OctaFX Releases List of Top 2021 Events that Affected the Financial Market
- 3 years 3 months ago
- Bitcoins
The year 2021 was packed with exciting developments and meaningful circumstances in world affairs—its economy, politics, and policies—impacting the financial sector as a whole. With the help of its analytics team, the international Forex broker OctaFX compiled a basic rundown to deliver some of the more critical, vital events which it deemed especially important. The U.S. dollar's tumultuous journey through quantitative easing (QE)
‘postpe’ Dominates BNPL Market: Clocks Annualized TPV of Rs. 2,400 Crores in 3 Months of Launch
Targets Rs. 24,000 crores in TPV run-rate by end of 2022 BharatPe’s Buy Now Pay Later records 1.8 Mn downloads in 90 days 300,000 individuals utilized interest free credit in the first quarter
Finastra Extends Collaboration with National Bank of Greece for ISO 20022 Migration
Finastra is supporting National Bank of Greece (NBG) with its transition to the new ISO payments standard, due to come into force from November 2022.
A Clear Impact: New Accenture Report Identifies Economic Impact of the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Platform for Consumers and Merchants
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
New research conducted by Accenture reveals that in 2021, Clearpay, a leader in Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), saved consumers up to £28 million in credit card fees and generated £1 billion in total revenue for its UK partner merchants in 2021, including £739 million in incremental sales as they fight back against COVID.
Fintech in 2022: Solutions for Solo-entrepreneurs, Metaverse Payments and Green Fintech
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
VC Digital Horizon launches new ‘Fintech Trends for 2022’ report Digital Horizon, one of the fastest growing European venture capital funds and venture builders specialising in fintech and SaaS companies, has released its annual ‘Fintech Trends for 2022’ report. It predicts the rise of fintech supporting micro-entrepreneurs, metaverse and “second reality” digital payments and green fintech, will be among the major trends driving fintech forward... more
Curve Launches New Card With Bold Updated Design
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Curve unveils a new card reflecting bold advancements the company has made to help people take control of their money Curve, the financial super app which combines all of your debit, credit and loyalty cards into one, easy-to-use smart card, has unveiled a new card with a bold, updated design, reflecting the bold advancements the company has made to help people take control of their money. The global fintech is replacing all bank cards with the... more
Zestmoney Releases India Buy Now, Pay Later Report, Sees 300% Growth in 2021
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Millennials and GenZ drove demand for Buy Now, Pay Later in 2021, reveals ZestMoney India BNPL report Smartphones, Electronics, Fashion, and Travel drove demand for BNPL in 2021: ZestMoney Report Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad top cities driving BNPL demand Smartphones, Electronics, Fashion, Travel drive BNPL demand in 2021 Fashion, lifestyle & travel BNPL transactions grew by 2.3X Millennials and GenZ customer base up by 2X and... more
IXOPAY Partners With GoCardless
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
The leading payment orchestration platform, IXOPAY, partners with GoCardless, a leading fintech in direct bank payment solutions. This partnership will make it easy for merchants to collect both recurring and one-off payments across over 30 countries.
Binance Becomes the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Industry’s First to Join the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA)
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Binance, the world's leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, today announced that it has joined the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), a nonprofit corporation focused on identifying, validating, mitigating, and neutralizing cybercrime threats. Binance is the first organization from the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry to formally join the alliance.
Cabital Appoints Mazars as External Auditor
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Cabital, a trusted digital financial institution, today announced that it has appointed leading international audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars to conduct an audit in accordance with the Singapore Standards of Auditing. Raymond Hsu, Cabital’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said:
YAP UAE Selects FSS Unified Issuance Platform and Secure 3D to Support Global Expansion
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payments and a payments processor announced its collaboration with YAP, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first independent digital banking platform, to deliver secure, digital-first card experiences to consumers in the Middle East and Africa.
VizyPay Provides Customers a Free PAX SmartPOS Terminal with VizyPOS, an All-in-One Payment Processing App Pre-Loaded
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Driven to help small businesses across rural America, leading payments solutions company equips merchants with advanced, reliable, money-saving payments software and technology solutions
Third Anniversary of Episode Six and Hsbc’s Partnership Shows the Power of Banks and Fintechs Working Together
PayMe, Hong Kong's leading e-wallet, uses Episode Six’s payments platform HSBC is an early-stage investor in Episode Six, which has raised US$40m of funding Episode Six and HSBC are celebrating the third anniversary of a technology partnership that has played a role in helping PayMe from HSBC become Hong Kong’s leading e-wallet provider and proven how Episode Six’s platform, Tritium, can help banks quickly scale up products aimed at large... more
Verifone and Affirm Partner to Provide More Flexible Omnichannel Payment Offerings
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Verifone, a global FinTech leader and payment solution provider to the world’s best-known retail brands, and Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announce a new partnership that will make Affirm’s transparent and flexible payment options widely available on Verifone’s eCommerce and card-present payment solutions.
City Watchdog Now Going Into Bat Against Misleading Crypto Promotions
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Cryptocurrencies
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The Advertising Standards Athority has been valiantly trying to bat against the pace bowler onslaught of complaints about misleading crypto promotions but it’s clearly been needing another team mate given the scale of the problem. Bringing the Financial Conduct Authority onto the pitch, with crypto ads brought under existing rules governing financial promotions, it... more
