The ‘Pink Tax’ Found to Be a Barrier for Women Investing in Long-term Savings
2 in 5 men and women believe it costs more to be a woman because of the ‘pink tax’ The majority of survey respondents believe it costs more to be a woman because women are under more pressure to consume than their male counterparts (46% female and 41% male) 14% of female respondents believe that life being more expensive as a woman is a key barrier women experience when saving for retirement, compared to 9% of male respondents
Visa, Mastercard and American Express Suspend Operations in Russia
Visa, Mastercard and American Express have announced they will suspend all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine. But Russia's major banks have already downplayed the impact the move will have on consumers. Shoppers will still be able to use the cards for purchases within Russia until they reach their expiry dates. But Visa, Mastercard or American Express cards issued abroad will no longer work at shops or ATMs... more
KoronaPay Partners With Clear Junction to Boost Its Presence in the UK Remittance Market
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments
KoronaPay, the EU-based online money transfer service with over 13 million users worldwide, has partnered with Clear Junction, the global payments solutions provider, to offer its users
Babel Finance: 2021-2022 Crypto Asset Market Report
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The research experts at Babel Finance's Hong Kong and Singapore offices are confident in the long-term worth of crypto assets. Crypto-asset markets are evolving fast, long-term Bitcoin(BTC) investors have reaped substantial gains since the currency's inception, and more and more conventional financial institutions are recognizing it.
Blockpass and Crypto.com Partner to Expand Reach and Build Identity NFT System
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Blockpass and cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com are delighted to reveal a brand new partnership as both companies seek to support tokens and identity verification options in the crypto sphere.
Mastercard Statement on Suspension of Russian Operations
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
For more than a week, the world has watched the shocking and devastating events resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our colleagues, our customers and our partners have been affected in ways that most of us could not imagine.
Yooz Named Top Performer in the Winter 2022 Accounts Payable Software Customer Success Report
Yooz has been named a Top Performer in the Accounts Payable Software category for the Winter 2022 Customer Success Report published by FeaturedCustomers. FeaturedCustomers is the leading customer success content marketing platform for B2B business software & services helping potential B2B buyers make informed purchasing decisions through vendor validated customer success content such as customer testimonials, success stories, case studies,... more
The Collectible NFT Series From Deadmau5 X Smearballs Partners With Moonpay and Umbria to Unlock Greater Access to the Mau5verse
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
The head5 collection, available on the Polygon blockchain, is the metaverse-ready avatar collaboration between deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) and artist Nick denBoer. Today (March 3rd), head5 - the foundation of the mau5verse – a collection of all that is deadmau5 across the digital space; music, video games, literature, NFTs, and more – has partnered with leading global crypto payments infrastructure provider MoonPay and Eth-Polygon bridging... more
Digital Horizon Leads the Series a Investment Round Into Steadypay, the First of Its Kind Financial Stability Platform for Gig-workers and Micro-smes
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Digital Horizon, one of the fastest growing European venture capital funds and venture builders specialising in fintech and SaaS companies, announced that it has led the $5mn Series A investment round into SteadyPay, the award-winning platform designed to help gig workers achieve financial stability.
04/03 – Weekly Fintech Recap
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Digital banking, Open Banking, RegTech, Payments, Banking, Data, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, M&A Deals, People Moves
Partnerships LendingUSA introduces FastScreen customer prescreen toll for the funeral home industry in partnership with TransUnion
Mode Appoints Former Alipay UK chief Rita Liu as CEO
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
UK-based crypto startup Mode has named former Alipay UK CEO Rita Liu as chief executive officer. For over a decade Liu has held leadership roles at fintech giant Alipay in Asia, the US, Canada and was CEO in the UK before joining Mode in March 2020 as Chief Commercial Officer. In her new role, Liu will be responsible for driving Mode forward as the firm bids to deliver a one-stop app for users to shop, earn and grow their bitcoin.
YGG SEA and IVC Commit $750K in Novel Play and Earn God Game Apeiron
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Investment, Payments
Foonie Magus, the company behind Apeiron, the world's first god-game with NFTs, has announced that it will receive $750,000 of investment from Yield Game Guilds Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) and Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC), in a strong show of support for the metaverse's hottest new project. The two organizations will use the money to acquire their very own YGG SEA Constellation in Apeiron's SEA Mythologically-inspired galaxy, which will come with... more
Scout Gaming Chooses Nuvei as Payment Provider for US Expansion
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Nuvei will power online payments for Scout Gaming’s US-based daily fantasy sports offering, FanTeam Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, announces today that it has partnered with Scout Gaming, the world’s leading provider of B2B fantasy sports and sports betting products. Nuvei will support Scout Gaming’s expansion into the US market with an array of... more
STICPAY Expands Popular Forex Cashback Offer
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Customers receive 100% cashback directly into their STICPAY account Leading global digital payment provider STICPAY, has announced a further addition to its popular Forex Cashback service. STICPAY receives a rebate from brokers for every new customer that signs up via their STICPAY account or links their STICPAY account to their broker. STICPAY has decided to pass 100% of this rebate onto its customers, which means their forex trades have an... more
Majority of UK ecommerce SMEs Report Service Issues with Payments Service Providers – but Fear Switching, Finds Survey
- 2 years 10 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Only 5% of UK SMEs have no issue with their current Payment Service Provider (PSP) More than half of SMEs (52%) are frustrated by slow response times Fear (29% worry about adoption costs), uncertainty (31% worry a change will impact CX), and contract lock-in (28%) are preventing UK SMEs from switching PSP
