ACI Worldwide to Acquire Western Union’s Speedpay
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, and The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for ACI to acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for $750 million in an all
Tinkoff Bank among first adopters of Faster Payments System in Russia
Tinkoff Bank, one of the world’s largest digital banks, has become an early adopter of the Bank of Russia’s Faster Payments System (FPS) as it continues to build out its payment services ecosystem. Customers can now make and accept instant payments to and from accounts at any FPS member bank using just a mobile phone number. All P2P payments from debit cards during the launch period will be free of charge.
Mastercard and Angaza Partner to Bring a New Generation of Life-Changing Technology Solutions to Emerging Markets around the World
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has signed a global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angaza, a leader in last-mile distribution technology, which will see the two companies partner to rollout an efficient digital payment solution that increases access to affordable necessities, like solar home systems and water pumps, for people and businesses in emerging markets across the globe.
Omnio Marks Merger Milestone with Dazzling Tower of London Celebration
Omnio Group, a global banking and payment services provider formed by the £70 million merger of Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT) and Tuxedo Money Solutions, celebrated the launch of its new-look brand with a prestigious knowledge-sharing and networking event last night. The celebrations at the Tower of London were attended by over 250 of the biggest influencers and experts in the global banking and payments industry, including 20 thought... more
EBA CLEARING’s real-time payment system RT1 reaches critical mass in Germany
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
EBA CLEARING announced today that its instant payment system RT1 has further expanded its coverage in the German market and now reaches a critical mass of payment service providers (PSPs) operating in Germany. With this large-scale connection to EBA CLEARING’s pan-European infrastructure platform, the German banking community has laid the foundation for rolling out euro real-time payment products and services to its customers nationwide.
Judopay and hedgehog lab’s partnership to bring mobile ecommerce innovation to some of the UK’s most-disruptive brands
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Global digital product consultancy, hedgehog lab, has added another name to its growing roster of innovation partners after joining forces with digital payments disruptor Judopay. The agreement, which sees the London-based m-commerce business join the likes of AkzoNobel, Home Group and Northumbrian Water as a hedgehog lab innovation partner, will support Judopay’s customers in exploring and implementing payments innovations as part of their... more
AlipayHK Launches Cross-Border Mobile Payment Service for Hong Kong Travellers
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Hong Kong) AlipayHK announced today that it will launch cross-border payment services in the Greater Bay Area and Japan, offering Hong Kong travellers smart, cashless payment experiences in some of their most frequented destinations.
Ingenico to enhance voice commerce with secure payment for vocal bots
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced exploring voice commerce and the integration of secure payment acceptance into vocal bots. Two prototypes will be presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25-28 February 2019.
Mastercard and Doconomy Launch the Future of Sustainable Payments
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Doconomy and Mastercard announce their joint effort to combat climate change by enabling DO – a free and easy-to-use mobile banking service that lets users track, understand and reduce their CO2 footprints through carbon offsetting. The launch of DO sets a new standard for purpose-driven payment services and is a major step in Mastercard’s commitment to drive innovation for a sustainable future.
Sage automates salary and supplier payments with Modulr
Sage (FTSE:SGE) the market leader in cloud business management solutions has partnered with high-growth UK payments fintech, Modulr, to simplify the task of managing accounts payable and payroll payments for millions of UK businesses. The solution, known as Sage Salary and Supplier Payments, will allow businesses and their accountants to securely manage and process payments from directly within the Sage Accounts and Payroll products.
Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2019
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Volante Technologies Inc., the global provider of software to accelerate digital transformation and modernization, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2019. SWIFT issued its latest standards release which includes a number of changes, most notably for payments messages and to SWIFT gpi. This includes mandatory changes mostly relating to the UETR (Unique End-to-end Transaction Reference). In this SWIFT release all users... more
Ingenico brings secure contactless payment acceptance to mobiles and tablets
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it will demonstrate a Tap on Phone (ToP) proof of concept (PoC) – enabling secure NFC payments on consumer-off-the-shelf devices with a dedicated app – at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25–28 February 2019.
New Technologies Driving New Conversations on Payments and Demands for Access
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Want to grab that purchase and go? You’re not alone. Today more than ever, people are living an increasingly digital – and mobile – life and they expect their ability to pay for their needs and wants to match that same “always on” mindset, according to social media conversations identified in the 2019 edition of the Mastercard Digital Payments Study.
Windsor Brokers: now live on ISXPay®
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) is pleased to announce that Windsor Brokers Ltd, one of the most established Forex Brokers in Europe operating for more than 30 years, has now gone live on the ISXPay® unified platform, comprising Paydentity™ identity verification, card processing and acquiring, to Visa, Mastercard and JCB.
European Operations Update
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Platform Technology, Payments, Security
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) following its announcement dated 6th February 2019, is pleased to announce that it now has a number of merchants live on its own Tier 1 Visa, Mastercard and JCB facilities. The Company’s wholly owned European neobank subsidiary, iSignthis eMoney Ltd (“ISXPay”), is now processing, clearing and settling in multiple currencies under its own Bank Institution Number (BIN) as a Principal member... more
