NetClearance Brings IoT Payments to the Point-of-Sale
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Netclearance, providers of the world’s biggest network of smart Bluetooth payment terminals, today unveils the world’s first commercially available Bluetooth 5 payment beacon. mBeaconSAM comes in a mini SIM-card sized smart card that fits into existing card reader terminals and will enable them for IoT payments transactions. The device brings three key benefits to merchants and financial institutions:
Circle Strives to Ease the Cost and Pain of Cross-border Consumer Payments
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Today, Circle customers in the US, UK and Europe now have the ability to send and receive money instantly across borders with no fees and no markup on foreign exchange rates. For the first time, sending money across borders is just like sending email or sharing photos: free and instant. It’s another step in our mission to tear down borders and barriers to sending money anywhere in the world. Other news we’re sharing today includes:
SafeCharge Enables Businesses to Tap Into Growing WeChat Pay User Base
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
SafeCharge, the leading payments technology company, today announced that it is partnering with Tencent Holdings, the leading provider of internet value added services in China, to add WeChat Pay, the booming payment service of the Chinese messaging giant and China’s most popular social media on its global payments platform.
Stockholm Will Host the First Large Conference on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
On September 7, for the first time, the Swedish capital will host a large conference dedicated to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm. The event is a part of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, which is the first and the largest network of crypto conferences in Europe. Organizer is Smile-Expo that holds similar events in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Russia and Ukraine.
Visa Champions Cashless Payments at FIFA Confederations Cup
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Visa, the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, today announced that football fans attending the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 will have a front row seat to enhanced payment experiences at official FIFA stadiums.
TerraPay signs YES BANK
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, has partnered with YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, to enable real-time international money transfers to bank accounts in India. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service, the partnership will make it faster and convenient for consumers to send money to any bank account.
WOW Air Takes Off Globally with Online Payments by Ingenico ePayments
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group, today announced that WOW air, the low-fare, long-haul airline based in Iceland, has selected Ingenico ePayments to support the next phase of its global expansion by enabling consumers anywhere to seamlessly buy online tickets and services using their preferred payment methods.
SWIFT Unveils New Instant Payments Solution for Europe
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT today announces the launch of an instant payments messaging solution for the European market. It will allow instant payments to be made over the SWIFT network, and provide customers with a single gateway to connect seamlessly to multiple instant payments systems. The instant payments solution will be available by November 2018. Once delivered for Europe, the same solution could support instant payments initiatives elsewhere.
Fico Card Compromise Manager Fine-Tunes Breach Detection
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO today announced the availability of FICO Card Compromise Manager, an anti-fraud solution that proactively detects and prioritises compromised merchants and data breaches involving card data.
Visa Reveals B2B Framework
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Today, Visa announced Visa Ready Program for Business Solutions, a strategic framework to help technology companies that integrate with Visa’s business-to-business (B2B) payment services and data solutions ensure that they meet Visa’s standards and are market ready.
Icon Solutions Partners with T‑Systems Hungary for Icon’s Instant Payments Framework
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Icon Solutions, a leading provider of technology and instant payments solutions has just announced its expansion into the Hungarian market by partnering with T-Systems Hungary to provide customers with easier, quicker and more manageable access to immediate payments via Icon’s Instant Payments Framework (IPF).
Tipalti Adds Major Innovations to Future-Proof Accounts Payable
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Tipalti, the leader in supplier payments automation, today unveiled a series of new capabilities enabling forward-thinking CFOs to transform their finance organization from an operational function to a strategic enabler of global growth, while transitioning AP from a cost center to a profit center.
nexo standards Announces Board Following Third General Assembly
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
nexo standards, the open, global industry association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, today announces the results of its third annual General Assembly. Board of Directors elected nexo standards’ 78 member organisations, which together represent all actors in the payment acceptance transaction chain, have elected a Board of Directors that is equally diverse, including acceptors, card schemes, vendors... more
AEVI and Moroku Join Forces to Mobilize Small Merchants
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
AEVI and Moroku today announced a partnership to bring their all-in-one small merchant POS software Marrakash to AEVI’s Global Marketplace; a B2B app store for smart Point of Sale (SmartPOS) devices.
Supported by Mastercard and CDPQ AvidXchange Secures $300 Million Funding
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
AvidXchange, a leading fintech provider of accounts payable and payment automation for midsize companies, announced today its strategic partnership with Mastercard to deliver accounts payable and payment automation to small and midsize businesses.
