iPay.ua has become a payment partner of Ukraine Fintech Week 2026 For many years, the iPay.ua team has been working to provide businesses and customers with a simple, understandable, and secure tool for online payments. The service develops innovative payment solutions and helps companies integrate modern financial technologies into their products and services. A separate part of the company's ecosystem is its own payment portal, iPay.ua, where users can pay bills for over 3,000 companies. Every month, more than half a million payments are made through the platform, allowing the team to test and improve not only payment tools but also effective marketing mechanisms for businesses. We thank iPay.ua for their trust and support of Ukraine Fintech Week 2026. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/desdt5Bk

Visa and Bridge plan stablecoin-linked card expansion to 100+ countries Visa and Bridge have expanded their collaboration to grow stablecoin-backed card issuance globally. Through Bridge’s partnership with Lead Bank, eligible transactions can now be settled onchain with Visa. Bridge-enabled stablecoin-linked Visa cards are live in 18 countries and are set to expand to more than 100 markets across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East by year-end. The expansion builds on Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, which explores onchain reconciliation, faster fund movement and greater settlement flexibility for issuers and acquirers. Source/More info: https://lnkd.in/euvvyZwA This and more updates in the newsletter. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dVachRCE Find this helpful? [ 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 ] Anything to add about this subject? [𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁] Nice story. Next! [ 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 ]

Interesting move by Visa partnering with Bridge to enable stablecoin-backed card issuance across 100+ countries. One takeaway is that the next phase of competition in payments may not be at the wallet layer, but at the infrastructure and settlement layer. This reminds me of some of the thinking I explored while working on TapFish Payments, a cross-border retail payment concept designed to help North American travelers pay seamlessly across Asia using their existing Visa or Mastercard. From a user perspective, the experience could look simple: • Travelers use their home-country cards • TapFish acts as a routing layer connects local POS systems with the appropriate issuing bank and payment network • FX rates are locked at checkout through FX liquidity providers, allowing travelers to see the final amount upfront • Merchants receive payouts locally, with the option to settle in stablecoins or local fiat Behind the scenes, the real challenge is how value moves efficiently across payment networks, FX layers, and settlement infrastructure. I am excited and curious to see how stablecoins may reshape global payment settlement in the coming years. #fintech #payments #stablecoins #travel #settlement #Tourism #Backenddesign #productdesign #productconcept #userexperience

I’m honoured to have been accepted to attend the Stablecon Salons – Kigali Edition hosted by This Week in Fintech & Paschal Okeke. It is a curated gathering of builders, regulators & innovators to discuss the evolving role of stablecoins & digital asset infrastructure in global finance. While I’m unable to be physically present in Kigali this time, I’m closely following the conversations & insights that will come out of this event. I find the rapid development of stablecoin ecosystems particularly fascinating. Stablecoins are increasingly emerging as an important layer in modern payment architecture, supporting faster cross-border settlements, more efficient liquidity movement & programmable financial services. For Africa, these innovations have the potential to influence the future of payments significantly, remittances & financial interoperability across markets. I'm looking forward to engaging with the insights from the discussions. #Stablecoins #DigitalAssets #FintechAfrica #CrossBorderPayments

Caribbean payments are broken… but the solution is already here. Slow transfers, high fees, and limited systems are real problems—but fixing them isn’t instant. It takes collaboration between innovators, regulators, and investors to build something that actually works. The opportunity is massive… but so is the challenge. Watch the full episode to see what’s really coming next. #CryptoCaribbean #DigitalPayments #Fintech

🌍 Sending money across borders shouldn’t take days. Global transactions are being redefined. Crypto vs traditional international transfers enable: ✔ Faster cross-border settlements ✔ Lower transaction and intermediary costs ✔ Greater transparency in payment tracking 💡 Companies shaping digital transfers: Transglobal Connections CryptoBridge Consulting Ledgerflow Payments Apex Group Ltd Secure Chain Technology Group From wire delays to near-instant movement, digital finance is reshaping global payments. 👏 Like if international transfers should be fast and frictionless.

We are pleased to announce that Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) is a sponsor of the International Fintech Forum #IFF2026, taking place in Kigali from 10-12 March 2026. Our focus this year is on 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐃𝐏𝐈) and how interoperable identity, payments, and data-sharing systems are reshaping fintech ecosystems beyond payments. Together with policymakers, fintech leaders, and partners, we will explore how trusted and well-governed DPI can drive sustainable growth, strengthen the ecosystem, and expand inclusive access to financial services. Register for the forum ➡️ tinyurl.com/2yud496f #DPI #InclusiveFinance #Fintech

Gaian Network is excited to share that we have joined the Circle Alliance Program, a global network of like-minded companies and teams focused on the future of finance. Gaian bridges global @usdc liquidity - starting on Solana - with local banking infrastructure across APAC, enabling instant, low-cost on/off-ramp and payout solutions across emerging markets in one seamless layer #stablecoinpayment #CircleAlliance #payfi #Neobank

$5 billion. That's how much African businesses lose every year to inefficient cross-border payment systems. Not because trade is broken. Because infrastructure is. Hidden FX markups. 3-5 day settlement cycles. Opaque payment methods. Manual reconciliation layered on top of legacy rails. For a continent scaling at digital speed, the financial infrastructure meant to connect African businesses to global markets is actually holding them back. Lumepay was built to change that. - Cross-border fiat and stablecoin rails. - Transparent pricing before confirmation. - Resilient liquidity network. - Compliance-first architecture from day one. - Speed, speed, speed. We’re not another payments app. We’re Africa’s financial bridge to the global economy. Platform launching June 2026. Lumepay. Built to Bridge Markets. Built for Africa. https://lumepay.com/ #CrossBorderPayments #AfricanTrade #FinancialInfrastructure #Lumepay #BuilttoBridge

🎶“Money — it’s a gas…” — Pink Floyd As the world evolves, so does finance. Today, that evolution is called fintech. In this context, the Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency, in collaboration with the Bulgarian Fintech Association, is organizing a national participation at one of the world’s leading fintech events. 🌍 Money20/20 Europe 2026 📍 June 2–4 | Amsterdam 💡 The event will brings together innovative companies, financial institutions, investors, technology leaders, and regulators to shape the future of: • digital payments and banking • fintech innovation and startup ecosystems • artificial intelligence in finance • cybersecurity and data protection • open banking and embedded finance Bulgaria #BreakingGrounds Money20/20 🇧🇬 Bulgarian fintech companies are invited to join our national booth ✈️ https://lnkd.in/dJk3HnRN