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Headlines AfricaAfrica: Africa Launches First Card Scheme for Cross-Border Payments: [Daba Finance] TLDR <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLnF1F" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLnF1F</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CrossBorderPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CrossBorderPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FinancialInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialInclusion</a>

Hacker NewsApplePay vs. Alternative Payment Services<a href="https://www.taler.net/en/news/2025-05.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.taler.net/en/news/2025-05.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ApplePay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ApplePay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlternativePaymentServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlternativePaymentServices</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaymentSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaymentSolutions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a>

Matti Schneider“When designing <a href="https://maly.io/tags/UPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UPI</a> <a href="https://maly.io/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a>, we wondered: who can we get rid of? The answer was: data aggregators! These actors intermediate transactions, and they make choices that advantage themselves, not either end of the transaction. Google makes 10 BILLION US$ a month. These are extremely powerful companies. If we don't disintermediate them with <a href="https://maly.io/tags/DPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DPI</a>, we will be having the same conversation 10 years from now.” — Sharad Sharma <a href="https://maly.io/tags/In_Fra_Structures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#In_Fra_Structures</a> 💯

Matti Schneider“🇮🇳 accounts for 9% the world’s economy; 17% of the world population; but 50% of the world’s digital transactions. If you had told me that in 2022, I wouldn’t have believed it.” — Sharad Sharma from iSpirit <a href="https://maly.io/tags/UPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UPI</a> <a href="https://maly.io/tags/digitalpayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalpayments</a> <a href="https://maly.io/tags/DPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DPI</a> <a href="https://maly.io/tags/In_Fra_Structures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#In_Fra_Structures</a>

Loki the CatChina just made physical cash extinct faster than you can say "exact change" 💸 WeChat Pay and Alipay now rule everything from taxis to groceries via QR codes, giving tech giants massive financial power. Plot twist: The government's fighting back with their own digital yuan! 🏦<a href="https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/188259/in-china-coins-and-banknotes-have-all-but-disappeared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/188259/in-china-coins-and-banknotes-have-all-but-disappeared</a><a href="https://toot.community/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeChat</a>

WinbuzzerGoogle Wallet Drops PayPal Integration for the US: What Users Lose on June 13<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PayPal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleWallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoogleWallet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MobilePayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilePayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndroidPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndroidPay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaymentServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaymentServices</a><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/03/google-wallet-drops-paypal-integration-for-the-us-what-users-lose-on-june-13-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/03/google-wallet-drops-paypal-integration-for-the-us-what-users-lose-on-june-13-xcxwbn/</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Fincra Secures South Africa Licence to Expand Cross-Border Payments: [Daba Finance] TLDR <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL6t7b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL6t7b</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fincra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fincra</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CrossBorderPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CrossBorderPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a>

Mr Tech KingApple Pay's playing the long game, now on 5.25% of global sites. Big in Saudi Arabia, its privacy & speed win users. While PayPal leads, Apple's carving out a major role in digital finance. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ApplePay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ApplePay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

Blaze TrendsAdyen: 35% of Spaniards Use AI for Shopping<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adyen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adyen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalpayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalpayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ECOMMERCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ECOMMERCE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spanishconsumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spanishconsumers</a> <a href="https://blazetrends.com/adyen-35-of-spaniards-use-ai-for-shopping/?fsp_sid=35472" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blazetrends.com/adyen-35-of-spaniards-use-ai-for-shopping/?fsp_sid=35472</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Harmonised Regulatory Frameworks Crucial to Promoting Trade in Africa - BoG Governor: [Ghanaian Times] African countries must coordinate and harmonise its regulatory frameworks to promote trade, digital payments as well as financial inclusion across the continent, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has said. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKpmkQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKpmkQ</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trade</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RegulatoryFrameworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegulatoryFrameworks</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FinancialInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialInclusion</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: PalmPay to Expand Into Four More African Markets By End-2025: [Daba Finance] TLDR <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKfYbB" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKfYbB</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PalmPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalmPay</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MarketExpansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarketExpansion</a>

techiWill Ferrell is back with PayPal, singing a hilarious twist on “Go Your Own Way” to show how easy and flexible PayPal Checkout really is. From cards to Buy Now Pay Later, the new ad debuting during the basketball finals—kicks off a bold, fun campaign reminding shoppers they can pay their way, anytime, anywhere.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PayPalCheckout" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PayPalCheckout</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AdCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AdCampaign</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BasketballFinals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BasketballFinals</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumorInAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HumorInAds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TECHi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TECHi</a>Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/paypal-showcases-versatile-checkout-solution-new-campaign-will-ferrel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.techi.com/paypal-showcases-versatile-checkout-solution-new-campaign-will-ferrel</a>

RawatlyUPI Outage Over the Weekend 🚨 Millions faced transaction failures—what really happened? 🤔 We break down the cause, impact & what's next. 🔍 Read more: <a href="https://www.rawatly.com/upi-outage-over-the-weekend-what-caused-the-temporary-disruption/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rawatly.com/upi-outage-over-the-weekend-what-caused-the-temporary-disruption/</a> . . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UPI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rawatly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rawatly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#India</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: South Africa's Stitch Raises $55m to Expand Digital Payments Services: [Daba Finance] TLDR <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKBlbh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKBlbh</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Investment</a>

IzoateGetting the U28 Error on Google Pay? Here’s what it means, why it happens, and how you can fix it quickly. Don’t let payment issues slow you down!Read more: <a href="https://www.izoate.com/blog/u28-error-in-google-pay-meaning-causes-and-how-to-fix-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.izoate.com/blog/u28-error-in-google-pay-meaning-causes-and-how-to-fix-it/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GooglePay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GooglePay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/U28Error" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#U28Error</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechHelp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaymentError" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaymentError</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Izoate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Izoate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineTransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineTransactions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/izoate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#izoate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/howto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#howto</a>

Sabine SeggelkeInteresting comments by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FT</a> ‘ Martin Sandbu why the <a href="https://respublicae.eu/@ecb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ecb</a> plans for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalEuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalEuro</a> are becoming more urgent in the new geoeconomic context <a href="https://on.ft.com/42yLtlh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://on.ft.com/42yLtlh</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a>

techiVisa Introduces Unified Checkout with Sophisticated Fraud Detection Capabilities<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Visa</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AIFraudDetection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AIFraudDetection</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PaymentSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PaymentSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AricRiskHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AricRiskHub</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FraudPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FraudPrevention</a> <a href="https://www.techi.com/visa-unified-checkout-ai-fraud-detection-launch/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.techi.com/visa-unified-checkout-ai-fraud-detection-launch/</a>

Hacker NewsExecutive order phases out U.S. Treasury paper checks<a href="https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2025/03/executive-order-phases-out-u-s-treasury-paper-checks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2025/03/executive-order-phases-out-u-s-treasury-paper-checks/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TreasuryChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TreasuryChecks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Africa's Digital Payments Economy to Reach $1.5trn By 2030 - Report: [This Day] A recent Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics has stated that the digital payments economy in Africa would continue to grow, with a projection that is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJn0Fc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJn0Fc</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fintech</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economy</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastercard</a>

Strypey"This research showed that emerging types of PETs [Privacy-Enhancing Technologies], like pseudonymization, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure multiparty computing, might feasibly be applied to digital currency systems such as the digital pound to minimize the sharing of data both with the central bank and between payment intermediaries, giving users greater control over their data and enhancing user privacy."<a href="https://dci.mit.edu/enhancing-the-privacy-of-a-digital-pound" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dci.mit.edu/enhancing-the-privacy-of-a-digital-pound</a><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPayments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/BOE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BOE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/DigitalPound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPound</a>

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