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$20B IPO Prospect Klarna Remains Under Close Watch After Q2 Report
Writer: Trevor Johnson “A record number of Klarna transactions have been paid on time or early in Q2’25, and credit losses remain low.” —...
Trevor Johnson
7 days ago4 min read


From Silicon Valley to the World: Slash and Stripe Debut USDSL Stablecoin
Slash, the San Francisco-based neobank has entered the stablecoin arena with the launch of USDSL, a U.S. dollar based stablecoin issued...
Trevor Johnson
Aug 113 min read


VAMP: What Every Merchant Needs to Know
Compaytence Brief: August 4th, 2025 Beginning October 1, 2025, Visa will initiate full enforcement of its Acquirer Monitoring Program...
Trevor Johnson
Aug 44 min read


Tether’s Expanding Empire: What 120+ Investments Signal for Global Payments Infrastructure
Tether, issuer of the world’s most dominant stablecoin, has entered a new phase—shifting from a financial services provider into an...
Andrea Llamas
Jul 254 min read


Wero Expands in Belgium: A Deeper Integration into Europe’s Strategic Payment Infrastructure
Compaytence: Global Payments Brief In a calculated expansion of Europe’s sovereign financial architecture, five Belgian banks — Argenta,...
Andrea Llamas
Jul 145 min read


Dirty Payments: The Scandal Forcing a Compliance Reckoning in Europe
Compaytence Editorial | June 2025 Payment Giants in the Crosshairs – What the Worldline-Payone Scandal Means for the Future of Risk,...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 303 min read


Visa, Yellow Card, and the Quiet Reinvention of African Payments
Compaytence Global Payments Brief June 23, 2025 Visa’s partnership with Yellow Card marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of Africa’s...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 233 min read


Shopify, Stripe, and Coinbase Usher in a Stablecoin Future for Commerce
A Shift Toward Practical Utility in Digital Currency Shopify’s new stablecoin integration isn’t a speculative experiment or a...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 163 min read


Circle on the Exchange: What the First Public Stablecoin Company Means for Global Finance
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has taken a central role in the conversation around the future of payments. With its recent...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 93 min read


AI in Fraud Detection: Hype or the Future of Risk Management?
A New Era in Risk: Why Fraud Is No Longer a Static Threat In the early days of e-commerce, fraud prevention was largely reactive—rooted...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 24 min read


Buy Now, Pay Later Meets Harsh Reality: Klarna’s Struggles Reflect a Fintech Correction
“As cost unfortunately seems to have been a too predominant evaluation factor... what you end up having is lower quality.” — Sebastian...
Andrea Llamas
May 273 min read


Nuvei Joins EPI: A Strategic Alliance to Shape Europe's Evolving Payments Landscape
By Compaytence Global Payments Editorial Team May 16, 2025 In a decisive move that reflects the shifting priorities within Europe’s...
Andrea Llamas
May 193 min read


Rethinking Checkout: Why Digital Wallets Are Becoming the Merchant Default
By Compaytence – Payments Infrastructure, Simplified As eCommerce continues to move toward mobile-first, the point of checkout has become...
Andrea Llamas
May 122 min read


Klarna Ousts Affirm as Walmart's Exclusive BNPL Partner Amid Impending IPO
Klarna's Ascendancy Affirm's Trajectory The Walmart-Klarna-OnePay Collaboration Strategic Timing Ahead of IPO Implications for the BNPL...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read


Affirm Partners with J.P. Morgan Payments to Revolutionize Pay-Over-Time Options
What This Partnership Means for Merchants Voices from the Top Affirm’s Expanding Ecosystem What’s Next? Compaytence Global Payments...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read


Visa bids $100 million to replace Mastercard as Apple’s new credit card partner
Compaytence Dispatch | April 7, 2025 Apple’s Card Shake-Up: A Signal of What’s to Come in Platform-Powered Payments While headlines...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read


Europe’s Payments Awakening: Can the Continent Break Free from the Card Giants?
Compaytence Global Payments Brief – April 14, 2025 For decades, Visa and Mastercard have enjoyed an unchallenged reign across Europe’s...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read


A Defining Shift in Payments: Global Payments Acquires Worldpay, Divests Issuer Solutions
COMPAYTENCE BRIEFING | APRIL 2025 The Strategic Shakeup Global Payments has announced a $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay,...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read


Coinbase & PayPal: Reviving the Promise of Stablecoin Payments
Edition: April 28, 2025 The Foundation of a Renewed Alliance In a development that may shape the future of digital finance, Coinbase and...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read


Circle and Onafriq Target $5B in Payment Inefficiencies Across Africa
Compaytence Briefing: In a move with serious implications for the future of payments in Africa, Circle , the U.S. fintech behind the...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read
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