Mastercard and Scale Aim to Advance Card Issuance Enablement for Fintechs and Non-Financial Institutions Across Sub-Saharan Africa
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Mastercard and Scale are advancing their collaboration with the aim of simplifying card issuance for fintech companies and non-financial institutions (non-FIs) across Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This collaboration introduces a unified integration capability designed to help innovators bring virtual and physical card programmes to market more efficiently, reducing the complexity traditionally associated with launching... more
Easter Bank Holiday Dining Highlights the Value of Fast, Reliable Payments
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Easter weekend is one of the busiest periods in the hospitality calendar, as families, tourists and local diners make the most of the long bank holiday. For restaurants, pubs and cafés, that often means a steady flow of customers from late morning through to evening service across several days. Research from Lloyds Merchant Services suggests that during busy trading periods like these, payment technology plays an increasingly important role in... more
Thunes Empowers the Global Economy With Instant Cross-Border Payouts for Gig and Remote Workers
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has launched a direct-to-workforce cross-border payout solution that allows businesses to pay remote overseas teams, freelancers, and gig workers instantly. Thunes enables real-time compensation to be paid into 12 billion bank accounts, mobile wallets, and stablecoin wallets, across 140 countries, 24/7. The solution is accessible via a single API, eliminating the need for multiple... more
Nium Launches Dual-Network Stablecoin Card Issuance Platform Enabling Businesses to Spend Digital Dollars at Hundreds of Millions of Merchant Locations Worldwide
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Nium, the global infrastructure leader for real-time cross-border payments and card issuance, today launched its stablecoin card issuance platform. The solution enables companies holding stablecoins to issue spending cards on both the Visa and Mastercard networks through a single API integration, allowing stablecoins to be used at hundreds of millions of merchant locations globally.
TransferMate Named Exclusive Payroll Payments Partner of Cerdivo to Accelerate Global Payroll Infrastructure for Oracle Customers
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Payments
Cerdivo, a specialist Oracle consulting and global payroll firm has today announced a strategic partnership with TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure. Cerdivo has selected TransferMate as its exclusive partner to deliver end-to-end payment services for its global payroll customers.
Adflex and SAP Taulia Join Forces to Accelerate Virtual Card Payments
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Digital business payments specialist Adflex today announced a strategic partnership with SAP Taulia, a global fintech leader in working capital solutions. By integrating Adflex STP (Straight-Through-Processing), SAP Taulia can offer virtual card automation for suppliers, removing manual processes and reducing PCI-DSS scope.
Nexi and Danish Banks Expand Agreement to Deliver SEPA Direct Debit Services
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Nexi Group, the European PayTech, today announced an agreement with local and country-wide banks in Denmark to provide SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) services, strengthening their access to the European payment ecosystem. Under the agreement, Nexi will provide the infrastructure and operational services required to process SEPA Direct Debit collections, enabling the Danish banks to efficiently manage their participation in the SEPA scheme through Nexi’... more
Visa Launches Enhanced Subscription Manager, Giving Consumers Greater Control Over Recurring Payments
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today unveiled an Enhanced Subscription Manager solution, a new value‑added service within its Digital Issuer Solutions business. As the number of subscriptions worldwide is projected to reach 12 billion by 2030, consumers are seeking simple, transparent ways to track and manage recurring charges. In support of this, Visa is collaborating with Pinwheel, a leading provider of in‑app bill management... more
Ryft Partners With EPOS Now to Deliver an Enterprise-Grade POS & Payment Solution for Franchises and Multi-Location Businesses
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Ryft, the payment services provider powering automated, embedded and omnichannel payment flows for marketplaces and platforms, today announced its strategic partnership with EPOS Now, the global POS and business management software provider used by over 100,000 businesses worldwide.
Clip Now Offers Tap to Pay on iPhone for Merchants to Accept Contactless Payments
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Clip, Mexico's leading digital commerce platform, enables its customersto seamlessly and securely accept in-person contactless payments with Tap toPay on iPhone. Tap to Pay on iPhone allows merchants toaccept all forms of contactless payment, including contactless credit and debitcard payments, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets using only their iPhone andthe Clip app, without the need to invest in a physical terminal, to starttransacting.
Mastercard Advances Agentic Payments in Latin America and the Caribbean With Live Transactions Completed Across the Region
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Mastercard announces the successful execution of live, end-to-end agentic payment transactions across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), marking a major step forward in bringing AI-driven commerce from concept to real-world application. These transactions demonstrate AI agents actively initiating and completing payments on behalf of customers, with full cardholder consent, using existing payment infrastructure.
Trip.com Teams Up With Checkout.com to Simplify Payments for Global Travelers
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payment company, today announced a strategic partnership with international travel service provider Trip.com. The collaboration supports Trip.com’s global expansion by enabling high performing payments and an effortless booking experience for its customers around the world as they plan their next adventure online.
AI Is Redefining the Role of Merchant Acquiring, Says New RS2 Report
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
RS2, a Tier-1 global provider of payment processing infrastructure and technology solutions, today released a new white paper examining how artificial intelligence is transforming merchant acquiring from a largely defensive function focused on fraud mitigation into a strategic engine for revenue generation, merchant performance and payment optimisation.
Rain Expands Visa Membership Into Asia-Pacific, Advancing the Reach of Its Global Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced a major expansion of its Visa Membership into Asia-Pacific (APAC). Through Visa, a world leader in digital payments, Rain is expanding its card issuing footprint in the region, broadening its global infrastructure and allowing partners to launch and scale consumer and corporate credit card programs in some of the world's most digitally active economies,... more
