EBL Launches World’s First Biometric Metal Card with IDEX Biometrics

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL), headquartered in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh and a market leader in corporate, retail and SME banking, is set to launch the world’s first biometric metal card, powered by the 

Thredd Closes Momentous Year with Record Growth

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Thredd, the leading next-gen issuer payments platform, announced that 2023 will deliver the best performance in the company’s history. With strong support from investors including Advent International, Viking Capital, Temasek, and Mission OG, Thredd expanded its leadership role in the payment ecosystem, driving client-centric expansion across global markets with sights set on leveraging this momentum for future growth. 

Worldline Introduces its New Food Services Payments Suite Enhancing Payment Experience for Restaurants and Their Guests

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, has launched the Worldline Food Services Payments Suite, an end-to-end solution offering an enhanced, seamless, and secure payment experience for the food and beverage industry, particularly for quick service restaurants and their guests.

Travel Debit Card Currensea Saves Travellers Over £3M in Exchange Fees

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Personal Finance, Payments

The UK’s first travel debit card Currensea, has saved travellers over £3 million in foreign exchange (FX) fees since its launch in 2020. The Currensea card saves at least 85% on every overseas transaction by cutting out the normal fees leveraged by banks.

Volt and ekko Partner to Help Consumers Remove Plastic from Ocean, Tracking Impact in Real-time

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces its partnership with embedded sustainability fintech, ekko. The collaboration enables consumers and retailers to support the removal of plastic bottles from the ocean at checkout, which are then tracked in real-time to measure the environmental impact of payments.

Yonder Goes Live with GoCardless for Variable Recurring Payments

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Visa Expands Fintech Fast Track to Drive the Next Generation of Money Movement

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

In today’s evolving payments landscape, fintechs of all shapes and sizes are seeking to carve out their unique niche. Fintech builders need ways to differentiate their offerings – and embedding payment capabilities has proven to be a successful strategy for speeding up transactions.

Fingerprints Supports Thales’s Fourth-Generation Biometric Payment Card

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments, Authentication Technology

Fingerprint Cards AB has been deeply involved in the development of the new generation of Thales Gemalto biometric payment card, which is ready for global volume mass deployment. The new Thales solution, which features Fingerprints’ T-Shape sensor (T2) and biometric payment software platform, offers users advanced transaction speed, improved power efficiency, and enhanced security.

JCB Extends Collaboration with Worldpay from FIS for Largest Contactless Deployment in the UK

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced an extension of its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS® and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable JCB Contactless for its UK merchants in the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.

Worldline Authorized to Operate as a PagoBANCOMAT® Centro Applicativo Acquiring in Italy

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, continues to expand its services provided in Italy and becomes a PagoBANCOMAT® Centro Applicativo Acquiring. As part of the process for expanding its services, by leveraging Open and Cloud technology, Worldline further establishes itself as an operator in Italy on the PagoBANCOMAT® scheme, whose regulatory authority is retained by BANCOMAT S.p.A.

Mastercard and WestJet Continue Offering Outstanding Travel Experience for Canadians with Partnership Extension

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

Mastercard and WestJet announce the long-term extension of their partnership agreement, expanding beyond powering transactions by innovating the travel and purchasing experience for customers while always prioritizing security and trust.

River Launches Global Bitcoin Payments Over Text

• 1 year 10 months ago
• e-Payments, Cryptocurrencies

River, a leading Bitcoin technology and financial services company, launches River Link, enabling global Bitcoin payments via text message. Users can send a River Link via text, email, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, or any other messaging app. Recipients can claim Bitcoin sent via River Link to any wallet, anywhere in the world. 

UnionPay International Partners with Trip.com to Provide Global Travelers with Enhanced Payment Experiences

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

UnionPay International recently partnered with Trip.com, the world's leading online travel agency (OTA), to provide UnionPay cardholders an enhanced payment experience in a partnership that coincides with the gradual recovery of the cross-border tourism market.

Fnality Commences Initial Phase of Sterling Payment Operations in a World-first for Both Wholesale Finance and Digital Asset Markets

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments

In a landmark event for both wholesale finance and digital asset markets, the initiation of the Sterling Fnality Payment System brings together for the first time the safety and institutional quality of central bank funds in a systemic wholesale payment system with the innovative functionality and resilience of blockchain technology. Lloyds Banking Group, Banco Santander and UBS have all played a critical role as initial participants in the £... more

EBANX Integrates Botón Bancolombia and Simplifies Payments for Cross-border Digital Commerce in Colombia

• 1 year 10 months ago
• Payments, Infrastructure

EBANX, global fintech company specializing in payment solutions for rising economies, announced the direct integration of Botón Bancolombia, a payment method created by Bancolombia bank, to be part of its array of available payment methods in Latin America.