OpenPayd to Unlock Banking
OpenPayd announced today that they are on a mission to ‘Unlock Banking’. The London-based tech firm will simplify payments and banking for businesses through its modular technology and global license network. The OpenPayd group which comprises the Settle Go and Ozan technologies specialises in serving both B2B and B2B2C organisations.
Monese Now Offers Apple Pay Across 11 Europian Countries
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient, is now available for Monese customers, the globally-connected banking service for mobile people.
Wirecard Digitizes Payment Processes for Japan's Largest Airline ANA
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, has won ANA, a leading Asian airline and Japan's largest carrier with 54 million passengers annually, as a new client for digitalized payment processes. The new cash-free solution will allow ANA passengers in selected European airports to receive quick and convenient compensation for delayed or disrupted flights. Wirecard is providing ANA with a branded, digital card... more
International Payments Specialist EBANX Launches Local Solution for Brazilian Websites
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
EBANX, a global fintech company with Latin American DNA, which processes payments in LatAm to more than 1,000 international websites, is happy to announce the beginning local operations in Brazil. This is a soft launch of EBANX new business and the product is available to selected customers.
FIME is ready for key EMV® Contactless Interface 3.0 migration
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
FIME announced that its testing laboratories have been accredited by EMVCo for EMV®* Contactless Interface v3.0. Card, terminal, smartphone and wearable manufacturers can now align with EMVCo’s updated EMV Level 1 Specification. The enhanced specification addresses the latest interoperability and communication needs of EMV acceptance devices and contactless payment form factors.
RENO relies on full service from Concardis
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
RENO Schuh GmbH is streamlining its payment processes and entrusting all payments taken in its bricks-and-mortar stores to Concardis. The Eschborn-based full-service payment provider is responsible with immediate effect for acquiring and network operation, hardware, payment processing and risk and credit control for RENO, along with interlinking all payment services and integrating them into the existing IT systems of Germany’s second-biggest... more
NatWest Trials New Personal Finance App
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
NatWest are trialling a new companion to the NatWest app called Mimo, which has been designed to help customers save time, save money and enjoy financial peace of mind. Mimo will help customers budget, remind them of the financial tasks they need to do and provide proactive and personal insights into their money, looking at their bills or day-to-day spending, as well as insurance, subscriptions and utilities and will be able to take direct... more
New mobile money propositions have the potential to reduce the world’s unbanked population by more than a third
A new report from Mastercard confirms the power of mobile technology to improve financial inclusion. The research shows that 15 countries account for over 60% of the global unbanked population, where 607 million people have a mobile phone, but do not yet have a bank account. Mobile technology could therefore provide them with immediate access to the benefits of financial inclusion. In all but one of these 15 countries (India) people with a... more
Online Optician, Mister Spex, relies on Secure Payment with Computop
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Computop, the global payment processor, today announced that Europe's leading online optician, Mister Spex, has selected the company’s highly secure POS terminals for the processing of all card payments across its national network of German stores. The CCV Pad card terminal from Computop is one of a new generation of POS solutions that have been developed to reduce costs and expenditure on PCI security audits while protecting purchasers’ card... more
Global Cryptocurrency Exchange IronX Announces Public Launch Following Successful $26M ICO
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The IronX Exchange is a joint venture between IronFX, the global multi-asset broker and EmurgoHK, the Cardano (ADA coin) creator. The Exchange has a full range of both crypto and fiat wallet funding options available.
ACI Worldwide and Western Union Announce Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period in Connection with Proposed Acquisition of Speedpay U.S. Domestic Bill Pay Business
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, and The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to ACI’s previously announced acquisition of Speedpay... more
Klarna launches Open Banking Platform
Today, Klarna, one of Europe’s leading payment providers and the global market leader in payment initiation services, announces the launch of its own Open Banking Platform. This platform will enable access to more than 4,300 European banks through a single Access to Account (XS2A) API in line with Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Klarna’s XS2A API is the most established and proven solution that has been developed at scale across markets for... more
UK CFOs missing out on £6.7 billion each year by not taking advantage of early payment discounts
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
New research from Barclaycard reveals that a Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO’s) leadership style and willingness to invest in their financial and accounting software has a tangible impact on their business’ bottom line. Faced with tighter margins and increased pressure to meet KPIs, businesses are turning to their accounts payable platforms to help them achieve their goals, with four in ten businesses (40 per cent) looking to upgrade their... more
Pelican expands pan-European Open Banking API interoperability
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments
Pelican (pelican.ai), a global provider of AI-powered payments and financial crime compliance solutions for banks and corporates, today announced the further extension of its API Interoperability solution, with expanded support for the six popular Open Banking API standards, now including the UK’s OBWG, France's STET and the Berlin Group, together with the Czech ČSOB, and the Polish and Slovakian APIs.
VERMEG appoints senior banking and payments expert as General Manager in the UK
VERMEG, the banking and insurance software solution leader, has appointed Philip Harrison as General Manager for the United Kingdom (UK). Philip joins the VERMEG Executive Committee with over thirty years’ experience and takes responsibility for sales, pre-sales, professional services and client support across all industries and product lines throughout VERMEG UK.
