Visa Launches First European Everywhere Competion To Challenge FinTech Startup
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Credit Cards
Today Visa Inc. challenges start-ups and innovative fintech companies from 19 European markets to enter the first-ever European Everywhere Initiative. Competitors will have a chance to win up to €50,000 to support a development programme with Visa, or through business partnership with Visa’s financial institution clients. Successful entrants will have the opportunity to access Visa APIs through the Visa Developer Platform, executive mentors and... more
FIME Supports BKM to Develop Turkey’s First Domestic Payment Model
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Today FIME reported its central role in the development and rollout of Turkey’s first domestic scheme, TROY (Turkey’s Payment Method). TROY is a strategic initiative supported by all Turkish banks and managed by BKM (Interbank Card Center of Turkey). FIME was selected by BKM in 2015 to provide consultancy and training at the launch of the project.
ACI Worldwide and Alipay Enable Merchants Across Europe to Transform In-Store Experience for Chinese Shoppers
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Alipay, China's largest mobile payment provider operated by Ant Financial Services Group, to enable merchants across Europe, the Middle East and Africa to accept Alipay payments from Chinese shoppers.
Masterpass Introduced Bots on Messenger with FreshDirect Subway and The Cheesecake Factory
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Masterpass-enabled bots work across multiple verticals – from restaurants to retail – making conversational commerce frictionless while delivering a more personalized experience. The bots allow consumers to engage with brands in new places where they are already spending their time, as messaging apps and platforms like Messenger currently represent many of the top 10 global apps used by billions of people worldwide.
Western Union Launches Bot for Messenger to Enable Money Movement Around the World
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Money Transfers
Today the Western Union Company, a global payments leader, announced an innovative and compelling way for Facebook Messenger users in the U.S. to send money to more than 200 countries and territories across 130 currencies. The announcement was made at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Jose, California. The funds can be received into billions of bank accounts around the world or in cash at half a million global retail Agent locations... more
Tsys Hits Prime licencing deal with Enfuce Financial Services
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Today TSYS announced that it has bound a PRIME software license and services agreement with Enfuce Financial Services. The Finnish-based payments services provider has strategic plans to grow its business across Scandinavia. Enfuce will operate PRIME in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment to bring efficiencies to its operating model and allow it to compete in the region through its technology and superior value. This will be the... more
Amazon Pay Launches In France Italy and Spain
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Today Amazon has reported about the launch of Amazon Pay in France, Italy and Spain, enabling customers to pay for goods and services on participating third party merchant websites with their Amazon account information.
AFEX Unveils Prepaid Mastercard for Corporates to Manage Expenses Payroll and Incentives
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
AFEX, world's largest non-bank provider of global payment and risk management solutions, has introduced the PayFEX Prepaid Mastercard.
Rego Payment Architectures: Successful Development of the Alpha Version of OINK's Mobile Payment Platform
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Today Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. reveals a major milestone. This week the joint technology development team tested the Alpha version of the OINK payment platform. With just six months having passed since OINK made the pivot to being a mobile based payment platform for the youth market, Rego CEO John Coyne proudly announced that the Alpha test was a "complete success."
M&A Deal: MoneyGram and Ant Financial Enter the Amended Merger Agreement
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Money Transfers
Today MoneyGram and Ant Financial Services Group today reported that the companies have entered into an amendment to the definitive agreement under which MoneyGram will merge with Ant Financial. Pursuant to the amendment, Ant Financial increased the offer price to acquire all of the outstanding shares of MoneyGram from $13.25 per share to $18.00 per share in cash. The MoneyGram board of directors has unanimously approved the Amended Merger... more
Intesa Sanpaolo and EBA Clearing Collaborate to Complete Live Tests of Real-Time Payment System
Today INTESA SANPAOLO, a leader in banking industry in Europe, and EBA CLEARING have reported the successful execution of the first user testing activities for the Pan-European real-time payment platform of EBA CLEARING.
VTB24 and Diasoft's Project Becomes One of the Three Best Implementations for Reporting
Diasoft is named as the General Partner of the VI Annual Financial Sphere Award for the section "Banks and Payment Services". The company submitted a large-scale project for implementation of its FLEXTERA BI for automation of regulatory reporting in VTB24. At the award ceremony, which took place on 30 March 2017 in Moscow, VTB24 and Diasoft's project was named one of three best implementations in the category "Reporting Solutions".
Bitwage Unveils Unique IBANs for EU Users and Same Day Wage Delivery
Our ability to allow users to receive any percentage of their wage in Bitcoin from any company has made us incredibly popular among users in the US and those receiving wages from US companies. Unlike the US, where workers typically have the ability to split their payroll into two accounts at the payroll provider level, workers in the EU receive their entire wage into a single bank account. Last year, we launched the ability to split your... more
Mobifone Partners With Fortumo to Launch Carrier Billing on Google Play
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Today the Vietnamese mobile operator Mobifone and the mobile payments company Fortumo announced the launch of carrier billing on Google Play. Over 25 million Mobifone subscribers can now purchase apps and in-app content from the app store by charging payments to their phone bill.
Mobifone Joins Forces with Fortumo to Launch Carrier Billing on Google Play
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
The Vietnamese mobile operator Mobifone and the mobile payments company Fortumo are today announcing the launch of carrier billing on Google Play. Over 25 million Mobifone subscribers can now purchase apps and in-app content from the app store by charging payments to their phone bill.
