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PayPay and SoftBank raise $879.8 million in payments firm's U.S. IPO
PayPay and an arm of SoftBank Group raised $879.8 million in the digital payments firm's U.S. IPO, in the biggest listing for a Japanese company on a U.S. stock exchange in a decade. Tokyo-based PayPay priced the initial public offering of American…
Bank Negara issues technology risk policy for payment service regulatees
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has released a policy document detailing technology requirements for managing technology risks among payment services regulatees (PRSs). In a statement, the central bank said the document is aimed at…
US insurers and hospitals turn to new AI for age-old battle over charges vs payments
March 12 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U.S. healthcare systems that want to be paid more for medical procedures and insurers who want proof the services were necessary, and…
Binance, PayPal, and Ripple join Mastercard's massive new push into blockchain payments
Mastercard has launched a new Crypto Partner Program that brings together more than 85 companies from across the digital asset and payments industries, an effort to link blockchain technology more directly with the infrastructure that underpins…
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RBI Clears CRED To Operate As A Payment Aggregator
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gradually granted operational licences to platforms that meet compliance, security, and governance standards. The latest entrant to receive such approval is CRED, which has secured final authorisation from the…
Iran war could hurt Global Payments, CEO says
Key insight: Global Payments CEO Cameron Bready said the Iran war could create economic pressure due to the company's work with airlines in the Middle East. What's at stake: The war in Iran could boost inflation, which could put pressure on…
XRP Price Outlook as Ripple to Acquire BC Payments Australia for Financial License
CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of experience in market analysis and blockchain technology to ensure factual accuracy and balanced…
Watch out, prediction markets. The 'super apps' are coming.
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have poured millions into marketing. Their logos and 'trade on everything' message have flooded college campuses, social media, and events like the Super Bowl and the Golden Globes. At the Next Summit…
Dŵr Cymru faces £44.7m payment after 'serious and unacceptable' breaches
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been accused of 'serious and unacceptable breaches' in its operation of sewage works by the industry's regulator. As part of an enforcement package for these failures, Welsh Water is expected to pay a proposed…
Ripple Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to Advance On-Chain Payments
39 minutes ago Updated 32 minutes ago CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of experience in market analysis and blockchain technology to…
Razorpay launches AI Agent Studio and Agentic Experience Platform to automate payments
Razorpay, India's omnichannel payments and banking platform for businesses, on Thursday announced the launch of the world's first Agent Studio built using the Claude Agent SDK from Anthropic at the FTX 2026 event. The company also introduced its…
JPMorgan Payments' agentic commerce play; Ripple's Australian deal
Key insights: JPMorganChase's payments unit is expanding its use of agentic AI via a partnership with a French software company. What's at stake: Most large banks and payment companies are developing uses for agentic AI, which enables payments and…
Mastercard Teams With Crypto Giants on Blockchain Payment Program
The company's Crypto Partner Program, announced Wednesday (March 11), brings together 85 different digital asset and payments companies, including high-profile players like Binance, Circle, Gemini, PayPal and Ripple. According to the announcement…
Mastercard Moves to Normalize Crypto Inside Its Payments Ecosystem
In turn, it's finding a new role as financial infrastructure. The latest sign of that shift came from Mastercard Wednesday (March 11) with the announcement of a new Crypto Partner Program designed to bring together more than 85 crypto companies…
5 days left to claim $150k for down payment on your home under 'Dream' program
AMERICANS looking to buy a home only have five days left to apply for a home loan through a state-backed program. The California-based program, called Dream for All, will close its application window on March 16. Your info will be used in…
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