Things Speed Up for Payful Following Accelerator Selection
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Payful, a new startup dedicated to eradicating late invoice payments across B2B transactions has secured its place on Enterprise City’s ‘Exchange Support Scheme’. As part of the selection, the fledgling Manchester-based FinTech will now move its offices to the city’s famous Bonded Warehouse.
Klarna’s Fairer Alternative to Traditional Credit will Help UK Consumers Build a Positive Credit History from June
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced that its UK customers will soon be able to build a positive credit history by using Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products. Klarna will begin reporting use of BNPL products with UK credit reference agencies (CRAs) to protect customers, provide the industry with greater visibility of BNPL use, and give UK consumers one less reason to use high-cost credit... more
UTP, Faster Processing, and phos Become Industry Pioneers by Being the First to Introduce Same Day Processing for Payments Accepted on a Smartphone
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Management, Payments
UTP, an award-winning provider of card and other payment solutions, has partnered with leading fintech, phos, to create the latest industry innovation, tapeeno, enabling smartphones to be transformed into a payment device in an easy and convenient way.
GoCardless Welcomes Paul Stoddart as President
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
GoCardless, a leader in direct bank payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as President. Stoddart joins from Mastercard where he was President of its New Payment Platforms, Executive Chairman of Vocalink and a Member of the Mastercard Management Committee.
Look Local First This National Small Business Week
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
VizyPay’s unique initiative motivates shoppers to support community businesses nationwide
Myro Therapeutics Selects MineralTree to Automate and Optimize its Vendor Payment Process
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Biotech company looks to streamline AP processes to speed cycle time and provide foundation for rapid business growth
iink Payments Closes on $6 MM Debt Facility With Accordion Up to $100 M
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
iink Payments, a digital payments network that expedites the disbursement of funds associated with multi-party property insurance claims, announced it has closed on a $6 million debt facility with accordion up to $100 million in partnership with a Los Angeles-based asset management firm. The capital will be used to fund the rapidly expanding iink Advanced Funding program that provides short-term advances to restoration contractors constrained by... more
Kevin. Raises $65m Series a, Led by Accel, to Bring Account-to-account Payments to Existing POS Payment Terminals
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Next generation payment infrastructure already provides seamless web and mobile payments, supporting 6k merchants across 12 markets Funding will be used to almost double the size of team and launch into new markets kevin., the Lithuanian fintech startup providing an advanced A2A (account-to-account) payment infrastructure to replace costly card transactions, today announces that it has secured $65 million in Series A funding.
Fintech Cheq Announces $2 Million Raise
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Cheq, the fintech enabling easier cryptocurrency payments, has raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by Connect Ventures, alongside Semantic Ventures, firstminute Capital, and 30 angels including former leadership from Monzo, Revolut and Tide. The funding will enable Cheq to establish itself as the primary option for taking payment with stablecoins that are pegged to the US dollar, removing price volatility for both merchant and consumer.
Paylink Solutions Team Expands with Two Senior Appointments
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Fintech Paylink Solutions has expanded its senior team by a new head of operations and head of information security. Joe Clarke is now Head of Operations and is responsible for overseeing Paylink’s operations and IT services, managing key projects and delivering the performance management framework and new graduate scheme.
Worldline Partners with MYRA to Deliver Cutting Edge Customer Payment Experience for the Hospitality Sector
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Worldline, a global leader in payment services, is partnering with MYRA, one of the world’s premier providers of self-check-in solutions both online and at kiosks, to develop a state-of-the-art customer payment solution specifically tailored to the hospitality sector.
Western Union Expands Collaboration with UK Post Office
- 4 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Western Union announced today that it is expanding its collaboration with the UK Post Office to provide retail cross-border money transfers. This alliance is part of the Company’s continued enhancement of its omni-channel offering, serving its customers across the full range of physical and digital touchpoints and channels. Providing UK Post Office customers a truly omni-channel experience
Plaid Adds Three New Partners to Payment Partner Ecosystem to Enable the Next Generation of Ecommerce in Europe
- 4 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Global open finance data network Plaid has added Primer, UniPaas and NoFrixion as partners to its Payment Partners Ecosystem The partnerships will open the door for ecommerce companies to benefit from open banking infrastructure to improve their onboarding and payments processes
Penfold’s Workplace Pension Launches to 100 UK Businesses
Platform now boasts over 5,000 workplace users With 40% of workplace users requesting to transfer old pots over to Penfold Penfold, the digital pensions platform, today announces the launch of its workplace pension and has already signed over 100 UK businesses and over 5,000 workplace members, bringing their total membership up to 45,000 savers.
Fintech CEO: Irish Aversion to Bitcoin Donations Illustrates Bureaucrats Continued Failure to Understand Technology
A Bloomberg article covered Local Government Minister Darragh O’Brien’s commentary on thwarting Russia's “insidious disinformation war,” which is to include political donations. The Irish Independent noted Ireland’s political parties would no longer be able to accept donations made through cryptocurrencies. This ban would come as a way to prevent foreign interference in elections, along with a mix of other measures.
