Klarna, the leading global payments provider and shopping service, announced that it has been ranked fifth on the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 List. This is the third time CNBC has recognized Klarna as one of the most innovative companies in the world. About a third of all companies selected as Disruptors have achieved the distinction of being selected for the list more than once.

WL Payments, the trusted white-labelled global payments platform that consolidates multiple features like transaction routing and reconciliation, brings its customers Apple Pay. Apple Pay is now part of WL Payments Hosted Payment Page, which provides one-click integration for online merchants using a WL Payments partner as their payments provider. With Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac, customers can make fast and convenient purchases through the payment pages of our clients' merchants.

TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, today announced that its global customer base has surpassed two million and continues to grow by thousands each day. The company is also announcing that it has launched in 11 new markets, with the service now available in countries including Japan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Ghana.

iProov, the world leader in spoof-resistant opt-in biometric authentication technology, today announced that its technology will be used to improve the speed and safety of train travel.

Rail passengers using Eurostar services will be the first to take advantage of a facial biometric corridor to enable contactless journeys. The walk-through system will allow customers to complete ticket checks and border exit processes at St Pancras International station without needing to come into contact with people or hardware.

GFT, a global IT services and software engineering provider driving the digital transformation of the world’s leading companies across the financial services, insurance and manufacturing industries announces the appointment of three new executive directors for the Atlantic region. These include New York based Soheil Negahbani, together with Leon Orr and Elliot Wright who are both based in the London office.

The business of payments involves far more than just the transfer of money from A to B or vice-versa…

In theory, a payment is a simple process. A resolves to transfer X in funds to B. A determines how the payment is to be made - whether by transfer, credit/ debit card or through an alternative payments platform. A then executes the payment.