EBCoin Announces Future Listings and Launch of New Cryptocurrency Exchange
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
EBC Foundation, the company behind the blockchain Fintech project EBCoin, officially announced that they will launch a new cryptocurrency trading exchange based in Japan.
SWIFT Report Reveals RMB’s Struggle to Strengthen Position in 2017
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT’s latest RMB Tracker reveals a mixed year for the Chinese currency’s growth in 2017 and identifies some of the critical factors for success in 2018. Despite the growing importance of China in the global economy and the various strategic measures put in place to support its currency, SWIFT’s report shows that RMB usage accounted for 1.61% of domestic and cross-border payments in December 2017.
FINTECH EBANX RAISES $30 MILLION FROM FTV CAPITAL
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
EBANX, a company headquartered in Brazil that offers Latin American local payment methods to international merchants, enabling them to sell their products and services to Latin America, today announced that it has raised a $30 million investment from FTV Capital, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst Fund. Last year, EBANX processed $1.2 billion in cross-border transactions and achieved the milestone of helping over 30 million users from the... more
FIME Selected by Mada Payment System to Develop Next-gen Testing and Validation Scheme
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
FIME, a partner of Alhamrani Universal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has been selected by mada, the domestic payment scheme, to develop a state-of-the-art, bespoke cloud-based testing platform and certification process.
Vocalink’s Pay by Bank App to Partner with Shieldpay to Provide Secure Yet Seamless Transactions
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Vocalink, a Mastercard company, has announced a partnership with Shieldpay, to use Pay by Bank app, its market leading mobile payments services as a new deposit method available to Shieldpay customers.
airBaltic Expands Payment Coverage with Trustly
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
European payments company Trustly has today announced a partnership with the Latvian national airline airBaltic. The agreement will make it possible for airBaltic’s customers to make online purchases for tickets and services directly from their bank account, using secure digital authentication methods supported by customers’ banks and facilitated by Trustly’s payment service.
EMVCo Invites the Payments Community to Gain Insight into Latest Initiatives
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV® Specifications, has announced its tenth annual EMV User Meeting will be held in San Diego, USA on 20-21 June, 2018. The two-day event, which takes place at Marriott San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, provides a forum for payment industry stakeholders to gain insight into EMVCo’s mission, structure and current technical activities, as well as directly engage with the technical body’s subject matter... more
Mahindra Comviva’s mobiquity® Money receives two nominations for GSMA GLOMO Awards 2018
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, received nomination in two categories at the prestigious Global Mobile Awards 2018. The nominations were received in the categories “Best Mobile Innovation for Payment” and “Best Mobile Innovation for Women in Emerging Markets”. The winners will be announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress scheduled for February 26 - March 1 in Barcelona.
Self-Assessment Deadline 2018: Bitcoin Investors Beware
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Developing issues like bitcoin, the gig economy, and how people pay HMRC are will have an impact on this self-assessment this year Emily Coltman FCA and Chief Accountant to FreeAgent outlines her five top tips for late filers
Volante Technologies and BNY Mellon collaborate on payments technology innovation
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of payments and financial messages, announced today that it has been collaborating with BNY Mellon on creating and deploying technology to enable real-time payments in the US and internationally.
SpherePay, Singapore’s Homegrown Mobile Payment App Raises Over USD 10 Million in Funding
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
SpherePay, Singapore's homegrown mobile payment app, announced today that it has completed its fundraising exercise which saw the company raising over USD 10 million. It has not disclosed the name of investors due to on-going developments. With this latest round of funding and the affirmation of its strategic partnership with oBike since last December, SpherePay is well-placed to be the top three payment platforms in Southeast Asia. It currently... more
Davos to launch Alipay for Chinese visitors
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”), today announced that Alipay is soon to be made available to most local businesses in the Swiss town of Davos, thanks to a partnership with SIX Payment Services, a pan-Europe payment service provider based in Switzerland.
Huawei Teams Up With UnionPay International to Roll Out Huawei Pay Worldwide
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Online Banking, Mobile Banking
Yesterday Huawei signed a mutual cooperation agreement with UnionPay International with the aim of working together to promote the globalization of Huawei Pay and to accelerate its roll-out worldwide in order to provide a better mobile payment experience for Huawei mobile device users. The agreement marks the first joint effort between Huawei and UnionPay to bring Huawei Pay to the global market since the two enterprises worked together to... more
Volante Technologies and BNY Mellon collaborate on payments technology innovation
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of payments and financial messages, announced today that it has been collaborating with BNY Mellon on creating and deploying technology to enable real-time payments in the US and internationally.
Pelican Senior Business Analyst recognised in BAFT ‘Future Leader’ Program 2018
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Payments
BAFT, the international financial services association, has announced its Future Leaders program class of 2018, recognising Pelican’s Hiren Shah as an upcoming leader in the transaction banking industry. Pelican, a global provider of Artificial Intelligence powered payments and financial crime compliance solutions for banks and corporates, joins a prestigious list of global organisations with outstanding employees recognised by BAFT, including... more
