Bandhan Bank Credit Cards Launch in Four Tiers
Bandhan Bank credit cards debut in four Mastercard variants, giving the lender a direct card portfolio spanning daily spend, travel…
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UniCredit Takes Stake in Debt Fintech VC Trade
UniCredit’s VC Trade investment adds a digital debt-market platform to its European financing stack, but the stake size and price…
Circle Buys Tazapay to Extend USDC Payments
Circle’s Tazapay acquisition uses a $400 million stock framework to add cross-border payout rails, subject to approvals and a planned…
Juspay Wego Partnership Expands Middle East Payments
Juspay and Wego expand payment orchestration across Middle Eastern markets, linking providers while contract value and rollout timing stay undisclosed.
Tillo Amilon Acquisition Builds Gift-Card Scale
The Tillo Amilon acquisition combines UK and Italian gift-card platforms, with £3bn-plus in 2026 volume and founders staying to lead…
CHFD Stablecoin Sandbox Starts Live Tests
CHFD stablecoin live testing links Swiss banking, markets and payments. Explore the sandbox, verified use cases, safeguards and limits on…
ICICI Lombard Penalty Reaches ₹1 Crore
IRDAI fines ICICI Lombard ₹1 crore over outsourcing, vendor and governance lapses, ordering board review and a documented action report…
Mastercard and Flowcart Add In-Chat Payments
Mastercard and Flowcart add card payments to WhatsApp commerce in Kenya, linking chat-based discovery, secure checkout and merchant order systems.
HSBC Kuwait Adds Tap Merchant Acquiring
HSBC Kuwait adds Tap merchant acquiring for corporate clients, connecting card acceptance to reporting and reconciliation while fees remain undisclosed.
Qatar Joins AFAQ, Completing GCC Central-Bank Link
Qatar joins AFAQ with three local banks, completing the GCC central-bank network while commercial-bank and Qatari-riyal coverage continues to expand.