Payment Expert’s Fintech Unwrapped delivers the latest and developing news that has shaped the sector over the course of the week.
This week, Latin America digital bank Nubank secured stadium title rights for Inter Miami’s new stadium set to open in April, along with additional sponsorship rights.
Also this week, Robinhood is aiming to disrupt the wealthy customer market with its latest credit card, Standard Chartered has added a new Global Head of Payments from JP Morgan, and Worldline performed its first Wero transaction.
Nubank gains added US exposure with Inter Miami
Nubank has secured title rights for Inter Miami’s new 26,000 seater stadium located in Miami Freedom Park.
The stadium will be called the Nu Stadium and is expected to open on 4 April. Nubank has also secured shirt sponsorship rights on Inter Miami kits. The digital bank’s logo will appear on the back of the Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs’ jerseys from August 2026.
The stadium naming and sponsorship rights deals come as Nubank received conditional approval in December 2025 for its US national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
“Miami has always been a place where people come with big dreams and from the very beginning, we wanted this club to reflect that spirit,” said Inter Miami Co-Owner, David Beckham.
“Opening our new stadium is a really special moment on our journey – a place for fans across South Florida and for people from around the world who feel connected to our club to watch us play. Nu Stadium will be a home for the Inter Miami family and a place that reminds everyone who visits of the Freedom to Dream.”
Klarna enables BNPL in AI-powered shopping via Stripe integration
Klarna announced its flexible payment options will soon be available in AI-driven shopping experiences through an integration with Stripe’s shared payment tokens (SPTs). The partnership will allow AI shopping agents to offer Klarna as a payment option at checkout for US merchants already using Klarna through Stripe, without requiring additional integration.
“The infrastructure being built for agentic commerce will define online checkout for the next decade,” said David Sykes, Chief Commercial Officer at Klarna. “
“As AI agents begin purchasing on consumers’ behalf, it’s critical that flexible payment options remain available. By supporting Stripe’s Shared Payment Tokens, we’re ensuring Klarna is embedded in this next generation of checkout experiences from day one.”
The partnership addresses a key limitation in agentic commerce where AI agents typically default to card-on-file payments and exclude alternative payment methods like BNPL.
“Our Shared Payment Tokens will soon support Klarna, enabling AI agents to offer buy now, pay later payment options to buyers at checkout. By bringing Klarna to agentic transactions, we are helping businesses lift conversion while giving buyers more flexibility and control in how they pay,” said Kevin Miller, Head of Payments at Stripe.
Robinhood to compete with Amex and JP Morgan for wealthy customers
Robinhood released its Platinum Card in a bid to compete for wealthy customers alongside American Express and JP Morgan Chase.
The card comes with an annual fee of $695 which enables users to access cashback on categories such as 10% on hotels or 5% on dining. Robinhood users can perform the cashback rewards from a brokerage account.
“The Platinum Card offers higher limits, elite rewards and luxury benefits, and raises the bar for what customers should expect from a premium credit card,” said Deepak Rao, GM and Vice President of Robinhood Money.
The Platinum Card was launched at an invite-only event with only a select number of customers receiving access to the card.
Standard Chartered adds JP Morgan blockchain head to Payments role
Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Naveen Mallela as its new Global Head of Payments on 4 March.
He joins from JP Morgan Chase and served as the Global Co-Head of Kinexys, the bank’s blockchain and digital asset arm. Mallela will begin his role at Standard Chartered on 4 May 2026.
Mallela will lead the bank’s integrated payments organisation, which will merge Standard Chartered’s payments, clearing and collections teams to a single organisation. This team will deliver payment solutions which assist the entire payments lifecycle, as well as develop new tokenised and on-chain payment flows.
Roberto Hoornweg, CEO of Corporate and Investment Banking at Standard Chartered, said: “As client needs evolve and payments increasingly integrate traditional and on-chain settlement models, Naveen’s experience in leading payments innovation will be pivotal as we scale our next phase of growth by combining clearing and digital assets capabilities in a client-centric way.”
Silverflow adds capital to fuel global growth
Cloud-native payment processor Silverflow raised $40m in a Series B funding round to help accelerate its global expansion plans.
The funding round, which was announced on 5 March, was led by Picus Capital with participation from Rabo Investments – Corporate Venturing, alongside existing investors such as Inkef, GPT and Crane.
Silverflow stated in a bid to support its global expansion, it will increase its global workforce by 50% between 85 and 120 new employees, across North America and Southeast Asia.
Anne Willem De Vries, CEO and Co-founder of Silverflow, said: This investment is a clear validation that the market is ready to move past the ‘legacy drag’ of outdated systems.
“We’re the only cloud-native company targeting this specific area, and this capital will ensure we cement our position as the new standard in payment processing globally. It’s not just about raising money – it’s about having the resources to build the infrastructure that helps our customers, including acquiring banks, payment companies and commerce platforms, to move faster and grow bigger.”
Worldline performs its first Wero payment in Belgium
Worldline enabled its first Wero transaction on 3 March in Belgium, the second country to integrate the European-based online payment method.
Belgium is the second country to adopt Wero after Germany was the first. The transaction was settled by Worldline Belgium, donating to the Flemish Red Cross.
Worldline stated it has heard from “many retailers” of their intentions to activate Wero as an e-commerce payment method onto their platforms.
Joachim Goyvaerts, CEO of Worldline Belgium, said: “With Wero for e-commerce, Worldline strengthens its digital payments proposition and enables merchants to offer European shoppers a seamless checkout experience, without additional set-up or operational effort.
“Merchants can deploy Wero easily while keeping day-to-day operations running as usual, with immediate confirmation of successful payments and simplified reconciliation. We’re proud to have enabled the first Belgian Wero online payment for the Red Cross.
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