Square Introduces the Next Generation of Square Stand
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Today, Square unveils the next generation of Square Stand, the company’s iconic countertop device that turns an iPad into a powerful, robust point of sale system that sellers can use to run their entire business. Square Stand features integrated contactless and chip + PIN payments technology, a sleek, professional design, and a new checkout flow that provides businesses and their customers with a more intuitive, transparent, and streamlined... more
Mastercard Opens European Tech Hub in Dublin, Ireland
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Payment technology firm Mastercard has opened a new European Technology Hub in Dublin, Ireland.
AstroPay Provides Instant and Convenient Payments to Brazilian Users Via Pix
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, e-Payments
AstroPay, the online payment solution of choice for over five million users in the world, has strengthened its digital payment offering in Brazil by delivering the smoothest user journey via the local payment method Pix.
Finaro and Payrexx Bring Samsung Pay to Switzerland with New Partnership
New partnership between Finaro and Payrexx will open up the global marketplace for Swiss merchants and consumers by enabling acceptance of Samsung Pay with global reac Latest partnership illustrates how Finaro is the go-to payments partner for ambitious businesses that want to compete on the global stage
Kippa Launches New Digital Payments Product for SMEs in Africa
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Fast-growing Nigerian fintech start-up unveils ‘Kippa Payments’, second proprietary in-app product within firm’s first year of trading Kippa, the fast-growing fintech start-up offering digital business and financial management solutions for SMEs in Africa, today announces the launch of its second product, ‘Kippa Payments’, a digital payments solution enabling users to send and receive payments from customers and perform extended payments... more
Babel Finance has Completed a Two Year $50 Million BTC/ETH cross-currency Swap
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Babel Finance announced that it had completed a two-year Market-to-Market Cross Cryptocurrency Swap worth $50 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Why is this transaction important to the global crypto market? This two-year transaction demonstrates that crypto can be a long term play and that the crypto ecosystem is becoming mature. There is a rising market demand for long-end liquidity, indicating a healthy market structure and growing participant... more
Fintech CEO: MailChimp Attack Shows Hackers Getting More Creative in Illicit Hunt for Crypto
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies, FinTech StartUps
It was recently announced that MailChimp was hacked last month, with the criminals absconding information from more than 100 users, using that data to phish owners of Trezor cryptocurrency wallets. Staff of the popular email marketing company were apprised of the breach on March 26, and learned that the hacker used internal tools for account administration.
Consumers Demand More From Businesses When It Comes to Action and Education on Environmental Issues
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
New American Express Trendex research reveals consumers expect transparency from business on their efforts to tackle climate change 78% want companies to educate them on ways to reduce their carbon footprint when shopping American Express launches new initiatives to support the reduction and removal of carbon emissions
Next Earth Token NXTT Listing on MEXC Global Exchange
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
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Top Crypto Platform Bybit Launches Leveraged Token Products
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bybit, one of the world's fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges, announced the launch of leveraged token products on its spot exchange starting with two Bitcoin leveraged tokens, BTC3L and BTC3S. These leveraged tokens are short-term investment vehicles that let traders reap the benefits of leverage with no margin, collateral or liquidation risks. They have no margin requirement, offering traders a diversified product that exposes them to... more
Credit Score Checking on the Rise as Consumers Tackle Cost of Living Crisis
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Lending, Credit Cards
A new report by global information and insights provider TransUnion has revealed that the number of people regularly checking their credit score has increased by nearly a third (30%) since the pandemic begani.
Trust Payments Announces 73% Increase in Revenue and 100% Merchant Retention
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Trust Payments, the disruptive leader in fintech specialising in frictionless payments and value-added services, has today published its annual report and financial statements for 2021: headlined by a 7
Open Banking Leader Volt Continues Hypergrowth with Key CRO Appointment
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, People Moves
Volt, the leading open payments gateway has recruited payments veteran Matt Komorowski as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Matt joins Volt after almost a decade with PayPal, where for the past three years he has been leading the payments giant’s channel partnership business across APAC, LATAM, and MEA. Previously, Matt was instrumental in PayPal’s record growth in a variety of senior commercial and leadership roles across Northern, Central... more
76% of UK Banks and Payment Providers do not Support the Utility of Cryptocurrency
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
New research by global cryptocurrency payments company Mercuryo has revealed that over 28% of the UK population now own cryptocurrency, with a further 41% expecting to hold it in the next five years.
Babel Finance: The Move from Traditional Assets to Crypto
- 2 years 2 weeks ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
George Liu from Babel Finance's Singapore office believes that as the Ukraine crisis drags on, the looming uncertainty will force investors to seek assets that might assist in mitigating sovereign risk, in particular Bitcoin.