC)
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today announced that it has formally appealed a recent decision by the Director of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) that upheld a Notice of Violation issued on March 31, 2025, along with a significant monetary penalty. While the company respects regulatory compliance, KuCoin strongly disagrees with both the findings and the...
UnionPay now accepted in 90% of European countries, regions
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:07:15 (UTC)
MADRID, Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International ("UPI") announced today significant progress in building a seamless payment environment across Europe, which has now made its services available in over 90% of European countries and region, providing both local residents and international travelers with secure and convenient payment options. UnionPay's European footprint covers core payment scenarios: over 80% of merchants accept its cards at POS terminals, and more than six milli...
MDJM's Robin Hill Hotel becomes first in group to accept cryptocurrency payments
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:04:43 (UTC)
LETHAM, Scotland, Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MDJM LTD (Nasdaq: UOKA) (the "Company" or "MDJM"), an integrated global culture-driven asset management company, today announced that its hotel, The Robin Hill Hotel, has become the first in the MDJM group (the "Group") to officially introduce cryptocurrency payment options. The Company believes this initiative could enhance convenience for international travelers and represent an important step in MDJM's ongoing digital transformation within the ...
Bybit, Plasma partner to list XPL, unlock zero-fee USDT transfers
Friday, September 26, 2025 16:02:48 (UTC)
DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is proud to announce a landmark partnership with Plasma, the next-generation Layer 1 blockchain designed for stablecoin payments. This collaboration marks a powerful step forward in Bybit's mission to make digital assets faster, cheaper, and more accessible for millions of users worldwide. Bybit Partners With Plasma to List XPL and Unlock Zero-Fee USDT Transfers Bybit Partn...
FPC publishes new guidelines for instant payment sending capabilities
Friday, September 26, 2025 15:59:27 (UTC)
Clarksburg, Md., Sept. 25, 2025 – The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the release of its latest industry resource, Operational Considerations for Instant Payments Send-Side Guidelines. Produced by the FPC’s Operational Considerations Work Group (OCWG), sponsored by Endava, the resource provides financial institutions (FIs) with best practices and detailed guidance for su...
Alkami releases budgeting, strategies playbook for financial institutions
Friday, September 26, 2025 15:56:50 (UTC)
September 24, 2025 (Plano, Texas) – Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced the release of its “2026 Budgeting & Strategies Playbook: Empowering the Next Era of Banking Through Digital Sales and Service.” The Playbook is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide for regional and community financial institutions to understand market dynamics, align digital strategy with cons...
Citi, Dandelion collaborate to transform cross-border payments
Thursday, September 25, 2025 18:52:45 (UTC)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citi and Dandelion, a Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) company, announced a collaboration to enhance cross-border payments, powered by the integration of Citi’s cross-border payments solution WorldLink® Payment Services and Dandelion’s expansive digital wallet network. The collaboration empowers Citi’s institutional clients to deliver near-instant, full-value payments into digital wallets across the globe, with near 24/7 availability. The capability...
Cloudflare debuts NET Dollar to support business model for AI-driven internet
Thursday, September 25, 2025 18:50:08 (UTC)
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced plans to introduce NET Dollar, a new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin that will enable instant, secure transactions for the agentic web. NET Dollar will help power a new business model for the Internet that rewards originality, sustains creativity, and enables innovation in an AI-driven world. AI is fundamentally changing how humans interact with the web. Instead of driving every...
