Quppy - the first neobank to support mobile phone recharges in over 140 countries
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Quppy, a three-year-old European fintech project, has integrated instant mobile phone top-ups in over 140 countries. Recharging your mobile phone and those of your relatives and friends has never been that easy and fast. You simply have to fill in the number or chose it from your contact list and state the exact recharge amount.
Mastercard and Enel X to Launch Fintech-Cyber Innovation Lab in Israel
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
The new lab, launched in partnership with the Government of Israel following a competitive tender held by the Israel Innovation Authority, will collaborate with start-ups to test and develop solutions in fintech and cybersecurity
Lumi Wallet introduces 0% fees on all in-wallet operations
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Lumi Wallet is introducing 0% Fees on all in-wallet operations. All you need to get rid of fees is the Lumi Wallet app and the promocode – HEYHEY. Why is Lumi doing this? Decentralized finance has undeniable advantages over fiat currencies: convertibility, diversification, speed, and security of transfer. But the junction of two worlds - crypto and fiat - is where we face the necessary evil - transaction fees.
Velo Payments Partners with Mastercard to Modernize Business Payments Globally
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Velo and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) today announced a partnership to modernize the $125 Trillion global business payments market. The agreement will see Velo operate as both a Buyer and Supplier Agent for Mastercard’s Track Business Payment Service. Track was built to simplify and automate the exchange of payments-related data between the world’s Buyers and Suppliers - one of the first open loop commercial solutions to do so.
PayGuard® Chooses Nuapay for Open Banking Payments
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
Leading provider of account to account payment solutions, Nuapay, today announces that it has been selected by PayGuard® a brand of Fusion Telecom to provide open banking payment services to its call centre customers. This is the first known deployment of open banking payments for telephone orders.
Bitcoin halving highlights crypto is part of mainstream finance: deVere CEO
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Bitcoins
Bitcoin’s historic halving event on Monday underscores that the “long-term future of cryptocurrencies is secure”, says the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The comments from deVere Group’s Nigel Green come as the world’s supply of Bitcoin was forever slashed on Monday. The highly anticipated halving event, occurring only every four years, means that less and less Bitcoin – which is... more
Wirecard and Varengold Bank Partner to Provide Financing and Market-leading Payment Solutions to FinTech firms
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and Varengold Bank, a leading provider of FinTech financing, announced today the launch of a new strategic cooperation. Together, Wirecard and Varengold Bank will provide ambitious FinTechs looking to scale their operations with access to capital to refinance their loan portfolios, combined with a comprehensive set of white-label payment solutions.
illimity launches first PIS Platform
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
illimitybank.com, the illimity Group’s digital direct bank, is introducing the Payment Initiation Service (PIS) in Italy for the first time ever, a system which enables customers to make payments from accounts of other banks consolidated on its platform.
New payments methods accelerate growth in cashless payments worldwide
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Strong growth in cashless payments as cards increasingly preferred for everyday transactions
Infinito and Paxful Form Strategic Partnership for Safe, Feeless Access to Cryptocurrencies Globally
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Infinito, the leading multi-crypto wallet for users to easily start investing and earning more with digital assets, today announces its strategic partnership with Paxful, a peer-to-peer bitcoin (BTC) marketplace that aims to provide financial inclusion around the globe.
Absa rolls out PowerCARD across Africa
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
HPS, a leading multinational provider of payment solutions, today announces that it has completed the modernisation of Absa’s African Operations outside of South Africa (“ARO”) acquiring payments infrastructure journey. The transformation journey started in July 2019 with HPS replacing the existing legacy acquiring switch with PowerCARD for eight countries where Absa operates: Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda and... more
Bixin Global Announces 66 Million USD Global Fund of Funds for Cryptocurrency
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bixin Global, one of China's largest cryptocurrency custody and mining operators, has launched a proprietary Fund of Funds amounting to 6600 BTC, or approximately USD 66 million. This announcement comes alongside the anticipated BTC Halving, as different stakeholders make various preparations for its arrival. The 6600 BTC fund seeks to empower global crypto quant funds by providing additional resources for liquidity providers and market making... more
Brits adapt to lockdown lifestyle: weekly spending trends revealed
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping provider, today released new data that tracks how UK consumer purchasing habits have evolved while under lockdown and as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. The company, which is used by over 7 million shoppers and has over 5,000 retail partners in the UK, analysed all the transactions made through its retail partners to identify what product categories Gen Zers, Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby... more
QuadPay builds new installment model with Stripe Issuing
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
QuadPay, the payment installment platform, is partnering with Stripe to power advanced buy-now-pay-later experiences that boost conversion and let consumers start shopping instantly both online and in-store. Built on Stripe’s issuing infrastructure, QuadPay enables consumers to start shopping in installments anywhere Visa is accepted and powers buy-now-pay-later experiences that boost sales by more than 20% on average.
Global Payments to Provide Credit Card Processing Services for Truist Financial Corporation
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that TSYS, its Issuer Solutions business, has signed a long-term agreement with Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC), to process the bank’s consumer, commercial and small business credit card portfolios.
