Valour Launches World's First Fee-Free Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product (ETP)
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Bitcoins
In a world first, Valour, the Swiss-based creator of investment products that provide exposure to innovative technologies, has announced the launch of Bitcoin Zero, a Bitcoin (BTC) exchan
CryptoCompare & the University of Sussex Business School Launch the Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVIX)
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Bitcoins
CryptoCompare, a global leader in digital asset data, and the University of Sussex Business School today announced the launch of the Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVIX).
Lock Til We Shop: People Spend 7% More and Shop Nearly Twice as Much Online While in Lockdown
User data from* Yolt, the award-winning smart money app reveals today that consumers spent 7% more on average, across the two periods of national lockdown, despite the closure of many non-essential stores. The data found that while people made savings in some areas, such as travel and transport, they spent significantly more occupying themselves at home.
Fintech Professionals Predict Payments Will Grow More Than Any Other Industry Sub-Sector in 2021
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
FinTech Connect, the trade show that connects the global fintech ecosystem, today launched the findings of a survey of 100+ fintech professionals, which reveal the industry’s predictions for 2021.
Worldline & P3 Financial Group to Empower Payment Ecosystems of the Future in Nordics and the EU
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the European market leader in payment and transaction services and #4 player worldwide, today announced a partnership with P3 Financial Group, a Fintech from Helsinki, Finland and the winner of Worldline’s E-Payments Challenge Special Prize in 2019. The two companies come together to make P3’s PSAAS (Payment System as A Service) operational in 13 European countries and offering real time commerce and payment service... more
Tata Consultancy Services’ Quartz DevKit Adds Ethereum, Now Supports Top 3 Blockchain Platforms
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced the availability of support for Ethereum in its Quartz™ DevKit solution. With this, the intuitive, unified development platform for decentralized applications now supports deployment of smart contracts on the top three blockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, R3/Corda, and Ethereum.
In the Wake of COVID-19, Majority of Banks Say Payment Technology is an Arms Race They’re Unprepared For
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today released the second part of its European Banking report, based on a survey of 200 European banking executives, about the challenges they are facing when trying to respond to the greater need for payments innovation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the findings, 94% of bank executives say that payments have become a “technology arms race,” enabling them to gain a... more
APEXX Global Partners with PPRO to Drive Transaction Efficiencies
- 4 years 8 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
APEXX Global (‘APEXX’), the leading global payments platform, has launched a partnership with local payments infrastructure provider PPRO driving cost savings and conversion rates for merchants globally.
PayNearby Partners with NPCI to Launch ‘PayNearby Shopping Card’ Powered by RuPay for Retailers
- 4 years 8 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
PayNearby, India’s largest hyperlocal fintech startup, has partnered with YES Bank and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch PayNearby Shopping Card, enabling its retail partners to derive maximum benefits of digital commerce in the mass market category.
Medius and Changepond Technologies Partner to Support Digital Transformation in Accounts Payable and Finance
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Medius, a leading global provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Changepond Technologies, a leading software and engineering services company to support digital transformation in accounts payable and finance.
Revolut Launches Early Salary Feature in the UK, Powered by Modulr
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Revolut has launched an early salary feature available to UK customers, giving over three million people an easy and flexible way to access their pay cheque a day early each month. This is the latest feature to be added to Revolut’s growing financial superapp, that provides consumers with new, useful and unique services not offered by traditional banks.
Razorpay and PayPal Partner to Help Indian MSME’s and Freelancers Go Global
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Continuing its efforts to empower businesses with easy access to digital payment technologies, Razorpay, India’s leading full-stack financial solutions company, today announced a partnership with PayPal, a global leader in digital payments to enable seamless international payments for MSMEs and Freelancers.
Black Friday Becomes Black Fiveday in the Nordics
- 4 years 8 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Shoppers in the Nordics this year spread out their purchases across the whole of Black Friday sales week, according to the latest data from Nets, a leading Nordic payment provider.
EPA Publishes New Insight to Explore the Current State of Financial Exclusion in the UK and Inspire Action
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which promotes collaboration and innovation across payments, has today published its new insight that explores some of the issues that young and elderly age-groups in the UK face when it comes to accessing financial services. The research, released on the day that England is released from its second lockdown, also highlights some of the inclusivity initiatives and solutions that are currently offered by... more
CardUp Launches Operations in Hong Kong and Partners with Visa to Offer Businesses Instant Access to Credit
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
CardUp, the digital credit card enablement platform, has launched a new solution that enables businesses to instantly access credit on international payments at competitive rates. While the global remittance market is dominated by bank to bank transfers -- CardUp enables these payment to be made via credit cards to overseas suppliers who do not accept card payments.
