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Banking Circle helps power Bridge's global money movement capabilities. [email protected] Banking Circle S.A. (Banking Circle) announces a collaboration with Bridge, a leading stablecoin infrastructure platform and a Stripe company, to support its global money movement capabilities through Banking Circle's regulated, API-led banking infrastructure. Bridge is using Banking Circle's infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to move stablecoins in and out of local currencies including EUR and GBP, with AUD support to be rolled out in Q3. Bridge will also use Banking Circle to send and receive USD globally via SWIFT. That means a business in Mexico operating on a stablecoin balance can get paid by a customer in France in euros or pay a contractor in the UK in pounds. Banking Circle's infrastructure is designed to help financial institutions and payments businesses access local clearing and cross-border payments through a single regulated platform. In Australia, Banking Circle's capabilities support instant local payments through NPP, helping deliver faster fiat settlement in the market. The collaboration reflects growing market demand for regulated scalable infrastructure that supports fast and efficient cross-border payments. By combining Banking Circle's multi-currency accounts, local clearing network and cross-border payment capabilities with Bridge's global payments platform, the two companies will help businesses move funds across borders more efficiently. Kirit Bhatia, Chief Digital Assets Officer at Banking Circle, said: "As payment businesses continue to expand globally, access to reliable, scalable banking infrastructure is critical. Banking Circle provides regulated banking rails, local clearing access, multi-currency accounts and cross-border payment capabilities through a single integration, helping companies simplify operations and accelerate growth in new markets. We are proud to support Bridge as it continues to expand its global payment capabilities." Mai Leduc Blount, Head of Product at Bridge, said: "Banking Circle's API-led infrastructure and multi-currency capabilities support our continued global expansion. By making it seamless for businesses to convert between fiat and stablecoins, we ensure that any business can use stablecoins for everyday expenses, all around the world." The collaboration builds on Banking Circle's strategy to support the next generation of financial infrastructure by enabling banks, payments companies and fintechs to access scalable, compliant and future-proof payment solutions across major currencies and markets. Through its regulated banking platform, Banking Circle helps clients simplify cross-border payments, access local clearing networks and expand into new markets efficiently and securely. Image provided by canva. About [email protected]

Teach more, chase less: Teachworks + Stripe. As a business owner, you have enough on your plate without worrying about the what-ifs of online transactions. Your clients expect a payment process that is invisible and impregnable. By integrating with Stripe, the gold standard in online commerce, Teachworks provides a payment experience that protects your business while making life easier for your families. Security you can trust. Security should not be a do-it-yourself project. Teachworks built its integration so that your clients' most sensitive data never touches your servers or ours. * Zero Data Liability: Teachworks does not store full credit card numbers or bank details. Everything is handled by Stripe's world-class, PCI-compliant infrastructure. * Bank-Grade Encryption: Teachworks utilize modern Stripe APIs to ensure every transaction is shielded by the same technology used by global tech giants. * Safe One-Click Convenience: Clients can securely save payment methods for future use, managed entirely through Stripe's encrypted vaults. The bottom line: You get all the convenience of card-on-file payments with none of the security risks. A payment experience your clients will love. Complex billing is the fastest way to delay a payment. Teachworks removes the friction, allowing your clients to pay invoices in seconds. * Modern Flexibility: Whether it is a credit card, a debit card, or a direct bank transfer, your clients choose how they pay. * Self-Service Control: Clients can add, update, or remove their own payment methods via their portal, reducing admin overhead for your staff. * Fewer Late Payment Conversations: By making it easy to pay, you naturally reduce the need for awkward follow-up emails. Payments that speak your language. Your business is unique to your region, and your payment options should be too. Teachworks automatically adjusts to offer local, trusted payment methods based on your currency. Offering familiar payment methods builds instant rapport and trust with your local community. Why this matters for your growth. As you scale, manual processes stop working. You need a system that grows with you without adding complexity. The Teachworks and Stripe partnership gives you: * Professionalism: Look like the established, tech-forward business you are. * Reliability: Faster payouts and fewer failed transactions. * Simplicity: One dashboard to manage your schedule, your students, and your revenue. Final takeaway. You should not need a degree in cybersecurity to run a tutoring business. With Teachworks + Stripe, you get a professional, secure, and flexible payment system right out of the box.

Payment Orchestration 2026: beyond multi-psp routing. True payment orchestration optimises cost, conversion, risk and compliance in real time. Multi-PSP routing alone costs fintechs 2-5% in margins. FT Scholar Desk Unlock exclusive fyscaltech content & insights. The 5 hidden components of Payment Orchestration beyond multi-psp routing. Here's the uncomfortable truth: if you're celebrating your 'sophisticated' payment orchestration because it can route transactions across five PSPs, you're playing yesterday's game. The Global Payment Orchestration Platform market is exploding from $3.5 billion to $18 billion by 2031 not because companies want better routing logic, but because the winners are building autonomous decision engines that make millisecond optimisations across cost, conversion, risk, and compliance simultaneously. The multi-psp routing mirage. Most payment orchestration conversations start and end with PSP redundancy. 'Fyscal Technologies PTE LTD has integrated with Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, and two regional players for backup.' The assumption? More PSPs equals better performance and lower risk. But here's what the data actually shows: * Payment orchestration platforms recover up to 14% of lost revenue from failed payments through optimisation, not just failover * As Payments Dive research reveals: 'As the number of direct integrations grows linearly, the complexity and cost of maintaining them grow exponentially' * Companies with 5+ PSPs often see fraud increase because their risk models weren't orchestration-aware The real kicker? Below £35 million in annual payment volume, you're likely spending more on orchestration infrastructure than you'd save through PSP competition. The routing layer is table stakes. The differentiation happens in the 80% you can't see. The autonomous intelligence revolution. True payment orchestration in 2026 operates as an autonomous decision layer that processes thousands of variables per transaction. Think less 'routing rules' and more 'real-time financial brain'. What does autonomous payment intelligence actually optimise? * Cost arbitrage in real time: Dynamic PSP selection based on FX rates, interchange fees, and settlement timing * Conversion rate prediction: Machine learning models that route high-value customers to PSPs with better success rates for their specific profile * Regulatory pathway selection: Automatic compliance routing based on transaction origin, destination, and current regulatory requirements * Fraud risk distribution: Intelligent transaction spreading to minimise concentrated attack surfaces * Settlement optimisation: Coordinating payment timing with cash flow requirements and currency hedging strategies The companies winning at orchestration aren't just routing transactions. They're building machine learning models that predict PSP behaviour six months out, factoring in regulatory shifts, FX volatility, and chargeback patterns. The hidden economics nobody discusses. Let's talk numbers that make CFOs uncomfortable. Multi-PSP orchestration has a true cost most companies refuse to calculate properly. The real orchestration economics include: * Engineering time to build and maintain routing logic: typically £150,000-£300,000 annually for mid-sized fintechs * Data infrastructure costs to track PSP performance across multiple dimensions * Compliance and legal overhead of managing multiple vendor relationships * Operational complexity of multi-vendor support and incident response * The 'integration tax' from PSPs raising switching costs through better APIs and documentation Meanwhile, intelligent orchestration platforms are delivering measurable ROI through margin recovery. Research and Markets data shows the market's 19.3% CAGR is driven by companies capturing 2-5% additional margin through autonomous optimisation, not basic redundancy. The threshold question every CFO should ask: are Fyscal Technologies PTE LTD optimising for theoretical resilience or actual profitability? Compliance as the new competitive moat. Here's where most payment orchestration strategies fall apart: they treat compliance as an afterthought instead of a competitive advantage. Regulatory-aware orchestration isn't just about avoiding penalties. It's about capturing market opportunities competitors can't access. * Geographic routing intelligence: Automatically selecting PSPs based on local licensing requirements and regulatory preferences * Transaction categorisation optimisation: Dynamic routing based on merchant category codes and regional compliance frameworks * Audit trail automation: Real-time compliance documentation that turns regulatory requirements into operational efficiency * Cross-border payment optimisation: Intelligent routing through corridors with favourable regulatory treatment Companies building compliance-first orchestration are accessing markets and customer segments that traditional multi-PSP strategies simply can't serve. The regulatory complexity isn't overhead; it's the moat. The 2026 orchestration playbook. So what does winning payment orchestration actually look like? It starts with recognising that routing is plumbing, not strategy. The orchestration leaders are building: * Predictive cost models: Systems that forecast PSP pricing changes based on volume commitments and market conditions * Customer journey integration: Payment orchestration that adapts based on customer lifetime value and behaviour patterns * Treasury integration: Coordination between payment processing and cash management for optimal working capital efficiency * Risk orchestration layers: Fraud prevention that spans multiple PSPs without creating blind spots * Regulatory automation: Compliance processes that adapt to changing requirements without manual intervention The companies that master this autonomous layer won't just process payments more efficiently. They'll capture margin opportunities their competitors can't even see. But here's the catch: building this capability requires treating payment orchestration as a core competency, not a vendor relationship. The question isn't which platform to buy. It's whether you're building the internal expertise to configure, optimise, and evolve these systems as your competitive advantage. Ready to audit your payment orchestration strategy? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation with its payment architecture specialists to identify optimisation opportunities. Last Updated May 13, 2026