Nets and Vipps Expand Strategic Partnership
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Vipps, the owner of BankAxept, and Nets, a market leader in the European payments industry, today announce plans to expand their strategic partnership. The agreement means that Nets will continue to process BankAxept transactions until 2024. At the same time, Nets will further develop the payment platform and support Vipps in the development of new and innovative solutions for the scheme.
G20 Leaders Must Embrace Cryptocurrency Regulation - Failure to Do so Would be Negligent
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
G20 leaders must take decisive steps towards a multilateral cryptocurrency regulatory framework – failure to do so would be negligent. This is the bold message from the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, is speaking ahead of the G20 summit taking place in Osaka, Japan, this week.
According to GoCardless Research Online Shoppers Torn between Security and Convenience – as Europe Prepares for New PSD2 Security Rules
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
GoCardless, a global leader in recurring payments, has today released research into consumer attitudes around security and convenience when buying online. The findings reveal that UK consumers are torn between valuing convenience and security when making purchases online – but they value “speed and ease of payment” more than their European counterparts.
Lumi Web Wallet Adds a Built-in Exchange
- 5 years 7 months ago
- E-Wallets, Cryptocurrencies
The web version of Lumi Wallet enables a built-in exchange of all cryptocurrencies, supported by the Lumi ecosystem. Crypto wallets are simple in nature: they have to provide secure storage of your assets, easy navigation between them, hassle-free transfer and exchange. App wallets are handy, however, web versions aren’t going to disappear in the near future, so the development of both has to stay even.
Mastercard and P27 Nordic Payments Platform Cooperate to Build a World First Real-Time Payments System Across the Region
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Today P27 Nordic Payments Platform (owned by Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank) and Mastercard have announced a partnership to provide real-time and batch payments across the Nordic markets; building the most advanced, innovative and efficient payments system in the world. By working together the partnership will connect people across the cluster of countries using multiple currencies. This bold ambition... more
ONPEX Enables Moorwand to Meet Demand for Additional Financial Services
ONPEX, a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN accounts, has partnered with the international payments company and BIN sponsor Moorwand, to expand its banking capabilities through next-generation IBAN solutions.
EMVCo Launches EMV® 3-D Secure 2.2.0 Testing Programme
EMVCo has updated the EMV® 3-D Secure (EMV 3DS) Testing Programme which includes test platform and process updates to support the EMV 3DS 2.2.0 Core Specification and EMV 3DS 2.2.0 SDK Specification released in December 2018.
Yolt Pay Reaches its Final Stages in Beta after Launching with Nationwide, Santander and Barclays PIS
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Yolt, the smart thinking money app, today announced it has extended its payment test phase to UK customers who bank with Nationwide, Santander and Barclays. Following the successful launch of ‘Yolt Pay Beta’ just two months ago with six of the major high street banks, the app is now extending its test phase offering.
InstaReM Partners with The ROOT Academy (R66T Academy)
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
InstaReM, a leading digital cross-border money transfer & payments service provider with presence across Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas, has announced a partnership with The Root Academy (R66T Academy), the cricket coaching academy founded by the family of the England test cricket captain, Joe Root.
Ingenico Group Announces Cooperation with Funidelia
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the world leader in integrated payment solutions, has today announced its work with Europe’s leading fancy dress costume and merchandise shop,Funidelia. Funidelia was established in 2011 when co-founders Carlos Larraz (CEO) and Toño Escartin (chief business development officer) spotted a gap in the market for a Europe-based fancy dress supplier, having seen friends import costumes from the US and paying costly customs taxes and... more
Robo.cash Marks the Milestone of 1 Million Funded Loans
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments, P2P Lending
Since the launch in 2017, the European P2P platform Robo.cash has financed 1 million loans for the total amount of €89 million. It is notable that the number of loans funded through the platform has increased by 26% from 226,400 for the first five months of 2018 to 284,400 for the same period this year.
PrePay Solutions partners with Amaiz
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
PrePay Solutions (PPS), subsidiary of Edenred, the global leader in payment solutions for the working world, today announces its official partnership with mobile-only B2B banking company, Amaiz. The deal represents PPS’ continued commitment to the support of emerging fintech companies and innovative B2B solutions.
PwC Launches Solution Supporting Audit of Cryptocurrency
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
PwC announces an important addition to our existing "Halo" suite of auditing tools that we can use to provide assurance services for entities engaging in cryptocurrency transactions. With the launch of our new software tool we are well positioned to provide audit and other assurance services to clients holding or transacting in cryptocurrency. In an environment where robust controls have been proven effective throughout a business’... more
Global Software Leaders Xero and Stripe Join Forces to Bring Seamless Payments to Millions of Small Businesses
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Xero, the small business platform, has announced a partnership with Stripe to develop new innovations that help small businesses get paid faster, in more ways, and gain more visibility over their business performance.
equensWorldline becomes Eurozone’s Largest Processor of Instant Payments with Dutch Launch
- 5 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Seven Dutch banks have recently started to introduce instant payments using the CSM (Clearing and Settlement Mechanism) system of equensWorldline SE, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Due to the large-scale launch of real-time payments in the Netherlands, equensWorldline has become the biggest processor of instant payments in the Eurozone, handling millions of instant... more
