E-commerce retailers in the USA want to expand into Europe
- 9 years 3 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Germany is the most important European future market for US brands expanding their e-commerce business, as established by the “Internationalizing Your Brand in 2017” study commissioned by Arvato and conducted by the Worldwide Business Research Digital agency. For the study, 200 decision-makers were asked in the second quarter of 2017 about their internationalization strategies in Europe. The survey concluded that around a third of the leading US... more
PayPal Introduces Service to Help SMBs Sell Abroad
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
We’re excited to introduce PayPal Global Sellers, our newest cross-border trade service that helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. increase their international presence and sales. PayPal Global Sellers addresses the most commonly cited international growth barriers with a suite of tools, including: website translation, taxes/duties presentment, international shipping and return facilitation, localized payments and more.
CSI Kick Start Invests in ConnexPay
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
CSI Kick Start, a FinTech startup incubator founded by leading global payments innovator CSI Enterprises, Inc., announced today its investment in ConnexPay LLC, a financial technology and global payments start-up which has designed a payments solution geared towards reducing risk and the cost of card acceptance within specific industry verticals such as travel and e-commerce. ConnexPay has created a consolidated merchant acquiring and virtual... more
Ingenico Helps Nando’s give a Red Chilli-hot Omnichannel Experience to Their Customers
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, has been selected by Nando’s UK and Ireland restaurants to provide its payment infrastructure. Nando’s, famous for bringing its great tasting PERi-PERi sauces from South Africa to the UK and go-to favoured restaurant of millennials, has responded to their customers need for speed and convenience by choosing Ingenico to implement a consistent payment experience across all channels.
CIBC Adds Currency Converter Tool to App
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
With more than half of Canadian households packing their bags and travelling abroad* each year, making informed decisions around foreign currency exchange is key to ensuring peace of mind when overseas. Travellers want to know how much value they’ll get for their dollar against local currencies. Others wonder whether to pay for their purchases in local or Canadian currency when presented the option at checkout.
Wirecard Brings WeChat Pay to Europe
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Europe has a new mobile payment method: Wirecard will enable European retailers to accept WeChat Pay, one of the leading mobile payment solution in China.
N26 to Bring Apple Pay to Spanish Customers
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
When we recently broke the news that we’ll be bringing Apple Pay to Italy, we received dozens of messages asking when we might introduce it to more countries. Like we said last time, we’re always listening to your feedback and working hard behind the scenes to deliver on many of your most wanted requests.
City Pay Launches in US
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Citi Mastercard credit customers in the U.S. can begin using Citi Pay, a digital wallet that offers seamless payments across channels with card number protection through tokenization.
UnionPay Enhances the Rollout of QR Code Payments
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
UnionPay International is now accelerating the promotion of its innovative products and services globally. Southeast and Northeast Asia are the key target markets.
Visa Checkout Goes Live on Air Canada
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Visa today announced the availability of Visa Checkout with Air Canada, Canada's largest airline. With Visa Checkout, Air Canada customers can spend more time planning their trip and less time filling out payment and billing information.
Payment Systems Regulator Reveals Annual Report
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Now in its second operational year, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has today published its annual report for 2016/17, which reviews its work over the past year. This year’s report highlights key achievements and milestones for 2016/17. The last 12 months have enabled the regulator to focus on the foundations set out during its first operational year, and make significant progress in addressing the issues identified to make payment systems... more
Record Tumbles as Bacs Sets New Processing High
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
An impressive 120,000 transactions in a single minute – that’s the new record set by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the organisation behind Direct Debit and Bacs Direct Credit in the UK. More than 111 million payments were processed in just one day at the end of June, outdistancing the previous high recorded just nine months earlier by 2.4 million. The news underlines the appeal of automated payments to UK businesses and consumers alike,... more
Tesco Unveils Contactless Loyalty Card
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Tesco has today announced a host of exciting improvements to Clubcard, the most rewarding loyalty scheme in the retail sector, making it even simpler and easier for customers and colleagues to use.
Planet Payment and ACI Worldwide Reveal UnionPay International's SecurePlus
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Planet Payment, Inc., a leading provider of international and multi-currency payment processing services, and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced the launch of UnionPay International’s SecurePlus, the latest in UnionPay’s solution set, that will now enable the acceptance of UnionPay debit and credit cards online, with several significant enhancements.
CM Makes Acquisition of Docdata Payments from Ingram Micro
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Netherlands-based mobile service provider acquires payment institution Docdata Payments from its American owner Ingram Micro. This was agreed this Monday by both parties.
