Mastercard Advances Multi-Rail Strategy to Modernize Business Payments
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard continues to deliver on its multi-rail strategy with the addition of Account-to-Account (A2A) payments functionality to Mastercard Track™ Business Payment Service.
Uber and EBANX Partner for Payments with PIX in Brazil
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Uber and EBANX announced today an exclusive partnership in Brazil for payments made with PIX, instant payment system launched by the country's Central Bank. Brazilians will be able to pay for their Uber rides and Uber Eats orders with PIX, and EBANX, through its company EBANX Pagamentos Ltda., that offers local payment processing in Brazil, will be the exclusive partner of the tech giant in processing these payments. This is one more step in the... more
Lanistar Unveils World's First Polymorphic Payment Card
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Lanistar, a new hassle-free banking alternative, has today revealed its world-first polymorphic payment card, known as the Volt card, and begun to accept user registrations and app downloads ahead of its product launch in January 2021.
JCB Sees Contactless Growth Among Cardmembers and Retail Partners, as Economic Uncertainty Accelerates Mobile Payments
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today reveals substantial growth of JCB Contactless usage by cardmembers and adoption by retail partners.
Global Processing Services Selected as London Export Champions for International Trade
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Leading payments issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS), has been selected by the Department for International Trade (DIT) to become a London Export Champion. GPS joins a prestigious cohort of Export Champions who operate across various sectors, ranging from fintech to sustainable transportation, innovative food and drink products, to events management.
As Nearly Half of 16-25 Year Olds Could Be Plunged Back Into ‘lockdown Loneliness’, Supporting Human Connections is Critical During Pandemic, Says Paysend
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Covid-19, Money Transfers
As nearly half of 16-25 year olds could be plunged back into ‘lockdown loneliness’, supporting human connections is critical during pandemic. • Mental Health Foundation data: 44% of 16-25 year olds experienced loneliness during lockdown • 1 in 4 UK adults felt lonely during lockdown, way up from 1 in 10 before the pandemic • Paysend money transfers aiming to connect friends and families during lockdown to help this
SIA and INFORM Launch a New Digital Service for E-commerce Payments
- 4 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, launches a new digital service for banks, payment service providers and other financial institutions across Europe to allow their customers to speed-up the authentication process for online payments, in line with PSD2 security standards. The initiative is powered by RiskShield, an advanced risk-evaluation system developed by the... more
Mastercard and Payments Canada Partner to Build Canada's New Real-time Payment System
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Payments Canada today announced the selection of Mastercard’s Vocalink as the clearing and settlement solution provider for the country’s new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). This announcement follows an extensive procurement process that included the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance.
Eventus Systems to Provide Trade Surveillance, AML Transaction Monitoring for BitMEX
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Security, Compliance, AML and KYC, Risk Management
Eventus Systems, Inc., an award-winning global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that 100x Group, the holding structure for BitMEX, has selected Eventus to support BitMEX’s trade surveillance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) transaction monitoring. BitMEX, a cryptocurrency products trading platform, will deploy the cloud-based version of the Eventus Validus platform within the next few... more
Payment Initiation Services Critical to Retail Sector COVID-19 Recovery
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
An international study of over 1,000 senior professionals in the banking, lending, PFM, investment, and retail sectors by leading open banking provider Yolt Technology Services has revealed that two thirds (66%) of retailers using open banking are already deploying Payment Initiation Services (PIS), a technology which will be crucial for the future of the sector.
Government Initiatives to Promote Cashless Payments Drive Increase in Card Acceptance
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Latest research predicts that the global number of outlets accepting cards will near 100 million by the end of 2025. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the move to contactless payments, which will boost card acceptance Nearly a million new card-accepting outlets in India in 2019
Tribe Payments Launches Open Banking APIs
- 4 years 2 months ago
- APIs, Open Banking, Payments
Tribe Payments, an issuer/acquirer processor and payment technology provider, today launched Open Banking APIs in partnership with Open Banking Europe.
Amazon Partners With Barclaycard Germany to Launch Purchase Financing Through Amazon.de
- 4 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Barclaycard Germany is announcing a new partnership with Amazon to offer financing for purchases made through Amazon.de above EUR 100. Amazon customers can choose to pay for their purchases in instalments directly and easily during the checkout process. By setting up the credit line provided through Barclaycard Germany, once in place, customers can set up instalment payments on their future purchases seamlessly without the need to go through... more
New Research from WEX and (E) BrandConnect Identifies the Pandemic as a Tipping Point for Digital Payments
WEX (NYSE: WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, and (E) BrandConnect, a commercial arm of The Economist Group, today announced the release of “The Digital Payments Tipping Point” white paper, which highlights how the pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of B2B payments. The survey, of U.S. executives in financial services and technology, found that 72 percent of U.S.
PXP Financial Announces Next US Partnership with Penn Interactive
- 4 years 2 months ago
- Payments
PXP Financial Inc., the US subsidiary of PXP Financial Ltd., the expert in global acquiring, payment, fraud and data analysis services, has today announced its partnership with US online gaming operator Penn Interactive, a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (“Penn National”).
