Barclaycard UK merchants to accept cards that run on the Discover Global Network
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, today announces that it will start accepting cards that run on the Discover Global Network across its UK merchant network. Barclaycard and Discover Global Network have reached an agreement whereby Barclaycard’s merchants are now able to accept Discover, Diners Club International and affiliate network cards both in-store and online.
ACI Worldwide to Acquire Western Union’s Speedpay
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
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 they have entered into a definitive agreement for ACI to acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for $750 million in an all
Tinkoff Bank among first adopters of Faster Payments System in Russia
Tinkoff Bank, one of the world’s largest digital banks, has become an early adopter of the Bank of Russia’s Faster Payments System (FPS) as it continues to build out its payment services ecosystem. Customers can now make and accept instant payments to and from accounts at any FPS member bank using just a mobile phone number. All P2P payments from debit cards during the launch period will be free of charge.
Mastercard and Angaza Partner to Bring a New Generation of Life-Changing Technology Solutions to Emerging Markets around the World
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has signed a global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angaza, a leader in last-mile distribution technology, which will see the two companies partner to rollout an efficient digital payment solution that increases access to affordable necessities, like solar home systems and water pumps, for people and businesses in emerging markets across the globe.
Omnio Marks Merger Milestone with Dazzling Tower of London Celebration
Omnio Group, a global banking and payment services provider formed by the £70 million merger of Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT) and Tuxedo Money Solutions, celebrated the launch of its new-look brand with a prestigious knowledge-sharing and networking event last night. The celebrations at the Tower of London were attended by over 250 of the biggest influencers and experts in the global banking and payments industry, including 20 thought... more
GEMINI JOINS THE BT RADIANZ CLOUD COMMUNITY
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Cloud
BT today announced that leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust LLC (Gemini), a New York-based trust company, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud. The move provides Gemini access to one of the world’s largest, secure networked financial cloud communities — which consists of thousands of brokers, institutions, exchanges and clearing and settlement houses — while providing community members access to the growing cryptocurrency... more
EBA CLEARING’s real-time payment system RT1 reaches critical mass in Germany
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
EBA CLEARING announced today that its instant payment system RT1 has further expanded its coverage in the German market and now reaches a critical mass of payment service providers (PSPs) operating in Germany. With this large-scale connection to EBA CLEARING’s pan-European infrastructure platform, the German banking community has laid the foundation for rolling out euro real-time payment products and services to its customers nationwide.
Judopay and hedgehog lab’s partnership to bring mobile ecommerce innovation to some of the UK’s most-disruptive brands
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Global digital product consultancy, hedgehog lab, has added another name to its growing roster of innovation partners after joining forces with digital payments disruptor Judopay. The agreement, which sees the London-based m-commerce business join the likes of AkzoNobel, Home Group and Northumbrian Water as a hedgehog lab innovation partner, will support Judopay’s customers in exploring and implementing payments innovations as part of their... more
AlipayHK Launches Cross-Border Mobile Payment Service for Hong Kong Travellers
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Hong Kong) AlipayHK announced today that it will launch cross-border payment services in the Greater Bay Area and Japan, offering Hong Kong travellers smart, cashless payment experiences in some of their most frequented destinations.
Ingenico to enhance voice commerce with secure payment for vocal bots
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced exploring voice commerce and the integration of secure payment acceptance into vocal bots. Two prototypes will be presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25-28 February 2019.
Japan's First Cryptocurrency Forex Trading Platform Goes Live
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Overbit.com - the cryptocurrency trading platform, went live on Feb. 18, 2019. It is the world's first all-in-one platform, offering the ability to place positions on cryptocurrency and various financial products with Bitcoin (XBT). Users will be able to buy and sell cryptos, currencies, global indices, gold and silver. As part of the launch campaign and for a limited time only, Overbit gifted 0.01 Bitcoin to each user that could be used as... more
Mastercard and Doconomy Launch the Future of Sustainable Payments
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Doconomy and Mastercard announce their joint effort to combat climate change by enabling DO – a free and easy-to-use mobile banking service that lets users track, understand and reduce their CO2 footprints through carbon offsetting. The launch of DO sets a new standard for purpose-driven payment services and is a major step in Mastercard’s commitment to drive innovation for a sustainable future.
Sage automates salary and supplier payments with Modulr
Sage (FTSE:SGE) the market leader in cloud business management solutions has partnered with high-growth UK payments fintech, Modulr, to simplify the task of managing accounts payable and payroll payments for millions of UK businesses. The solution, known as Sage Salary and Supplier Payments, will allow businesses and their accountants to securely manage and process payments from directly within the Sage Accounts and Payroll products.
Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2019
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Volante Technologies Inc., the global provider of software to accelerate digital transformation and modernization, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2019. SWIFT issued its latest standards release which includes a number of changes, most notably for payments messages and to SWIFT gpi. This includes mandatory changes mostly relating to the UETR (Unique End-to-end Transaction Reference). In this SWIFT release all users... more
Mizuho Bank unveils J-Coin its new digital currency platform
- 6 years 3 months ago
- e-Payments, Banking
Mizuho Bank is on track to launch its new digital currency platform J-Coin Pay on 1 March with the support of 60 regional financial institutions. To make use of the currency, users will download a dedicated app on their smartphone. Payments will be made using QR codes. The value of the digital currency will be fixed at 1 yen per unit, and will not fluctuate on the market, as virtual currencies such as bitcoin do.
