NBAD is the 1st Bank in MENA to Introduce Payments on Blockchain with Ripple
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Banking
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is pleased to be the first Middle East bank to introduce real time cross border payments on Blockchain technology. The new channel is intended to facilitate regional customers with simple, real time and secure way to process their cross border payments within NBAD network.
Yapı Kredi Introduces Eyeprint ID for Mobile Logins
Yapı Kredi, the first national private bank of Turkey co-owned by Koç Holding, one of the biggest conglomerates of Turkey, and UniCredit, the largest banking group of Europe, is the first bank in Europe to use Eyeprint ID for mobile login, and the first bank across the globe to offer Eyeprint ID for mobile banking login and cardless cash withdrawals.
The Innotribe Startup Challenge for Russia Is Opened
- 8 years 1 month ago
- SWIFT, FinTech StartUps
SWIFT announces today that the Innotribe Startup Challenge for Russia is open for applications. For the first time this year, Innotribe is pleased to partner with the ROSSWIFT (Russian National SWIFT Member and User Group), namely the Bank of Russia, the National Settlement Depository, Sberbank, and Alfa-Bank to organise the Startup Challenge showcase during the International Financial Congress (IFC).
The Innotribe Startup Challenge for Africa Is Opened
- 8 years 1 month ago
- SWIFT, FinTech StartUps
SWIFT Innotribe announces today that the Startup Challenge for Africa is open for applications. For the third year running, the Startup Challenge will be part of SWIFT’s African Regional Conference (ARC) held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from 16-18 May 2017. ARC brings together policy makers, industry leaders and the broader financial community from across the African continent.
Earthport Provides Trading Update
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Earthport, the leading payment network for cross-border payments, is pleased to provide an unaudited trading update for the six month period ended 31 December 2016 ("H1 FY17"). Financial and Transactional Highlights Revenues expected to be approximately £14.3 million (H1 FY16: £10.6 million), an increase of 35% Transactional revenues comprised more than 95% of total revenue Gross margin at approximately 70% Cash balance at period end was... more
Small Businesses Across the U.S. Encourages Apple Pay
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Beginning today, small businesses across the U.S. will be able to process more than $12,000 worth of Apple Pay payments for free ($350 worth of savings in Square processing costs) by encouraging their customers to pay with Apple Pay.
Mastercard Growing Faster Than Visa in the Americas
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Credit Cards
Visa remains the largest scheme in the Americas by a considerable margin
Ingenico Group Acquires TechProcess
Created in 2000, TechProcess is a leading online and mobile payment services provider headquartered in Mumbai with approximately 600 employees across 40 locations in India. The company has developed best-in-class offerings in several markets where it built leading positions, especially in online payments gateway, NACH (National Automated Clearing House), bill payments, and mobile payments. These services rely on a strong network of... more
Banco Popular Automates Interbank Charges with Dion Global
Dion Global Solutions announced that Banco Popular has signed another deal with Dion for their FinCASE Bank to Bank Commissions module that will help Bank automate the process of interbank charges claimed for payment services.
Auriga Achieves German National Banking Certification "Deutsche Geldautomaten-System Zulassung"
Auriga, a leading European software solutions supplier for the banking and payments industry, has achieved the important German national banking certification "Deutsche Geldautomaten-System Zulassung" for its WWS ATM solution from the Deutschen Kreditwirtschaft (DK), the German banking industry committee.
SWIFT Announces Decline in RMB Payments
- 8 years 1 month ago
- SWIFT
SWIFT RMB Tracker shows an overall decline in RMB payments by value for 2016, closing out the year in sixth place among currencies used for international payments SWIFT data shows that compared to 2015 the payments value for the RMB decreased by as much as 29.5% in 2016. The RMB’s share as an international payments currency dropped from 2.31% in December 2015 to 1.68% in December 2016, ending the year as the sixth most active currency for... more
Spire Payments Announces Partnership with Nets Merchant Services
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Spire Payments (a market-leading Fintech payment solution provider) announces today the signing of a five-year contract with Nets Merchant Services, a leading European payment provider. The 5 year deal will see Spire Payments supplying its latest range of POS solutions. This significant milestone comes shortly after the announcement that both companies collaborated to launch an innovative Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) acceptance device to be... more
Rambus Ecebs HCE Announces SPT Will Adopt Pilot Program for HCE Ticketing Solution
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Rambus Ecebs today announced Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) will initiate a pilot program for the newly announced HCE ticketing solution, which will be delivered by Nevis Technologies, the joint venture company formed between Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Scotland’s largest regional transport partnership, and Rambus Ecebs, a leader in smart technology for transportation.
AEVI Announces Partnership With Appointedd
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Platform Technology, Payments
AEVI and Edinburgh-based online scheduling specialist, Appointedd, have today announced a partnership to bring Appointedd’s industry leading online booking system to AEVI’s Global Marketplace. The rapidly growing appointment booking start-up, founded by chief executive Leah Hutcheon, is one of over 50 software developers currently working across AEVI’s open ecosystem.
MC Payment Takes Controlling Stake in Genesis Payment Solutions
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Singapore Fintech firm MC Payment has taken a controlling stake in Genesis Payment Solutions (Genesis) – a company that is licensed by Alipay to acquire merchants on its behalf.
