Xsolla to Partner with IMVU’s VCOIN to Expand Usability and Support the Metaverse for All Gamers and Creators
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Cryptocurrencies
VCOIN, the first transferable digital currency designed for the metaverse and
Paysend Joins Forces with Open Finance Platform Plaid for Faster and Easier Money Transfers Worldwide
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Global FinTech Paysend today announced a collaboration with Plaid, a leading open finance platform and financial data network, to provide customers with a more streamlined experience in connecting and transacting from their bank accounts to Paysend’s money transfer app.
Iliad Solutions Embarks on Americas Push
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, is pleased to announce that Len Meyers has joined its team as Senior Business Development Manager – Americas. Meyers has 24 years’ experience building B2B relationships in the Commercial and Governmental markets, the last three years with FIS.
SumUp Appoints Johannes Schaback as CTO to Lead New Global Product Innovation and Development Drive
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Financial, Technical, People Moves
Global payments service provider SumUp (www.sumup.co.uk) is today announcing the appointment of its new CTO, with Visual Meta Co-Founder and former CTO, Johannes Schaback, taking up the role as of May 1st.
Domestic Payments Organisations Increase Systemic Innovation in Wake of Pandemic
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
The Domestic Payments Schemes Jury today releases its 2021 report titled: “To Survive or Thrive? Domestic Payments Innovation in the Pandemic" revealing that while many domestic payment organisations had to make some adjustments to their innovation programmes due to the pandemic, 36% reported that the pandemic had ultimately led to an increase in their innovation activities.
GoCardless Launches Open Banking Payments, Offering Businesses a New Alternative to Taking One-off Payments
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Banking
GoCardless, a leading fintech for bank-to-bank payments, has today launched Instant Bank Pay, a new open banking feature directly integrated into its global payment platform. With Instant Bank Pay, merchants can take instant, one-off bank-to-bank payments from new and existing customers while still reaping the benefits of bank debit for their recurring payments.
Worldline and IATA Partner to Help Airlines Back on the Runway to Recovery
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and number 4 worldwide, today announced it has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to give all their member airlines access to a wider range of payment solutions to better serve their passengers. All of Worldline’s payment capabilities and services will be made available through IATA Financial Gateway (IFG).
FSS and NIPL Partner to Expand UPI Global Footprint
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and India’s largest payments processor, and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL, International arm of National Payment Corporation of India), have signed a strategic partnership to expand UPI (Unified Payment Interface) rails in international markets.
Mastercard to Donate $10 Million to Address India’s Covid Crisis
Mastercard today announced a US$10 million (approximately 75 crore rupees) commitment to directly address critical Covid-related needs in India. Over the past few weeks, the country has seen a spike in both Covid diagnoses and deaths, with the healthcare system being stretched to its limits as more than 350,000 new cases are identified each day.
Finzly CEO Booshan Rengachari Named to U.S. Faster Payments Council’s Board Advisory Group
Finzly, a fintech provider of modern banking applications for payments, foreign exchange, trade finance and digital account opening, announced that the company’s CEO and founder, Booshan Rengachari, has been named a new member of the U.S. Faster Payments Council’s Board Advisory Group.
Contactless Payments to Double and Hit $1.6T Value by 2024
The COVID-19 has given contactless payments technology the boost it needed for widespread global adoption, as consumers worldwide started avoiding cash in fear of spreading the virus.
Mizrahi-Tehafot Bank Selects Finastra to Support Cross-border Payments
Finastra today announced that Mizrahi-Tehafot Bank, the third largest bank in Israel, has chosen its pre-packaged payments solution, Fusion Payments To Go. The solution, aimed at small and medium-sized banks looking to implement domestic and cross-border payment services, will enable the bank to offer its customers frictionless and immediate payments, with reduced, fixed implementation cost.
FSS Enhances Merchant Hub to Boost Business Efficiencies and Performance
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Management, Payments, Financial
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and India’s largest payment processor, announced new enhancements to FSS Merchant Hub to maximize the value of the acquirer ecosystem for merchants through support for new transactional journeys and superior merchant service.
Bhairav Trivedi, CEO of Crown Agents Bank comments on Central Bank Digital Currencies
“In announcing the UK Government’s intentions to explore the use of Central Bank Digital Currencies, the Chancellor has made the most significant step of anyone globally to date, in bringing about mainstream adoption of digital currencies. This is a far cry from the early days of cryptocurrencies, when they were often dismissed for their links to illegal activity.
Crypto Wallet Zumo Announces Major New Hire
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Zumo is pleased to announce that Liam Birch has joined the team as Senior Product Owner. Liam joins the Zumo team at a time of massive growth in the crypto space. He will be instrumental in leveraging the brand’s continued success as it moves past 50,000 users and launches the Zumo Convertible debit card.
