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Pine Labs and Stripe give Singapore retailers one platform for online and in-store card payments from November
Eligible Singapore retailers can run Stripe online payments and card payments on Pine Labs store terminals through one platform, with Southeast Asia expansion planned in 2027.
European Payments Council updates name-matching guidance for Verification of Payee to version 2.0
New EPC guidance sets how banks return Match, Close Match or No Match when payers check a payee name, including trading names and abbreviations used by businesses.
Klarna brings dispute tools and shopper-currency pricing to Mollie's 350,000 merchants across Europe
Mollie merchants get Klarna's enhanced dispute management and consumer FX through their existing integration, with coverage across the European Economic Area.
Trendyol adds Revolut Pay to its marketplace checkout, running almost all payments over bank rails
Trendyol shoppers can now pay with Revolut Pay in one tap, with Revolut saying nearly all of these payments run account-to-account rather than over card networks.
Bank of Uganda takes RTGS and ACH offline from 5 to 9 November for an upgrade
Uganda's interbank settlement and clearing systems will be unavailable from 5pm on 5 November to 9am on 9 November, freezing transfers, direct debits and batch payouts.
Klarna becomes a built-in payment option for salons and spas booking through Fresha
Fresha merchants worldwide can now let clients pay for hair, beauty and wellness appointments with Klarna, including interest-free instalments, with no separate setup.
ECB picks Nexi and Deutsche Telekom to connect payment providers to the digital euro platform for ten years
Nexi and Deutsche Telekom will run one of two networks linking PSPs and central banks to the digital euro platform, starting with the 2027 pilot that includes online merchants.
Klarna goes live at Lands' End in the UK, Germany, Austria and France, adding pay in 30 days
Lands' End shoppers in four European markets can now pay with Klarna in full, in 30 days, in three instalments or over a longer term, via a Stripe integration.
Klarna goes live at Kohl's online and in the Kohl's app ahead of the US holiday season
Kohl's shoppers in the US can now pay with Klarna online and in the app, choosing to pay in full, in four instalments or with longer financing.
http://Zen.com offers merchants pay-by-bank in nine European countries through Mastercard Open Finance
http://Zen.com merchants can now accept account-to-account payments in nine European markets via a single Mastercard Open Finance integration.
FTC and eight states sue Toast over hidden fees, unwanted add-ons and hard cancellation for restaurants
US regulators say restaurant platform Toast charged undisclosed fees, enrolled merchants in add-ons without consent and made subscriptions hard to cancel.
Shopify adds seven local payment methods, Shop Pay checkout inside AI agents and free fraud tools
Shopify's Fall '26 Edition adds Alipay, WeChat Pay, GrabPay and four more methods, puts Shop Pay in AI agents and launches Shopify Protect at no extra cost.