Digital Currency

Paytrie AB Inc., a platform for buying and selling stablecoins, is joining the Circle Payments Network in what it says is an effort to expand the reach of stablecoins to consumers in Canada. The deal, which builds on Paytrie’s support for USD Coin, a stablecoin pegged to the United States …

UATP, a U.S.-based payment processor for airlines, said it will work with APG Pay, a payment-technology developer specializing in the travel industry, to issue UATP accounts to corporate clients and travel companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Blink Charging Co. said it will start to accept cryptocurrency by year’s end at its …

Payroc said it will begin processing Sept. 1 for merchants using Cinfed Credit Union under a new agreement with the financial institution, which serves members in Southwest Ohio. Digital-asset platform Fireblocks Inc. launched Fireblocks Network for Payments, aimed at enabling stablecoin-based transactions in more than 100 countries. Sola Security, a cybersecurity firm whose …

Money-transfer platform Thunes is working with blockchain-based payments provider Ripple Labs Inc. to offer broader reach for payouts and increased streamlining for money transfer globally, the parties said. Visa Inc. said it will work with Ample Earth, a fintech focused on climate issues, to incorporate sustainability information in digital banking apps and loyalty …

Shares in PayPal Holdings Inc. traded down toward the end of the day Wednesday following a report from Reuters that some banks in Europe were experiencing unauthorized direct debits from PayPal accounts, according to the BBC. PayPal told Reuters some banking partners had been affected by “a temporary service interruption” and the …

Finastra, a London-based developer of payments software for banks, said Wednesday it will work with Circle Internet Group Inc. to let banks include stablecoin settlement in their cross-border payments processing. In related news, the cross-border payments technology provider Tazapay announced it has closed on a Series B round with funding …

Technology provider Q2 Holdings Inc. announced Open Payment Network is its first partner to offer integration for Q2 Instant Payments Manager, a product aimed at banks looking to manage real-time payment workflows. Canada-based payments provider Corpay Inc. announced its cross-border platform has become the official foreign-exchange partner to the New Zealand Football club. Klear.ai, …

The payments-technology firm Gr4vy Inc. said it will work with Datalex, a technology provider for airline e-commerce, to enable payment orchestration capabilities for the airline industry. Payments provider Priority Technology Holdings Inc. said it has closed on an acquisition of revenue agreements and customer relationships owned by Boom Commerce, a Priority reseller. Priority said it expects …

The processor Nuvei Corp. announced an integration with Zuora Inc., a technology developer for subscription businesses, to provide payments technology for Zuora clients. The subscription market globally is forecast to reach $996 billion in volume by 2028, compared to $593 billion last year, according to Juniper Research data cited by Nuvei and …

U.S. payments fintech Payoneer Inc. announced it will work with Stripe Inc. to offer an improved Payoneer Checkout service for small and medum-size merchants, starting in the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration will enable more payment methods, including buy now, pay later from Affirm Inc. and Klarna AB and digital wallets from Apple …