East & Partners

Sector: Payments

(15 April 2026 – Australia) Airwallex, the Australian fintech that has spent a decade quietly building global payments infrastructure, is...

(13 April 2026 – United States) The Federal Reserve is seeking feedback on a proposal that would extend its FedNow...

(8 April 2026 – United States) Visa is testing a new tool aimed at simplifying how businesses adopt AI-powered commerce,...

(3 April 2026 – Japan) Mitsubishi plans to leverage JPMorgan’s Blockchain Deposit Account (BDA) tokenized deposit solution to enable instant...

(25 March 2026 – China) Beijing is progressing its genuine alternative to Western payment networks in the wake of relaxed...

(24 March 2026 – United States) Retailers across New York are now legally required to accept cash payments, following the...

(18 March 2026 – Latin America) Santander and Visa have introduced Latin America’s first end-to-end payment system powered by AI...

(17 March 2026 – Sweden) The Riksbank has signalled potential regulatory intervention if domestic banks fail to expand instant payment...

(4 March 2026 – Singapore) Standard Chartered has named Naveen Mallela as Global Head of Payments, appointing the former blockchain...

(25 February 2026 – United States) Stripe, one of the world’s most valuable payment processing service providers, has reportedly set...