Square Launched in the UK
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Square has launched in the UK, making it easier than ever for millions of small and medium-sized businesses across Britain to take card payments and run their business. The UK marks the fifth country where Square is available, joining existing markets Canada, Japan, Australia and the U.S.Square helps independent traders take card payments and offers competitive and transparent rates, no monthly contracts or hidden fees, and next-day settlement... more
EFS Fuel Card Implements Fleet Payment System With NFI
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Today, EFS - a WEX Company, fleet payment solutions provider, announced the implementation of its fleet payment system with
Denmark: Mobile Payments Are Possible With Dankort
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Members of the BOKIS banking collective have become the first in Denmark to offer mobile payments using Dankort, the national debit and credit card. Last month the collective launched a digital wallet that allows consumers with an Android device to make contactless mobile payments. Today it is launching a mobile wallet for iPhone and, for the first time, is enabling customers to link their Dankort to their device.
Bitbond Joins Forces With BitPesa on Financing for African SMEs
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Global SME lending platform Bitbond and African payment services provider BitPesa announced today that they are partnering to improve access to financing for SMEs in Africa. Bitbond, which is based in Berlin, Germany, connects fixed-income investors with small business owners who need loans. To make global cross-border lending possible, the platform uses the bitcoin blockchain for payment processing.
InterСard Expands Its Card Payment With Four New Brands in Germany With Sia
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
InterCard, a German acquirer, has chosen SIA, a company specializing in the management of electronic payments, to allow card payments in Germany with four new international schemes -Diners Club International®, Discover®, JCB and UnionPay. Thanks to SIA’s technological infrastructure, InterCard is now able to accept payments with cards issued on some of the most widely used schemes in the United States, Japan and China. Customers from these and... more
Betalo signs Nordea
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Stockholm-based FinTech company Betalo has signed an agreement with Nordea. The collaboration means that Nordea’s customers will be offered to use Betalo’s mobile payments services. Betalo’s mobile app offers the possibility to use a card to send money abroad, transfer to Swedish bank accounts, and make bill payments. The collaboration will have Nordea marketing Betalo’s services to their 1.8 million private customers and Betalo will integrate... more
D+H Moves European Instant Payment Testing To the Cloud
DH Corporation (DH.TO) ("D+H"), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, today announced that it is offering a cloud-based instant payments testing environment for the European market.
ING in Poland Introduces HCE Mobile Payments
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Forgotten your wallet or purse? No problem. ING in Poland customers can now pay for goods or services using only their Android smartphones following the launch this month of a ‘MasterCard on your phone’ payment service. Available for customers with a Moje ING mobile app, the contactless service was developed in less than a year by teams from Poland, the Netherlands and Spain. It is one of the first global projects of this type to provide a... more
Worldpay US boost consolidates BillingTree Payrazr Marketplace
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Today BillingTree revealed that Worldpay US, the world's leader in payments processing technology and solutions, will extend its omni-channel payment solutions to their growing customer base with the Payrazr Marketplace. Available immediately are robust myPayrazr payment acceptance technologies including myPayrazr IVR.
PaySimple sets up POS software for services
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Platform Technology, Payments, Infrastructure
PaySimple, the major service commerce platform for businesses, has reinforced point-of-sale software for service businesses with their new release of Service Point of Sale (sPOS) platform.
Samsung makes wearable payments play
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Samsung is bidding to expand NFC payments beyond phones to a host of wearable devices by teaming up with POS manufacturer Ingenico and app developer Smartlink to launch the Contactless Companion Platform (CCP). The platform aim to boost financial inclusion by helping to bring digital cash to everyone, including those without payment cards and bank accounts. The system lets users make digital cash payments via any enabled contactless device of... more
Figo unveils XS2A enabler for PSD2
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
The Payment Services Directive 2 will be made national law SEPA-wide. After months of controversy and polarising debate, banks and FinTech companies can see positive but challenging conditions to come.
Accenture to acquire First Annapolis
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Consultancy
Accenture (ACN) has agreed to acquire First Annapolis Consulting, Inc., a privately held payments consulting and advisory firm, further expanding its capabilities in the payments market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
MTFX launches Paymytuition to refresh alternative international tuition payments
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Payments
MTFX Group of Companies is a leader in corporate foreign exchange and global payments unveiled the launch of its educational institution payment platform Paymytuition. The Paymytuition payment platform has been running in test phase over the last several months and is now available to educational institutions across North America.
Accenture to Power Industry-Wide Modernization Program of Payments Canada
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Payments Canada has selected global consulting firm Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to help it lead Modernization — the multi-year initiative to transform the systems and rules essential to Canada’s payments ecosystem. Due to the scope of the program and the number of participants involved, Payments Canada sought to team with a company that could provide in-depth payments expertise, along with change-management and program-management services to help... more
