Robinhood said it intends to offer $2.0 billion of convertible senior notes due 2029. It will use the proceeds to repurchase shares, fund calls, and acquisitions.
Payments
FCA-authorised payments firm Monevium Ltd entered special administration last Thursday after a prolonged period of non-trading left it unable to repay customers.
Match2Pay won the best crypto payment solution at iFX International 2026. The award comes from resolving transaction drop-offs and high processing overhead.
Bitget wallet now lets users spend ecosystem tokens and regional stablecoins via top-ups and QR payments across over 50 markets, with plans for more assets.
Frankfurt-listed Multitude AG has extended a €16m financing facility to Lithuanian consumer lender UAB Nordecum, deepening its relationship with Placet Group.
XTransfer tied the ranking to a string of 2026 milestones, including a Malaysia licence, Latin America settlement launch, and MOUs with BBVA and Societe Generale.
Fiserv, the Milwaukee-based payments technology company, elevated its merchant-solutions head to the top job and reaffirmed its 2026 outlook on the same day.
Aussie broker Fusion Markets has switched its global payments operation to 24/7 processing, with median withdrawal handling falling to 45 minutes in May 2026.
Crypto payments provider Paybis released a stablecoin infrastructure report at Money20/20 Europe, showing B2B activity now accounts for almost all its volume.
Checkout.com just launched the capability for enterprise merchants to accept stablecoin payments while continuing to settle in USD, powered by Coinbase Payment.
OpenFX, a cross-border payments firm, is buying Embed B.V., gaining a De Nederlandsche Bank payment institution licence and UK FCA permissions, closing in Q3.
Raydium, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, says it has crossed $1trillion in trading volume and is RAY token has been listed on both Robinhood and Revolut.
Bitget Wallet just launched a multi-phase payments campaign on the Stellar network targeting everyday crypto spending across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
UK fintech hiring is expected to increase by nearly 14% in 2026, after expanding by 28% in 2025, with payments infrastructure leading the demand.
Bitwise,a crypto asset manager, today launched the Bitwise Canton ETP on Deutsche Börse Xetra. The product tracks the Kaiko CANTO Reference Rate LDNLF.
TransFi, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company, has hired Victor Lucena, a cross-border payments veteran, to lead regional expansion from São Paulo.
The Federal Reserve Board proposed a special-purpose account for non-federally-insured institutions to clear and settle payments, while encouraging Reserve Banks to pause Tier 3 master account decisions until the policy process wraps up.
Crypto payment processor B2BINPAY said it is the first crypto payment company to receive VASP licences in Mauritius, covering broker-dealer, wallet, and custodian activities.
Bitcoin payments infrastructure firm Lightspark will let financial institutions and fintechs issue Visa debit cards funded by stablecoins, Bitcoin or fiat through its Grid platform, starting in the US and Europe.
The Tether-backed Singapore fintech says users can now pay local merchants with USD stablecoins through national QR codes and mobile money tills, with real-time conversion to local fiat.
The London payments firm said Asia-Pacific processing volume climbed 71% year over year, alongside a third straight year of 50% net revenue growth. The update comes as Checkout.com scales hiring across key hubs and positions for AI-led checkout protocols.
