September 2025 – Page 13

Irish Banks Collaborate to Compete with Revolut Through New P2P Payments App

Ireland's top three retail banks, AIB, Bank of Ireland, and PTSB, are set to launch a new mobile payment service called Zip Pay next year,...

ID.me Achieves $2 Billion Valuation with Funding to Combat AI Fraud

Digital identity wallet ID.me has achieved a $2 billion valuation following a $340 million funding round, complemented by a credit facility. The Series E funding...

Utila Triples Valuation in Six Months as Demand for Stablecoin Infrastructure Fuels Extension Round

Digital assets operations platform Utila has secured a $22 million Series A extension round, significantly increasing its valuation in just six months amid the ongoing...

Bank of England and BIS Create Ready-Made Module for ISO 20022 Data Analysis

The BIS Innovation Hub and the Bank of England have developed a prototype analytical tool designed to leverage the richer payments data generated by the...

PayPal Offers Users Early Access to Perplexity AI Browser

PayPal and Venmo users in the US and other unspecified markets can now bypass the waitlist for Perplexity's new AI-powered web browser, Comet, through a...

Ant Unit Unveils New Agentic AI Payments Technology

Ant International's Antom unit has introduced an agentic AI payments solution that accommodates both card-based and alternative payment options. Merchant payments and digitization services provider...

Stripe Introduces Tempo Blockchain for Stablecoin Transactions

Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm have launched a blockchain project focused on stablecoin payments. Incubated by Stripe, the Tempo blockchain aims to create a...

Pave Secures $14M to Enhance AI-Powered Portfolio Management Platform

Pave Finance, a provider of AI-powered, institutional-grade personalized wealth management software, has raised $14 million in seed funding. Founded by veterans from Goldman Sachs, JP...

Bank of England and Accenture Successfully Complete RTGS Renewal Program

The Bank of England and Accenture have successfully modernized a key component of the UK's payments infrastructure, marking a significant achievement in a multi-year transformation...

Zopa Purchases Payments Automation Company Rvvup

UK digital bank Zopa has acquired Rvvup, a provider of AI-driven checkout payment tools tailored for both B2B and B2C transactions. This acquisition enhances Zopa's...