Checkout.com Report Shows E-commerce and Digital Payments Set for Major Growth in 2021 Across the MENAP Region
- 4 years 8 months ago
- E-Commerce, e-Payments
The e-commerce and digital payment industries in the Middle East & North Africa, Pakistan (MENAP) region are set for major growth in 2021, with nearly half of consumers likely to increase their online shopping over the next year, according to a report released today by Checkout.com, a leading global payment solution provider.
UAE Digital Currency Exchange Major Bitex Enters India
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitex, the UAE’s most secure digital asset exchange, has made its India foray with the launch of its fully-regulated cryptocurrency wallet and professional trading platform. The company, established in 2018, has its headquarters in Mumbai. Bitex will offer the platform to the Indian trading community for buying and selling digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, XRP and more. The trading platform is compliant... more
ZebPay to Launch India’s First non-Fungible Crypto Token and Marketplace
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
ZebPay, India’s oldest and most widely-used Bitcoin and crypto asset exchange, at its quarterly board meeting announced its plan to launch a non-fungible token (NFT), becoming the first Indian company to do so. ZebPay’s NFT has been named ‘Dazzle’ (the name for a herd of zebras).
Juniper Research Forecasts Smart Home Payments Transaction Value to Exceed $164 Billion Globally by 2025; Driven by Voice Assistants
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total transaction value of smart home payments, payments that occur via smart home devices, will exceed $164 billion in 2025, from $22 billion in 2020.
Mastercard Co-Innovates with 10 New Fintechs to Reshape the Future of Commerce
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
Mastercard has welcomed 10 fintechs from around the world to participate in its award-winning startup engagement program, Start Path, to scale the future of commerce. From bridging the digital divide to addressing the needs of the underbanked and beyond, Mastercard is helping fintechs accelerate the way they change the world.
Cypherium Launches Mainnet to Challenge CBDC Incompatibility
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Cypherium, the enterprise-focused blockchain platform facilitating interoperability between blockchains and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), has shipped its mainnet.
Goldman Sachs and AccessFintech Launch Derivatives Cash Payments Affirmation Service
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments
AccessFintech, a leading fintech company evolving the financial operating model through data and workflow collaboration, announces the launch of a new derivatives cash payments affirmation service, working with Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs and AccessFintech developed the cross-industry service working with a major Tier 1 buy-side client to embed a process that allows for the real-time supervision and scrutiny of expected cash payments associated... more
SIA Announces Financial Results as at 30 September 2020
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
SIA's Board of Directors, meeting under the chairmanship of Federico Lovadina, approved the consolidated financial results as at 30 September 2020, substantially in line with those of the first nine months of 2019 and growing in the third quarter of 2020, despite the economic contraction caused by Covid-19. CONSOLIDATED financial RESULTS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
Prime Bank launches International Money Transfer Service SimbaPay
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Money Transfers
Prime Bank (www.Primebank.co.ke), a leading private bank in Kenya, has partnered with London-based FinTech SimbaPay (
Zumo to Invest in Female Tech Talent
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Zumo, Scotland’s cryptocurrency wallet and payments platform, has grown its employee numbers again with the addition of four female appointments in key roles and a total of seven new team members, taking the team to 24 with recruiting still open for another five new roles. The most recent appointments come shortly after Zumo’s £1.6m Seedrs crowdfund, and the launch of their app’s cryptocurrency exchange functionality.
iwoca Makes Its “Buy Now, Pay Later” Product Free for SMEs During Lockdown
iwoca, one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, announces that its invoice payments product – iwocaPay – will be free throughout the UK’s second national lockdown to support small businesses impacted by coronavirus.1
Koinal Strikes a Deal with Huobi for Simpler & Faster Cryptocurrency Purchase
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
London-based cryptocurrency firm Koinal reaches agreement with Huobi to integrate its fast checkout system.
FIO Integrates ShapeShift, Coinomi, ChangeNOW and Mycelium
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
The Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) has announced the game-changing integration of leading wallets and non-custodial service providers, ShapeShift, Coinomi, ChangeNOW and Mycelium. The use of FIO protocol will now be extended to over a million more cryptocurrency users and enables people to participate in the blockchain ecosystem without needing complex public addresses.
Zumo Exceeds Fundraising Target with Walk to Africa for WasteAid
- 4 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency wallet and payments platform, has already beaten their fundraising target of 10 ETH (around £3,000) by walking the distance to Africa (3,680 miles), to raise awareness and vital funds for WasteAid. “Although blockchain technology and waste management appear to have different purposes, in reality they are both about empowering communities and creating sustainable livelihoods, at scale,” said Nick Jones,... more
