US payment infrastructure company Fun has raised $72m in a series A funding round co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire.

OPay Digital Services, a fintech focused on Nigeria, is reportedly preparing for a potential US stock market listing.

PayPal is making Venmo a separate business unit as part of a broader reorganisation under chief executive Alex Chriss to sharpen its focus on growth.

Santander’s Ebury has secured a funding package of around £550m to support its growth and international expansion.

CVC is assessing a possible €9bn ($10.54bn) transaction for Italian payments company Nexi, the Financial Times reported citing sources.

Mastercard has reported net income of $3.9bn for the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), an 18% increase year-on-year.

ANZ has signed a binding agreement to acquire Worldline’s 51% interest in Worldline Australia (ANZ Worldline).

Visa has announced the expansion of its global Agentic Ready programme to clients in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

WeFi is working with Visa on an initiative to examine on-chain banking and stablecoin-based payment use cases in selected markets.

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