City Pay Launches in US
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Citi Mastercard credit customers in the U.S. can begin using Citi Pay, a digital wallet that offers seamless payments across channels with card number protection through tokenization.
Anticipating COSS Fire Swap (pre-ICO)
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Few days are remaining before the official pre-sale of the revenue-generating COSS tokens initiated by a Singaporean startup propelling the massive adoption of cryptocurrencies via its Crypto One Stop Solution platform, COSS for short.
COSS and DDF collab: Cryptocurrency Fundraising Made Easier
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
COSS PTE LTD, a startup from Singapore featuring the Crypto One Stop Solution platform (COSS for short) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Digital Developers Fund (DDF), a fund investing in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and domain names.
UnionPay Enhances the Rollout of QR Code Payments
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
UnionPay International is now accelerating the promotion of its innovative products and services globally. Southeast and Northeast Asia are the key target markets.
Visa Checkout Goes Live on Air Canada
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa today announced the availability of Visa Checkout with Air Canada, Canada's largest airline. With Visa Checkout, Air Canada customers can spend more time planning their trip and less time filling out payment and billing information.
Payment Systems Regulator Reveals Annual Report
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Now in its second operational year, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has today published its annual report for 2016/17, which reviews its work over the past year. This year’s report highlights key achievements and milestones for 2016/17. The last 12 months have enabled the regulator to focus on the foundations set out during its first operational year, and make significant progress in addressing the issues identified to make payment systems... more
Record Tumbles as Bacs Sets New Processing High
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
An impressive 120,000 transactions in a single minute – that’s the new record set by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the organisation behind Direct Debit and Bacs Direct Credit in the UK. More than 111 million payments were processed in just one day at the end of June, outdistancing the previous high recorded just nine months earlier by 2.4 million. The news underlines the appeal of automated payments to UK businesses and consumers alike,... more
Masterpass is Available on Air Canada
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Credit Cards
Mastercard today announced that Masterpass is available on Air Canada.com and vacations.aircanada.com, helping travelers get from booking to vacation-mode even faster. Air Canada joins a rapidly expanding roster of travel sites offering fast, easy and secure digital payment with Masterpass.
Tesco Unveils Contactless Loyalty Card
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Tesco has today announced a host of exciting improvements to Clubcard, the most rewarding loyalty scheme in the retail sector, making it even simpler and easier for customers and colleagues to use.
Planet Payment and ACI Worldwide Reveal UnionPay International's SecurePlus
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Planet Payment, Inc., a leading provider of international and multi-currency payment processing services, and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced the launch of UnionPay International’s SecurePlus, the latest in UnionPay’s solution set, that will now enable the acceptance of UnionPay debit and credit cards online, with several significant enhancements.
CM Makes Acquisition of Docdata Payments from Ingram Micro
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Netherlands-based mobile service provider acquires payment institution Docdata Payments from its American owner Ingram Micro. This was agreed this Monday by both parties.
SMEs More Afraid of Cybercrime than Brexit
- 8 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
Britain’s SMEs are shifting the billions spent each year on hiring traditional experts, such as legal and procurement consultants, to leverage the skills required to survive in an increasingly digital world, including those for cybersecurity and new payments technology.
InstaReM Cross-Border Payments Firm Raises $13m
- 8 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
InstaReM, one of the leading digital cross-border payments companies, has received a US$13 million investment led by GSR Ventures, with participation from SBI-FMO Emerging Asia Financial Sector Fund (SBI-FMO Fund), Vertex Ventures, Fullerton Financial Holdings (FFH), and Global Founders Capital (GFC). To date, InstaReM has raised over US$18 million in the last 18 months.
Millennials and Their Mobiles Matter Most, and They’re Voting With Their Money
- 8 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments
A new global report released by Telstra reveals that United Kingdom (UK) millennials have become the most valuable demographic group for financial institutions with UK millennials’ average wallet size[1] now 40 per cent greater than the UK adult demographic. As millennials drive interactions and demand mobile engagement in a manner never before seen in financial services, traditional institutions need to adopt a mobile-first digital strategy or... more
Sberbank Deploy Spire and Lanter Innovative Mobile POS Solution Across Four Major Russian Cities
- 8 years 4 weeks ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Spire Payments and its official Russian distributor Lanter have developed an innovative mobile POS solution to capture transportation and municipal payments in major cities throughout the Russian Federation. The initiative is spearheaded by Sberbank, the market-leading acquiring bank in the region and is driven by the desire to expand into new market sectors. This ground-breaking initiative has just been deployed in four major cities: Sankt... more
