Acquiring news and trends

Payments Firms Put Georgia’s Limited Purpose Bank Charter to Work

September 14, 2026
OpenPayd Secures 43 US Licenses Ahead of Nasdaq Listing
Legal & Regulation // September 02, 2026

London-based financial infrastructure platform OpenPayd finalized its integration of MSB USA Inc., securing 43 state money-transmitter licenses, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 2) press release. The release noted that the expansion establishes a regulated U.S. footprint, bypassing the lengthy state-by-state licensing process to immediately support...

Worldpay Brings Domestic Acquiring Capabilities to Colombia
eCommerce // May 21, 2025

Payments tech firm Worldpay says it now offers domestic acquiring capabilities in Colombia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Nuvei Completes Acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited
Partnerships // January 27, 2025

Canadian FinTech Nuvei has completed its acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited, including its acquiring license granted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Paysafe and CellPoint Partner on Payment Orchestration for Travel Merchants
Partnerships // November 19, 2024

Paysafe partnered with CellPoint Digital to allow travel merchants to offer seamless payments to their customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Interviews & Exclusives
75% of Acquiring Banks Now Use Artificial Intelligence to Detect Card Transaction Fraud

December 28, 2021
Acquiring banks are under intense pressure to process transactions efficiently while detecting and preventing fraud attempts. That’s a growing challenge due to recent increases in both payments volume and fraud attacks. To manage these trends, many acquirers are using artificial intelligence (AI).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

Multi-Acquiring Gives Merchants Access To Diversity Of Consumer Payment Options

July 02, 2021
In a world of unforeseen reboots, outages, service disruptions and more, to boost payments acceptance, merchants should consider establishing relationships with a range of acquirers if and when the need...

Mastercard, Finicity and Standardizing Open Banking’s Data Flow

June 24, 2020
While open banking is gaining traction in Europe (by regulatory mandate) and is making inroads to the U.S. (through free market competition), on these shores the strategy of getting there...

Will Credit Sesame’s Digital Banking Push STACK Up?

June 17, 2020
The challenger bank space is having a bit of a moment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Quick Reads
OpenPayd Secures 43 US Licenses Ahead of Nasdaq Listing

September 02, 2026
London-based financial infrastructure platform OpenPayd finalized its integration of MSB USA Inc., securing 43 state money-transmitter licenses, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 2) press release. The release noted that the expansion establishes a regulated U.S. footprint, bypassing the lengthy state-by-state licensing process to immediately support OpenPayd’s 1,200 global clients. The move comes as the company […]

Worldpay Brings Domestic Acquiring Capabilities to Colombia

May 21, 2025
Payments tech firm Worldpay says it now offers domestic acquiring capabilities in Colombia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Nuvei Completes Acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited

January 27, 2025
Canadian FinTech Nuvei has completed its acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited, including its acquiring license granted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Get the Full Story Complete...

Paysafe and CellPoint Partner on Payment Orchestration for Travel Merchants

November 19, 2024
Paysafe partnered with CellPoint Digital to allow travel merchants to offer seamless payments to their customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...