Payments Infrastructure Builder Finix Raises $35m
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Payments infrastructure platform Finix, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Silicon Valley VC Sequoia.
European Investment Bank and Azimo Sign EUR20 Million Debt Venture Deal
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Azimo, the European money transfer service, today announced a EUR 20 million debt agreement. The financing is supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. The loan will help Azimo accelerate its expansion, including the development of its proprietary automated payments platform. Currently, some 130 of Azimo’s 160 total staff are... more
Bankable Announces Strategic Collaboration with Visa to Continue Growing Globally
Bankable, the global architect of “Banking as a Service” solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration with Visa in the United States. Bankable aims to provide Visa’s U.S. clients, including corporate and financial institutions, access to its real-time and modular banking solutions, enabling them to deploy digital banking and faster payment services. To accommodate ongoing work in the U.S., Bankable is opening an office in New York, which... more
MuchBetter launches personal IBAN service for secure, hassle free deposits
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
MuchBetter, the award winning iGaming payments company, today announced the launch of a unique payments service allowing customers to set up a personal IBAN (International Bank Account Number) for use with their MuchBetter accounts, that can be paired with their iGaming accounts. The IBAN service is a free, private and straightforward way for players to transfer payments to their most frequently used iGaming accounts.
EMVCo certifies Trustonic to secure mobile payments apps
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Mobile device and app security leader Trustonic today announces that its trusted execution environment (TEE)* solution is the first hardware-backed TEE to complete the EMVCo Software-Based Mobile Payments security evaluation process.
Google Terminates Payment Request API
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The Payment Request API is a web standard to make it easier for web developers to build low-friction and secure payment flows.
Brits flock to Clearhaus as Brexit takes effect
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
In the wake of Brexit, the Danish payment institution Clearhaus has secured a license which gives the Danish acquirer access to the attractive UK market. The license, issued by the UKFCA, allows Clearhaus to continue to provide its payment solutions to webshops in the UK market. The same way as Clearhaus does in the rest of Europe.
Klarna and Olivia Rubin announce collaboration for London Fashion Week 2020
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Leading payments provider Klarna is excited to announce its London Fashion Week collaboration with British designer Olivia Rubin. Known for her joyful designs in signature colours, Olivia Rubin aligns perfectly with the fintech giant who also believes in standing out from the crowd with their unmistakable pink branding – a world away from the traditional ‘bankish blue’.
JCB Partners with Oceanpayment for Merchant Acquiring Business
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
JCB International Co., Ltd. (“JCBI”), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Oceanpayment Co., Ltd., China’s leading cross-border payment brand, announced that they signed a License Agreement to start JCB merchant acquiring business. In order to strengthen the cooperative relationship, Mr. Hirohiko Sugiyama, Managing Director of JCB International (Asia) Ltd. and Lanny Yang, Co-... more
Wirecard and HEYTEA launch mobile app, driving digitalization and improving the customer experience
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has won HEYTEA, China’s most popular tea brand, as a new client in South-East Asia. As part of the collaboration, Wirecard provides seamless payment solutions to customers in all stores in Singapore and Hong Kong via HEYTEA GO, a newly launched mobile app which allows users to order and pay online without waiting in stores. Founded in China in 2012, the tea chain now... more
MoneyNetint Reaches Enters Asia and Africa with TerraPay Hook Up
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
MoneyNetint, a leading global payment solution provider, announced a strategic partnership agreement with TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, which will expand and enhance MoneyNetint’s reach into Asia and Africa.
Banca Comerciala Romana launched the instant payment service with support from Allevo
Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) has joined the Instant Payments service offered by TransFond, with Allevo support. The service ensures the transfer of money between banks in less than 10 seconds, the maximum accepted value of a payment being 50,000 romanian lei. Such payment can be made at any time (24/7/365) between the clients of the banks participating in the Instant Payments service.
Klarna launches in Australia - Smoooth shopping available at any online retailer
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Klarna, the global payments and shopping provider, officially launches in Australia by introducing the Klarna Shopping app. The app which, starting today, will be available to download on iOS and Android, enables consumers to shop and pay with Klarna at any online retailer, bringing a unique consumer centric shopping experience to the Australian market.
Subway® Restaurants Partners with Adyen to Advance its Payment Experience in North America Locations
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, announced today that it has been selected by Subway® as its payments partner for North America. Adyen will support Subway, the world’s largest quick service restaurant by restaurant count, and its Franchise Owners in creating a simpler and more customer-centric payments experience in-restaurant, online and through the Subway App.
Over 60% of Millennials Are Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services When Shopping, Kearney Research Shows
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Consultancy
Analysis from global consulting partnership Kearney has found a growing appetite for point of sale (PoS) credit finance – otherwise known as ‘buy now, pay later’ – among younger UK consumers, with over 60% (67%) of Millennials now using this service. While 42% of Millennials have used a ‘buy now, pay later’ service more than once in recent years, they’re not the only shoppers using these services. A majority of consumers in Generation X (57... more
