Deliverect, announces a strategic worldwide partnership with FreedomPay, an innovative leader in Next Level Commerce™. The new partnership will provide white-labeled payment orchestration capabilities to the Deliverect ecosystem, enabling multiple payment providers across various channels and locations with ease, a problem which many restaurant operators face today. By integrating FreedomPay’s gateway technology, Deliverect will offer restaurants a white-labeled solution that enhances both e-commerce and in-store payments, helping multi-location Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and enterprise restaurant chains worldwide streamline their payment systems through a single, unified platform. The partnership simplifies reconciliation, reporting, and managing refunds across multiple processors. Restaurant operators can now access valuable insights into guest purchasing history, shaping loyalty programs and cross-channel marketing promotions through better data consistency and visibility. Additional benefits for restaurant operators include: Provider Flexibility: Maintains the ability for restaurants to choose and work with their preferred payment processors (Fiserv, WorldPay, Chase, Elavon, Global Payments, Heartland, Amex, Tsys, Stripe, and more) Cost Optimization: Enables access to competitively negotiated payment rates while reducing operational overhead. “The integration with FreedomPay gives Deliverect the ability to unify siloed systems across their entire estate,” added Chris Kronenthal, President of FreedomPay.
dlocal’s solution enables merchants in Brazil to process fully tokenized Pix payments, including recurring and on-demand charges, without requiring repetitive approvals from customers and free of QR codes
dlocal, the cross-border payment platform specialized in emerging markets, has launched SmartPix, , a groundbreaking payment solution that enables merchants in Brazil to process tokenized Pix payments, including recurring and on-demand charges, without requiring customers to manually authorize each transaction. dLocal’s SmartPix is the only solution to fill the gap between Pix and Pix Automatico, addressing the need for more flexible recurring and automated payments. With SmartPix, merchants can securely store customers’ Pix credentials, similar to card-on-file, and initiate charges in real time, even when the amounts vary. This fully tokenized, one-click Pix experience means no more QR codes, no repetitive approvals, and no checkout friction. The result is higher conversion for payments, better customer retention, and a dramatically improved user experience. SmartPix, exclusively powered by dLocal, is a QR-free, frictionless payment experience for the end user, and is expected to achieve higher conversion and user retention. dLocal’s new solution excels in situations where the amount can vary each time, such as using it for ride-hailing or food delivery. It solves not only recurring payments but also on-demand merchant-initiated transactions that can have different ticket sizes and require no need to redo the checkout.
RTP processes 1.18 million daily payments worth $481 billion surging 195% QoQ outpacing FedNow which grew 62% in volume with $2.7 billion daily amid limited bank participation.
RTP (Real-Time Payments) and FedNow, the two immediate payment platforms in the United States, recently reported Q2 2025 results showing impressive growth in number of transactions and the value transmitted through each system. RTP reported 1.18 million payments each day with a total daily value of $481 billion in payments, a 195% leap in value from the previous quarter. FedNow, quarterly volume grew 62% to 2.1 million payments with an average daily value of $2.7 billion, up more than 400% over the previous year. “RTP is seeing about 1.2 to 1.3 million transactions a day,” said Greg MacSweeney, a spokesman for TCH. “FedNow saw that in its entire first quarter, so we’re doing in one day what they’re doing in a quarter.” In practical terms, all banks have access to RTP at the same cost, 4.5 cents per payment. The cost is the same for every participating bank and there are no access fees or discounts for high volume users. The users’ price for a real-time payment is set by their participating banks. RTP can reach 71% of all demand deposit accounts, with an incremental “technical reach” to financial institutions that hold close to 90% of DDAs, explains the TCH on its website. Because only 1,400 banks have signed up for FedNow, which doesn’t connect to RTP, FedNow users have limited reach with their real-time payments. Bank assets are highly concentrated – the top 15 banks hold 76% of deposits, according to the FDIC. The network effect will improve for FedNow as more banks sign up, but banks operating just FedNow for real-time payments will be at a disadvantage unless the two platforms develop an operating link. Some banks will implement both RTP and FedNow so they can send and receive payments from more banks, and therefore more people.
YY Group integrates regulated stablecoin payments into gig platform enabling instant settlement in USDT/USDC; creating revenue through FX conversion and cross‑border efficiency
YY Group Holding plans to integrate regulated stablecoin-powered payments into its YY gig worker platform, enabling gig workers and clients to send and receive payments in seconds at a lower cost. The move positions the Company to tap into the rapidly growing global stablecoin market while creating new, high-margin fintech revenue opportunities such as FX conversion participation, instant settlement options, and other value-added services within its ecosystem. The integration will combine the speed, cost efficiency, and global reach of stablecoin payment rails with the scale and trust of YY Group’s established gig workforce ecosystem. YY Group will partner with licensed providers to integrate stablecoin capabilities directly into its platform: Gig workers can receive earnings in local currency or leading fiat-backed stablecoins like USDT or USDC, with instant or next-day settlement. Clients can pay in fiat or stablecoins, benefiting from built-in conversion without handling digital assets themselves. All transactions will follow robust compliance protocols, including full KYC/KYB checks, sanctions screening, and blockchain-based monitoring.
Payoneer is positioning itself as critical platform for SMBs to transfer and manage funds through support for PayPal payments, real-time data syncing with NetSuite’s ERP system and smarter FX tools including real-time alerts and target rate conversions
Payoneer is increasingly integrating itself into the core operations of its users, particularly the fast-growing global SMBs and digital-first enterprises it serves. The company’s recent product updates demonstrate its ambitions, positioning itself as a critical platform for how global businesses transfer and manage funds. A key part of this update is Payoneer’s new integration with NetSuite. It allows for real-time data syncing between Payoneer and NetSuite’s ERP system, helping businesses cut down on manual uploads and reduce the typical end-of-month reconciliation workload. In addition, Payoneer now supports PayPal payments globally, giving businesses another option for how they get paid. Combined with features like unified payment requests and automated invoicing, these tools are meant to ease the operational burden, particularly for smaller teams managing payments with limited resources. The third product update enables local spending in Japanese Yen via Payoneer Card and smarter FX tools (including real-time alerts and target rate conversions). This hints at a broader strategy: helping businesses manage global money flows with the same ease they expect from domestic tools.
Corpay partners with Circle Group to expand stablecoin access- embedding USDC across Corpay’s cross-border pay-in and pay-out rails allowing companies to access blockchain’s 24/7 settlement and programmability
Corpay announced a new collaboration with a subsidiary of Circle Internet Group to expand stablecoin access across global payment channels. They will work together to embed USDC across Corpay’s cross-border pay-in and pay-out rails allowing companies to access blockchain’s 24/7 settlement and programmability. Early Benefits of the Collaboration: Integrated Access to USDC: Corpay will integrate Circle Mint and related APIs, enabling clients to access and manage USDC directly through Corpay’s platform. USDC Wallets Built Into Customer Accounts: Clients will be able to fund Corpay-branded digital wallets—powered by Circle Wallets—instantly, enabling onchain settlement and seamless currency conversion alongside traditional fiat balances. 24/7 Global FX with Stablecoins: Businesses can fund transactions in USDC (and where available, EURC), with payouts in local currencies across 80+ countries, enhancing speed and liquidity for global operations. Commercial Cards with Stablecoin Support: Corpay is working to enable its commercial card products—including fleet, purchasing, and travel cards—to draw directly from USDC balances. Each transaction will be authorized onchain and settled in fiat automatically. “By working with Circle and adding USDC to our funding and disbursement capabilities, we’re giving our clients a new real-time option that complements the payment networks they already trust. This collaboration will unlock programmable controls and 24/7 liquidity without changing the way they transact today,” said Mark Frey, Group President at Corpay Cross-Border Solutions.
GoDaddy launches embedded merchant cash advances up to $1 million in 24 hours for Payments users; offering instant sales-based underwriting and fixed‑percentage daily repayments, unifying collections, cash flow management, and capital on one platform
GoDaddy introduced GoDaddy Capital 1, a merchant cash advance program that puts up to $1 million in the hands of small- and medium-sized businesses in as little as 24 hours. Available only to GoDaddy Payments users, the new offering lets small businesses pay down the advance through a fixed percentage of each day’s sales, giving them one streamlined platform to take payments, manage cash flow and secure working capital. Businesses can review several offers of $500 to $1 million based on their monthly sales, and decide which is best for their business goals. Once approved, business owners will get funded in as little as 24 hours.GoDaddy Capital empowers small businesses through: Built-in flexible payments help business owners easily balance budgets and grow manageably, which is especially important for seasonal businesses; Quickly getting funded can unlock businesses’ ability to buy more inventory or upgrade their equipment, broaden their market reach, drive operational success, or boost their cash flow to support long-term growth; Having access to capital within their GoDaddy dashboard saves businesses time by having one place to accomplish everything. Kasturi Mudulodu, president of Commerce at GoDaddy said “When a business needs a small, quick infusion of capital, banks call it ‘too small,’ drown owners in paperwork, and demand rigid payment terms. To make financing simple and intuitive for small businesses, we built GoDaddy Capital right into the GoDaddy dashboard. GoDaddy Capital provides quick, variable-size funding and gives businesses the ability to adjust payments on the cash advance based on their success.”
Ant’s Antom Antom launches agentic payment solution with AI-driven APM checkout, MPC-based risk management and Mastercard+Visa partnership for secure tokenized card payments
Antom, a merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, today announced the launch of an agentic payment solution, featuring a first-of-its-kind secure APM checkout solution. Antom is also among the first partners of Mastercard and Visa to pilot card-based transaction capabilities for AI agents. Antom’s agentic payment solution is expected to meet this need with broad payment method coverage, offering convenient checkout through APMs and cards. It features an AI-ready payment mandate model and enhanced payment asset management to ensure precise recognition of user intent while safeguarding transaction security and providing increased transparency for users. Building upon the Model Context Protocol (MCP), this agentic payment solution supports embedded payment flows through dialogue-based interactions with AI agents, covering both confirmed purchase requests and conditional, pre-authorized transactions, such as purchases within a predefined spending limit or scheduled flash sales. The Antom agentic payment solution is now open-sourced on GitHub. Antom can connect AI agents to diverse APMs, including a wide range of digital wallets. With Antom EasySafePay, the industry’s first streamlined checkout solution for APMs, the payment process is faster and simpler. Antom EasySafePay allows users to link their digital wallets directly to the checkout page without being redirected to external apps, fitting naturally into agent-initiated payment flows. Antom EasySafePay combines convenience with robust safeguards. It leverages Multi-Party Computation (MPC)-based AI risk management and mobile device security systems to identify and block fraudulent transactions, preventing phishing, fraud, and identity misuse, reducing the risk of account takeovers for digital wallet users while protecting privacy. Antom’s structured and adaptable solution is designed to help AI agents support diverse payment methods such as cards, wallets, and bank transfers, reaching a broad customer base efficiently while reducing integration costs.
PairSoft’s partnership with Finexio to enable finance teams to embed fully managed AP payments solution for 100% of supplier payments, including end-to-end payment execution, AI-powered supplier enablement, and payment fraud protection into ERP systems
Procure-to-pay automation and AI solutions provider PairSoft, and Finexio, the embedded payments solution for accounts payable (AP), have renewed their strategic partnership. The continued collaboration ensures PairSoft customers can benefit from the latest fully managed, intelligent AP payments solutions designed to optimize operational efficiency, increase digital payment yield, and reduce fraud risk. Finexio uniquely delivers an all-in-one managed service for 100% of supplier payments, including end-to-end payment execution, AI-powered supplier enablement, and industry-leading payment fraud protection. Finexio’s API integration with PairSoft’s AP automation suite is further strengthened by PairSoft’s native connections to leading ERP systems—including Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intacct, and Blackbaud—enabling finance teams to digitize payment workflows within their existing technology. Through this renewed partnership, PairSoft customers will continue to benefit from Finexio’s advanced supplier development capabilities and payment technologies, resulting in greater supplier engagement and improved AP payment performance.
Audiense’s MCP connectors to offer users a no-code and customizable interface to interact with audience data directly within the generative AI tools and generate outputs like persona summaries, segment comparisons, content calendars
Audiense, the audience intelligence platform, unveiled its MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors – seamless integrations that bring audience insights directly into AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. The new MCP connectors act as real-time bridges between all Audiense consumer intelligence products (including Insights, SOPRISM, Demand, and Tweet Binder) and leading generative AI platforms. Instead of pulling data manually or scanning through insights, users can interact with audience data directly within the AI tools they’re already using and generate outputs like: Persona summaries, Segment comparisons, Full-funnel campaign strategies, Content calendars, White space opportunities , Creative concepts and briefs . Audiense’s MCP connectors are designed to support the way modern teams operate, helping them move faster, think deeper, and create better. For Marketers: Build campaign strategies, messaging frameworks, and creative briefs on the fly. For Analysts: Compare audience segments, spot trends, and test hypotheses without touching code. For Strategists: Uncover white space, surface opportunities, and turn audience insight into competitive advantage. For Content & Creative Teams: Generate content calendars, brainstorm ideas, and adapt tone of voice to each persona. What sets MCP apart: Fully customizable: Ask any question, your way Platform-neutral: Pull insights from across Audiense products No-code: Built for everyone, not just technical teams Outcome-driven: Get briefs, slides, summaries and strategies, not just data Secure by design: Authenticate through your existing credentials and navigate data just as you would, safely and seamlessly Interoperable: Connect with other MCP connectors to build smart workflows –like instantly turning a report summary into a Canva presentation