TotallyMoney Launches new Cashplus Credit Card to Close the £6Bn SME Lending Gap for UK’s 3.2 Million Sole-traders
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Lending, Credit Cards
TotallyMoney, the credit app which helps everyone move their finances forward, has partnered with Cashplus, the leading SME-focused digital challenger to launch its new, market-leading cashback credit card.
IDEX Biometrics Supports Rocker as it Launches First Ever Swedish Biometric Payment Card, with Cutting-Edge Fingerprint Sensor Technology
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
IDEX Biometrics has partnered with IDEMIA to support Rocker, the Swedish challenger bank, as it launches biometric payment cards to the market. With IDEX Biometrics fingerprint sensor, Rocker becomes the first in Sweden and one of the first in the world to deploy biometric cards to consumers.
New Barclaycard Avios Credit Cards Make Spending Go Further With Travel Perks and Incentives
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
New Barclaycard Avios1 and Avios Plus2 credit cards allow customers to earn Avios for every £1 spent, to redeem on travel New customers can collect a welcome bonus of 25,000 Avios in the first three months with Barclaycard Avios Plus – enough for a return flight to Faro, Palma or Milan3 Additional benefits include an annual cabin upgrade voucher for reaching a specific spending milestone, as well as Barclaycard’s Entertainment perks The new... more
Currensea Appoints New Head of Charity and Corporate Partnerships to Grow ‘powered by’ Programme Allowing Charities to Issue Branded Cards to Drive Donations
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Credit Cards, Banking, People Moves
Rory Maclean joins from fundraising platform Givergy and will lead on expansion of programme enabling charities to increase donor base Currensea’s ‘powered-by’ charity branded card programme allows cardholders to roundup UK spending and convert savings made on overseas foreign exchange charges into charitable donations Currensea’s money-saving card can also be used as part of an employee benefit package by corporate partners
American Express announces return of its most generous ever welcome bonuses for new American Express® UK Business Platinum and Gold Cardmembers
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Credit Cards
From today, American Express is launching a series of limited time offers that sees the return of the most generous ever welcome bonuses on its American Express® Business Platinum and Gold Cards.
Amazon and Visa Call Truce on Global Dispute, but Feud Highlights Evolving Payments Landscape
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Credit Cards
Amazon and Visa reached a global deal on credit card acceptance after a public disagreement over interchange fees, per the FT. How we got here: The dispute between the two has played out for months across multiple markets as Amazon attempted to pressure Visa into lowering its fees.
Vyne's CEO Comment on Amazon and Visa Deal to Accept Credit Cards Across All of Its Sites.
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
“Amazon’s recent agreement with Visa illustrates the moveable feast that is the current payments ecosystem. Amazon’s position as an enormous global retailer enables them to negotiate card scheme pricing, a standard for all merchants. So why can’t smaller businesses do the same? This increases the pressure on independent merchants who do not have the buying power of Amazon. Many of these businesses already pay thousands of pounds per year, only... more
Mastercard Expands Consulting With Practices Dedicated to Crypto, Open Banking and ESG
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Credit Cards, Consultancy
The business world is facing an influx of innovation: changing consumer preferences, rapid digital transformation and geopolitical shifts. To help businesses evolve and supercharge their growth enterprise-wide, Mastercard today announced that it is expanding its preeminent payments-focused consulting service with new practices dedicated to Open Banking, Open Data, Crypto & Digital Currencies, and Environment, Social & Governance (ESG).
Mastercard Advances Commitment to Black Women-owned Businesses Across the U.s. With Yearlong Programming, Support and Funding
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Company progresses its Strivers Initiative to elevate and support Black women business owners with funding, mentorship, as well as the digital and cyber tools to get their businesses online and grow
Cards and Payments Veteran Jukka Rinta Joins EedenBull as Chief Product Officer
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Global payments fintech, EedenBull, has today announced that Jukka Rinta, previously the Head of Product Commercial Cards at National Australia Bank, joins the EedenBull executive management team as Chief Product Officer.
6 Out of 10 Credit Card Users Don’t Know How Much Interest They Are Paying
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Not a single respondent was able to correctly calculate the full cost of a credit card purchase, including interest
Tillful Teams Up with Highnote and Mastercard to Introduce the Tillful Card, Helping Small Businesses Access and Build Business Credit Faster
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Credit Cards
The first-of-its-kind Tillful Card aims to create a more inclusive credit system
TransUnion Is First UK Credit Reference Agency To Accept Buy Now, Pay Later Data
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Lending, Payments, Credit Cards
Global information and insights provider TransUnion has announced it is ready to accept buy now, pay later finance into UK consumer credit files, being the first credit reference agency in the UK to do so. Following extensive research and product innovation, buy now, pay later finance – also known as deferred payment credit – will soon be included within TransUnion credit information to help protect consumers and enable finance providers to... more
FICO UK Credit Market Report December 2021: Omicron Didn’t Dampen Christmas Spending As Balances Increased - But Missed Payments Also Rising
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
New FICO data reveals potential for increased debt risk as missed payments rise at the same time as spending takes its usual seasonal upturn Highlights Overall card spend continues to increase – December 2022 £63 higher than in pre-pandemic December 2019 Average active balance also continues strong upward trend - £1,550 in December
Embedded Finance Startup Falcon Appoints Ex-banker Chinmaya Desai as Chief Business Officer Ahead of its Next Growth Phase
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Lending, Payments, Credit Cards, FinTech StartUps
Chinmaya will be responsible for company’s overall business growth besides driving partnerships across domestic and international markets
