Equiniti Riskfactor appoints Michael Stock as Head of Operations
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, People Moves
Equiniti Riskfactor, the market-leading provider of risk management and fraud analytics software for the global commercial finance industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Stock as Head of Operations, reflecting strong recent growth and international expansion for the company.
PayMate raises series D to accelerate growth, Visa makes strategic investment
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
PayMate, the market leader in B2B payments in India, today announced that it has successfully raised a new round of growth capital to accelerate expansion within India and internationally to Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). Investors in this Series D round include Recruit Strategic Partners (Venture capital Arm of Recruit Co. Ltd. Japan), Brand Capital, existing investor Mayfair 101, and Visa.
Icelandic acquiring bank Borgun hf. invests in cutting-edge FinTech from TruNarrative
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Banking, AML and KYC
Icelandic acquiring bank Borgun hf. – which offers Europe-wide payment processing and issuing services in Iceland – has invested in a new platform from TruNarrative, to help boost the firm’s merchant lifecycle management (MLM) and onboarding processes. As a member of Visa Europe and Mastercard International, the new platform will enable Borgun to easily adopt new merchants into its payment network, as well as quickly and securely adapt its... more
Juniper Research Study Finds, Digital Wallet Spend in Europe & North America to Increase by 40% in 2019
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Consumer spend via digital wallets across Europe and North America will increase by 40% this year to nearly $790 billion, according to a new study from Juniper Research.
Keynote speakers announced for 2019 P20 Global Payments Conference
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
P20 has announced the Agenda and first wave of keynote speakers for its global payments conference in London on 3rd October 2019.
Where to buy Bitcoin for as little as £5 in the UK?
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, SWIFT, Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
In the last 24 hours, it has been reported in Cointelegraph that Coinbase has suspended UK customer deposits via Faster Payments and is relying on international bank transfers made through SWIFT, with a minimum deposit of £1,000.
Fingerprint Cards and Giesecke + Devrient Collaborate to Bring Contactless Biometric Payment Cards
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints™) and Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security (G+D), a global mobile security technology company, are collaborating to bring contactless biometric payment cards to the market.
Alipay and Lyf Pay Join nexo standards
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
nexo standards, the international association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, today announces that Alipay and Lyf Pay have become Principal and Associate Members of the association respectively.
Klarna Partners with Fashion Superpower Superdry, and World Leading Payment Platform Adyen
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
British contemporary fashion brand Superdry and leading payments provider Klarna have today announced a perfect-fit partnership, enabled by Adyen. Superdry customers are now able to Pay later or Pay in 3 in the UK, and later this month will be able to Pay in 4 in the US, making everything from jackets to jeans more accessible to Superdry customers globally.
SWIFT sees success with global instant cross-border payments with Singapore’s FAST
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
SWIFT announces the results of a global trial to integrate SWIFT gpi Instant, the co-operative’s cross-border instant payments service, into Singapore’s domestic instant payment service, Fast And Secure Transfers (FAST).
AutoRek to showcase VanguARd cash allocation tool at Cforia European User Group
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
AutoRek are thrilled to announce we will present the new version of VanguARd, our automated cash allocation tool, at the Cforia European User Group on 18 July. The event takes place at the Brewery on Chiswell Street, Central London and all interested AutoRek users are invited to attend.
ppro launches partnership with Amadeus
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Travellers now choose to pay for digital travel with alternative methods more often than cards and cash combined, accounting for 51% of global travel e-Commerce spend. The way people shop and pay for travel is changing according to ‘The Travel Payments Guide’, a new report from ppro and Amadeus, charting the rise of alternative payment methods. The two companies have partnered to enable travel companies to accept high-growth alternative, local... more
SumUp raises €330m to accelerate growth
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
SumUp (sumup.co.uk), announces today that it has raised a €330m facility from Bain Capital Credit, Goldman Sachs Private Capital, HPS Investment Partners, and TPG Sixth Street Partners.
Angels Den Funding Selects Lemon Way for UK Payments
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Lemon Way, the pan European payment institution, has today been appointed as the UK partner for online investment platform Angels Den Funding. Lemon Way, who manage crowdfunding and crowdlending payments for nearly one thousand platforms across Europe, will handle all payment transactions in the UK for Angels Den Funding. Their focus will be on providing a better customer experience, while ensuring full compliance with market regulations,... more
Contactless Payments Launching on Manchester's Tram Network
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
With Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) today launching contactless payments on Manchester’s Metrolink tram network, new research commissioned by Visa looking into travellers experiences using public transport, reveals half (49%) of UK commuters view the introduction of contactless payments as the single most significant improvement to their overall public transport experience.
