Uber and Marqeta Announce Global Card Issuing Partnership
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, and Uber, the multinational ridesharing pioneer and delivery platform, announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic global card-issuing partnership. Marqeta is already supporting the global growth of Uber Eats through this new partnership, and will serve as Uber’s card issuing partner for future projects.
O-CITY to Drive Contactless Payments Across Matatu Bus Service in Kenya
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
O-CITY, the automated fare collection provider by BPC, today announces its initiative to drive contactless payments across bus services in Nairobi, Kenya. The O-CITY pilot, designed to reduce the use of cash in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was launched in partnership with transport savings and credit specialists, NikoDigi, and Kenyan payments firm, Tracom, to accelerate the deployment of cashless fare collection.
Swedish Consumer Survey Shows Large Interest in Biometric Cards in Response to Covid-19 In-Store Payment Concerns
Almost 70 percent of respondents in a new Swedish consumer study would be interested in a biometric payment card without having to touch the point-of-sale terminal. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the respondents expressed a strong interest in more hygienic and secure payment methods when shopping in stores. The study was carried out in October 2020 by TietoEVRY together with biometric fintech company Zwipe.
New Study Reveals the Struggles that Many Businesses Face in Getting Paid During Pandemic
96% of businesses have had outstanding payments for 10+ days over the last year, according to a new Forrester Consulting study commissioned by GoCardless, a leading fintech for recurring payments.
Mastercard & Juvo to Provide Financial Services to Underbanked Consumers in Latin America
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Juvo, a pioneer of financial identities for the underbanked, today announced a new partnership with Mastercard. Juvo was accepted into Mastercard’s global fintech startup engagement program, Start Path, last August. Now, Juvo is collaborating with Mastercard’s Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) team to introduce its FiDaaS (Financial Identity as a Service) platform to hundreds of financial institutions across the region.
Accuity Helps Nationwide Screen Cross-Border Visa Direct Payments in Real-Time
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, has joined forces with Accuity, the global compliance provider to start accepting cross-border transactions via Visa Direct. Customers can send Visa Direct payments to Nationwide accounts in real-time, creating a frictionless user experience
Yooz Announces Further Expansion Into Europe
Yooz, the international provider of intelligent purchase-to-pay (P2P) software, today announced the launch of its automated, cloud-based accounts payable (AP) solution in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. The company is dedicated to making an intelligent, automated P2P automation solution easy and affordable for all businesses in these regions, regardless of size, industry and volume of documents.
ZUBR Ranks As A+ Verified Exchange
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Derivatives exchange ZUBR has received certification as an A+ Verified Exchange by institutional crypto ranking programme, Nomics. The deep data integration required ZUBR to provide detailed information about the instruments listed on its exchange, feeding historical data on all executions to Nomics, as well as providing order book snapshots in order for Nomics to rank ZUBR among other exchanges.
Banking Circle Supports Payments Businesses’ Merchants Ahead of the Big Christmas Sales Push
- 4 years 6 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Following the launch of USD collections for Amazon in the US, Canada and Mexico earlier this year, financial infrastructure provider Banking Circle is now providing USD collections for sellers across a wider range of online marketplaces.
Ziglu Celebrates Mastercard Debit Card Launch With Christmas Charity Campaign
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Ziglu celebrates its Mastercard debit card launch by donating the price of a meal [1] to Fareshare every time a customer uses their card for their supermarket shop online and in store, regardless of the size of the transaction until the end of the year.
Ascendant Expands into the UK
- 4 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Ascendant today announced the expansion of their global operations with an entry into the UK market. The financial technology and global payments provider will focus on growing their corporate client base and valued partnerships by offering technology-driven payment solutions that save customers time and money as they navigate a challenging economic environment.
Mastercard Advances Multi-Rail Strategy to Modernize Business Payments
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard continues to deliver on its multi-rail strategy with the addition of Account-to-Account (A2A) payments functionality to Mastercard Track™ Business Payment Service.
Uber and EBANX Partner for Payments with PIX in Brazil
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Uber and EBANX announced today an exclusive partnership in Brazil for payments made with PIX, instant payment system launched by the country's Central Bank. Brazilians will be able to pay for their Uber rides and Uber Eats orders with PIX, and EBANX, through its company EBANX Pagamentos Ltda., that offers local payment processing in Brazil, will be the exclusive partner of the tech giant in processing these payments. This is one more step in the... more
Lanistar Unveils World's First Polymorphic Payment Card
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Lanistar, a new hassle-free banking alternative, has today revealed its world-first polymorphic payment card, known as the Volt card, and begun to accept user registrations and app downloads ahead of its product launch in January 2021.
JCB Sees Contactless Growth Among Cardmembers and Retail Partners, as Economic Uncertainty Accelerates Mobile Payments
- 4 years 7 months ago
- Payments
JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today reveals substantial growth of JCB Contactless usage by cardmembers and adoption by retail partners.
