Travel Debit Card Currensea Saves Travellers Over £3M in Exchange Fees

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Personal Finance, Payments

The UK’s first travel debit card Currensea, has saved travellers over £3 million in foreign exchange (FX) fees since its launch in 2020. The Currensea card saves at least 85% on every overseas transaction by cutting out the normal fees leveraged by banks.

Volt and ekko Partner to Help Consumers Remove Plastic from Ocean, Tracking Impact in Real-time

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, today announces its partnership with embedded sustainability fintech, ekko. The collaboration enables consumers and retailers to support the removal of plastic bottles from the ocean at checkout, which are then tracked in real-time to measure the environmental impact of payments.

Yonder Goes Live with GoCardless for Variable Recurring Payments

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

Visa Expands Fintech Fast Track to Drive the Next Generation of Money Movement

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

In today’s evolving payments landscape, fintechs of all shapes and sizes are seeking to carve out their unique niche. Fintech builders need ways to differentiate their offerings – and embedding payment capabilities has proven to be a successful strategy for speeding up transactions.

Fingerprints Supports Thales’s Fourth-Generation Biometric Payment Card

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments, Authentication Technology

Fingerprint Cards AB has been deeply involved in the development of the new generation of Thales Gemalto biometric payment card, which is ready for global volume mass deployment. The new Thales solution, which features Fingerprints’ T-Shape sensor (T2) and biometric payment software platform, offers users advanced transaction speed, improved power efficiency, and enhanced security.

JCB Extends Collaboration with Worldpay from FIS for Largest Contactless Deployment in the UK

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced an extension of its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS® and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable JCB Contactless for its UK merchants in the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.

Worldline Authorized to Operate as a PagoBANCOMAT® Centro Applicativo Acquiring in Italy

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

Worldline, a global leader in payments services, continues to expand its services provided in Italy and becomes a PagoBANCOMAT® Centro Applicativo Acquiring. As part of the process for expanding its services, by leveraging Open and Cloud technology, Worldline further establishes itself as an operator in Italy on the PagoBANCOMAT® scheme, whose regulatory authority is retained by BANCOMAT S.p.A.

Mastercard and WestJet Continue Offering Outstanding Travel Experience for Canadians with Partnership Extension

• 1 year 8 months ago
• Payments

Mastercard and WestJet announce the long-term extension of their partnership agreement, expanding beyond powering transactions by innovating the travel and purchasing experience for customers while always prioritizing security and trust.

River Launches Global Bitcoin Payments Over Text

• 1 year 9 months ago
• e-Payments, Cryptocurrencies

River, a leading Bitcoin technology and financial services company, launches River Link, enabling global Bitcoin payments via text message. Users can send a River Link via text, email, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, or any other messaging app. Recipients can claim Bitcoin sent via River Link to any wallet, anywhere in the world. 

UnionPay International Partners with Trip.com to Provide Global Travelers with Enhanced Payment Experiences

• 1 year 9 months ago
• Payments

UnionPay International recently partnered with Trip.com, the world's leading online travel agency (OTA), to provide UnionPay cardholders an enhanced payment experience in a partnership that coincides with the gradual recovery of the cross-border tourism market.

Fnality Commences Initial Phase of Sterling Payment Operations in a World-first for Both Wholesale Finance and Digital Asset Markets

• 1 year 9 months ago
• Payments

In a landmark event for both wholesale finance and digital asset markets, the initiation of the Sterling Fnality Payment System brings together for the first time the safety and institutional quality of central bank funds in a systemic wholesale payment system with the innovative functionality and resilience of blockchain technology. Lloyds Banking Group, Banco Santander and UBS have all played a critical role as initial participants in the £... more

EBANX Integrates Botón Bancolombia and Simplifies Payments for Cross-border Digital Commerce in Colombia

• 1 year 9 months ago
• Payments, Infrastructure

EBANX, global fintech company specializing in payment solutions for rising economies, announced the direct integration of Botón Bancolombia, a payment method created by Bancolombia bank, to be part of its array of available payment methods in Latin America. 

ShopBack and Runa Partner to Offer Enhanced Cashback Rewards To Consumers

• 1 year 9 months ago
• Payments

Runa, the global digital value infrastructure for instant B

PaymentComponents and Infosistema Facilitate Unicâmbio in Launching an Advanced Digital Wallet Using aplonAPI

• 1 year 9 months ago
• E-Wallets

PaymentComponents Ltd, a pioneer in financial technology, in collaboration with Infosistema, a leader in technology and business consulting, proudly announces its instrumental role in the development of Unicâmbio's new digital wallet. This innovative solution is powered by the robust and versatile aplonAPI Open Banking platform.

Tokenized Gold, EURO and Swiss Franc Stablecoins Launch on Solana, Expanding Stable Asset Availability for DeFi

• 1 year 9 months ago
• Cryptocurrencies

VNX, a renowned European player of real-world asset tokenization, has marked a new milestone with the launch of its stablecoins, VNX Euro (VEUR), VNX Swiss Franc (VCHF) and tokenized gold  VNX Gold (VNXAU) on the Solana blockchain. The move emphasizes VNX's commitment to broadening the utility and accessibility of stable assets within the digital ecosystem.