Payments Industry News

Rain's $2B Valuation Ignites Crypto Card 'Payment Stack War

Advertising for the Gemini Trust Bitcoin credit card during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The event will examine Bitcoin's evolving global impact, with speakers from education, policy, finance, and…

China Vanke Wins Reprieve on Overdue Bond Payments

Stripe's Collison Says No 'Rush' for Payment Firm to Go Public

Stripe Inc. does not have imminent plans for a public listing, according to John Collison, the billionaire co-founder and president of the payment processing firm. “We're still not in any rush,” Collison said in an interview with…

Paystack eyes growth beyond payments with restructuring

Nigerian payments processor Paystack is expanding into banking and consumer finance in a corporate shakeup as it bets on Africa's entrepreneurs, its CEO told Semafor, five years after being acquired by US fintech giant Stripe. Paystack marked its…

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Legal Dispute With Juventus Over Salary Payments

Cristiano Ronaldo has emerged victorious in his long-running dispute with former employers Juventus regarding wages that initially went unpaid. The Portuguese superstar, along with his teammates in Turin, agreed to defer certain salary payments…

Confusing e-KYC question halts Ladki Bahin payments for 24 lakh beneficiaries

A wrongly framed question, misinterpreted during the e-KYC process of the Maharashtra government's flagship Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, has resulted in over 24 lakh beneficiaries being wrongly classified as state government employees…

Dogecoin Gets Major Utility Boost With Upcoming 'Such' DOGE Payment App

Expertise: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, DeFi 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…

Amazon Adds More Payment Options to Latest Smart Shopping Cart

The newest Dash Cart was introduced in Whole Foods Market stores in three cities last year and will now be expanded to dozens of the grocery store chain's locations across the United States by the end of the year, the company said in a Jan. 7 press…

Stablecoins Face Payments Challenge With Cashing Out

When a freelance designer in Buenos Aires invoices a U.S. client in stablecoins, or when a Nigerian importer settles a cross-border supplier payment in digital dollars, the transaction can feel close to miraculous. Funds arrive in minutes, not…

People missing key DWP payment have just days to meet deadline

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is dishing out payments of up to £300, but a crucial deadline is looming. While the majority received it automatically between November and December 2025, some may have been overlooked and will need…

Penny Production Pause Pushes Payment Pivot

Agencies such as Memphis, Light, Gas & Water could stop taking non-exact cash payments. Small changes could come to small change in Tennessee as the discontinuation of the penny could see local governments and utilities rounding bills up or asking…

NANS laments non-payment of SIWES allowances to students - The Nation Newspaper

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed concerns over the failure of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to resolve the prolonged non-payment of Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) allowances owed to…

Federal Reserve Opens Door to Main Street's Post-Check Payments Future

Fast forward over 300 years, and checks still play a meaningful, even outsized, role in U.S. commerce, particularly for medium-sized businesses. But as comments on a request for information and comment on the Future of the Federal Reserve Banks'…

Square, Stripe take a fresh swing at crypto payments

Key insight: Payment firms such as Stripe and Block are building scale for cryptocurrency payments. What's at stake: The Genius Act has brought more businesses and consumers into the digital asset market, creating potential demand. Forward look:…

Heleket Review: Tailored crypto payment solution for individuals and businesses

Crypto payments are one of the biggest narratives of 2026, within and outside the crypto space. Businesses and individuals are exploring effective means to spend and receive crypto payments in the real world. Launched in 2025 and growing in…