Is Bitcoin Becoming Mainstream?
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Bitcoins
Between November 2016 and November 2017, Bitcoin saw its market-cap increase by 1034% to a record breaking value of $128,982,906,067 on coinmarketcap.com. November 2017 also saw Bitcoin hit a new all-time high against the British Pound and US Dollar, with xe.com valuing a single bitcoin at £5889.18 and $7720.66 respectively. With bitcoin’s market expanding, value increasing, and its near-global adoption favoured for its decentralised system, it’... more
Ingenico finalizes Bambora acquisition
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced the closing of Bambora’s acquisition, after obtaining approval from the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities. The acquisition of this fast-growing player in payment services represents a key milestone in Ingenico Group’s strategy as it:
Volante Technologies and open banking experts Open Vector announce partnership
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of payments and financial messages on premise or as a cloud service, today announced its partnership with Open Vector, an advisory firm specialising in providing open banking consultancy services. The partnership between Open Vector and Volante Technologies creates an end-to-end service for the global banking industry looking to adopt open... more
Bango Extends Carrier Billing for Amazon Customers in Japan
- 7 years 1 week ago
- e-Payments
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, announces that following the successful launch of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for Amazon retail customers in Japan (June 2017), it has expanded DCB availability to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programmes.
Rambus Teams with Eftpos for Android Pay in Australia
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Today Rambus Inc. announced that eftpos, the Australian domestic debit network, is using the Rambus Token Service Provider (TSP) technology to securely digitize payment cards to support Android Pay. The proven and trusted Rambus TSP platform enables eftpos to maintain consumer data securely through tokenization, which allows the replacement of sensitive data with unique reference numbers so information is not compromised.
NAPAS Signed MoU with Ant Financial, to Enable Alipay for Chinese Travellers in Vietnam
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
In the world of software development, machine learning and artificial intelligence is the hot subject, and might very well continue to be so even in to 2018, since the trend shows no signs of slowing down.
ANZ and Cuscal Team Up Australia for Android Launch
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Payments
eftpos today announced that eftpos is now available on Android Pay, with ANZ and Cuscal being the first Australian financial institutions to make the service available to eftpos-only cardholders.
Blik Becomes the First Non-card Payment Scheme in Poland
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
BLIK mobile payment system has become “BLIK Payment Scheme” as well.
Payments Network Malaysia Chooses ACI Worldwide for Country’s Real-Time Retail Payments Platform
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), the national financial market infrastructure provider, will build Malaysia’s Real-time Retail Payments Platform (RPP) using ACI’s UP Immediate Payments solution.
Flywire Continues to Expand its Cross-Border Payment and Receivables Business in the UK and Ireland
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Flywire, a provider of international payment and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers, continues to expand its business in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the rest of Europe, highlighted by record cross-border payment volumes, new service offerings, and the acquisition of a London-based fintech startup earlier this year.
Western Union's EDGE Platform Wins Top Innovation Award at Dreamforce
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Money Transfers
The Western Union Company, a leader in global payments services, has received a prestigious 'Lightning Bolt' award for "Best Marketplace" innovation at the annual Salesforce user conference, Dreamforce, in San Francisco, California. The award for the WU® EDGE platform was presented at the inaugural "Community Cloud Trailblazers" award ceremony, which celebrates companies, teams and leaders using Salesforce technology to create a positive impact... more
Bury FC Stadium Goes Cashless
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
In a first for UK football, tappit has supported Bury FC in implementing a new prepaid card system in the club’s Energy Check Stadium at Gigg Lane. tappit – also the club’s away shirt sponsor – is a specialist in providing a cashless experience at sports events, festivals and other entertainment venues around the world.
Card issuers upgrade from Maestro and Electron to Mastercard and Visa
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
RBR’s latest research shows that issuers in Europe are taking advantage of the wider acceptance enjoyed by Mastercard and Visa by upgrading Maestro and Visa Electron cards Switching to Mastercard and Visa main schemes increases usage
Visa Introduces New Payment Wearables for Fans Attending the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Fans and Team Visa Athletes will enjoy the convenience and style of Visa payment-enabled gloves, stickers and commemorative Olympic pins. Visa, the exclusive payment technology partner at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today introduced three commercially available wearable payment devices. In the spirit of the Olympic Winter Games, Visa created NFC-enabled payment gloves, commemorative stickers and Olympic pins that allow fans and athletes... more
NetPay and AEVI Transform Checkout Experience for Restaurants
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Mexican payment service provider,
