GEMINI JOINS THE BT RADIANZ CLOUD COMMUNITY
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Cloud
BT today announced that leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust LLC (Gemini), a New York-based trust company, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud. The move provides Gemini access to one of the world’s largest, secure networked financial cloud communities — which consists of thousands of brokers, institutions, exchanges and clearing and settlement houses — while providing community members access to the growing cryptocurrency... more
EBA CLEARING’s real-time payment system RT1 reaches critical mass in Germany
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
EBA CLEARING announced today that its instant payment system RT1 has further expanded its coverage in the German market and now reaches a critical mass of payment service providers (PSPs) operating in Germany. With this large-scale connection to EBA CLEARING’s pan-European infrastructure platform, the German banking community has laid the foundation for rolling out euro real-time payment products and services to its customers nationwide.
Judopay and hedgehog lab’s partnership to bring mobile ecommerce innovation to some of the UK’s most-disruptive brands
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Global digital product consultancy, hedgehog lab, has added another name to its growing roster of innovation partners after joining forces with digital payments disruptor Judopay. The agreement, which sees the London-based m-commerce business join the likes of AkzoNobel, Home Group and Northumbrian Water as a hedgehog lab innovation partner, will support Judopay’s customers in exploring and implementing payments innovations as part of their... more
AlipayHK Launches Cross-Border Mobile Payment Service for Hong Kong Travellers
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Hong Kong) AlipayHK announced today that it will launch cross-border payment services in the Greater Bay Area and Japan, offering Hong Kong travellers smart, cashless payment experiences in some of their most frequented destinations.
Ingenico to enhance voice commerce with secure payment for vocal bots
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced exploring voice commerce and the integration of secure payment acceptance into vocal bots. Two prototypes will be presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25-28 February 2019.
Japan's First Cryptocurrency Forex Trading Platform Goes Live
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Overbit.com - the cryptocurrency trading platform, went live on Feb. 18, 2019. It is the world's first all-in-one platform, offering the ability to place positions on cryptocurrency and various financial products with Bitcoin (XBT). Users will be able to buy and sell cryptos, currencies, global indices, gold and silver. As part of the launch campaign and for a limited time only, Overbit gifted 0.01 Bitcoin to each user that could be used as... more
Mastercard and Doconomy Launch the Future of Sustainable Payments
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Doconomy and Mastercard announce their joint effort to combat climate change by enabling DO – a free and easy-to-use mobile banking service that lets users track, understand and reduce their CO2 footprints through carbon offsetting. The launch of DO sets a new standard for purpose-driven payment services and is a major step in Mastercard’s commitment to drive innovation for a sustainable future.
Sage automates salary and supplier payments with Modulr
Sage (FTSE:SGE) the market leader in cloud business management solutions has partnered with high-growth UK payments fintech, Modulr, to simplify the task of managing accounts payable and payroll payments for millions of UK businesses. The solution, known as Sage Salary and Supplier Payments, will allow businesses and their accountants to securely manage and process payments from directly within the Sage Accounts and Payroll products.
Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2019
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Volante Technologies Inc., the global provider of software to accelerate digital transformation and modernization, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2019. SWIFT issued its latest standards release which includes a number of changes, most notably for payments messages and to SWIFT gpi. This includes mandatory changes mostly relating to the UETR (Unique End-to-end Transaction Reference). In this SWIFT release all users... more
Mizuho Bank unveils J-Coin its new digital currency platform
- 6 years 3 months ago
- e-Payments, Banking
Mizuho Bank is on track to launch its new digital currency platform J-Coin Pay on 1 March with the support of 60 regional financial institutions. To make use of the currency, users will download a dedicated app on their smartphone. Payments will be made using QR codes. The value of the digital currency will be fixed at 1 yen per unit, and will not fluctuate on the market, as virtual currencies such as bitcoin do.
Ingenico brings secure contactless payment acceptance to mobiles and tablets
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it will demonstrate a Tap on Phone (ToP) proof of concept (PoC) – enabling secure NFC payments on consumer-off-the-shelf devices with a dedicated app – at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25–28 February 2019.
New Technologies Driving New Conversations on Payments and Demands for Access
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Want to grab that purchase and go? You’re not alone. Today more than ever, people are living an increasingly digital – and mobile – life and they expect their ability to pay for their needs and wants to match that same “always on” mindset, according to social media conversations identified in the 2019 edition of the Mastercard Digital Payments Study.
Windsor Brokers: now live on ISXPay®
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) is pleased to announce that Windsor Brokers Ltd, one of the most established Forex Brokers in Europe operating for more than 30 years, has now gone live on the ISXPay® unified platform, comprising Paydentity™ identity verification, card processing and acquiring, to Visa, Mastercard and JCB.
Sberbank customers can transfer money from their cards using recipient phone number
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Money Transfers, Banking
Sberbank announces that a new partner has joined its instant transfer ecosystem. Thanks to the partnership with international payment system WebMoney Transfer, clients can now make instant transfers from Sberbank cards to WebMoney purses and vice versa. Only the recipient’s phone number (which the card or purse is tied to) is needed to transfer money to a Sberbank card. Money is transferred instantly. Igor Manontov, Vice President of Sberbank... more
European Operations Update
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Platform Technology, Payments, Security
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) following its announcement dated 6th February 2019, is pleased to announce that it now has a number of merchants live on its own Tier 1 Visa, Mastercard and JCB facilities. The Company’s wholly owned European neobank subsidiary, iSignthis eMoney Ltd (“ISXPay”), is now processing, clearing and settling in multiple currencies under its own Bank Institution Number (BIN) as a Principal member... more
