Digital Wallets Flourish in Latin America and Bring New Online Consumers to the Region, Shows EBANX Data
Amid an unparalleled digital and financial push brought by the pandemic, digital wallets have gained momentum in Latin America and are bringing millions of new customers to online commerce. According to internal data from EBANX, fintech company specialized in payments for Latin America, almost 75% of purchases made with digital wallets are from new customers, who had never bought within these merchants before.
Spice Money Aims to Enable Covid Vaccination Registration for Rural Citizens Through its Dense Network Covering 95% of India’s Rural Pin Codes
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Spice Money, India’s leading rural fintech, has launched a dedicated assistance initiative for Covid vaccination registration to enable rural citizens to register through its dense network across 18000+ pin codes. Also the company has initiated a special drive to spread awareness and educate its banking correspondent partners (Spice Money Adhikaris) about the priority vaccination available to them, as directed by the Department of Financial... more
PXP Financial Launches Pan-European Research Report on COVID-19’s Effect on E-Commerce and Retail
PXP Financial, the global expert in acquiring and payment processing services, has today published a research report ‘The COVID-19 Effect on European E-Commerce and Retail’, exploring UK and European consumer attitudes to the future of retail shopping.
Tink and Tribe Partner For Open Banking as Tink Enhances Payments Proposition Across Europe
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Europe’s leading open banking platform Tink, and payments technology provider Tribe, have entered a channel partnership for open banking technology. The partnership will enable Tribe to combine its issuer and acquirer services, with payment initiation services (PIS) and account information services (AIS) powered by Tink.
12 Months After Launching Banking Licence, Banking Circle is Already Processing 6% of European B2C E-commerce Payments
- 5 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, Banking
Banking Circle, the payments specialist, has reported a significant uplift in payments flow and clients a year after it launched its Banking Licence. At the end of February 2020, Banking Circle received its Banking Licence from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg, enabling it to give financial institutions direct access to real-time payments regardless of borders or size. It also launched its new headquarters... more
New Cashback Service is ‘no gamble’ Says E-wallet Firm
E-wallet specialist STICPAY is launching a cashback service for its gaming and gambling customers worldwide in early May.
Mastercard cardholders can now send and receive money using WhatsApp in Brazil
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments
WhatsApp users in Brazil can quickly, conveniently, and securely transfer money directly on the app Starting today, Mastercard cardholders in Brazil can send and receive money to and from friends and family through WhatsApp. Mastercard debit cardholders with cards issued by Banco Inter, Itaú, Nubank and Sicredi will be able to use the innovative P2P WhatsApp service. The payments service on WhatsApp is enabled by Facebook Pay and processed by... more
Curve Launches New In-App Rewards Offer with Cardlytics
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Today, Curve and Cardlytics announce a new partnership to launch Curve Rewards, a new programme available for customers in-app. The partnership will connect Curve’s 1million+ UK customers with Cardlytics’ growing roster of over 100 recognised high street brands, including Pret a Manger, JustEat, FatFace, Harvey Nichols and Cult Beauty, offering an extensive range of rewards.
QR Code Payments to Hit $2.7T Value by 2025, China to Generate 85% of All Transactions
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Over the years, QR code payments have witnessed impressive but fragmented global growth, with significant transaction value differences between the regions. Their ability to combine payments and loyalty makes them ideal for retailers seeking to leverage valuable transactional data, while their low-cost nature is expected to drive growth in the years to come.
Identitii Appoints Former Investec Head of Payments, Joe Higginson
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Identitii Limited is pleased to announce that the former Head of Payments for Investec Bank (UK) (Investec), Joe Higginson, has joined Identitii as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Commenting on the announcement, Joe Higginson, Chief Commercial Officer, Identitii, says:
Payoneer Announces Agreement with eBay
- 5 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, e-Payments
Payoneer Announces Agreement with eBay eBay continues to manage payments in more countries with the support of Payoneer
Nets Group Completes Acquisition of E-commerce Provider Checkout Finland
- 5 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, Security
Deal brings 8,000 ecommerce merchants to Nets portfolio, as part of continued European expansion. Merchants and partners to benefit from expanded set of ecosystem integrations and a broad range of functionalities as well as future innovations Consolidation in European payments:
UTP Group Becomes The First To Offer Same-day Funding Online And In-store.
- 5 years 5 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, Credit Cards
UTP Group has partnered with Faster Processing to provide its eCommerce customers with the unique ability to receive fund settlement within hours rather than days. Up until this point merchants have had to wait anywhere up to five working days before receiving the funds from payments they have taken online.
Fintech Payink Strives for Its Next Growth Leap via Senior VP Finance & Growth Hire
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Payink, a fast-growing payments and receivables provider to professional services firms, has announced the appointed of Alejandra Gimenez as its VP Finance & Growth. This is a second senior leadership appointment by the company in two weeks. Prior to joining Payink, Alejandra was a senior member of the finance team of cross-border payments unicorn Dlocal.
Computop Makes Online Payments Even More Secure with Card Scheme Token
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Computop, a leading global payment processor, has today announced that its payment platform, Computop Paygate, is now making Card Scheme Tokens, issued by major card brands, available to its merchants. The use of tokens makes online card payments for European merchants safer and more convenient: by storing tokens, they can anchor card information in the customer account without risk, saving their customers the hassle of entering data.
