Merchants and Acquirers Must Work Together to Ensure SCA Success, Says ACI Worldwide
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Merchants need to work actively with their acquirers and take charge of their exemption strategy now in order to be fully prepared for when Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations take effect in the UK in September 2021, says ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payments software solutions.
The Bitcoin Trader's Beginner's Guide
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Bitcoins
You might have heard about cryptocurrencies or Bitcoin from someone in the last couple of years. However, a lot of people do not know that the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was launched in 2008. Bitcoin is a digital asset and it has experienced massive growth in the last few months. For the first time in Bitcoin’s history, the price value of one Bitcoin reached $50,000.
Finch Capital’s Nomu Pay Acquires Key Wirecard APAC Entities
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, h
Kinesis Launches Government-Backed Monetary System in Partnership with PT Pos in Indonesia
Kinesis, the monetary system based on 1:1 allocated physical gold and silver, today announces the soft launch of PT Pos Indonesia’s physical gold-based digital Sharia product, PosGO Syariah.
Mastercard Names Tim Murphy to Chief Administrative Officer.
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, People Moves
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced the appointment of Tim Murphy, the company’s general counsel, to the newly created position of chief administrative officer. In this role, he will have oversight of the company’s Law, Franchise and Integrity activities, as well as the added management of its People and Capabilities function.
Forter Partners with Flutterwave to Drive eCommerce Growth Across Africa and Beyond
- 4 years 1 month ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, has announced a partnership with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company. The partnership, the first of its kind in Africa, will enable merchants to accurately identify legitimate buyers from fraudsters, resulting in increased transaction approvals and reduced friction in the purchasing experience, all without the fear of fraud.
Fast-growing Fintech Payink Appoints Senior Payments Executive as its CEO
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, People Moves
Payink, a fast-growing payments and receivables provider to professional services firms, has appointed Branislav Trajkovski as its CEO. Prior to joining Payink, Branislav scaled cross-border payments company Dlocal into a unicorn as the Global Head of Corporate Development and a Board Member.
Paysend Hits New Heights with 3.5 Million Registered Customers
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Global FinTech Paysend has reached a new milestone of 3.5 million customers on its digital money and global money transfer platform. Having reached 2.5 million customers on November 4th, 2020, the firm’s growth acceleration has continued at pace, and 2 million new users have joined the platform since the start of the pandemic in March of last year.
Pelican’s Straight Through Processing and Payment Automation Solution Goes Live at Bank of Montreal
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments
Leading AI technology solutions provider, Pelican, announced today that Bank of Montreal (BMO) has recently gone live with Pelican Intelligent Financial Hub – STP, Pelican’s payment analytics, intelligent automation and straight-through processing (STP) solution. The bank and its customers will benefit from enhanced infrastructure and operational payment capabilities.
FSS Strengthens Leadership Team Appoints Sanjoy Bose as the Chief Revenue Officer - South Asia
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Jobs Listings
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global payment processor and provider of integrated payment products, today announced the appointment of Sanjoy Bose as the Chief Revenue Officer – South Asia. Sanjoy will be responsible for growing FSS Business in the region, taking a customer-centric approach and driving high-quality engagements.
VitraCash Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Fund AI-Powered Smart Payment Card – MasterCard as Strategic Partner
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments
VitraCash Limited, a payment technology platform that is using artificial intelligence to change how people around the world pay for goods and services, announced their crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube this week. In an effort to raise funds for the launch of their AI-powered smart payment card, with MasterCard as a strategic partner, VitraCash is the first-of-its-kind smart debit card that saves all credit and debit cards for one customer in... more
ikigai Chooses Wealthkernel for Custodian Services to Provide FCA Regulated Asset Security for Customers
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
ikigai, the new premium fintech bringing self-care to personal finance, today announced it has extended its relationship with WealthKernel, choosing them as custodian to safeguard the financial assets of its clients in line with the current permissions of the FCA. Prior to selecting WealthKernel as its custodian, ikigai’s clients’ assets were held by investment platform, Third Financial.
Paydoo partners with Tribe Payments for processing, gateway and POS services
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Digital payments provider, Paydoo, has partnered with technology company Tribe Payments to provide processing, gateway and POS services across the UK and Europe. Under Tribe’s acquirer processing programme, Paydoo will gain instant access to the latest technology to manage their merchants’ success and support ongoing growth.
Modulr Receives Strategic Investment from the Venture Arm of FIS
Modulr, a leading Payments-as-a-Service applications programming interface (API) platform, has secured new investment from FIS Ventures, the corporate venture arm of global financial technology leader FIS, for an undisclosed amount. FIS plans to leverage Modulr’s API-based payments infrastructure to facilitate and automate realtime, business-to-business, payments in the U.K. and Europe as part of FIS’ broader real-time payments strategy.
PayPoint Significantly Enhances Digital Payments Capability and Diversifies its Sector Reach with RSM 2000 Acquisition
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Digital payments expert PayPoint has completed the acquisition of RSM 2000 Ltd, a leading provider of innovative digital payment services. The move marks a further step change in PayPoint’s strategic delivery; RSM 2000 boasts a significant portfolio of clients across sectors such as charities, not-for-profit organisations and SMEs in the UK, organisations which will bolster PayPoint’s market reach.
