MineralTree Named One of North America’s Fastest-Growing Companies on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500™
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
MineralTree, an Accounts Payable (AP) and payments automation solution provider, has been named to
COVID-19 Drives Further Growth in Contactless Payments, Finds Nets
Contactless payments have taken a leap forward during 2020, in part driven by concerns around the potential spread of COVID-19. In the Nordics, the contactless payment ratio has grown from around 57 per cent in early January to 75 per cent of all in-store card payments in late October this year, according to data from Nets, a leading Nordic payment provider.
Bittrex Global Confirms Free Trading For Top DeFi Tokens
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Bittrex Global GmbH. announced that 7 new DeFi tokens will be listed this week including:
Uber and Marqeta Announce Global Card Issuing Partnership
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, and Uber, the multinational ridesharing pioneer and delivery platform, announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic global card-issuing partnership. Marqeta is already supporting the global growth of Uber Eats through this new partnership, and will serve as Uber’s card issuing partner for future projects.
O-CITY to Drive Contactless Payments Across Matatu Bus Service in Kenya
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
O-CITY, the automated fare collection provider by BPC, today announces its initiative to drive contactless payments across bus services in Nairobi, Kenya. The O-CITY pilot, designed to reduce the use of cash in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was launched in partnership with transport savings and credit specialists, NikoDigi, and Kenyan payments firm, Tracom, to accelerate the deployment of cashless fare collection.
Swedish Consumer Survey Shows Large Interest in Biometric Cards in Response to Covid-19 In-Store Payment Concerns
Almost 70 percent of respondents in a new Swedish consumer study would be interested in a biometric payment card without having to touch the point-of-sale terminal. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the respondents expressed a strong interest in more hygienic and secure payment methods when shopping in stores. The study was carried out in October 2020 by TietoEVRY together with biometric fintech company Zwipe.
New Study Reveals the Struggles that Many Businesses Face in Getting Paid During Pandemic
96% of businesses have had outstanding payments for 10+ days over the last year, according to a new Forrester Consulting study commissioned by GoCardless, a leading fintech for recurring payments.
Mastercard & Juvo to Provide Financial Services to Underbanked Consumers in Latin America
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Juvo, a pioneer of financial identities for the underbanked, today announced a new partnership with Mastercard. Juvo was accepted into Mastercard’s global fintech startup engagement program, Start Path, last August. Now, Juvo is collaborating with Mastercard’s Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) team to introduce its FiDaaS (Financial Identity as a Service) platform to hundreds of financial institutions across the region.
Accuity Helps Nationwide Screen Cross-Border Visa Direct Payments in Real-Time
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, has joined forces with Accuity, the global compliance provider to start accepting cross-border transactions via Visa Direct. Customers can send Visa Direct payments to Nationwide accounts in real-time, creating a frictionless user experience
Yooz Announces Further Expansion Into Europe
Yooz, the international provider of intelligent purchase-to-pay (P2P) software, today announced the launch of its automated, cloud-based accounts payable (AP) solution in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. The company is dedicated to making an intelligent, automated P2P automation solution easy and affordable for all businesses in these regions, regardless of size, industry and volume of documents.
ZUBR Ranks As A+ Verified Exchange
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Derivatives exchange ZUBR has received certification as an A+ Verified Exchange by institutional crypto ranking programme, Nomics. The deep data integration required ZUBR to provide detailed information about the instruments listed on its exchange, feeding historical data on all executions to Nomics, as well as providing order book snapshots in order for Nomics to rank ZUBR among other exchanges.
Banking Circle Supports Payments Businesses’ Merchants Ahead of the Big Christmas Sales Push
- 3 years 11 months ago
- E-Commerce, Payments
Following the launch of USD collections for Amazon in the US, Canada and Mexico earlier this year, financial infrastructure provider Banking Circle is now providing USD collections for sellers across a wider range of online marketplaces.
Ziglu Celebrates Mastercard Debit Card Launch With Christmas Charity Campaign
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Ziglu celebrates its Mastercard debit card launch by donating the price of a meal [1] to Fareshare every time a customer uses their card for their supermarket shop online and in store, regardless of the size of the transaction until the end of the year.
Ascendant Expands into the UK
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Ascendant today announced the expansion of their global operations with an entry into the UK market. The financial technology and global payments provider will focus on growing their corporate client base and valued partnerships by offering technology-driven payment solutions that save customers time and money as they navigate a challenging economic environment.
Mastercard Advances Multi-Rail Strategy to Modernize Business Payments
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard continues to deliver on its multi-rail strategy with the addition of Account-to-Account (A2A) payments functionality to Mastercard Track™ Business Payment Service.
