Huobi announces the establishment of Huobi DeFi Labs
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Huobi Group, the world leading Blockchain Company has announced the establishment of Huobi DeFi Labs. Huobi DeFi Labs is the platform for DeFi (Decentralized Finance) research, investment, and incubation and eco system building in DeFi space. It aims to build a better financial system in collaborations with the global crypto and DeFi community for the future.
EDPIA welcomes SIA as a new member
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) is happy to announce that SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in payment services and infrastructures headquartered in Milan and controlled by CDP Equity, has joined the Alliance, joining founding members Ingenico Group, Nets, Nexi and Wordline in advocating the growth of digital payments in Europe.
Paymentology works with Utility Warehouse to help customers reduce their bills
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Utility Warehouse (UW), has selected cloud-based payment processing platform, Paymentology, to process its cashback card transactions. UW customers can benefit from cashback from thousands of market-leading online and high street retailers, including Sainsbury’s, Boots, and M&S. This cashback is automatically offset against their monthly utility bill.
Global payments firm Sokin partners with Jumio to disrupt the world of cross-border transfers
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Payments
Sokin, the new generation payments firm, has announced a partnership with Jumio to introduce the latest digital identity verification technology as part of its client onboarding process. Sokin offers an easy to use fixed price subscription service for global payments which cuts out repeat and hidden costs, with transactions handled at some of the best market rates.
Diginex launches EQUOS.io becoming the first digital asset exchange listed in the United States
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems, Cryptocurrencies
Diginex announced the public launch of its digital asset exchange EQUOS.io, built to institutional-grade specifications and designed to improve the experience of trading digital assets for all market participants.
Bitfinex launches Pulse on mobile
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Online Trading, Cryptocurrencies
Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, has launched Bitfinex Pulse on mobile, enabling the exchange’s growing user base to obtain market-moving information on the go.
Inaugural Publicis Sapient report finds at-home experiences will remain the new normal post-COVID
Despite global lockdowns lifting, COVID-19 has increased the pace of digital transformation exponentially, and consumers have shown a substantial step-change in a more permanent adoption of technology into their everyday lives.
Global payments Paysend outmatching World Bank Covid forecasts
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Covid-19, Money Transfers
UK-based global FinTech firm Paysend today released figures showing the extensive growth of its Global Transfers service experienced during the coronavirus pandemic, countering the World Bank predictions in April that global money transfers would decrease by 20%.
EBANX expands payments operation to Uruguay
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
Payments company EBANX announced the beginning of its operations in Uruguay, growing its payment processing reach to nine Latin America countries. The fintech already operates in Brazil, its home country, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, in addition to Uruguay, offering card payments and local alternative payment methods for global businesses expanding to Latin America.
P20 publishes its latest report, Payments in a Post-COVID-19 World
P20, the voice of the global payments industry, announces the publication of its latest report, Payments in a Post-COVID-19 World. P20 Board Members featured in the report include Steve Ledford, SVP Product and Strategy at The Clearing House; Sara Castelhano, Managing Director and EMEA Head of Payments and Digital Product at J.P. Morgan; Jim Johnson, EVP and Head of Merchant Solutions for FIS; and Philip McHugh, CEO of Paysafe.
Elavon with Opayo helps SMEs reopen with new payment solutions and insights into customer journeys
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
Elavon, a global payments leader, is helping Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) reopen by offering new eCommerce and Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions as consumer behaviour changes in response to COVID-19. According to a recent Elavon-commissioned survey with Ipsos Mori, spending habits and customer journeys are evolving with more people seeking contactless payments and shopping online.
EPA publishes review paper on FCA's shutdown of Wirecard Card Solutions
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments, Compliance
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which celebrates collaboration and innovation across the emerging payments industry, has today launched a review paper, ‘Avoiding a payments lockdown’, to present to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Treasury following the shutdown of Wirecard Card Solutions Limited.
SmartStream further protects payment systems in achieving industry PCI-DSS status
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced certification for PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) version 3.2.1, level 1 (the highest level). This provides additional reassurance to serve card and digital payments customers and process personal identifiable information across the world.
TransferWise valuation jumps to $5bn in $319m secondary share sale
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Money Transfers
TransferWise today announces secondary sales amounting to a total of $319 million at a new valuation of $5 billion. This amounts to an uplift of 43% since May 2019. The round allowed shareholders and employees to sell some of their holdings to other new and existing investors. TransferWise continues to be profitable, cash generating, with a strong balance sheet, and is not raising any primary capital.
UK Fintech Curve Taps Onfido to Provide Streamlined Onboarding for its Customers
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Payments, Banking
Curve, the banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, has today announced it has partnered with Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication co
