One of the things I've noticed since working in the payments space are the tribes and the tension/conflict/cooperation/outright hostility ……

The first of these, and longest running is the tension between card schemes and issuer & acquirer banks. Every one wants a piece of the transaction and to take some margin to run their part of the value chain. This becomes a 3 way fight when you add in Merchants who, perhaps understandably, feel the customer is "theirs".

Kamakura Corporation reported today that UAE-based RAKBANK has signed an agreement to implement Kamakura's solutions for its balance sheet management and funds transfer pricing. The Bank has selected Kamakura's system after a comprehensive evaluation of available options. 

Eicorn continues its journey of rapid growth by entering the UK market with a bang! 

Star Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd was named the CRM Cloud Vendor of the Year at the annual Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards banquet, held at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur on 26 June. 

Qudian Inc. ("Qudian" or the "Company") (NYSE: QD), a leading provider of online small consumer credit products in China, today provided an update of its business.  

In conjunction with the soaring anticipation from blockchain enthusiasts and professionals around the world, Asian Capital has participated in the World Blockchain Conference and World Blockchain Summit which were held in Singapore in July 2018.

Two powerhouses in the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry recently partnered together to create major efficiencies for their shared customers. REPAY Realtime Electronic Payments, a leading payment technology provider that offers the most advanced and secure omnichannel payment services on the market, completed an integration with InterProse, a powerful debt collection software that is proven to be flexible, feature-rich, intuitive and user-friendly. 

Absa has partnered with Samsung South Africa to offer its customers early access to Samsung Pay before the service is commercially launched in South Africa.

Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence.