American Express Reveals Pay It Plan It feature
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Today American Express began rolling out a new mobile feature called Pay It Plan It℠ across all eligible U.S. Consumer Credit and Co-Brand Cards that gives Card Members two new ways to pay for the things they buy.
UK hits 10 Year Contactless Payments Milestone
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Barclaycard, the global payments company, today marks the 10-year anniversary of launching contactless payments to the UK. The landmark moment has transformed British shopping, saving buyers and sellers millions of hours of time and making paying for goods and services quicker and easier. Over the past decade, more than £60 billion has been spent using contactless cards and devices* and today more than half (51 per cent) of eligible... more
PayPoint Enhances ePOS Offer to C-Stores via Strategic Partnership with Box Technologies
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Today, PayPoint, the UK’s leading retail technology and multichannel payments provider to convenience and independent retailers, has announced a strategic partnership with customer engagement specialists, Box Technologies.
Payworks Builds on First Data Partnership with Contactless Accreditation
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Payworks, a leading provider of Point of Sale payment infrastructure, announced today their new certification with First Data Merchant Solutions UK (FDMS), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions.
PayPal and Synchrony Financial Introduce New Mastercard That Offers 2% Cash Back on Every Purchase
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
PayPal customers in the U.S. can now earn cash back on every purchase online and in stores with today’s launch of the new PayPal Cashback Mastercard issued by Synchrony Bank. The PayPal Cashback Mastercard, designed exclusively for PayPal members, offers cardholders 2% cash back every day, on every purchase – everywhere Mastercard is accepted.
Turning Smartphones into Payment Terminals
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Mastercard today unveiled a pilot project in Poland, making a smartphone the only necessary device for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at small and micro merchants that have traditionally taken cash payments, providing them with a simpler and more secure way to run their business.
Eftpos Australia Revelas Settlement Service
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
eftpos today launched its new eftpos Settlement Service (eSS). This new service is an essential core function in closing out the Company’s transformation phase and demonstrates its ability to increasingly deliver value for Members and the Australian payments industry.
Enterpay Partners with Collector Bank
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Enterpay and Collector Bank have kicked off their collaboration. Collector Bank will add a B2B invoice powered by Enterpay to its payment method selection in Finland and later in the Nordics. The collaboration lays the groundwork for Enterpay’s expansion to the Nordics and after Finland, the collaboration will continue in the Swedish market. Partnering with Collector helps Enterpay to grow the number of its service’s users and reach potential... more
WEX Gets Electronic Money Institute License
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
WEX Inc., a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, today announced its European office has secured an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) license by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and, as a result, is now a principal member of Mastercard.
Chinese Tourists Can Now Use Alipay at 10,000 Merchants Across South Africa
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Starting today, Chinese tourists in South Africa will have more opportunities to pay via smartphone as Alipay, the world's largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial", "Ant"), partners with Zapper, the fast-growing mobile payment, customer insights and digital marketing platform developed in South Africa.
Plynk Partners with Jumio to Power ID Verification for European Expansion
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Jumio, the creator of Netverify® Trusted Identity as a Service (TIaaS), today announced a partnership with Plynk, Europe’s first money messaging app, to accurately verify users who are loading money onto their Plynk accounts for instant person-to-person payments.
Al Hilal Bank and Visa Partner for Payments in UAE
Global payments technology company, Visa (NYSE:V), and Al Hilal Bank today announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of contactless payments in the country and facilitate payments innovation in the UAE with the launch of three Visa payWave-enabled premium debit cards.
Alternative Payments Adds mCoinz in Middle East Expansion
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Alternative Payments, the leading provider of local payment methods that specializes in bringing the latest technologically-advanced payment platforms to merchants worldwide, has added mCoinz to its payments offering. The highly popular mCoinz vouchers are available across the Middle East at over 60,000 point of sale locations. mCoinz is one of the most popular payment method which allows users to pay for goods and/or services from online web... more
Paybase Receives £700k Grant from Innovate UK
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
London-based FinTech startup Paybase has received a grant of almost £700,000 from Innovate UK to democratise eMoney infrastructure for SMEs and startups. Innovate UK is the nation’s innovation agency, which aims to drive growth by working with UK companies to de-risk, enable and support innovation. In the last 10 years, Innovate UK has helped more than 7,600 organisations, with projects estimated to have added more than £11.5 billion to the UK... more
Flywire Simplifies Compliance with New Cross-Border Education Payment Requirements in Ireland
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Compliance
Flywire, a leading provider of international payment and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers, is helping Irish schools comply with a recent government regulation regarding tuition payments being made from outside of Ireland.
