Europe

ACCEPTANCE & PROCESSING

Bluecode has launched a Payment Interoperability Hub designed to connect domestic and international mobile payment networks, enabling merchants to accept multiple wallet brands via a single integration. The hub targets QR and tokenised wallet rails across Europe, promising lower acceptance cost, more consistent UX, and faster onboarding for retailers, and will prioritise grocery, hospitality, and travel verticals where cross‑border traffic is significant.

myPOS has introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses in Spain, extending its softPOS footprint across Europe via the myPOS Glass app. Merchants can now accept contactless cards, Apple Pay, and other wallets on supported iPhones without extra hardware, which is aimed at micro‑SMEs, pop‑ups, couriers, and field services. myPOS frames the move as reducing terminal capex, speeding setup, and enabling distributed checkouts during peak periods.

PayPal has re‑launched its UK consumer offering, following an overhaul of its products and introducing UK-focussed cards and functionalities aimed at increasing acceptance at the POS terminal and in ecommerce. The relaunch includes new debit and credit products, in‑store and online shopping features, and a rebuilt rewards proposition, positioning the brand to compete more directly on everyday payments and retail checkout.

BNPL

PPRO has launched “Buy Now Pay Local,” a BNPL aggregation product that adds leading regional instalment methods to a single merchant connection. The offer lets PSPs and retailers activate multiple BNPL brands per market with unified settlement, reconciliation, and risk controls, targeting higher authorisation rates and lower total cost of acceptance. The service focuses initially on Europe, with staged expansion and merchant routing based on average order value, vertical, and approval odds.

Rest of the World

ACCEPTANCE & PROCESSING

Visa has launched a new Scan to Pay feature for QR payments across the APAC region. This new offering is supported by Samsung Wallet, LINE Pay, VNPT Money, Woori Card, and Hyundai Card, as well as a range of QR payment providers across the region. This roll out aims to extend merchant reach as well as enable customers to make payments the same way they would domestically.

UnionPay International has partnered with Kaspi, the second-largest bank is Kazakhstan, enabling all ATMs and contactless POS terminals to accept UnionPay cards. This partnership elevates UnionPay’s acceptance rate to nearly 100% for POS terminals and 90% for ATMs in the country, with major breakthroughs for SMEs.

Antom has launched EPOS360, an AI‑powered MSME app that bundles POS, payments acceptance, banking, lending, and growth tools into one environment. The product is supported by ANEXT Bank in Singapore, and targets micro and small merchants needing quick setup for card and wallet acceptance, inventory, and working‑capital flows, with onboarding promised in minutes and ANEXT Bank support for credit. Additionally, Antom integrates with Alipay+ to provide cross-border services, digitise front‑of‑house checkout and back‑office finance in one stack.

CRYPTOASSETS/BLOCKCHAIN/DLT

Thunes has launched account top‑up and withdrawal solutions for digital‑asset platforms, providing fiat on‑ and off‑ramps that plug those platforms into the company’s global payments network. The offer is pitched at exchanges and Web3 wallets that want compliant payout and collection options across cards, bank transfers, and local methods, enabling users to fund accounts and cash out with more local acceptance coverage. For merchants, it signals further blending of traditional payout rails with crypto ecosystems to support new commerce use cases.