Cardtek and NXP Collaborate to Provide Technology for UAE Mobile Wallet
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Cardtek, a leading global payment technologies provider, today announced that it is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors to deliver the first nationally sanctioned mobile wallet solution for the United Arab Emirates.
Tier 1 Card Issuer goes live with MeaWallet
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
MeaWallet today announced that it has signed a License Agreement with a large Tier 1 Card Issuer. MeaWallet will be responsible for installing and setting up the solution in the customer’s local datacenter. Through this agreement, the Card Issuer can provide digital- and mobile wallet services to their four million card holders, supporting four card schemes – local scheme, Mastercard, Visa and American Express, as well as the converged wallet... more
Accuity signs USL,strengthening its position in the Nigerian market
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Security, Fraud Detection, Compliance, Security
Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and know-your-customer (KYC) solutions, announced today that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Union Systems Limited (USL), an information technology company supporting advanced software for leading banks and financial institutions in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. The partnership enables Accuity to add momentum to the growth of its business across the Nigerian market.
Belgium's Bancontact Opens Up Its Popular Payment App to Tricount Users
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Bancontact is opening up its popular payment app to users of Tricount, an app that makes it easy for friends to share the bill between themselves.
PayU Forges Global Partnership with Zooz to Facilitate Merchant Access to High Growth Markets
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
PayU, the global online payment service provider, today announced a partnership with payment technology provider Zooz. Through the agreement, PayU will provide Zooz’s unique technology to its customers, helping to solve the cross-border commerce challenges currently faced by merchants looking to grow and scale in high growth markets. The companies will make a second announcement when they appear together in the Atrium Lounge at Money20/20 Europe... more
EMVCo Releases 6.1 Billion EMV Chip Payment Cards in Global Circulation
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Official figures of aggregated data published by technical body EMVCo show that by the end of 2016, the number of EMV payment cards in global circulation had increased by 1.3 billion in the previous 12 months to a total of 6.1 billion.
IPayment Rolls Out Expinet Gateway
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
IPayment Inc., a trusted provider of payment and processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced the launch of Expinet™, the Company’s new payment gateway. Expinet is engineered to provide developers with the flexibility they need regardless of their core industry or vertical. From traditional and specialty retail to healthcare to hospitality and nearly everything in between, Expinet is a payment gateway of choice... more
Android Pay Launches in Taiwan
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Whether you’re heading out for dinner or doing your weekly shopping, your Android phone is all you need to bring with you when you walk out the door. Starting now, Android Pay is available in Taiwan.
Paysafe rolls out Android Pay in Canada
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, announces it has teamed with Google to be one of the first Payment Service Providers (PSP) to launch in-app Android Pay capabilities to its merchants in Canada. Android Pay offers a fast, simple and secure way for shoppers to use their Android phones with the use of a digital card for purchases in-app and in-store without pulling out a physical wallet.
Mexico’s Capital Taps Mastercard to Make City More Digital
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
As people all over the world are leaving rural areas and moving to cities in search for jobs, education and a better life, city governments are challenged to meet the expectations of a growing urban population.
Yolt Launches its Open Beta into the UK
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Yolt, a new money platform backed by ING, one of the leading banks in Europe, has launched its open beta today for iOS and Android, offering users across the UK access to a new way of managing their money smartly and intuitively. The app has been tested and improved in closed beta since October last year, and is now ready to invite more people to the platform. Yolt brings the UK market one step closer to Open Banking.
Flywire Acquires UK-based PACE Invoice
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Flywire, a leading provider of international payment solutions, today announced that it has acquired PACE Invoice, a multi-currency invoicing platform provider based in London. With the acquisition, Flywire adds international invoicing to its cross-border payments and receivables services, enabling its business, education and healthcare clients to more easily link invoices to cross-border receivables, saving time and costs in invoice preparation... more
Dubai's Fintech Hive Fields 100 Applications
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Data
FinTech Hive at DIFC, the region’s first FinTech accelerator launched by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) earlier this year, has received over 100 applications from more than 32 countries for its inaugural programme.
Zain Joins Mastercard to Enhance Mobile Payments in Jordan
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Zain has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, to boost digital payment services in Jordan through ‘Zain Cash’ mobile wallet service powered by Mastercard. Aimed at extending the benefits of the Zain Cash service to Zain’s growing subscriber base and enriching their experiences, the announcement was made on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on the Middle... more
POSH from Fiserv Meets Highest PCI-Certification Standards to Deliver Secure Payment Transaction Processing
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Security and Compliance, Payments
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today the latest version of POSH™ from Fiserv, a robust and flexible switch solution for payment transactions, has achieved the highest level of PCI Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) certification (ve
