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PayPal holiday survey: spending plans are not completed sales
US shoppers maintain spending plans while worrying about money. Payment teams need to distinguish intentions from completed purchases.
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Mojaloop, AfricaNenda and Mastercard focus on A2A protection
African instant-payment systems need clear responses to scams and disputes. The collaborations explore how stronger protection could work.
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Checkout.com grows: what its figures tell a merchant
Revenue, payment volume and profit forecasts answer different questions. What the corporate update tells a payment team.
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Citi connects multiple instant-payment markets through Swift
Bank clients gain access to AUD, GBP and INR routes. The dollar service has a separate boundary: recipients must hold Citi accounts in the US.
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UPI: the customer returned to checkout. Can you fulfil the order?
Understand the payment journeys, check which flows are supported and keep order completion tied to verified provider status.
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PCI Secure SLC 2.0: payment software needs a transition plan
The update concerns secure software development. Tool inventories and the exact start of the transition period require attention.
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Volante and Circle prepare USDC workflows for banks
The collaboration lets banks evaluate a stablecoin rail inside payment operations. Exception handling will be a useful test of its value.
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Swift explores cross-border payments using phone-number aliases
Pay-by-alias brings familiar identifiers into international payments. Easier addressing is one part of a much longer transfer journey.
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Citi and Coinbase connect virtual accounts and stablecoin acceptance
The collaboration joins banking and digital-asset workflows. Merchants should distinguish the payment they accept from the balance they receive.
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