WordlRemit Wins Lebara Money Transfer Deal
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Lebara and WorldRemit, two leading brands serving international residents, have entered into a strategic partnership making WorldRemit the exclusive money transfer partner of Lebara, globally.
$1 billion in transactions processed on Ecobank Mobile App in Africa
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, e-Payments, Mobile Banking
The groundbreaking Ecobank Mobile App, a single, unified financial services application across 33 African countries, has processed 9 million transactions worth over $1 billion since launch less than 18 months ago.
Starbucks Integrates with Samsung Bixby for Voice Ordering in Korea
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., a 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee International, Inc. and Shinsegae Group, launched voice recognition ordering today in South Korea by integrating with Bixby, Samsung’s intelligent assistant, available on select Samsung Galaxy devices. These features are an extension of Starbucks Siren Order, the company’s mobile order and pay technology, which allows customers in South Korea to order and pay for their... more
YapStone Selects Couchbase to Scale its Multi-Billion Dollar Global Payments Platform
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
YapStone, provider of online and mobile payment solutions for global marketplaces, has selected Couchbase, Inc, to accelerate the growth of its multi-billion dollar payments platform for global shared economies and marketplaces. The cloud-native Couchbase Data Platform will enable YapStone to easily organize large amounts of data with varied formats that change over time.
PaySimple Announces Latest Payment Integration With Profit Rhino's Mobile Flat Rate Selling Application for Home Service Companies
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
PaySimple, a leading Service Commerce platform for businesses, today announced the integration of its e
NAB is creating value for merchants in-store using Ingenico’s Web app Marketplace
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Ingenico Group (Euronext FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that the National Bank of Australia (NAB), a major Australian bank, has launched Ingenico’s Web app Marketplace, allowing to deploy business services to NAB’s terminal estate.
BitKan Secures $10 Million Series B Funding to Help Global Expansion
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
BitKan, one of China's leading provider of cryptocurrency services, announced today that it has secured $10 million in Series B funding round in bid to build momentum in the marketplace for the company's newly-launched social network hub "K Site" and expand international operations.
Crédit Agricole and Wirecard Partner For Digital Payment Partnership
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Crédit Agricole Payment Services (CAPS), a fully-owned subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, and Wirecard, one of the leading companies in digital financial technology, have signed a comprehensive contract to start their next generation digital partnership in payment services. After first starting into initial negotiations in December 2017, the parties are now defining the next steps to achieve state-of-the-art multichannel solutions.
Acapture, Sift Science to Bring Merchants World-Class Fraud Products
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Acapture, a global, omnichannel payment processor has partnered with Sift Science, a machine learning company that protects businesses from fraud and abuse.
Yandex.Checkout Offers Installment Option for Online Shoppers
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Yandex.Checkout introduces a new feature allowing online stores and services to provide their customers with an option of paying for purchases in installments.
Hong Kong's Octopus Coes to Merchant Mobile Devices
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Octopus Cards Limited today launched a new feature to enhance the Octopus App for Business, allowing merchants to accept Octopus card payment through their NFC mobile devices. Users of all Octopus cards and products (including Smart Octopus in Samsung Pay) can simply tap on the merchants' NFC mobile devices - which can now serve as Octopus readers for easy payments.
4th Nextgen Payments Forum - Cyprus: Building a Network of Industry Influencers
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
The Nextgen Payments Forum Cyprus, taking place on 21-22 May 2018 is the 4th consecutive event within the Global Payments Series. The event will address the online payment ecosystem while exploring the areas of regulation, open banking, security, technology, cryptocurrencies and blockchain, the newly introduced pan EU Inst. Credit Transfer Scheme, and how to keep your competitive edge at a minimum cost, combined with e-commerce and the highly... more
OK App rolls out in Netherlands
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
In April 2018, the first retailers will start with the rollout of OK. The all-in-one solution replaces the overstuffed wallet and enables the consumer to use one and the same app on their mobile to pay everywhere, works on all types of smartphones and bank accounts, and includes an automatic loyalty program. The affiliated retail partners that are starting this rollout, together are good for more than 5,000 OK points and guarantee a nationwide... more
New Western Union Report on Foreign Exchange and international Payments Reveals the impact of the EU Referendum on UK Businesses
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Money Transfers
UK importers lost an average 12% in profits since the EU Referendum as a result of Sterling depreciation, according to new research* from Western Union as the countdown begins on a year to Britain’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019. The figures are part of the global payments specialist’s new FX Barometer, a special quarterly analysis of FX trends andinsights to help businesses and their advisors derive more value from their international... more
Now You Can Pay for Your Shopping with Jiffy. Iper, La Grande i, a Major Italian Hypermarket Chain, is Leading the Field Among Italian Mass Retailers Thanks to an Agreement Between UBI Banca and SIA
- 6 years 8 months ago
- Payments
From today onwards people can pay for their shopping using an app and a QR code in Italy too thanks to UBI Banca and SIA who are bringing Jiffy to their “Iper, La grande i” (Finiper Group) sales outlets bringing further innovation to cashless payment methods.
