FXC Intelligence

With the new season of the English Premier League already underway, its clubs have not just been busy announcing new signings, as many continue to unveil a host of new sponsors and partners. Once again, cross-border payments companies have been amongst th

As the race for bank licences among digital payments players heats up, Revolut is pushing to grow its presence in Europe. Last month, the digital bank was granted a full banking licence in France, having recently gained licences in Australia, the UK and M

Banks have been subject to significant projections around AI, but not everything has been proven out. We examine what major banks have publicly shared about AI productivity - and where claims aren't yet backed by evidence. As anyone who works in the secto

OpenPayd is set to soon become a publicly traded company, but how does it compare to other payments companies? We review data shared as part of its SPAC-based Nasdaq listing to find out. OpenPayd, a payments infrastructure platform spanning fiat and digit

A number of cross-border payments companies mentioned impacts to travel-related spending in Q2 2026, though not all of this was negative, as our analysis below explores in more detail. Several companies cited changing consumer travel habits in their earni

Asia-Pacific is becoming a region of increasing significance to some of the largest cross-border payments companies. Here, we look into the companies placing the most focus and investment there, as well as exploring the trends in the region itself. Throug

Growing numbers of social media platforms are making moves into the P2P payments space, including X and, reportedly, TikTok. Should money transfers companies see them as potential competitors? Over the past few decades, social media platforms have grown t

The last month has seen two major remittance providers - Remitly and Western Union - launch new cards that allow users to hold and spend stablecoins. Below, we explore why these providers are launching stablecoin-linked cards and where this fits into a wi

dLocal has reported its earnings for Q2 2026, in which it saw several metrics grow to record levels. We caught up with CEO Pedro Arnt to learn more about the key drivers behind the quarter's success, serving new verticals, how the company is utilising sta

Adyen's share price rose after its H1 2026 earnings report, which saw the Dutch payment processor's net revenue rise by 19% YoY to €1.3bn ($1.5bn), driving a 49% EBITDA margin, or 50% excluding one-time transaction costs. The company is pushing beyond pro