Japan's First Cryptocurrency Forex Trading Platform Goes Live
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Overbit.com - the cryptocurrency trading platform, went live on Feb. 18, 2019. It is the world's first all-in-one platform, offering the ability to place positions on cryptocurrency and various financial products with Bitcoin (XBT). Users will be able to buy and sell cryptos, currencies, global indices, gold and silver. As part of the launch campaign and for a limited time only, Overbit gifted 0.01 Bitcoin to each user that could be used as... more
Mastercard and Doconomy Launch the Future of Sustainable Payments
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Doconomy and Mastercard announce their joint effort to combat climate change by enabling DO – a free and easy-to-use mobile banking service that lets users track, understand and reduce their CO2 footprints through carbon offsetting. The launch of DO sets a new standard for purpose-driven payment services and is a major step in Mastercard’s commitment to drive innovation for a sustainable future.
Sage automates salary and supplier payments with Modulr
Sage (FTSE:SGE) the market leader in cloud business management solutions has partnered with high-growth UK payments fintech, Modulr, to simplify the task of managing accounts payable and payroll payments for millions of UK businesses. The solution, known as Sage Salary and Supplier Payments, will allow businesses and their accountants to securely manage and process payments from directly within the Sage Accounts and Payroll products.
Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2019
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Volante Technologies Inc., the global provider of software to accelerate digital transformation and modernization, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2019. SWIFT issued its latest standards release which includes a number of changes, most notably for payments messages and to SWIFT gpi. This includes mandatory changes mostly relating to the UETR (Unique End-to-end Transaction Reference). In this SWIFT release all users... more
Mizuho Bank unveils J-Coin its new digital currency platform
- 7 years 1 week ago
- e-Payments, Banking
Mizuho Bank is on track to launch its new digital currency platform J-Coin Pay on 1 March with the support of 60 regional financial institutions. To make use of the currency, users will download a dedicated app on their smartphone. Payments will be made using QR codes. The value of the digital currency will be fixed at 1 yen per unit, and will not fluctuate on the market, as virtual currencies such as bitcoin do.
Ingenico brings secure contactless payment acceptance to mobiles and tablets
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it will demonstrate a Tap on Phone (ToP) proof of concept (PoC) – enabling secure NFC payments on consumer-off-the-shelf devices with a dedicated app – at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25–28 February 2019.
New Technologies Driving New Conversations on Payments and Demands for Access
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Want to grab that purchase and go? You’re not alone. Today more than ever, people are living an increasingly digital – and mobile – life and they expect their ability to pay for their needs and wants to match that same “always on” mindset, according to social media conversations identified in the 2019 edition of the Mastercard Digital Payments Study.
Windsor Brokers: now live on ISXPay®
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) is pleased to announce that Windsor Brokers Ltd, one of the most established Forex Brokers in Europe operating for more than 30 years, has now gone live on the ISXPay® unified platform, comprising Paydentity™ identity verification, card processing and acquiring, to Visa, Mastercard and JCB.
Sberbank customers can transfer money from their cards using recipient phone number
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Money Transfers, Banking
Sberbank announces that a new partner has joined its instant transfer ecosystem. Thanks to the partnership with international payment system WebMoney Transfer, clients can now make instant transfers from Sberbank cards to WebMoney purses and vice versa. Only the recipient’s phone number (which the card or purse is tied to) is needed to transfer money to a Sberbank card. Money is transferred instantly. Igor Manontov, Vice President of Sberbank... more
European Operations Update
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Platform Technology, Payments, Security
iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) following its announcement dated 6th February 2019, is pleased to announce that it now has a number of merchants live on its own Tier 1 Visa, Mastercard and JCB facilities. The Company’s wholly owned European neobank subsidiary, iSignthis eMoney Ltd (“ISXPay”), is now processing, clearing and settling in multiple currencies under its own Bank Institution Number (BIN) as a Principal member... more
Apple Wallet and Goldman Sachs partner to offer a joint credit card
Apple and Goldman Sachs are gearing up to launch a joint credit card later this year,
Banking Circle Virtual IBAN named Best Alternative Payment Solution
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
With its second award-win of 2019, Banking Circle has confirmed its position as the provider of choice for cross border merchants. For the second consecutive year, Banking Circle Virtual IBAN has been named Best Alternative Payment Solution at the Merchant Payments Ecosystem Awards.
Fingerprint Cards AB signs partnership with Gemalto and secures the world’s first volume order of fingerprint sensors for dual-interface payment cards
Fingerprint Cards' (Fingerprints™) technology has been selected by Gemalto to bring additional performance to its next generation of dual interface payment cards. Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will offer biometric EMV®* payment cards to its bank customers, using Fingerprints' T-Shape sensor and licensing the recently-launched Biometric Software Platform for payments.
PAYMENTS CANADA SELECTS SIA AS THE APPLICATION PROVIDER FOR CANADA’S NEW HIGH-VALUE PAYMENTS SYSTEM, LYNX
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Payments Canada announced today the selection of SIA as the application provider for the country’s new high-value payments system, Lynx. This payments Modernization milestone is the outcome of an extensive procurement process with participation from key industry partners, including Canadian financial institutions.
