Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion Across Africa
Standard Chartered Bank (www.SC.com) and Airtel Africa have today announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services.
Barclaycard Launches New Service to Redefine Supply Chain Payments for Businesses
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Barclaycard has launched Barclaycard Payment Intelligence (BPI), a new service which uses in-depth data analytics to provide procurement departments with the most comprehensive picture of their supply chain – driving cost efficiencies as result.
Banco Ripley Goes Live With Temenos to Bring Digital Banking Services in Peru
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company announces that Banco Ripley has gone live with Temenos Transact, the next generation core banking product. The implementation was delivered 100% in the cloud and 100% remotely amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. Temenos’ digital core banking technology replaces Banco Ripley’s legacy IT system with advanced cloud and open API technology to provide digital experiences to more than one million retail... more
BitPay Expands Integration with Coinbase to Enable Instant, No Fee Blockchain Payments
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
BitPay, the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced that it has enhanced its service to make it easier for Coinbase users to spend crypto including USD Coin, Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies at BitPay enabled merchants directly from a Coinbase account. BitPay’s enhancements allow consumers to make payments directly from the Coinbase account to BitPay merchants, eliminating the peer to... more
AscendantFX Introduces Payment Tracking Through SWIFT gpi
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
AscendantFX Capital announced today that they have become members of the SWIFT network, and more specifically the Global Payment Initiative (gpi). Ascendant will leverage SWIFT gpi to further enhance its customer platform aPay and its API capabilities, improve payment delivery, and provide greater transparency for customers.
PumaPay Paves the Way for Mass Crypto Adoptions
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
PumaPay is one of the most innovative providers of a fully decentralized blockchain-based payment system. Since their establishment, the company has maintained that its vision is to be one of the frontrunners in supporting mass crypto adoption. To date, PumaPay continues to refine their technology, adding new features that are slowly helping their vision come to fruition. The latest developments are no different.
Mondia Pay Becomes Popular Digital Payment Solution for African Telcos
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Mondia Pay, Mondia’s (www.Mondia.com) digital payment entity, announced that it recently onboarded a series of new clients and is fast becoming the preferred digital payment solutions provider for telecom operators across Africa. Mondia Pay registered 5.3 billion transactions on its platform last year with telcos across the continent.
daVinci Payments Introduces Payment Accelerator to Drive Customer Traffic with Mobile Incentive Rewards
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
daVinci Payments announced the launch of
Razorpay Launches Payment Buttons for SMEs
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Empowering Startups to accept payments on their own website, Razorpay, the leading full-stack financial services company, today launched Payment Buttons. Payment button enables businesses and freelancers to add a single line of code on their website or blog and go live with an integrated payment gateway, in less than 5 minutes.
Younger Generations Drive UK Alternative Payment Method Adoption for Online Transactions
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
As the migration away from traditional payment methods in the UK accelerates, younger generations are leading the adoption of alternative payment methods (APMs) such as bank transfers and e-wallets, reveals a new study from PPRO. According to the findings, 42% of Millennials (born between 1980-1993) and 35% of Generation Z (born between 1994-2001) feel confident using, or have used, these methods of payment before.
Sokin Links Into Currencycloud to Strengthen Its Global Payments Network
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Sokin, the new generation fintech payment firm, has announced it will be integrating Currencycloud’s local payment rails as part of it’s easy to use, low cost subscription-based money transfers service in over 150 countries, with 35 different currency options. Sokin has developed a market leading proprietary global payments network for B2B customers which offers a simple app, or online-based platform which allows multiple transfers with no... more
Customer Expectations Driving Growth in Automated Deposit ATMs Worldwide
- 5 years 1 week ago
- ATMs
Automated deposit terminals (ADTs) offer a range of benefits for banks, but are also increasingly sought after by customers looking to make quick and convenient transactions Automated deposits have become the standard in many cash-heavy markets
One in Three UK Consumers in Favour of Increasing Contactless Spending Limit
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
One in three UK consumers (32 percent) would like to see a further increase of the current £45 contactless spending limit, according to a YouGov survey of more than 2,000 UK consumers commissioned by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payments software and solutions. Among those in favour of an increase, 40 percent say they want the limit to increase to £100.
VibePay Sets Sights on Growth With Integration of More UK Banks and New Business Accounts
VibePay is continuing on its ambitious path of growth, with the integration of more UK banks and payment providers via open banking, and a business account function in its newly launched social payments app. With 24 banks now integrated with the app, including new additions Starling, Capital One and Tesco, VibePay is aiming to boost engagement with its 50,000 users and drive more sign-ups amongst its Gen Z audience.
Mswipe Launches “Bank Box” to Revolutionize the Digital Payment Landscape for SMEs
- 5 years 1 week ago
- e-Payments
Mswipe announced today the launch of Bank Box, a digital acceptance and payment solution designed to meet the cost-centric needs of MSMEs and merchants, as well as provide for a seamlessly integrated experience. Through this launch, Mswipe aims to pave the way for a futuristic payment solution platform and address key challenges that merchants and MSMEs face, with recurring costs on POS terminals like PoS rentals and Merchant Discount Rate (MDR).
