ACI Worldwide and J.P.Morgan Collaborate to Offer Merchants in Europe Greater Choice of Payment Options
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, today announced a collaboration with J.P. Morgan, a global leader across banking, markets and securities services, that will enable merchants in certain European countries to deliver in-store payment acceptance capabilities to their customers.
Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin to Deliver Keynote at Virtual FinTech Forum 2021
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Amid rising use of blockchain in finance and cryptocurrencies emerging as Digital Gold for millennial investors across Asian markets, the alternative investment class will take centre stage at Virtual FinTech Forum on May 27 when Ethereum Creator, Vitalik Buterin delivers a keynote address on The Progress of Ethereum and its role in Future of Finance.
RS2 Granted Electronic Money Institution License from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
RS2, the global payments processing and technology provider, today announced that its German subsidiary, RS2 Financial Services GmbH, has been granted an E-Money Institution (EMI) license by the German regulator, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFIN).
EBANX Unveils EBANX ONE, Its Ultimate Payments Platform for Global Companies in Latin America
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Payments fintech company EBANX has announced today EBANX ONE, its ultimate payments solution for global companies in Latin America.
Fintech Start-up Launches to Help SMEs Manage Cash Flow
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
Manchester-based fintech start-up Hydr today announces the launch of its proprietary invoice finance platform to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Co-founded by fintech experts with first-hand experience of the challenges that long payment terms and late payments can create, Nicola Weedall and Hector Macandrew are on a mission to tackle poor payment culture in the UK.
Fall in Remittances in May due to Localized Lockdowns
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Anand Kumar Bajaj, Founder, MD & CEO, PayNearby said: “The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the country harder than ever. As people struggle for survival, lockdown and its impact on the economy has slowed down our domestic remittance business. The remittance business was gradually recovering from the impact of last year's lockdown and labour migration when the sudden spread of the virus in April yet again prompted a large section... more
Community 1st Credit Union Chooses Scienaptic For Quicker, Sharper AI-Powered Credit Decisioning
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Credit Cards
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced that Community 1st Credit Union has selected its AI-powered platform to enhance and augment its credit decisioning and underwriting capabilities for new and prospective members.
Brands Must Improve Online Experiences and Embrace Personalisation to Capitalise on the Growing Gift Card Market
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The gift card market is growing, delivering significant opportunities for retailers Intro: The gift card market in the United Kingdom is seeing significant growth. According to recent research from the Gift Card and Voucher Association (GCVA) supported by Blackhawk Network, the market is now worth £6.9 billion, up almost £1 billion from its previous evaluation in 2019.
The Problem with Bitcoin - David Semmens, Wealthify CIO
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Bitcoins
David Semmens, CIO at Wealthify commented: “The surging popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in recent months has greatly concerned Wealthify. Beginner investors have been enticed by upward spikes, perhaps not fully appreciating the risks associated.
CleverCards to Acquire ExpendiaSmart®, a Provider of Spend Management Solutions and Smart Corporate Cards
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Platform Technology, Payments
CleverCards, a leading global payments platform, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of ExpendiaSmart® including the related Italian Licensed Electronic Money Institution, subject to regulatory approval.
Cashflows Adds Further Industry Heavyweights to Leadership Team
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, today announces two additions to its leadership team to support its ambitious growth strategy. Ron Shteinberg joins as Senior Director of Product Delivery and Gary Allinson as Head of Product go-to-market for Marketplace, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Payment Facilitators (PayFac).
Mastercard Partners with Conservation International to Protect and Restore Wildlife Habitats through New Line of Wildlife Impact Cards
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Program will support the conservation of 40 million hectares of landscape and seascape by 2030
#MAKEMONEYEQUAL Campaign Urges Change to The Way Women are Pictured with money
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Money Transfers, Credit Cards
There are stark inequalities in how women and men are represented with money in visual media, according to a new report from Brunel University and Starling Bank. In a study of 600 of the most popular photographs of women/men and finance1 across three leading image libraries, women are frequently depicted as childlike compared to men, while many types of women are not shown at all. A Google image search found each of these images appears on up... more
Fintech CEO: Disruptions to Coinbase and Binance Highlight Need for Better Exchange Technology
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Data
Today, exchanges across the cryptocurrency sector, including market leaders like Binance and Coinbase, were plagued with service disruptions. According to Yahoo! Finance, Coinbase was “investigating delays in withdrawals for ethereum and ERC-20 tokens due to network congestion,” while the platform itself experienced “intermittent downtime.” Binance also announced “temporary halts on ethereum and ERC-20 withdrawals.”
Customers Bank Partners with Tassat
- 3 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
Customers Bank, a subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:CUBI) a bank holding company, and Tassat, a global provider of blockchain technologies for digital payments, today announced that Customers Bank will use Tassat’s proprietary platform TassatPay® Network, which features real-time B2B payments and integration of digital and legacy payment rails. The partnership will deliver enhanced payments functionality for the bank’s business clients... more
