Mastercard and Earthport PLC Announce Terms of Recommended Cash Offer
- 6 years 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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.
Kenya leads in Cryptocurrency predictions for 2019 in the East Africa Region
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
As we start 2019, it is an opportune time to reflect on the year that was and forge the way forward. The cryptoeconomy celebrated its 10th birthday in 2018, reaching a total market capitalization of approximately $138.6 billion (KSh 14.2 trillion).
SafeCharge opens an office in Shenzhen, extending support to its customers in Asia and speeding up development in China
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payments technology, today announced the opening of its new office in China less than four years after launching in the country. The new office is based in Shenzhen’s PingAn International Finance Center, a 115-storey supertall skyscraper in the Futian business district. This latest expansion marks SafeCharge’s growing footprint across the APAC region, where it... more
MYPINPAD Appoints Nigel Dean to Head Marketing Team
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Authentication Technology
MYPINPAD, the global leader in payment acceptance and customer authentication solutions, has welcomed experienced payment industry professional, Nigel Dean, as its new Head of Marketing.
UnPAY Founder Named as 2018 Golden Shell’s Inaugural “Payment Industry Pioneer”
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
UnPAY founder and CEO, Zhang Zhenghua, has received another feather in his cap with the latest win at the 2018 Golden Shell Award. Zhenghua was named as the Payment Industry Pioneer, for his innovative creation of a global one-stop payment technology service model. The Payment Industry Pioneer award is a new category created by the Golden Shell Award. It was established to recognise corporate leaders who have made great strides and innovations... more
Flying start for the new Payconiq by Bancontact payment app: already supported by 290,000 payment points and 20 banks
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Nathalie Vandepeute, CEO of Bancontact Payconiq Company: “Our mission? To provide simple and reliable payment solutions to all Belgians on the road to a payment world with less cash. In other words, constantly changing the way in which people pay and are paid – and contributing to the growth of merchants’ businesses, while constantly improving the overall shopping experience.”
Double digit growth in SWIFT message volumes as gpi uptake soars
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT’s figures show an average of 31.31 million messages a day in 2018 as its annual traffic rose to an all-time high of over 7.8 billion. This marks an 11.3% increase on 2017 – and a 56% increase over the last five years. Traffic growth was driven by the mass adoption of SWIFT gpi – which now accounts for over half (55%) of cross-border payment instructions carried on the network, only two years since its launch.
International Payment Transfer Provider FlashFX Upgrades Additional Customer On-Boarding Security Through 4Stop's KYC and Anti-Fraud Solution
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Money Transfers
4Stop ("FourStop GmbH"), a leader in providing premium global KYC, compliance and anti-fraud technology, announces today they are live and operational within FlashFX's global payment t
Target and Taco Bell partner Apple for easy and secured payments
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box are the latest merchants to support Apple Pay, the most popular mobile contactless payment system in the world that lets customers easily and securely pay in stores using their iPhone and Apple Watch. With the addition of these national retailers, 74 of the top 100 merchants in the US and 65 percent of all retail locations across the country... more
Mastercard Shoppers Can Soon Tap & Go at Target
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Today, Mastercard announced its contactless cards soon will be accepted at Target stores, giving shoppers the ability to simply tap to pay. Cardholders using a contactless Mastercard—ones with a contactless symbol on them—will tap their card on the reader screen to pay and head on their way.
