Panxora opens up the financial markets to crypto investors
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The past 12 months have seen many rush into cryptocurrency investment, guns blazing. Following the initial rise and fall in 2017, the general consensus is that a solid base is forming in the price of cryptocurrency and it’s right to hold (or ‘HODL’) onto the asset as we see what comes next. The problem with this approach is that those having considerable assets tied up in crypto now find themselves with limited options for generating returns... more
Blazing A Trail To The Fastest Growing Marketplace On Earth
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
The power and potential of Asian FinTech is hard to describe but obvious to see. From alternative lending to open banking and augmented intelligence technology to the tokenized economy, APAC’s innovation is taking on the world. On 19-21 March 2019, Money20/20 Asia will be back to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is set to be even bigger and better. The world’s leading FinTech entrepreneurs and innovators will meet again in Singapore to debate... more
Payments disrupter PaySend launches innovative Money Request service
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
The way consumers request and receive payments from each other is changing, thanks to payments disrupter PaySend. The business’s new innovative service will allow users to request money transfers using just the sender’s phone number, and will allow the transfer to be directed to any card provided by the recipient.
Spire Payments’ and iGen Innovative mPOS Solution Accepts 240,000 USD Donations at FRANMAC 2018
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
FRANMAC, the Franchise Management Advisory Council for all Taco Bell franchises, held its annual conference in Las Vegas this September. During the event attendees had a variety of opportunities to donate to the Taco Bell Foundation, formed to support educational career aspirations for young adults across the United States.
Security ranks as number one eCommerce priority for SMBs
More than half (52%) of online small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) globally worry that the move to frictionless payments, such as transactions that take place behind the scenes in apps, is leaving them more open to fraud and will negatively impact revenues according to a new report from Paysafe.
EastNets strengthens its investment in Artificial Intelligence; launches new solutions to combat fraud, money laundering at Sibos
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Compliance
EastNets, a leading global provider of compliance and payments solutions for the financial services industry will showcase real-time solutions that can detect and combat money laundering and payment fraud at Sibos 2018, the global financial services networking event organized by SWIFT.
SmartStream introduces new industry digital payments solution
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of TLM Aurora, the next generation of Corona, the industry’s leading reconciliation platform – the first new module is designed to support the new industry standards in the digital payments world, by providing connectors to SWIFT GPI, RTGS, as well as Blockchain based networks, allowing for real-time operational control... more
Alipay will be available in Seoul taxis via kakaopay beginning January 2019
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Following the introduction of QR-code payment in more than 71,000 taxis in Seoul, all taxis in Seoul will accept Alipay beginning in January 2019. Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, can be used by Chinese tourists to pay for taxis in Seoul via its strategic partner kakaopay, which acts as system integrator. In the near future, local users will also be able to pay taxi fare... more
SWIFT rolls out gpi tracker for all as usage soars
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT gpi has been rapidly adopted since its launch last year, and is now being used to send more than a million payments every day with a combined value of well over $100 billion.
WINTER HOLIDAYMAKERS WARM UP TO PREPAID CARDS
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Holidaymakers are warming up to prepaid cards for overseas spending as the switch from cash continues, new research from financial data analytics experts Consumer Intelligence shows. More than one in four (27%) of people heading abroad for winter holidays this year plan to use prepaid cards for some of their spending compared with 23% who used prepaid cards on winter breaks last year.
Western Union Advances Consumer Bill Pay Cross Border
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The Western Union Company, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement today advanced its bill payment services cross-border, enabling consumers in the United States to pay bills and reload mobile p
Rambus Unveils Vaultify Trade for Secure Transaction and Storage of Crypto Assets on Blockchain
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Security
Ushering in a new level of security for blockchain implementations, Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), today announced the availability of Vaultify Trade.
New research: Payment fragmentation is the “new normal” across all markets
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Research published today by RS2 examines the payment landscape across a number of global markets, and finds that proliferating payment channels and the expectations of consumers and merchants has made payment service processing increasingly complex. Payment fragmentation is now the “new normal”, giving consumers a great deal of choice, and merchants an ever-bigger challenge to deliver seamless services across channels.
Accuity 2018 payments report finds banks embracing automation to deliver accurate payments and a better customer experience
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
According to the Accuity “2018 Payments Industry Report” released today, payments providers are more focused on streamlining and automating the validation of bank and payment information in order to reduce payment failures and create a more trusted and transparent experience.
Only a day to the 7th Remittance & Payment Expo, Lagos – Nigeria!
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
With only a day to the 7th Remittance and payment Expo (www.RemittanceAfrica.com) holding from Tuesday 23rd October to Wednesday 24th October, 2018 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Nigeria, the event secretariat wishes to remind interested persons and organizations that the discounted online delegate registration process will close at midnight, Monday October 22, 2018.
