Nick Saponaro, Divi Comments on Making Crypto more Transparent and Traceable
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Nick Saponaro: co-founder and CIO of decentralized payment ecosystem Divi. What is your reaction to the EU planning on making Bitcoin more traceable and banning anonymous bitcoin transfers?
Barclaycard Payments Signs Up to Mastercard Track Business Payment Service to Modernise Business Payments
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Barclaycard Payments today announces it has agreed to join Mastercard Track™ Business Payment Service, making new services available to Barclaycard Payments’ customers later this year. The innovative, open loop network delivers value to both Buyers and Suppliers by simplifying and automating the set up and execution of business payments using multiple payment rails and enhancing the exchange of payments-related data. In turn, it enables Buyers... more
Universo’s Portuguese Credit Card Product Payments Are Streamlined Through New Partnership With Token
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Universo, one of Portugal’s leading financial institutions, with more than 900K cards issued, announced a partnership with open banking pl
CoinSwap Space Adds Staking Pools With ADA Rewards
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
CoinSwap Space, a decentralized exchange on the Binance Smart Chain, this week announced the option to stake their native CSS token and earn rewards in ADA. This new feature, along with the ability to earn rewards in ETH and LINK, is one of a trio of staking options for CSS that have recently been launched. These new staking offer users rewards in major crypto tokens to allow them to minimise risk through the volatility the market is currently... more
PayU Invests in Blockchain-Based Payments with CELO and Launches New Stablecoin Option to 450,000 Merchants
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, has announced its collaboration with Celo, the mobile-first, open-source blockchain ecosystem focused on making DeFi accessible to anyone with a smartphone.
Mollie Announces Lisbon Development Hub
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Mollie, one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe, today announced it will be opening a development hub in Lisbon, Portugal. The office will be home to over 100 Mollies by 2023 and is part of the company’s plans to dramatically increase its product development velocity. The news comes just weeks after Mollie’s Series C round, in which it raised 665 million Euro, valuing the company at 5.4 billion Euro.
Paysend Welcomes 300,000 U.S. Customers in 9 months as Demand for International Digital Money Transfers Grows
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Global end-to-end payments provider Paysend announced today that more than 300,000 U.S. customers have used its platform to send digital money transfers across borders in the past three quarters.
Worldpay from FIS selected by Crypto Exchange OKCoin to support Global Expansion and Growth
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Financial technology leader Worldpay from FIS® (NYSE: FIS) has been selected by cryptocurrency platform OKCoin to provide global merchant acquiring and foreign exchange services to support its continued global expansion, currently spanning 190 countries.
COMMENT: Bitcoin Drops Below $30,000
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Bitcoins
“Top US officials discussing issuing recommendations on stablecoins is part of a growing trend of global financial watchdogs clamping down on the digital assets sector after years of almost unrestrained growth. This trend is directly influencing the stability of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which dropped below $30,000, while Ether and Binance also came under selling pressure. The message to the market is clear - strengthen your... more
Concardis Remains Payment Provider for OTTO
- 3 years 6 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
· Concardis, part of Nets Group, will deliver acquiring for the newly-founded, OTTO Market, supporting OTTO’s desire to set up its own payment service for the platform. · The deal is an extension of the long-standing relationship between Otto.de and the Otto Group with Concardis. · Expanded services will support the national and European growth of Otto Group's brands.
Cryptomathic and SIGNIUS Partner to Launch Qualified e-Signature Platform
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, IT Innovations
Cloud portal with on-premise and hybrid deployment models addresses full range of customer demand from SMBs to Government and Enterprise Organizations of all sizes can now access the highest level of e-signature security services under European and Swiss law following the launch of SIGNIUS, a new remote qualified e-signing platform.
Finastra Appoints New Payments Head to Drive Growth
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Oren Marmur joins to oversee the evolution of the business line and support customers on their payments journey
MoonPay Announces Global Support for Polygon, Delivering Global Access to MATIC
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies, Infrastructure
MoonPay, the global payments solution for cryptocurrency, has announced global support of Polygon, a protocol and framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks, to enable purchases of MATIC (Polygon’s token and PoS chain) assets with fiat currency.
Thunes Acquires Limonetik to Accelerate Rollout of Global Payment Collections
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Payments, E-Wallets, Alternative Finance, PaaS
Cross-border payments leader Thunes today announced the acquisition of Limonetik, a European Payment Methods Platform. This move will complement existing Thunes Cross-Border Payments solutions by enabling businesses to get paid in 70 countries, using over 285 local payment methods such as mobile wallets, payment by installments (BNPL), QR code payments and more. The solution will be known as Thunes Collections.
Crypto Beyond the Crypt: What Comes Next?
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
What’s on our mind: As more consumers invest in cryptos, a new issue is arising: It’s difficult for beneficiaries to access these assets after the owner dies.
