Construction Carbon Emissions Tracking Tool Wins Innovate UK Grant
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
ProjectPay wins grant to develop new embodied carbon emissions tracking tool on construction project payments platforms. Global start-up Building and Construction industry payments platform ProjectPay has won an Innovate UK grant to develop a new embodied carbon emissions tracking tool on construction projects, to implement into their existing payments platform.
Tradeshift Go Reaches $2.5B in Annualized Virtual Card Charge Volume
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Charge volumes expected to grow more than 600% this year as Tradeshift’s unique network model drives virality across fintech products and services Tradeshift, a market leader in e-invoicing and AP automation, today announced that its virtual credit card product Tradeshift Go is on track to process $2.5 billion in charge volume this year - a sixfold increase over 2020. With this explosive growth and more than 2,000 customers, Tradeshift Go... more
7 NFT Use Cases
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Prior to non-fungible tokens, it was extremely difficult to create digital exclusivity for assets. Despite copyright measures in place, consumers may simply replicate or steal digital artwork. The development of NFTs has enabled the production of crypto art and digital valuables, but it doesn't stop there. NFTs may be used to verify the authenticity of a wide range of one-of-a-kind and collectable items, ranging from real estate to logistics.... more
Binance, the World’s Leading Blockchain Ecosystem and Cryptocurrency Platform, Has Today Announced the Appointment of Mark Mcginness
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency platform, has today announced the appointment of Mark McGinness, former H
Leading Consumer Brands Partner With PayPoint to Offer Greater Convenience to Local Shoppers
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Digital vouchers available for purchase at retailers within a one mile radius of 99% of the UK’s urban households
Global Payments Leader, SumUp, Acquires U.S. Payments and Marketing platform, Fivestars, for $317 Million
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Europe’s leading fintech scales its operations within the U.S. through the acquisition of America’s largest local commerce network
SWIFT Go Builds momentum as 100+ Banks Sign up for Service that Powers SME and Consumer Payments
- China Minsheng Bank, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are latest to go live to support small businesses and consumers with fast, secure, predictable cross-border payments - Rapid adoption of SWIFT Go since launch in July reinforces SWIFT strategy for instant, frictionless cross-border transactions
Creditspring Launches New Credit Builder Product to Support Millions of Near-prime Borrowers Across UK
Today, Creditspring launches ‘Step’, a new credit builder product which helps people improve their credit score, restore their financial health and to access affordable forms of credit. This comes as new Creditspring research finds that 28% of 18–34-year-olds are unaware of how to improve their credit score.
Card spending rises as COVID-19 encourages new spending habits
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
The credit card sector was hit hard by COVID-19 lockdowns and the economic downturn, but increased spending on debit cards as consumers shunned cash drove overall growth in card expenditure Concerns about COVID-19 saw consumers turn to contactless
Finastra and Bakkt Announce Plans to Enable Crypto Trading for Community Banks and Credit Unions
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems, Cryptocurrencies, Banking
The strategic partnership enhances digital banking services with digital asset marketplace and wallet functionality
PenFed Credit Union Expands Partnership with NCR’s Cardtronics to Provide Members Cash Deposit Capability through Allpoint ATMs
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
The partnership adds over 1,200 convenient locations where members can make cash deposits
First of its Kind Payment Solution Soon to be Launched
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Conversational AI and payment processing combine to smooth payments and collections
Cognizant and Alveo Collaborate to Operationalise Environmental, Social and Governance Data for the Financial Services Industry
Joint Offering Offers ESG Data Integration, Verification and Distribution Solutions to Meet Investor and Regulatory Needs
Global Processing Services raises over US$300 Million to Accelerate Technology Development and Global Growth
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Global API-first payment technology platform powers the world’s leading fintechs, including Revolut, Curve, Starling Bank, Zilch, WeLab Bank and Paidy Investment from Advent International and Viking Global Investors provides deep payments and fintech experience and capital; follows strategic investment by Visa in 2020 Company intends to use investment to accelerate technology investments in product innovation and to continue the expansion of... more
Fingerprints’ Survey Reveals Increasing Appetite Amongst French Consumers for Biometric Payment Cards
- 4 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards, IT Innovations
The biometric payment card is a major innovation in payment technology, currently being rolled out across France, providing consumers enhanced security without sacrificing convenience
