Boomers, not Gen Z, Could Now be Fintech’s Ideal Customers
Older generations are more perceptive to new financial technology following the pandemic. Over two thirds (65%) of over 65s are open to using new financial services or payment methods that make it quicker and more convenient for them. Some 47% of over 65s say their expectations of better payment experiences is a result of doing more online shopping during lockdown restrictions.
Scaleway Releases Kubernetes Kosmos - the First-of-its-kind Multi-cloud Managed Kubernetes Engine
The company cements its vision of a true multi-cloud strategy - leveraging the right infrastructure and pricing model for each workload Scaleway continues to enrich its cloud ecosystem with an increased PaaS offering, with essential and high-performance solutions Thanks to Kubernetes Kosmos, Kubernetes developers can now extend Kubernetes Kapsule beyond the compute infrastructure to any machine - bare metal products, colocated machines, or... more
QAssure Technologies and prooV™ Inc Announce Merger
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, SaaS, PaaS
QAssure and Prytek owned prooV™ Merge to Accelerate Open Innovation and Digital Assurance for Enterprise
Thunes Acquires Limonetik to Accelerate Rollout of Global Payment Collections
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments, E-Wallets, Alternative Finance, PaaS
Cross-border payments leader Thunes today announced the acquisition of Limonetik, a European Payment Methods Platform. This move will complement existing Thunes Cross-Border Payments solutions by enabling businesses to get paid in 70 countries, using over 285 local payment methods such as mobile wallets, payment by installments (BNPL), QR code payments and more. The solution will be known as Thunes Collections.
Modulr Secures Visa Ready Certification to Help Bring More SMEs Into the Digital Economy
The Visa Ready Program enables partners to build and launch payment solutions that meet Visa’s global network standards. The partnership will enable Modulr to accelerate its growth through access to Visa’s global network and expertise. By collaborating further with Visa, Modulr provides payment services to small businesses in the UK and EU.
IDnow Introduces NFC Based Verification for Digital IDs
- 3 years 8 hours ago
- Digital Identity, PaaS
IDnow, a German-based leader in platform-as-a-service identity verification, today announced the implementation of NFC reading capability into IDnow AutoIdent. This will offer users an even smoother and quicker verification process.
Overall Digital Transactions are Increasing but Cash Remains Strong Due to Ease of Payments
- 3 years 2 days ago
- Banking, Core Banking, PaaS, Technical
The second wave of the pandemic has had a significant impact on the handling and management of cash. This has in turn brought about substantial shift in behavioural patterns among the masses however cash still remains strong. –
Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in FaaS Platforms Report by Independent Research Firm
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been named a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) leader in The Forrester Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2021 report. According to the report, FaaS platforms give developers a quick way to build cloud-native microservices by abstracting away the complexities of managing and scaling clusters of containers or virtual machines.
Modulr Receives Strategic Investment from the Venture Arm of FIS
Modulr, a leading Payments-as-a-Service applications programming interface (API) platform, has secured new investment from FIS Ventures, the corporate venture arm of global financial technology leader FIS, for an undisclosed amount. FIS plans to leverage Modulr’s API-based payments infrastructure to facilitate and automate realtime, business-to-business, payments in the U.K. and Europe as part of FIS’ broader real-time payments strategy.
Nutanix Launches Kubernetes Platform-as-a-Service for the Multicloud Era
- 3 years 8 months ago
- PaaS
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced Karbon Platform Services, a Kubernetes-based multicloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) with automated system-managed security, to accelerate the development and deployment of microservices-based apps across any cloud. This offering provides software developers with a turnkey managed services experience, on-premises, in the public cloud, and at the edge, to build and... more
PPRO announces 85% volume growth despite pandemic, accelerates plans with new investment from Sprints and Citi
- 3 years 9 months ago
- Covid-19, E-Commerce, Payments, PaaS
PPRO, the world’s leading local payments platform-as-a-service, reports today an 85% increase in transaction volume from last year, highlighting the exponential opportunities for cross-border e-commerce amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Due in part to a massive digital shift in e-commerce consumer behaviour, PPRO is now processing an annual run rate of USD 9bn in payment transaction volume.
Lloyds Banking Group and Form3 have entered into a strategic partnership
Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) has today announced a strategic partnership with Form3, a cloud-native payments technology fintech, to accelerate its digital transformation and enhance the digital experience for customers.
BPC joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program
BPC today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program, which makes it quicker and easier for fintechs to leverage Visa’s global payments network and introduce new payment experiences. This strategic initiative is a response to the surge in demand among fintech players to enhance their product propositions, expanding beyond their core businesses.
additiv launches its KickStarter™ offering for DFS Wealth Management PaaS Platform on Microsoft Marketplace
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Wealth Management, SaaS, PaaS
additiv, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider to the wealth management industry, launched in April 2020 an industry first: a rapid, risk-free route to digital wealth management. Its KickStarter™ offering uses a dedicated, secure and cost-effective innovative Wealth PaaS environment blueprint, which is provisioned and deployed automatically in short time.
PPRO publishes its 2020 Payment Almanac
- 3 years 11 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, PaaS
Today, PPRO, the leading local payments platform-as-a-service, launches its 2020 Payment Almanac in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Company. The product of thousands of hours of research, analysis, and insights from PPRO’s payments experts, the third edition of the almanac contains detailed information for more than 450 local payment methods and the latest e-commerce data from 60 countries around the world.
