Dynamic Planner’s Louis Williams Named Future Leader in Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Payments, Consultancy
Dynamic Planner’s Head of Psychology & Behavioural Insights Louis Williams, has been named as one of the eight Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Award’s Future Leader for 2021 Winners.
Arqit appoints Jason Nabi to role of Managing Director, Financial Services
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Appointment signals Arqit’s push into financial services security Arqit Quantum Inc. (“Arqit”), a leader in quantum encryption technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Nabi as Managing Director, Financial Services, with immediate effect. As a 30-year veteran in Capital Markets and the Fintech sectors, Jason has held leadership positions at some of the world’s largest banks, including HSBC and BNP Paribas, and has worked for... more
‘Barclaycard Multicurrency’: New Foreign Exchange Solution Launches for Corporate Customers
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Payments
Barclaycard Multicurrency is a new integrated Foreign Exchange (FX) solution that enables Barclays acquired ecommerce customers to accept payments quickly and efficiently in over 100 currencies The solution uses a pre-determined fixed FX rate which reduces the impact of volatility to clients With streamlined integration processes the product can save customers valuable time
Money Transfer Fintech TransferGo Closes $50m Series C
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Fundraising News, Payments
TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, has today announced that it has secured $50m in a Series C funding round. This latest fundraise, led by Elbrus Capital Fund III and Black River Ventures, follows consistent 80% year-on-year growth for the fintech company since its launch, and brings the total raised to-date for TransferGo to $77m.
American Express launches new digital expense management tool for all UK Business Gold and Platinum Cardmembers
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Payments
Today, American Express (NYSE: AXP) has launched AmexExpense, a new, fully digital expense management tool for businesses. Available for all UK Business Gold and Platinum Cardmembers, the free-to-download app simplifies the expense administration process by eliminating the need to save paper receipts and undertake lengthy manual reconciliation.
Coinjar Secures Financial Conduct Authority Registration
- 4 years 12 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
ONE OF THE FIRST UK EXCHANGES TO BE REGISTERED AS A CRYPTOASSET COMPANY WITH THE FCA
Cyber Criminals go After Users of Brazil’s #1 Banking Online Payment Service: PIX
- 5 years 15 hours ago
- Payments, Security, Cybersecurity
Check Point Research (CPR) discovers cyber attacks on users of PIX, the instant payment system managed by the Brazilian Central Bank. Cyber criminals tricked users into transferring their entire account balances into another bank account, by distributing two malicious applications on Google’s Play Store.
Baby Boomers Least likely to be Loyal to any Brand Compared to 93% of Gen Z Consumers, Emerchantpay Report Finds
- 5 years 16 hours ago
- Payments
New research of 2,000 UK consumers from emerchantpay found that 13% do not feel loyal to any brands in any retail verticals, with this rising to nearly a quarter (23%) amongst baby boomers and almost one-in-three (31%) in over 75s. However, pre-and-post pandemic, the grocery, food and drink sector saw a surge in customer loyalty, with nearly half (49%) saying they felt more loyal to these brands, including 57% Baby Boomers.
UATP and Uber for Business Partner for Global Acceptance
- 5 years 16 hours ago
- Payments
Corporate Travel Community to Benefit with UATP Acceptance in Uber Wallet UATP and Uber for Business (NYSE: UBER) announced today a strategic partnership in which UATP will be integrated into Uber Wallet, enabling travelers to use UATP accounts for rides with Uber as well as orders through Uber Eats. These features will be available in the coming weeks.
nexo Standards Adds Mir and PURE to its Globally Adopted Payment Acceptance Specification
- 5 years 17 hours ago
- Payments
Terminal manufacturers, merchants and banks using nexo standards can integrate acceptance for Mir and PURE alongside all major international card schemes and a range of domestic networks
Phos Adds PIN to its Leading Software-only Solution for Global Merchants
- 5 years 17 hours ago
- Payments
New pilot scheme certified by Mastercard and Visa for PIN transactions on mobile
GoCardless Bolsters ESG Efforts with two Senior Hires
- 5 years 17 hours ago
- Payments
GoCardless, a global fintech in account-to-account payments, has appointed Ben Knight as Head of Environmental Sustainability and Lena Tailor as Director of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in a move that strengthens its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments.
Fintech Start-up QPS Enters the Payment Cards domain by partnering with ‘Zwipe’ to Bring Next Generation Payment Cards to Asia and the Middle East
- 5 years 17 hours ago
- Payments, P-Cards, FinTech StartUps
This partnership would enable a faster rollout of the next-generation payment cards The collaboration has fast-tracked QPS’ expansion plans across the middle east
Towards a Cashless Future
- 5 years 19 hours ago
- Payments
New digital payment trends are ushering in the dawn of a cashless future – and a more inclusive financial landscape.
Airwallex Strengthens Global Executive Team with Key Senior Hires
- 5 years 19 hours ago
- Platform Technology, Payments
Airwallex, one of the fastest growing global fintech platforms, today announced two senior appointments to support the significant expansion across its business as the company extends its global footprint. Collectively, these senior executives bring close to four decades of multinational HR and finance expertise, further bolstering Airwallex’s global executive team.
