- Trulioo has joined Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) to provide its Digital Agent Passport and Know Your Agent (KYA) framework, creating a trusted identity layer for AI-driven, agent-led payments.
- AP2 establishes a common standard for how AI agents transact, and Trulioo ensures every agent interacting in the ecosystem is authenticated, authorized, and accountable before executing a payment.
- Agentic payments remain early but are poised to scale quickly as identity layers like...
This week's edition of Finovate Global features news from fintechs headquartered in Sweden.
Klarna Brings Tap to Pay to 14 Markets in Europe
Swedish digital bank and payment provider Klarna has introduced Tap to Pay across 14 markets in Europe. The new features bring flexible payments to the brick-and-mortar retail world at scale, and help to transform Klarna's app into a contactless wallet ready for everyday use.
“Tap to Pay brings us closer to our vision of Klarna being...
- MoneyGram is partnering with Fireblocks to introduce stablecoin-based settlement across its global payments network, enabling faster, lower-cost transactions and real-time liquidity management.
- Fireblocks’ blockchain infrastructure will power a programmable settlement layer that streamlines reconciliation, reduces pre-funding needs, enhances treasury operations, and supports large-scale stablecoin flows.
- As a legacy payments giant adopts digital-asset rails, fiat-backed stablecoins...
- Financial data network Plaid and real-time clearing and embedded banking enabler ClearBank announced a new partnership this week.
- The partnership will enable Plaid to leverage ClearBank's virtual accounts and UK Faster Payments Service (FPS) access to enhance the sending, receiving, and reconciling of open banking payments.
- Founded in 2013, Plaid has been a Finovate alum since its debut at our developers conference, FinDeVR Silicon Valley 2014.
A new partnership between...
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, companies that once relied on simple firewalls must now face a new reality. For a major telecom like T-Mobile, the stakes are especially high, as networks, customer data, and identity services are all at risk. To protect both its assets and its customers, T-Mobile is rethinking its cybersecurity strategy at every level, from workforce authentication to real-time detection to a “human-first” culture.
Mark Clancy, SVP, Cybersecurity,...
