Affordable Digital Banking to Revolutionise Price-sensitive East African Payments Market
- 4 years 2 months ago
- APIs, Payments, FinTech StartUps
In a region still dominated by cash and mobile money options, like M-Pesa, new collaborations between fintechs are looking to capture the price-sensitive market with innovative, open-loop digital payment solutions in East Africa. According to Mark Dankworth, President International, Ukheshe Technologies, the region is poised for a surge in digital banking growth, with the likes of MCQR and virtual cards likely to make the biggest impact.
Spice Money, India’s Leading Rural Fintech, Appoints Financial Stalwart Abhay Aima as an Advisory Board Member
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Spice Money, India’s leading rural fintech, today announced the appointment of a new Advisory Board Member, Abhay Aima.
Klarna Launches Carbon Footprint Insights for 90 Million Consumers
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Klarna today announces the launch of CO2 insights for all shopping purchases as part of its 1% pledge, involving the donation of $10 million to initiatives supporting planet health. The new feature aims to democratise access to unbiased climate impact information for consumers at no cost or judgement as a first step to help drive awareness around climate change.
AccessPay and Yapily Partner to Re-Define Corporate Cash Management
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
FinTech scale-up AccessPay is pioneering a new Treasury solution for corporates, using Open Banking. Enabled by Yapily, a leading Open Banking infrastructure provider, it will provide thousands of UK businesses real-time visibility into their cash position and transaction flows. The integration enables AccessPay users to connect and aggregate their entire corporate banking estate at the click of a button.
Hunter Gives Fraud the Boot With Support From Adyen
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), global payments platform for many of the world’s leading retailers, today announced that it supports Edinburgh-based heritage brand Hunter in reducing chargeback rates by 90% and expanding its global footprint.
Loop Insights Enters the £4.5 Billion UK Forecourt Sector Through Its Partnership With Suresite Group
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments
Loop Insights (MTRX:TSXV RACMF:OTCQB), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence for the brick and mortar space, announces a new Proof of Concept (PoC) with Suresite Group. The cooperation will see selected Suresite retail locations take advantage of Loop’s IoT Fobi device and Insights platform. Loop Insights is growing its UK retail presence
PPRO Launches Direct Integration to Payment Method Payconiq, Opening Doors to Benelux for Cross-Border Retailers
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
PPRO, the global provider of local payments infrastructure, has just released their direct integration to popular Benelux payment method Payconiq. The collaboration between the two esteemed payment companies will drive growth for thousands of global e-commerce merchants selling to consumers in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
E-wallet Firm’s New Gaming Platform Deal
- 4 years 2 months ago
- E-Wallets
E-wallet provider STICPAY is signing a partnership agreement with Synvestment NV, which will allow its gamer community in Europe and Canada to almost instantly deposit funds and claim rewards.
New Barclaycard Payments Data Shows Huge Rebound for Retail, Pubs & Bars, and Hairdressers as Lockdown Restrictions Eas
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
New data from Barclaycard Payments, which processes almost £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, shines a light on the economic impact of the 12th April changes to social distancing, which included the re-opening of non-essential retail, outdoor hospitality, and hair and beauty businesses.
Greater Use of Contactless Payments Increases Consumers’ Exposure to Financial Crime
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Value of credit and debit card transactions in the UK falls 17.5% over the last month1 Alex Robinson, Payment and Banking Expert at Featurespace, says: “This latest data shows the pandemic has accelerated consumers’ use of contactless payments to make purchases.
Bitex Becomes First Exchange to Provide Mandatory Cryptocurrency Investment Disclosure
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Global Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitex announced that it has commenced providing Investment Declaration Report for all its retail and institutional investors, becoming the first Exchange in India to comply with the recent amendments made to the Companies Act 2013 by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Mastercard Selects Aion Bank, Powered By The Vodeno Cloud Platform, as Strategic Partner for its Fintech Express Programme
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Banking
Mastercard and Aion Bank, supported by technology partner, Vodeno, have signed a strategic partnership, whereby the digital bank has become a welcomed, certified member of Mastercard’s Fintech Express programme. Through the partnership, fintechs will be able to leverage Aion Bank’s Vodeno Cloud Platform (VCP) technology, one of the most comprehensive banking platforms operating entirely in the cloud.
Curve Chooses Credit Kudos as Open Banking Partner for Curve Credit
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments, Credit Cards
Credit Kudos, the challenger credit reference agency and Open Banking provider, today announced they have been selected as the Open Banking provider for Curve, the fintech that brings your cards into one smart card and app, for its forthcoming Curve Credit product.
ekko Launches with Mastercard Making it Effortless For Consumers to Take Action on Climate Change
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
ekko, an innovative new app, debit card and ecosystem that turns the tide on climate change, has today launched in the UK with a strategic partnership with Mastercard. The launch comes as new research from Mastercard shows two in five Brits (43%) see reducing their carbon footprint more important now than pre-pandemic.
Mollie Appoints New Chair and Board Member
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, has appointed Eli Leenaars, Vice-Chairman of Global Wealth Management at UBS as its new chairman and Muz Ashraf, Principal at TCV as a new member of its supervisory board. Leenaars will step down from his UBS role on 31 May 2021.
