Aliaswire Delivers Record Results Providing Digital Pay to Bank Partners
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Results highlight growing opportunity for banks to generate revenue and retain clients with low investment
Revenues, Profits of Companies Owned by Women Decreased During 2021: Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Lending, Credit Cards
Analysis of 100,000 Firms Finds Pandemic Revenues and Profits Fell Last Year NEW YORK, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The annual Biz2Credit Women-Owned Business Study found that profits for female business-owners dropped 26% in 2021 from 2020, while average annual revenues dipped 4%. Additionally, the study found that operating expenses increased, the primary reason profits fell in 2021.
Wirex Wallet and Paraswap Partner for Unrivalled DeFi Access
- 3 years 2 months ago
- E-Wallets, Cryptocurrencies
Leading crypto platform, Wirex, has partnered with DEX aggregator, Paraswap, to make DeFi more accessible than ever before. Using Paraswap’s market-leading price algorithm, Wirex Wallet users will now be able to seamlessly exchange multiple tokens, saving users large amounts of money and effort.
PPRO acquires Alpha Fintech in game-changing deal
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
PPRO, the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Alpha Fintech, a next-gen payments technology company. The deal will expand PPRO’s offering, strengthen its presence and networks in Asia Pacific (APAC), and allow it to deliver products and services faster to its customers.
Thirdfort Secures £15m Series a Funding to Tackle the UK’s Escalating Money Laundering and Payment Fraud Nightmare
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Professional services firms feeling the heat as regulators clamp down on dirty money
A Staggering 43% of Working Women have Opted for BNPL, says IndiaLends #WorkingStree Report
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Personal Finance, Credit Cards
Survey reveals working women are breaking the bias by increasingly taking greater financial responsibility~
Flywire and Tribal Group Partner to Deliver Integrated Payments Solution for Education Market
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Strategic partnership makes Flywire the preferred payment partner for Tribal Group, the leading Student Information System in EMEA and APAC Flywire’s integrated offering with Tribal Group delivers a seamless payment experience for students and operational efficiencies for higher education institutions
58% Women Prefer Aeps to Access Their Bank Accounts in Semi-urban and Rural India: PayNearby Study
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
PayNearby releases its annual ‘PayNearby Women Financial Index (PWFI)’ - a detailed analysis on ‘financial consumption by women at retail outlets’ in 2021-22 § Over 58% of women who avail basic banking services at retail stores prefer AePS to access their accounts § Cash continues to be the king, with more than 60% women preferring to deal in cash, followed by UPI QR and cards in that order § Most digitally adept women customers engaged in... more
Spice Money Celebrates Women Entrepreneurship in Rural India
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Announces Gift of Education for its 1 million merchant network towards women and daughters in their family, free of cost for a year Launches brand film celebrating Women Nanopreneurs and women empowerment in rural India
The Bank of London Joins Faster Payments, the UK's 24/7 Real-time Payments System
The Bank of London, the leading-edge technology company and the world's first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announces it has become a Directly Connected Settling Participant (DCSP) of the Faster Payment System, the UK's 24*7 real-time payments infrastructure.
ADDX To Appoint New CEO: Investment Banking Veteran Oi-Yee Choo Aims To Build Asia’s Largest Private Market Exchange And Record US$1 Billion In Transactions By 2023
The mission of ADDX is to democratise private market investing – expanding access from institutions to accredited individuals, and ultimately to retail investors, she says Singapore Exchange-backed private market platform ADDX has announced that Oi-Yee Choo will be appointed its Chief Executive Officer, subject to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) approval.
Payit by NatWest Successfully Makes its First Variable Recurring Payment
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
NatWest’s multi award-winning open banking payments solution Payit, has successfully made its first Variable Recurring Payment (VRP) in a live environment. The development marks another significant achievement for NatWest – becoming the first UK Bank to successfully make a VRP using a bank-owned Open Banking payments proposition, in addition to already being the first UK bank to launch an open banking payments solution, and the first bank to... more
The ‘Pink Tax’ Found to Be a Barrier for Women Investing in Long-term Savings
2 in 5 men and women believe it costs more to be a woman because of the ‘pink tax’ The majority of survey respondents believe it costs more to be a woman because women are under more pressure to consume than their male counterparts (46% female and 41% male) 14% of female respondents believe that life being more expensive as a woman is a key barrier women experience when saving for retirement, compared to 9% of male respondents
Visa, Mastercard and American Express Suspend Operations in Russia
Visa, Mastercard and American Express have announced they will suspend all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine. But Russia's major banks have already downplayed the impact the move will have on consumers. Shoppers will still be able to use the cards for purchases within Russia until they reach their expiry dates. But Visa, Mastercard or American Express cards issued abroad will no longer work at shops or ATMs... more
KoronaPay Partners With Clear Junction to Boost Its Presence in the UK Remittance Market
- 3 years 2 months ago
- Payments
KoronaPay, the EU-based online money transfer service with over 13 million users worldwide, has partnered with Clear Junction, the global payments solutions provider, to offer its users
