From Sports to Payments: Technology is at the Forefront of Everything in the Digital Economy
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
One of the biggest Payment Service Providers (PSPs) in the Latin American market, PayRetailers, is now an official sponsor of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, one of the most prestigious football tournaments in South America, for two seasons until 2022. This is the first time a PSP has officially sponsored a CONMEBOL club competition.
FSS and Zwipe to offer Next-Generation Contactless Cards Globally
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payment processor, is to collaborate with Zwipe to bring next generation contactless payment cards to issuers globally. Zwipe is a payment FinTech recognized for having pioneered the development of biometric payments and has delivered many successful pilots around the world.
Fintech Week London 2021 Appoints SkyParlour as official PR Agency
- 4 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, Cybersecurity
Fintech Week London is the first major event to bring the Fintech community together, in-person, since 2019 and SkyParlour is delighted to have been appointed as the official PR and media relations partner for the event.
Gresham Adds to North America Sales Team to Meet Growing Demand
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Management, Payments, Banking, Data
Leading global fintech Gresham Technologies plc (Gresham) that specialises in providing solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, and payments and cash management, today announced that it has appointed Marc Cavell to spearhead business development across North America.
Lightspeed Enhances the Contactless Experience for Restaurants with Order Anywhere
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Lightspeed, a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, today announced the availability of Lightspeed Order Anywhere, a modern, digital ordering tool that helps merchants keep 100% of their profits by enabling guests to place orders on the restaurant's website with just a few clicks – anywhere, any time, using any device.
Andreessen Horowitz Plans $1B Crypto Fund
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Bitcoins
One of the most well-known venture capital firms out of Silicon Valley aims to raise between $800 million and $1 billion to back crypto startups, per the Financial Times.
S&P Launches Crypto Indices - Views of ZebPay
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Vikram Rangal, Chief Operating Officer of ZebPay, on the launch of crypto-linked indices at S&P:
Mastercard Start Path Program Selects Tippy to Grow Fintech Solution for Service Industry Professionals
Tippy, the revolutionary digital tipping platform, today announced it has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path, an award-winning program for fintech innovators. Annually, Mastercard evaluates nearly 1,500 startups for possible participation in Start Path. Less than 2% of applications are accepted into the highly competitive six-month accelerator program.
Entrust Introduces Adaptive Issuance™ Production Analytics Solution to Optimize Card Issuance Operations
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards, Data
Entrust, a global leader in trusted identity, payments and data protection, today introduced the Production Analytics Solution, designed to provide real-time data and actionable insights to optimize card issuance operations.
Baton Systems Integrates with LCH to Deliver End-to-end Automation of the Collateral Workflow
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of post-trade solutions for financial markets, has integrated with LCH, a leading global clearing house, to automate the end-to-end collateral workflow for derivatives participants. J.P. Morgan will be the first of Baton’s clients to manage their collateral at LCH using the Baton platform. The partnership expands Baton’s network of central counterparties (CCPs) that now includes several of the world’s largest... more
EPA Challenges Customer Dispute Process to Mitigate Chargebacks And Financial Fraud
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which promotes collaboration and innovation across payments, has today released its thought leadership piece, ‘Customer Disputers: A review of Chargebacks and Double Credits’ in partnership with Chargebacks911 and Fi911
Retailers Miss Out on £39.4Bn of Sales in Abandoned Baskets During Lockdown as Lengthy Checkouts See Customers Dropout
Research from Barclaycard Payments reveals that UK retailers have lost out on more than £39.4bn in potential sales over the last 12 months, as lockdown sees the value of online abandoned baskets more than double since 2018*.
Under 35s Increasingly Open to Sharing Bank Data to Prove Creditworthiness
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Younger people’s finances have been hit hardest by the pandemic, and they are increasingly willing to securely share their bank transaction data to get access to financial products that can help them weather the storm, according to the latest findings from Credit Kudos’ Borrowing Index.
FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies, Banking
Financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS) today announced an industry-first solution that enables banks to offer their customers the ability to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin via their bank accounts.
Digital Wallets Flourish in Latin America and Bring New Online Consumers to the Region, Shows EBANX Data
Amid an unparalleled digital and financial push brought by the pandemic, digital wallets have gained momentum in Latin America and are bringing millions of new customers to online commerce. According to internal data from EBANX, fintech company specialized in payments for Latin America, almost 75% of purchases made with digital wallets are from new customers, who had never bought within these merchants before.
