Singapore Shows Highest Preference in South East Asia for Electronic Payments
- 8 years 7 months ago
- e-Payments
Eighty-seven per cent of Singaporeans prefer to make electronic payments, as opposed to using cash (up 11%), representing the highest preference for electronic payments in the region, according to the 2016 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes survey.
Mastercard UnionPay International and Visa Unveil Standardized Mobile QR Codes To Streamline E-Payments in Thailand
- 8 years 7 months ago
- e-Payments
Recently, Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay, the world’s top payment solution providers have unveiled a standardized quick response code (QR) for payments in Thailand. This step enables the country’s transition to a cashless society that is aligned with the Bank of Thailand’s cashless agenda driven by innovation.
Monzo Unveils P2P Payments with Android Pay and Chrome
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Monzo.me just got an upgrade! From today, if you visit a Monzo.me page on a phone or tablet that has Android Pay, you’ll be able to pay your friends and family even faster. No typing required and it should take less than 15 seconds.
Bank of China Joins Chaps as Direct Participant
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
CHAPS Clearing Company Limited, the UK’s same day high-value payment system, welcomes Bank of China Limited as a shareholder and Direct Participant in CHAPS with immediate effect. This brings the total number of CHAPS Direct Participants to 25, with several more major institutions set to join before the end of next year. Bank of China Limited is the most internationalised and diversified bank in China. Established in 1912, it has been... more
Pub Chain Mitchells & Butlers Selects FlyPay for Faster Payments
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), one of the largest operators of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK, has today announced a partnership with Flypay and its ground-breaking Flyt platform. Responding to customer demand, M&B will be including frictionless payments across its estate of around 1,700 pubs, bars and restaurants, with the aim of revolutionising the customer journey. The partnership will enable M&B to access a range of... more
Bitcoins Arrive at the Point-of-Sale via Countr POS/Coinify Tie Up
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
Countr POS, a Dutch provider of a tablet based point of sale software for small to medium-sized businesses, announces a strategic partnership with Coinify, leading European blockchain payment and trading service provider.
Pay360 Unites with ACI Worldwide to Extend Global Acquiring Reach
Pay360 by Capita has established a five-year alliance with ACI Worldwide, a leading provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, to extend its card acquiring capability from the UK and Europe, to growth markets in North and South America, the Middle East and Africa. The integration with ACI’s UP eCommerce Payments solution will enable Pay360 merchants to connect with local acquirers in countries where they want to expand,... more
Mastercard Collaborates with Verifone and Global Payments to Accelerate EMV transactions
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard is joining forces with payments industry leaders to enhance and expedite the consumer checkout experience leveraging the company’s M/Chip Fast technology. M/Chip Fast prioritizes the parts of a transaction critical to security to speed chip checkout times. Verifone intends to incorporate M/Chip Fast into its products deployed in the United States. Verifone products, including the FIPay line, are used by most of the top 200 U.S.... more
Mitchells & Butlers selects Flypay
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), one of the largest operators of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK, has today announced a partnership with Flypay and its ground-breaking Flyt platform. Responding to customer demand, M&B will be including frictionless payments across its estate of around 1,700 pubs, bars and restaurants, with the aim of revolutionising the customer journey. The partnership will enable M&B to access a range of... more
Fortumo Unveils Hosted Direct Carrier Billing
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The mobile payments company Fortumo is today announcing the launch of Hosted Direct Carrier Billing (HDCB). The new payment product allows any digital content merchant to use the most advanced features of direct carrier billing, including dynamic pricing, 2-step and token based charging as well as recurring payments capabilities.
Visa to Hold Training for 18,000 UAE Merchants on Contactless Switch
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Global payments technology company, Visa, has begun a six-week intensive awareness building and training program for more than 18,000 UAE merchants aimed at accelerating the adoption of contactless payments across the country.
Telenor Wallet Reveals Tap-and-Pay Functionality
- 8 years 7 months ago
- E-Wallets
Telenor Hungary has announced the launch of new tap-and-pay functionality in its Telenor Wallet application.
CenPOS Renews Verifone Deal
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Integrated payment services and gateway provider, CenPOS, purchased 5,000 Verifone MX 915 devices and is deploying point-to-point encryption and advanced data security to auto dealers of all sizes, higher-education, law firms, insurance, manufacturing and distribution.
Kreditech receives EUR 110 million investment from PayU
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Kreditech, the leading technology group for digital consumer credit using machine-learning based underwriting, has closed a EUR 110 million investment from global online payment service provider PayU. The landmark investment is the largest ever equity investment in a German fintech company and builds on a successful 12-month pilot programme in Poland.
