Francisco Partners is reportedly in discussions to acquire Moneris, a financial technology joint venture co-owned by RBC and BMO.

Western Union has introduced a US dollar-denominated payment stablecoin to move toward “regulated, digital-first financial infrastructure”.

US payment infrastructure company Fun has raised $72m in a series A funding round co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire.

OPay Digital Services, a fintech focused on Nigeria, is reportedly preparing for a potential US stock market listing.

Santander’s Ebury has secured a funding package of around £550m to support its growth and international expansion.

PayPal is making Venmo a separate business unit as part of a broader reorganisation under chief executive Alex Chriss to sharpen its focus on growth.

CVC is assessing a possible €9bn ($10.54bn) transaction for Italian payments company Nexi, the Financial Times reported citing sources.

ECB has entered into agreements with three European standard-setting organisations to support the processing of digital euro online payments.

WeFi is working with Visa on an initiative to examine on-chain banking and stablecoin-based payment use cases in selected markets.

Mastercard has reported net income of $3.9bn for the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), an 18% increase year-on-year.

Visa has announced the expansion of its global Agentic Ready programme to clients in Asia Pacific and Latin America.