The M-Pesa mobile money transfer system, which allows clients to send cash with their telephones and has transformed how business is done in east Africa, is now expanding into Romania.

E-commerce payments solution, GoCoin, has released a Click-to-Bill feature, making it even easier for merchants to accept digital currency payments from their customers.

Ryanair has announced that it has partnered with PayPal, meaning customers now have the option to pay for their Ryanair flights using their PayPal account.

E-commerce payments processor, First Data, has dramatically expanded its presence in Brazil with the launch of Bin, the company’s acquiring solution developed specifically for the local market.

The BBVA Open Talent competition sees startups battling in three geographic regions – Central/South America, Europe, North America and other countries. 870 companies entered, trying their luck in one of two categories – ‘new banking’ or ‘digital life’.

Jon Kamaluddin, former international director of UK clothing online retailer Asos, has joined the board of Swedish payments start-up, Klarna.