Flywire Acquires WPM to Accelerate Expansion in the U.K. Market
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The addition of WPM expected to bolster Flywire’s product suite and deliver substantial value to clients Acquisition extends Flywire’s customer base and accelerates penetration in U.K. education sector Flywire plans to continue to invest in providing best-of-breed client support and leverage WPM’s value-added services, such as strategic consulting, research, and events
PPRO announces former Wayfair, Klarna tech leader as new Chief Technology Officer
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
PPRO, the global provider of local payments infrastructure, has appointed Bernie Miles as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to drive the development of its cross-border payment technology. Bernie will oversee a rapidly growing global team of engineers based across Munich, Berlin, London, São Paulo, and Singapore. His primary objective will be scaling up PPRO’s platform to support the company’s hyper-growth trajectory.
APEXX and Worldline Partner to Provide Effortless Access to 12 Buy Now Pay Later Platforms Globally to Merchants
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Partnership with Worldline, Europe’s leading digital payments provider, demonstrates growth of BNPL APEXX and Worldline working closely with regulators to ensure upkeep of responsible lending practices APEXX Global, (APEXX), the multi-award-winning global payments platform, has announced a long-term strategic partnership on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) with Worldline, a global leader in the payments and transactional services industry.
Signzy Enlists Former PayPal India Enterprise Business Head as Chief Growth Officer
~Siddharth Dhamija to help the startup scale BFSI transformation in EMEA and APAC~ Banking infrastructure enabler Signzy, announced the joining of Siddharth Dhamija as their Chief Growth Officer (CGO) to strengthen their global expansion across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. The announcement follows Signzy’s recent entry into UAE and continued expansion of its C-suite leaders in the region.
Western Union Joins Forces with Major Financial Institutions in Ukraine and CIS
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, is collaborating with major financial institutions across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), to enable millions of their customers to send and receive cross-border payments through Western Union’s omni-channel network quickly, conveniently and reliably.
NatWest and SurePay Partner to Launch Confirmation of Payee for HMRC
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Personal Finance, Payments
NatWest Group and SurePay have partnered to introduce Confirmation of Payee (CoP) for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), using a direct access Application Programming Interface (API), to allow HMRC to dynamically check high volumes of outbound payee details to help prevent fraudulent and misdirected payments. This improves efficiency by ensuring the recipient payee’s details match those registered to the account outside of the payment process.
Funding Options Teams up with Wise to Offer SMEs Greater Choice on FX and International Payments
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Data
This partnership will enable independent businesses to access international payments via the marketplace, and pay invoices in over 50 different currencies
New Research Reveals the Banking and Payments Habits of UK Consumers
· Mobile banking tops the way most consumers bank today (71%), compared to just 15% in 2014
xpate Launches Links and Tops 100 Team Members Amid This Year’s Advent in Cross Border Ecommerce
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Fintech start-up spurned on by launch of next generation payment gateway and with acquirers on the quest to lower operational risk, cut costs and optimise payments flow xpate offers clients more than 70 payment methods in 17 currencies across the globe Company headcount tops 100 – a sevenfold increase in the space of two years
Tis the Season to Prevent Payments Fraud
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Fraud Detection
Colin Neil, UK Managing Director of Adyen With Christmas around the corner, most shops and businesses have dusted off their decorations and braced themselves for the busiest time of year. While many bemoan how Christmas seems to come earlier every year, for some businesses it couldn’t come soon enough.
MODIFI Announces 145m USD to Power International SME Trade Among Supply Chain Turmoil
Global fintech MODIFI today announced 145m USD in debt financing with existing bank partners Silicon Valley Bank and Solarisbank. The funds will be used to address increasing demand and help more small and medium-sized enterprises trade internationally on MODIFI's digital platform.
JCB and Keychain Implement Offline Payments using NFC
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, e-Payments
JCB Co., Ltd. Japan's only international payment brand, and Keychain GK implement offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology.
Study Shows Strong Super-app Demand in the US, Vindicating Providers’ Bundling Trend
- 3 years 7 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
A sizable majority of US consumers want to use a super app to house their digital activities in one place, per a new study from PYMNTS.
Cabital Integrates With Plaid to Simplify Deposits
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Cabital, a trusted digital financial institution, today announced that it has integrated with Plaid to make it easy for users to securely and seamlessly fund their Cabital accounts.
TrueLayer and NatWest Make the First Open Banking VRP Transaction
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Collaboration shows the potential of VRP as the next phase of Open Banking in the UK, accelerating the adoption of faster, more secure payments. TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, has reinforced its reputation as an industry innovator by making the industry’s first Open Banking variable recurring payment (VRP) transactions with NatWest.
