Digitisation top of the agenda as Banks step up to the FinTech threat
Saxo Payments Banking Circle, the global scale financial utility, has today launched a new white paper at the SWIFT Business Forum in London.
JCB to Drop PIN and Pilot Japan’s First Fingerprint Authentication Card
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
JCB says it will soon be dropping PIN authentication and will conduct a pilot trial of its latest JCB Biometrics Card with fingerprint authentication. JCB to drop PIN and pilot Japan’s first fingerprint authentication card JCB’s Contactless payment solution is provided by IDEMIA, a global Augmented Identity provider, supported by Toppan Printing which will also take part in the demonstration trial in respect of card personalization.
HPS Increases Africa Presence with Johannesburg Office
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
HPS, a multinational company and leading provider of electronic payment solutions for financial institutions, card processors, merchant acquirers, independent sales organizations (ISOs), and national and regional switches around the world, has increased its presence within Africa with a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Tall Group of Companies wins Prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The TALL Group of Companies, the UK leader in the provision of secure paper and electronic payment solutions, is honoured to have secured the UK’s highest official accolade for business success. Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Prime Minister's recommendation that the organisation should receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category this year.
Major Card Schemes Set for Simpler E-commerce via EMVCo’s Secure Remote Commerce
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The major payment networks Visa, Mastercard and American Express say they are preparing for a better online payments experience by backing the EMVCo Secure Remote Commerce specification (SRC).
How Evolving Merchant Demands are Pushing POS Terminal Providers to Up Their Game in an Increasingly Competitive Environment…
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The downfall of US brick-and-mortar commerce is overblown—despite sharp gains in e-commerce, which will nearly double between now and 2021, the lion’s share of purchasing continues to take place in-store. And that’s unlikely to change anytime soon, since the online environment can’t yet compensate for the reasons customers like brick-and-mortar shopping.
Verifi Reveals Reseller Programme
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Risk Management
Verifi, Inc., a leading provider of payment and risk management solutions for POS and card-not-present merchants, today announced the launch of its Authorized Reseller Program. Through the program, Verifi will expand its investment in its channel partner network to support and accelerate their growth and global merchant adoption of Cardholder Dispute Resolution Network™ (“CDRN”).
PayByPhone Appoints Andreas Gruber as New President and CEO
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments, today announced that it will appoint Andreas Gruber as president and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1st, 2018. Francis Dupuis, the former President and CEO, will take over a position in Germany with parent company Volkswagen Financial Services AG. To provide additional impetus to the PayByPhone board, two new board positions have been created and as a result Maggie Clay (CFO) and... more
Palette Software launches a new cloud-based Purchase-to-Pay service
Palette Software, a leading provider of accounts payable automation and purchase to payment software, has announced the launch of PaletteOnline, a new cloud solution that enables customers to access an end-to-end P2P solution via the cloud, guaranteeing optimal functionality, security and scalability. With PaletteOnline, users gain access to the entire product range included in PaletteArena suite, that enables companies and organizations save... more
Centtrip Launches Instant Payments
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Fintech pioneer Centtrip has just launched a revolutionary payment service with the potential to save businesses substantial amounts of money and reduce transaction times to literally seconds.
The most popular Chinese app will be available in Italian shops and online
- 8 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Transaction Banking, Payments
Shopping with their smartphones will be increasingly possible, for more than 3 million Chinese tourists arriving each year in our country, thanks to the agreement signed between Gestpay, the Italian solution for online payment of Sella Group, and Alipay, the payment platform of Ant Financial, an affiliate company of Alibaba Group.
Worldpay, PAX and AEVI to revolutionise the POS experience
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP) announced today at ETA TRANSACT (Booth #410) it is adding the handheld PAX A920 to its line of SmartPay Series™ terminals. These devices feature a single software platform providing a common user experience for merchants. SmartPay terminals also use a flexible Android-based operating system with pre-loaded business application bundles specifically designed to best meet a merchant’s needs.
Grand National 2018 Online Transactions Soar on SafeCharge Payments Platform
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge, a leading payments technology company, today announces that it recorded an increase of 60% in number of processed transactions for Saturday’s Grand National, the biggest race in the British horseracing calendar, compared to last year’s event. With over £200m in bets placed each year during this event, SafeCharge payments data suggests that Grand National bets are significantly increasing in payment processing volumes, challenging... more
Wirecard's Boon Mobile Payment Solution Now Available on Fitbit Pay
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the leading specialist for digital financial technology, has partnered with Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the leading global wearables brand, to offer contactless payments using
For the 2nd Time: The Financial Times Recognises Trustly as One of Europe's Fastest Growing Companies
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
For the second time consecutively, the Financial Times has recognised the European online payments provider Trustly as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. Again, Trustly is placed in the top quartile of the FT1000 list earning a place as the 245th fastest growing company. Looking closer at its fintech peers Trustly is ranked 11 and as number 4 among the Swedish companies.
