THE FIXPAYS NEWSROOM
Industry developments, verified sources and a merchant’s perspective.
The CBUAE and Bank Al-Maghrib signed cooperation memoranda covering supervision, financial messaging and possible links between payment infrastructures.
A new North American capability lets eligible BMO corporate-card clients initiate and manage virtual-card payments within participating business platforms.
Visa reported that business and commercial programs account for part of its stablecoin-linked card volume, bringing treasury, settlement and measurement questions into focus.
Stripe’s proposed acquisition of Parafin would combine platform payments and embedded-credit capabilities, subject to closing conditions and regulatory clearances.
Swift deferred planned payment-message changes while it consults on a revised path for structured postal addresses, leaving merchants more time but not less need to prepare data.
Global standard setters published non-binding practical tools for financial market infrastructures and opened consultation through 1 December 2026.
Stripe announced five additional Japanese QR methods, Tap to Pay on Android, a new terminal and cross-border tools, highlighting the need for method-specific operations.
Stripe announced support for the new Open USD stablecoin, including conversion, treasury, wallet and card-related use cases, putting operating economics and controls in focus.
Governor Christopher Waller examined cross-border efficiency, agent-assisted and delegated commerce, authentication, liability and fraud in payments involving AI agents.
An IMF speech at Sibos examined how AI could reduce payment friction, automate transactions and compliance, and create new concentration, integrity and governance risks.