Cryptominer Argo Blockchain announces strong sales growth and outstrips expectations
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Argo, a leading UK-based provider of cryptocurrency mining services (LSE:ARB), is pleased to announce continuing strong growth as sales of its subscription packages continue to exceed
CryptoCompare adds commercial API market data service to existing free service
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Data
CryptoCompare, the global cryptocurrency market data provider, today announces the launch of its new API service in response to customer demand for more complex and highly scalable cryptocurrency data solutions.
Camel Financial Partners With EBANX for Payment Processing in Latin America
Camel Financial, a cross-border fintech company and the financial arm of DHgate, is now processing online payments in Latin America with EBANX, a global fintech company with Latin American DNA that offers local payment solutions from the region to international websites. This partnership enables DHgate, a global ecommerce giant that sells to 222 countries, to accept over 100 local payment methods from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile,... more
Travelex research reveals an “immovable 24%” of consumers that refuse to go cashless
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Money Transfers
Travelex, the leading global foreign exchange and money transfer specialist, today released its study into attitudes towards cash and other payment technologies: Do we really want a cashless society?
ONPEX Partners with SatchelPay to Bring Simplicity and Efficiency in Cross-border Payments and Banking
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
ONPEX, a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN accounts, has partnered with the Lithuanian eMoney institution, SatchelPay. The partnership will see ONPEX provide SatchelPay with tailor-made banking and payment services it needs to boost SWIFT payment capabilities.
UNPay Drives QR Code Payment in Singapore with Hospitality and F&B Merchants
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
In a bid to support the Singapore government in driving cashless payments, UNPAY, a global fintech company that enables cross-border financial services via its open platform, has ramped up efforts in promoting QR code payment among the retail merchants locally. For a start, UNPay will provide its merchants with popular Chinese QR code payments, and is looking to expand its reach to include the region's QR code payment providers by the second... more
(Payment) Cards on the Table: is your Infrastructure up to the Challenge?
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
The introduction of new payment types has created a greater need for a strong, flexible card infrastructure than ever before. That’s easy for issuers to lose sight of; mobile services are new, exciting and backed by demonstrable customer demand. Fundamentally, however, mobile services rely heavily on card payments.
Online dating company insparx optimises payments through optile
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Online dating provider insparx has partnered with optile, the next-generation open payment platform for global online businesses, to introduce local payment options in regional markets including the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. The integration of new payment methods helps insparx establish its dating portals be2 (an online dating service) and c-date (a digital platform for non-binding dates) in new markets. Key to success is... more
Family Bank partners with SimbaPay to launch instant transfers to China’s WeChat
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Family Bank Limited (FamilyBank.co.ke), a leading bank in Kenya, has partnered with London-based financial technology firm SimbaPay (www.SimbaPay.com) to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat – a service that will help boost Kenya-China trade.
2018 Is Set To Be A Very Digital Holiday…But Do You Know Which Card You’re Paying With?
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
The stage is set for this holiday season to be one for the records, with ecommerce sales alone forecasted to be up 104 percent compared to five years ago, according to Mastercard Spending Pulse. With this, it’s no surprise that this holiday will see the trend toward digital payments continue as consumers look for the most convenient ways to check off their holiday to-do lists.
CLS’s DLT payment netting service goes live with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
CLS today announces that CLSNet, a standardized, automated bilateral payment netting service for over 120 currencies operating on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform, is now live with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Six additional participants from North America, Europe and Asia, including Bank of China (Hong Kong), have committed to joining the service, with a steady onboarding of several other market participants planned in the... more
Millennials spend the least on luxuries says new #MillennialMoney research from Yolt
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
New research from Yolt, the smart thinking money app and Cebr, has revealed that consumers under the age of 30 consistently spend the least amount of money on luxury items, in absolute terms and when measured as a percentage of their total expenditure. On average, millennials under 30 dedicate just 13% of their weekly expenditure to paying for luxuries, such as holidays, restaurant meals and alcoholic drinks.
SIA: AN INCREASE OF 30% IN CARD PAYMENTS ON BLACK FRIDAY
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
SIA processed 13.4 million payments by debit, credit and prepaid cards issued in Italy on Black Friday 2018 (Friday 23 November), up around 30% compared to the 10.4 millionof Friday 16 November and 11.4% if compared to Black Friday 2017 (12.1 million payments).
CAVENDISH ADVISES ON SECOND PAYMENT TRANSACTION IN THREE MONTHS
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Cavendish Corporate Finance (‘Cavendish’), the specialist sell-side M&A firm, has advised Rapidata Services, one of the UK’s leading payment platform providers, on its sale to Access Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of software to mid-market businesses. The sale represents Cavendish’s second payments transaction in the last three months, highlighting its expertise within the payments sector and its ability to complete high-profile... more
TranSwap unveils cross-border payments API
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Singapore-based cross-border payments company TranSwap has launched its proprietary platform to help SMEs streamline their payment processes and seamlessly make FX payments at the most competitive rates.
