Cards are the preferred payment method for both consumers and merchants
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
According to a new report ‘Cards in the evolving European payments landscape’ presented today by Payments Europe, Europeans believe that card payments provide more added value than any other payment method. Nine in ten consumers (87%) across Europe feel comfortable paying by card as it helps ensure safe and secure transactions. Ninety percent of retailers agree that the benefits brought by card payments outweigh any associated cost.
Cryptocurrency Firm Gemini Hires Starling Co-founder Sawyer to Lead European Expansion
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange set up by the Winklevoss twins, has hired Starling Bank co-founder Julian Sawyer to spearhead a move into the European market. Sawyer has been appointed managing director of the UK and Europe, responsible for shaping Gemini's overall strategy in the region, developing products and hiring out a team from his base in London. Sawyer left Starling in the summer after four years as COO of the app-only bank he co-... more
NatWest Opens Doors to UK’s Entrepreneur Community
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
NatWest has today announced it is opening its doors to new applications to join its in-house Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, offering a fully funded support programme for UK scale-ups and high growth businesses looking to scale and succeed. The bank is now accepting applications from growing businesses with ambition to scale to join the programme, with aims to support around 1,600 businesses through the programme next year.
Jan Siegmund Appointed to Western Union Board of Directors
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Money Transfers, People Moves
The Western Union Company, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payment services, today announced that Jan Siegmund has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 4, 2019. Mr. Siegmund will also serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.
Judopay CEO Selected To Join The EPA Advisory Board
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Consultancy
Judopay’s CEO Jeremy Nicholds has been selected to join the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) advisory board. The EPA is managed by its senior leadership team and receives guidance and steering from the EPA Advisory Board. The EPA Advisory Board is composed of 14 highly effective CEOs from leading payments companies who all have a desire to change the payments industry and create a profitable, sustainable payments ecosystem.
Temtum Launches World’s First Decentralized Text Message Payments
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Temtum (temtum.com), the quantum-secure, efficient, and carbon-neutral cryptocurrency network capable of 120,000 transactions per second, today announced the launch of its SMS payments system. As the first decentralized, network-based SMS payments solution, temtum allows anyone to send cryptocurrency instantly via SMS, with no fees and no need for a smartphone. temtum’s SMS payments allow the estimated 1.7 billion unbanked people to share funds... more
The EPA Strengthens 2020 Advisory Board with International, Entrepreneurial and Diverse Talent
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The Emerging Payment Awards (EPA), a celebration of collaboration and innovation within new and existing finance companies, has today appointed three of Fintech’s top minds to its Advisory Board. Jeremy Nicholds, CEO at Judopay, Anna Tsyupko, CEO at Paybase, and Muhammad Asim, CEO at Arro Money join the current EPA Advisory Board from January 2020, as voted by EPA members and with a three-year term.
Tribe Payments launches Bankbox to improve access to banking systems
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Tribe Payments, a team of industry experts dedicated to delivering the future of payments, today announced the launch of Bankbox. Bankbox is an API-led, agnostic module that provides issuers and acquirers access to banking systems and rails such as Faster Payments in the UK and Automated Clearing House in the U.S..
SoFi Gets New York BitLicense for Cryptocurrency Trading
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
SoFi has been granted a BitLicense by New York regulators, paving the way for online lender to offer cryptocurrency trading services in the state.
Judopay partners with Tide
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Judopay, a leading mobile payments provider has today announced it has partnered with business banking fintech, Tide. Starting immediately, the partnership enables all Judopay clients to benefit from a year’s free money transfers when they sign up to a Tide business account through Judopay.
ONPEX and Financial House partner for transparent cross-border financial services
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
FCA-regulated e-money institution (EMI), Financial House, has partnered with ONPEX, a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN accounts.
Mastercard Pay By Bank goes live on MuchBetter, eliminates transfer fees
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
MuchBetter, the award winning payments company, today announced its integration with Mastercard’s Pay By Bank, one of the first ewallets to do so. Pay by Bank app is a new online checkout option from Mastercard that lets users pay for goods and services in real-time using the banking app on their phone – across online and in-store purchases. It allows MuchBetter users to top up their account in real-time from their bank account without entering... more
Westpac Hires Promontory to Run AML Review
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Westpac has hired IBM subsidiary Promontory to undertake an independent review into the failings that led to the bank breaching AML/CTF laws on over 23 million occasions.
Wirecard’s boon and SwatchPAY! launch in Germany and Austria
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is the exclusive payment partner for the SwatchPAY! launch in Germany and Austria. With the help of the mobile payment solution boon, consumers can carry out easy and contactless payments with the brand new line of Swatch watches.
PayPal and Mastercard Extend Instant Transfer to Singapore & Europe
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Following the success of its Instant Transfer feature in the U.S., PayPal and Mastercard recently extended the service to Mastercard cardholders in Singapore and a number of European countries. Mastercard Send™ is an application that leverages the card network infrastructure to facilitate the secure availability of funds in real-time*. With Mastercard Send™, PayPal users can transfer their account balances to eligible Mastercard cards seamlessly... more
