SWIFT to open gpi to e-commerce and DLT platforms
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT announces a proof-of-concept (PoC) to trial gpi Link, a gateway to interlink e-commerce and trading platforms with SWIFT gpi – the new standard in cross-border payments.
SafeCharge partners with Mazooma to enable local US payment options for gaming operators
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payments technology, is cementing its US expansion by offering real-time ACH payments in partnership with Mazooma - the trusted source for verified bank payments in online sports betting and iGaming. Through Mazooma’s eCheck Select Payment Technology, SafeCharge aims to support both its US customers and its international customers wanting to roll out in the region.
230 Million Daily Active Users Now on Alipay Mini Programs
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
We’d like to provide a brief update on Alipay mini programs, which were launched in September 2018. With an increasingly diverse portfolio of services, a convenient user interface and low barriers to entry for merchants, Alipay mini programs have seen high user conversion and retention rates, underscoring Alipay’s position as the super-app for payment, lifestyle and commerce.
Scotland’s ‘Fintech Skills Academy’ pilot hailed a success
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
The pilot of Scotland’s new Fintech Skills Academy initiative, announced in September last year, has been hailed as a success. An ‘Introduction to the Retail Card Payments Business’, run in a collaboration between Dunfermline payment specialist Renovite Technologies and Fife College, concluded on Friday.
Curve integrates Amex support in Beta
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Curve, the smart card that lets users keep all their credit and debit cards on a single card, today announces Amex support in Beta.
Discover cards partners with Garmin Pay for contactless payment solutions
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Discover and Garmin International, Inc., today announced that Discover cardmembers can now make payments using Garmin PayTM, a contactless payment solution for people on the move.
Aliant Payments offers free crypto processing
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Aliant Payments, a U.S. based provider of merchant services and payment processing, announced today that it will begin offering cryptocurrency processing free-of-charge to qualifying U.S. and European-based merchants that sign up for credit and debit card processing.
Soho Coffee chain partners with Yoyo Wallet to facilitate mobile payment experience
SOHO Coffee Co., the independent artisan coffee chain, has partnered with Yoyo, Europe’s fastest growing mobile payment and loyalty marketing platform, to build and power a new payments and loyalty app experience for its customers.
PCI Pal honoured at the PCI 2019 Awards for Excellence for second consecutive year
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
For the second year running, PCI Pal, the specialist provider of secure payment solutions for contact centres, has been presented with an award at the PCI 2019 Awards for Excellence for its role in helping organisations across the globe meet the challenges of PCI DSS compliance.
Mastercard and Earthport PLC Announce Terms of Recommended Cash Offer
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard Incorporated and Earthport PLC today published a Rule 2.7 announcement under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers regarding an agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer by Mastercard UK Holdco Limited, an indirectly, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mastercard, for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Earthport.
Aziza Coin announces blockchain solution to render African projects economically viable
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
In the Financial Times' (www.FT.com) report on Innovation in South Africa today, Aziza Coin (www.Aziza.io) simulates how to beat high fees and shows why "excessive profits in UK fund management industry handicap growth on the African continent."
Atom Bank partners with Bacs
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
U.K. digital banking disruptor Atom has signed up with the Bacs payment system to boost its offering and enable its customers to offer direct debits for the first time.
Chainalysis Brings Anti-Money Laundering Tech to Booming Stablecoin Market
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Compliance
Chainalysis, the leading provider of cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, today announced the launch of Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT) for stablecoins, a real-time anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for monitoring stablecoins across every transaction through their full lifecycle, including issuance and redemption.
Launch of the Global Alliance for YOUth at the World Economic Forum in Davos to impact 6 million young people by 2022
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
The Global Alliance for YOUth has announced today its ambition to impact 6 million young people, helping them build employability skills. The Global Alliance for YOUth is a business-driven movement of like-minded organizations passionate about working together to help young people around the globe get the necessary skills to thrive in the world of work, today and tomorrow.
VIVIPAY SURVEY OF UNBANKED POPULATIONS SHOWS HOW MUCH IS SPENT EACH MONTH ON CHECK CASHING SERVICES
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
ViViPAY (ViVi), a subsidiary of ViVi Holdings Inc. and a leading provider of “Fintech” financial technology solutions, announced today results of a survey it commissioned addressing how members of the unbanked population receive income as well as check cashing trends.
