PayGuard® Chooses Nuapay for Open Banking Payments
- 5 years 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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.
Adflex introduces Modular Cloud-based Payment Services to allow fast and simple service activation
- 5 years 1 month ago
- APIs, Platform Technology, Payments, Cloud
B2B digital payments integration specialist, Adflex, now enables both acquirers and supply chain businesses to simplify and accelerate integration of its modular digital payment services, following the cloud-transformation of its popular payments platform. “By wrapping our suite of digital payment services in RESTful APIs, we can now serve our acquirer and merchant clients with new levels of flexibility and agility,” comments Pat Bermingham, CEO... more
Conferma Pay and Visa to launch Virtual Card Payments Globally via Mobile App
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Online Banking
Fintech leader Conferma Pay has teamed up with Visa to integrate Visa virtual cards in the Conferma Pay mobile app. This solution is now globally available to Visa’s commercial bank clients, allowing them to bring the Conferma Pay app to their corporate customers as part of Visa’s broader technology offering.
Japanese Payment Methods Konbini and Pay-easy Join APAC Giants on PPRO’s Payments Platform
- 5 years 1 month ago
- E-Commerce, Payments, PaaS
PPRO, the world's leading local payments platform-as-a-service, has entered the Japanese e-commerce market. Two popular Japanese payment methods – Konbini and Pay-easy – join over 150 local payment methods on PPRO's platform, a portfolio that already includes APAC heavyweights like Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay, and GrabPay.
Banking Circle Research Reveals How Payments Businesses Are Adapting in the Wake of COVID-19 Restrictions
Recent research[1] commissioned by financial infrastructure provider, Banking Circle, following a webinar on the impact of COVID-19, has found that businesses are innovating rapidly to meet their customers’ ever-changing needs. Key highlights:
