WeChat Scan & Go Wins iF Gold Award, the First from China in Service Design Category
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
WeChat, one of the world's most popular mobile apps and social networks, brought home iF Gold Award for its smart retail innovation, Scan & Go. It is the first ever Chinese product to win gold in the iF Service Design category. Established in 1953, the German-based iF Design Award has always been known for its "Independent, Rigorous and Reliable" standards.
Seven Newest Start Path Startups Ready to Reshape Future of Commerce with Mastercard
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The world’s most promising startups and FinTechs today move like Mastercard – in microseconds. We may be different in size, but there are many more similarities than differences, which we witness through Start Path.
Digital PayExpo 2019
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Transformative innovations in technology can drastically drive presence and scale when offering financial services, opening doors to the unbanked and underbanked populations. The tremendous role that digital financial services (DFS) can play for financial inclusion is well welcome around the globe and regulators have continuously sought to unlock this potential by creating evolving enabling environments.
Barclaycard partners with Alipay to help UK merchants increase sales from booming Chinese tourism
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The new agreement will enable UK retailers to accept Alipay payments in-store, and connect with Chinese tourists before they travel to the UK Chinese tourists represent an important growth opportunity for British retailers, and are expected to spend more than £1 billion this year Alipay users will benefit from a more convenient and familiar in-store payments experience, while merchants will benefit from increased brand awareness and... more
Sterling on the move ahead of another Brexit vote
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Another big vote in Britain, another big move in the U.K. pound. Sterling rebounded ahead of a vote today in the British Parliament on whether to exit the EU without an agreement. The pound’s tentative rise added a headwind on the U.S. currency whose rally has been undercut by tepid data. The euro, yen and Canadian dollar were little changed. Negative data Down Under weighed on both the Aussie and kiwi dollars. Sterling plunged Tuesday after... more
SafeCharge transactions value processed reaches $14 billion in 2018, building a market-leading position in payments
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payments technology, today announced a strong performance for the year 2018 with a revenue growth of 24% to US$138.5 million. The processed volume increased by 45% year-on-year to $13.9 billion, up from $9.6 billion in 2017.
Mastercard Acquires Ethoca to Reduce Digital Commerce Fraud
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ethoca, a global provider of technology solutions that help merchants and card issuers collaborate in real-time to quickly identify and resolve fraud in digital commerce.
Leading payments provider Klarna has announced its most recent partnership, with UK-based flight search website, Alternative Airlines
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Alternative Airlines, a UK-based flight search website that offers a fast, easy and convenient way to book flights to remote destinations, has announced a new partnership with Klarna, one of the leading European payment providers, to allow customers an alternative and flexible way to pay for their travel.
The PAYTPV payment platform has grown and become PAYCOMET
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
The PAYTPV payment platform has undergone a significant transformation and increase and is now called PAYCOMET (
The Financial Times recognizes Trustly as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
For the third consecutive year, the Financial Times has named European payment services provider Trustly on its annual FT 1000 list. With a compounded annual growth rate in revenue of 362 percent between 2014 and 2017, Trustly ranks as the 482nd fastest growing company in Europe. Trustly ranks 12th among the fintech companies, and 7th among the Swedish companies.
Currencies Direct announces launch of new developer’s platform
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Currencies Direct, the UK’s leading international payments provider, announced the launch of its suite of API services. The platform is targeted at large corporates, start-ups and service providers who want to offer a complementary service for international payments. The API gives developers unprecedented levels of access to Currencies Direct’s digital infrastructure, that facilitates and authenticates cross-border for customers on a global... more
NatWest to launch biometric payments card pilot
As part of a national trial NatWest is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers. The trial is due to begin in the coming weeks. Customers will use their fingerprint to verify transactions over £30, increasing security and making it easier for customers when paying for goods or services at the tills as no PIN is required.
Mastercard Delivers for Women Business Owners Seeking Community Support, Mentorship and Access to Capital
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The needs of women small business owners are immediate and specific. They want a financial provider who will work for them by delivering community engagement, networking, mentorship opportunities and access to capital.
Mastercard Advances Cross-Border Capabilities with Acquisition of Transfast
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network.
FSS makes Strategic Investment in Africa-based Ecentric Payment Systems
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global PayTech company, has announced a strategic investment in Ecentric Payment Systems, a Standard Bank subsidiary and a leading payment processor in South Africa. FSS has acquired a 46% stake in Ecentric through a combination of primary and secondary investments, with a potential to further its stake holding.
