Worldline, a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its account-to-account payment method named “Bank Transfer by Worldline”. The solution enables retailers to accept payments and completes the existing payment options offered to merchants. It also effectively addresses specific payment scenarios that traditional methods typically cannot accommodate, including invoices and high-value transactions. It delivers a seamless and secure payment experience for both customers and businesses throughout Europe.

The latest proprietary insight from Moneyhub, the market-leading data and payments platform’s Financial Wellness Tracker, reveals that consumer capacity to save without making any changes to their overall spending behaviour fell 25.5% over the 12 months to end September 2024.

Simultaneously, total cash held in savings dropped by 11.6% as the recent turbulent financial times continued to play out and inflation persistently remains above the target 2%. 

Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors, and Kyriba, the global leader in liquidity performance, today announced that Bridgepoint will reinvest in Kyriba following a period of record growth for the business and will remain the majority shareholder. In addition, Bridgepoint and Kyriba will welcome a new minority investor, General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor.

Swift today announced that it is rolling out new AI-enhanced fraud detection to help the global payments industry step up its defence as bad actors grow increasingly sophisticated.

Abu Dhabi’s innovation champions and tech pioneers exhibited the brand-new services and solutions destined to reshape the future at GITEX GLOBAL 2024. As the Emirate consolidates its global leadership position in the emerging AI economy, some of the UAE capital’s proudest companies showcased a plethora of AI-based advancements designed to drive digital transformation across the nation and beyond.

American Express today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Tock, a reservation, table, and event management technology provider, from Squarespace, the design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online.

General Motors Co. and Barclays US Consumer Bank today announced they have entered into a long-term partnership agreement for Barclays to be the exclusive issuer of the GM Rewards Mastercard and the GM Business Mastercard in the United States starting next summer.