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MoonPay Acquires Helio for $175M to Dominate Crypto Payments Space

MoonPay Acquires Helio for $175M to Dominate Crypto Payments Space

Hey Payments Fanatic! MoonPay has acquired blockchain payment processor Helio for $175 million, its largest acquisition to date. Helio, launched in 2022 on the Solana blockchain, provides on-chain payment solutions for platforms including Shopify, Discord, and SolanaPay. Ivan Soto-Wright, Co-founder and CEO of MoonPay announces: "Today, I've

India Sidelines Visa and Mastercard with UPI and RuPay Surge

India Sidelines Visa and Mastercard with UPI and RuPay Surge

Hey Payments Fanatic! India is rewriting the digital payments playbook—and Visa and Mastercard are feeling the heat Thanks to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India now processes over 13 billion real-time transactions monthly, making up 71% of all payments in the country. UPI directly connects bank accounts via QR

Adyen Unveils 'Adyen Uplift': AI-Powered Payments Optimization

Adyen Unveils 'Adyen Uplift': AI-Powered Payments Optimization

Hey Payments Fanatic! Adyen has launched Adyen Uplift, an AI-powered payment optimization suite trained on over $1 trillion in global payments data. The solution aims to help businesses boost payment conversion while simplifying fraud management and reducing costs, with pilot customers reporting up to 6% increase in conversion rates. Adyen’

Uruguayan Payments Firm dLocal Secures UK License for Global Expansion

Uruguayan Payments Firm dLocal Secures UK License for Global Expansion

Hey Payments Fanatic! DLocal has obtained a U.K. payment institution license from the Financial Conduct Authority, enabling the Uruguayan payments firm to onboard new U.K. merchants through its local entity, dLocal Opco UK. Pedro Arnt, dLocal's CEO, explains their unique position: "The U.K. has

Europe Advances A2A Payments with Instant Regulation

Europe Advances A2A Payments with Instant Regulation

Hey Payments Fanatic! Starting January 9th, 2025, all banks in the eurozone must implement instant payments capabilities, with transaction fees required to match standard credit transfer costs. This means any instant payment to a merchant's euro bank account must complete within ten seconds. Jan van Vonno, Head of

ABN Amro's Tikkie Payments Hit Record 7.4 Billion Euros in 2024

ABN Amro's Tikkie Payments Hit Record 7.4 Billion Euros in 2024

Hey Payments Fanatic! Dutch payment app Tikkie has shattered records in 2024, processing a staggering €7.4 billion in transactions - an 8% increase from last year's €6.6 billion milestone. With 10 million users now on board, the platform handles an impressive 5.3 payments per second,

Stablecoins in 2025: The $205B Market Ready to Revolutionize Payments

Stablecoins in 2025: The $205B Market Ready to Revolutionize Payments

Happy New Year, Payments Fanatic! 2025 kicks off with stablecoins taking center stage in the $205 billion crypto market. While Bitcoin's 2024 surge grabbed headlines, the real buzz is around these price-stable tokens, pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar. Giants like Visa, PayPal, and Stripe are