Worldline and Total Partner with African Fintech InTouch
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Total and Worldline [Euronext: WLN] signed binding technological, commercial and financing agreements with African fintech InTouch on July 13, 2017. Under the agreements, Total and Worldline will support the deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in eight African countries — Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, the Republic of Guinea and Senegal.
ANZ Adds Samsung Pay to Mobile Portfolio
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
ANZ today announced its customers in Australia can now use Samsung Pay to easily make secure purchases wherever contactless payments are accepted. The introduction of Samsung Pay marks the fourth mobile payment service ANZ offers its Australian customers and further enhances the bank’s leadership position in using digital technology to offer a superior customer experience. Commenting on the partnership, ANZ Managing Director Products, Bob... more
Matsercard Taking a Selective Approach to QR Code Expansion Plans
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard today outlined plans for greater choice in retail payments through the planned expansion of its QR-based programs. Beginning this month, the company will broaden its solutions to offer QR codes that can be scanned by either consumers or merchants under a common set of global specifications. Mastercard has worked with EMVCo and other industry players to create a new global QR standard. These standards ensure consistency in QR codes... more
2Checkout Adds WeChat Pay Support
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
2Checkout (formerly Avangate), a leader in eCommerce, payments and subscription billing solutions, announces that it expands its support in Asia Pacific through WeChat Pay, a leading mobile payment method boasting more than 600 million users and 40% of the Chinese mobile market. This is in addition to the existing 2Checkout integrations with Alipay, along with local cards such as UnionPay, totaling over 95% coverage for digital payments in... more
Dash Digital Currency Approved for Use in Apple App Store
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Dash, the world’s leading digital currency for payments, has officially been accepted by Apple as an approved cryptocurrency on the App Store.
Payments Software Firm Episode Six Targets Japan
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Next generation payments software technology provider, Episode Six, today announced it is opening an office in Tokyo to meet the growing demand for fintech solutions in Japan and the Asian region. Additionally, the Company announced that payments and finance industry veteran, Oko Okamoto, has joined the Company to oversee Episode Six’s new Tokyo office as General Manager of Episode Six Japan.
MoneYou Integrates Mitek’s Identity Solutions for Real-Time, Compliant, Digital Onboarding
Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK, www.miteksystems.com), a global leader in mobile capture and identity verification software solutions, today announced that MoneYou, the fully-digital consumer banking subsidiary of ABN AMRO, is using its Mobile Verify® and
Secure Customer Onboarding
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
US prepaid card and P2P payment services provider Cascade Financial Technology Corp has signed a 3-year contract to power customer onboarding and KYC with 2ndgeneration ID authentication and onboarding automation. AU10TIX Secure Customer onboarding (SCO) cloud service that already powers major players across financial services markets, is known not only to increase KYC robustness and fraud protection but also improve customer conversion success... more
Prin-Num Migrate Mobile Wallet to Visa Token Service
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Today, Pri-Num Ltd., an award-winning United Kingdom-based digital transactions and mobile wallet platform provider, confirmed that it has now successfully migrated VTB Mobile Pay solution to Visa Token Service (VTS).
Mobile Payments in Singapore Move into the Mainstream
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
The introduction of various mobile payments solutions such as mobile payWave and in-app payments have transformed the way Singaporeans conduct their daily lives – from shopping to booking a taxi to ordering and paying for food in a variety of restaurants. According to the Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Survey 2016, two thirds of Singaporeans have made device-initiated payments.
Lack of Payment Technology Online and In-store Costing SME Retailers £8.7bn a Year in Lost Sales
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
SME retailers estimate one in ten transactions are abandoned because shoppers can’t pay the way they want to · Lost sales extend beyond the high street as online shoppers want faster and more frictionless way to pay such as ‘one-click’ ordering · Small businesses would also benefit from rewarding customer loyalty, as four in ten consumers say this affects their choice of retailer
Barclays and Angel Co-Fund - back Form3 in $5m Series A Funding
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Form3, the cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, today announced it has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, the Angel Co-Fund and several individual investors who have joined the existing shareholders in raising $5m. This latest funding will be used to continue building on Form3’s momentum in the UK and expand services across Europe and North America.
ATMIA Questions Visa Inc' Cashless Challenge Campaign
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
ATMIA today released a statement questioning Visa Inc’s “Cashless Challenge” campaign in the US.
PayPal Partners with Samsung Pay
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
PayPal is focused on delivering seamless mobile commerce experiences and extending this reach through strategic partnerships.
Visa Brings Free Domestic Money Transfers to Kenya
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Visa announced today that consumers of a Visa-led bank partnership in Kenya will be able to send money to each other domestically without paying transaction fees using mVisa[1].
