bitFlyer Europe Launches PayPal Integration
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Leading cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced an integration with global payments platform PayPal.
SWIFT Announces a New Strategy for Instant, Frictionless Payments and Securities Processing
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT announces that over the next two years and beyond it will fundamentally transform payments and securities processing, retooling cross-border infrastructure as part of a new strategy approved by its Board to enable the world’s financial institutions to deliver instant and frictionless endto-end transactions.
"Facebook and Twitter need to do more to prevent cryptocurrency scams", says CoinCorner CEO
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Cybersecurity, Fraud Detection
Online scams are a huge problem in many industries and the emerging Bitcoin space is no exception.
EBANX and Amazon Announce Partnership in Colombia During the Latin America Summit
- 4 years 4 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
EBANX and Amazon announced a partnership in Colombia this Thursday, September 17, 2020, at the chapter one of the Latin America Summit, EBANX annual event about business in the region. Once the solutions are available, Colombian consumers will be able to pay for purchases within Amazon in their local currency and using local payment methods.
Openpay Makes Marquee Signing with Fulham Football Club
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Openpay, the UK’s latest next-generation, interest-free payment solution, has announced Fulham Football Club as the latest addition to its merchant roster, with Fulham becoming the first football club to be supported by Openpay’s ‘Buy now. Pay smarter’ payment plans.
MeaWallet Introduces New SoftPos Solution MeaPay to Enable Contactless Payments
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Accepting contactless payment can be a headache for any small business, store, or independent worker who must buy or lease expensive and cumbersome payment hardware. MeaPay cuts those hardware shackles and provides greater freedom by making payment possible on Near Field Communication (NFC) devices.
Number of Month-on-Month Mobile Money Transactions Increase in Somalia Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Somalia’s largest private employer and leading telecommunications operator, Hormuud Telecoms, has announced that the numberof month-on-month mobile money transactions on its platform EVC Plus increased between the months of April – August, despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia.
MYPINPAD Partners with EVO Payments for VISA Tap to Phone Technology
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
MYPINPAD, the global leader in secure personal authentication solutions, today announces new strategic partnership with EVO Payments, Inc. (“EVO”).
Flywire and Mastercard Team Up to Simplify Cross-Border Tuition Payments
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Flywire, a vertical payments company, is partnering with Mastercard to provide students with discounted foreign exchange rates on cross-border tuition payments made with Mastercard. The offer is available during the 2020 Fall term to international students originating from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Kenya and Ghana attending any school around the world that offers Flywire as a preferred payment method for international tuition.
OBE, Moneyhub and Streeva Launch World's First QR Code-Based Open Banking Payments with Automated Gift Aid for Charities
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Open Banking Excellence (OBE), the world’s leading community of Open Banking and Open Finance pioneers, has joined forces with Moneyhub Enterprise and Streeva to take open banking-powered charity donations mainstream.
Increased Contactless Spending Could Be Linked to Higher Fraud and Payment Disputes, Warns Global Risk Expert
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Covid-19, Payments, Security, Fraud Detection
Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO and Co-Founder of merchant dispute specialist, Chargebacks911, and its revolutionary new financial institution brand, Fi911, warns of the chargeback and fraud risks associated with the increase in contactless payments following the COVID-19 outbreak. In a bid to reduce human interaction, the use of cash, and the touching of contact points such as PIN pads and cash machines, the UK’s contactless spending limit increased... more
Latin America's Newest Unicorn dLocal Achieves $1.2B Valuation After Securing New $200M Investment
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Payments, FinTech StartUps
dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced up to $200 million in new investment, led by existing investor General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm with a presence across North and South America, Europe and Asia. dLocal also secured investment from Addition, a recently launched investment firm focused on early and growth stage companies.
Mastercard and Handpoint Partner to Promote Card Payment Solutions Amongst European SMEs
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard and Handpoint, an in-person payments platform provider, have signed a partnership agreement to promote greater acceptance of card payments by thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Italy, Slovakia and the UK.
Phos and Stanchion Partner to Connect European Merchants to a Contactless Digital Payment Ecosystem
- 4 years 4 months ago
- e-Payments
Phos, the fintech behind the first-ever software-only Point of Sale (SoftPoS), and Stanchion Payment Solutions, a global specialist in payments systems and integration, have today announced a partnership to enable payment processors and banks to accelerate the time to market of innovative contactless payments acceptance solutions f
Danish fintech Pleo Introduces Apple Pay for UK and European Customers
- 4 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Pleo, the fintech empowering businesses with a smart spending and expense management solution, is delighted to announce that it has introduced Apple Pay for its 10,000+ European and UK customers. Allowing Pleo’s customers to instantly benefit from a simple and secure mobile payment method, Apple Pay makes it easier than ever for Pleo customers to make expensable purchases on the go. Customers will also benefit from Apple Pay’s security and... more
