Newsazenplay.comUK banks began a fundraising effort to create a new domestic payments infrastructure that could compete with card-network rails. The initial target was around £50 million from banks, lenders, and payment services providers.
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ACI Worldwide said nearly half of banks and fintechs are already using or piloting stablecoins for cross-border transfers. The report framed stablecoin adoption as a way to reduce transfer costs and speed up international payments.
Payments & fintechThe Paypers reported that Lumin Digital partnered with MX Technologies on open banking. The item appeared in the publication’s fintech news coverage dated 14 September 2026.
PhonePe and Visa announced a partnership to bring borderless, cardless payments to Indian consumers and merchants. The rollout positions PhonePe as the first app in India to offer a unified suite of Visa-powered cardless payment solutions.