Emerging Payments Association Announces the 2020 EPAward Winners at First Virtual Ceremony
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which promotes collaboration and innovation across payments, announced the winners of the 13th annual Emerging Payments Awards yesterday, at its first fully virtual ceremony.
Global Processing Services Takes Home Multiple Gold at This Years EPA Awards
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Leading issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS), announces it has taken home five wins at the 13th annual Emerging Payments Awards yesterday. Hosted by comedian Sara Pascoe, with star appearances from Elijah Wood, Gloria Gaynor and David Hasselhoff, the event was streamed live to over 1,000 guests from the global payments community.
SIA and the Central Bank of Iceland Launch New Interbank Payment System
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The Central Bank of Iceland (CBI) and SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in payment services and infrastructures, controlled by CDP Equity, have gone live with the new real-time gross settlement system (RTGS) and the new instant payment platform.
RazorpayX Partners with Visa to Launch Corporate Cards to Help SMEs Weather Covid-19
Razorpay, the newest FinTech Unicorn and India’s leading full-stack financial solutions company, and Visa (NYSE: V), the global leader in payments technology, today announced the launch of RazorpayX Corporate Cards. These bank-issued cards will help provide relief and stabilize the financial operations of severely impacted business owners of startups and SMEs, who are grappling with a chaotic economic environment.
BPC Emerges as Leader in 2020 Quadrant’s SPARK Matrix
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
BPC, the leading provider of digital payment solutions, is proud to announce that it has emerged as a leader in the 2020 SPARK Matrix for card management.
Yoba Smart Money Partners with Nets for Its New SME Payment Solution
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The Luxembourg-based technology company Yoba Smart Money has chosen Nets, a leading European payment services provider, as its partner to offer a new payment and liquidity solution for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Coinsquare Announces New Leadership Team; Files Applications to Operate a Regulated Digital Asset Marketplace in Canada
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, People Moves
Coinsquare, Canada’s leading digital asset trading platform, has announced the appointment of Nicholas Thadaney and Wendy Rudd to its board of directors. The appointments follow the confirmation of Stacey Hoisak as Coinsquare’s new Chief Executive Officer, and the appointments of Lawrence Truong as Chief Compliance Officer, and Eric Richmond as Chief Operating Officer.
Sipay Plus and HPS Join Forces to Expand Activities
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
The Sipay Plus payment gateway and HPS, the leading multinational provider of payment solutions, announced today the signing of a new partnership for the combination of their innovative electronic payment technologies to maximize the synergies between the two platforms.
EPI: The European Payments Initiative
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
In July 2020, a group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative, by announcing the creation of the EPI Interim Company in Brussels, responsible for initiating the implementation of the joint payment initiative.
Pay by Dodo Ltd. Partners with Pannovate in Flagship Fintech Programme with the United Nations
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Driven by Regional Office for Eastern Africa of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), this historic collaboration between the private sector and UNODC; in conjunction with the Government of Mauritius has paved the way in the creation of an ethical fintech ecosystem which supports the 2030 Agenda. This pilot programme is set to meet the highest international standards of governance and serve to support the UN Sustainable... more
Ford Looks to SumUp and Mastercard to Provide SMEs with Vehicle Payment Solutions
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Today, SumUp and Mastercard are announcing their new payment services tailored for Ford commercial vehicles in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. With this new solution, small business owners that typically use commercial vehicles – including food trucks, beverage suppliers, mobile florists and other tradespeople – can accept card payments directly from their vehicles.
Lack of Easy and Seamless Investment Options a Major Concern for Potential Crypto Investors: CoinDCX Survey
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
CoinDCX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today released a report which highlighted that 60% of the respondents earning below Rs. 5 lakh p.a. found it extremely challenging to invest in crypto owing to lack of easy and seamless options available. On the other side 68% of the respondents earning above Rs. 10 lakh p.a. cited legal and regulatory clarity as a major concern for considering investments in crypto.
The Price of Poor Payroll: New Research Reveals the Impact Poor Payroll Management is Having on UK SME Growth, Operations and Employee Engagement
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Research from IRIS Software Group (IRIS), one of the UK’s largest software companies, has found the UK’s small businesses are struggling to manage payroll for their staff during the pandemic, and it is impacting business performance. The YouGov Study revealed how nearly a third (29%) of businesses owners think managing payroll requires too much of their time. Despite a quarter (25%) agreeing that the amount of time spent managing payroll... more
Paysend Resolves 97% of Support Queries Within 24 Hours During COVID-19
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments, Money Transfers
As the world continues its race towards total digitalisation, embracing customer feedback is essential to ensure positive engagement, and to improve services by fine tuning them to customer preferences. UK-based global FinTech firm Paysend has reported that 97% of issues raised with its Customer Service team are resolved within 24 hours, despite additional pressure from the global pandemic, including remote working environments.
Copper Adds CoinFLEX Exchange to ClearLoop in Institutional Custodian First
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Copper.co, the London-based digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced CoinFLEX, the first physically delivered cryptocurrency futures exchange, as the latest adopter of Copper’s ClearLoop framework. Copper will be the first institutional custodian to support off-exchange settlement at CoinFLEX, an exchange which uniquely offers a range of additional crypto products including repo markets, futures spreads, one-click borrow/lending,... more
