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19 results for “payments infrastructure”
Anthropic Is Reportedly Pushing To Build In-House Payments Infrastructure, Challenging Stripe - Stocktwits
Anthropic is reportedly developing its own payments infrastructure, potentially reducing reliance on third-party providers like Stripe and signaling a strategic expansion beyond AI model development into financial services.
Sep 5, 2026
Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7B+, Turning Model Routing Into a Payments Infrastructure Problem - forkast.news
Stripe acquired OpenRouter, a model routing API platform, for over $7 billion, reframing AI model selection and orchestration as an infrastructure layer analogous to payments processing.
Aug 17, 2026
Yuno, a payments infrastructure provider for processing transactions globally, raised a $45M Series B led by Global PayTech with a16z and others participating (Maria Clara Cobo/Bloomberg)
Yuno, a Colombian-founded payments infrastructure startup, raised $45 million in Series B funding led by Global PayTech, with participation from a16z and other investors, to expand its global transaction processing capabilities.
Aug 13, 2026
Wise connects directly to PayNet, Malaysiaʼs national payments network
Wise has integrated with PayNet, Malaysia's national payments network, to enable support for DuitNow — a real-time payment system — expanding its local payment capabilities in Malaysia.
Jul 30, 2026
Stripe becomes worldwide partner for Ryder Cup Europe
Stripe has entered a global sponsorship partnership with the Ryder Cup as its Official Financial and Payments Infrastructure Partner, aligning its brand with a high-profile international sporting event.
Jul 24, 2026
Mercuryo Data Shows Stablecoins Moving Beyond Crypto to Power Digital Payments
Mercuryo, a payments infrastructure platform, released proprietary data claiming stablecoins are transitioning from crypto-native use cases into foundational layers for digital payments and settlement across fintech.
Jul 24, 2026
RemitSo and Volume Payments partner to make UK and Europe remittances more cost-effective
RemitSo and Volume Payments formed a partnership to reduce costs for cross-border remittances between the UK and Europe.
Jul 21, 2026
LemFi taps BVNK to move cross-border payments on to stablecoin rails
LemFi, a fintech startup focused on diaspora remittances, has partnered with BVNK to integrate stablecoin-based infrastructure for cross-border payments.
Jul 21, 2026
Stripe Proposes $53 Billion Buyout of PayPal in a Battle for Payments Infrastructure Supremacy - finance.biggo.com
No verifiable evidence exists in the source that Stripe proposed a $53 billion buyout of PayPal; the article appears to be fabricated or misattributed, rendering the core event non-existent and undermining its relevance to payments infrastructure or AI narratives.
Jul 22, 2026
Natural Raises $30M Series A to Build Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents
Natural, a startup building payments infrastructure for AI agents, raised $30M in Series A funding just 193 days after founding, positioning itself at the intersection of AI agent economics and financial infrastructure.
Jul 20, 2026
Stripe and Swift Race to Control the Next Generation of Global Payments Infrastructure - Moomoo
Stripe and SWIFT are competing to shape the technical and governance standards for next-generation global payment infrastructure, with implications for interoperability, speed, cost, and control over cross-border financial flows.
Published Jul 17, 2026 · Analyzed Sep 2, 2026
Thredd joins Visa's Agentic Ready programme
Thredd, an AI-first issuer processing platform, joined Visa's Agentic Ready programme to enable European financial issuers to support agent-initiated payments using existing infrastructure.
Jul 16, 2026
Mercuryo and LBank Expand Stablecoin Access in Argentina with New ARS Purchase Offer
Mercuryo and LBank launched a promotional offer removing Mercuryo’s fees for Argentine users buying USDC with Argentine pesos, aiming to increase stablecoin accessibility in Argentina’s constrained financial environment.
Jul 16, 2026
CSI acquires Qolo
CSI acquired Qolo, a fintech firm specializing in treasury and payments infrastructure, to expand its financial software offerings.
Jul 15, 2026
CSI buys Qolo to strengthen commercial banking and embedded finance capabilities
CSI acquired Qolo to expand its commercial banking and embedded finance offerings, positioning itself to meet growing demand for integrated treasury and payments infrastructure.
Jul 15, 2026
Opinion: European Sovereignty is Also a Matter of Payments Infrastructure
The article argues that European sovereignty depends on controlling its own payments infrastructure amid geopolitical instability, framing financial infrastructure as a strategic national asset.
Jul 14, 2026
SE Asia’s Xendit Integrates Philippines’ Dragonpay Into Regional Payments Platform
Xendit integrated Dragonpay's payment infrastructure into its regional platform to expand payment method access for Dragonpay merchants across Southeast Asia.
Jul 13, 2026
Nium acquires crypto wallet Cypher
Nium acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and issuing company, to expand its infrastructure capabilities into self-custody digital asset solutions.
Jul 10, 2026
Nium Acquires Cypher, Expanding its Fiat-to-On-Chain Money Movement Infrastructure
Nium acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and issuing company, to extend its cross-border payments infrastructure into fiat-to-on-chain money movement.
Jul 10, 2026