UnionPay Takes Mobile Payments Global
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments
UnionPay International has recently launched UnionPay International Mobile Payment Service (hereinafter referred to as UMPS), which enables commercial banks, retailers, mobile phone manufacturers and third party institutions outside mainland China to get access to multiple UnionPay mobile payment solutions, including UnionPay mobile QuickPass and UnionPay QR code payment, via the open API of UMPS.
Flywire and Flutterwave Partner on Cross-Border Payments & Receivables in Nigeria
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Flywire, a provider of global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and business, today announced a new partnership with Flutterwave, a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa.
Alipay Comes to More US Stores Through First Data
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Alipay, the world’s leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today announced an expanded partnership that adds 35,000 merchants to the growing roster of businesses accepting Alipay in store. The expansion allows U.S. merchants the ability to offer Alipay’s 600 million registered Chinese users the same, convenient payment experience...
XM.com expands with Paydentity™ for China eKYC
- 8 years 3 months ago
- AML and KYC
Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX | DE_FRA : TA8), the world leading RegTech for identity verification and payment services, is pleased to announce that it has extended the scope of its Paydentity solution to XM.com to include provision of Chinese identity verification services, as a standalone service. Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) services have been provided to XM by the...
Merrill Unveils SaaS Application for Due Diligence
- 8 years 3 months ago
- SaaS
Merrill Corporation, a global provider of solutions designed to improve outcomes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), today announced the launch of its new SaaS application for due diligence, Merrill DatasiteOne.
Cross-border Payments firm dLocal Expands into North Africa
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments
DLocal, a payments technology company uniquely focused on emerging markets, is building on the momentum of another year of solid growth with expansions in its boardroom, C-Suite, and roster of regions where its ecommerce customers are uncovering opportunities.
Digital Reasoning Raises $30 Million Led by BNP Paribas
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Digital Reasoning, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that understands human intentions and behaviors, today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding. BNP Paribas led the round and Angel Rodriguez-Issa, Global Head of Strategic Investments, Global Markets at BNP Paribas, has joined Digital Reasoning's board of directors.
Record High Number of Toll Transactions Cleared in Ireland in 2017
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Cloud
The number of transactions processed through emovis's toll interoperability cloud-based hub in Ireland has reached a record high with over 50 million transactions cleared in 2017. Thanks to its toll interoperability solution, emovis is contributing to the improved mobility of millions of Irish drivers, by allowing them to travel seamlessly with just one toll tag across the whole country. As of January 2018, over 650,000 toll transponders are in...
Avery Law Selects Encompass Verify
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Compliance, AML and KYC
One of the UK’s leading boutique city law firms, Avery Law, has selected encompass verify to support and enhance its Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance processes. Based in the heart of London, Avery Law specialises in Corporate and M&A; Banking and Finance; Commercial and IP; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; and Financial Services Regulation. The only provider of simultaneous, real-time access to multiple sources of global company and...
Mission Critical Technology: InfiNet Wireless Provides Reliable Connectivity Across 75 sq km for the Largest Coal Producer in Kazakhstan
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
InfiNet Wireless, the leading global manufacturer of carrier-grade broadband wireless solutions, has successfully deployed a high-performance wireless infrastructure for Shubarkol Komir JSC, the largest coal producer in Kazakhstan. This new network effectively represents a major upgrade to the IT infrastructure and the mission-critical video-surveillance platform previously used by this energy company.
Dai Nippon Printing Chooses Gemalto's Biometric Facial Recognition Solution to Facilitate Mobile Banking access in Japan
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Security
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been selected by Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), a financial solutions provider in Japan, to make mobile banking transactions easier to use. Leveraging Gemalto's facial biometric authentication solution - Mobile Protector- DNP has started to offer facial recognition to secure access to its mobile banking apps.
METRO BANK DEBUTS ‘WALK OUT TRADING’ SERVICE
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Banking
In an industry-first, Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced the launch of its ‘walk out trading’ service. Powered by long standing payments partner acceptcards®, it will allow businesses to accept debit and credit card payments as soon as they open their account. With the length of time it takes to get up and running being a critical factor in determining how successful a new business will be, Metro Bank’s trading...
ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS) Wins “Oracle FY18 Middle East and North Africa Innovation Award - ISV Cloud Innovation”
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Beirut, Lebanon: ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), a global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions and a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has been selected as the winning partner for Oracle FY18 Middle East and North Africa – ISV Cloud Innovation.
Smartkarma opens Frankfurt office to support the build-out of its Research Network across continental Europe
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment
Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced the opening of its Frankfurt office, headed by Tim Bruenjes. After recently completing its Series B funding round, led by top-tier venture firm Sequoia Capital, Smartkarma looks to fast-track its growth across Continental Europe offering the MiFID II compliant research network of over 400 independent research providers.
Finastra named best payment solutions provider by Global Finance
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Finastra has been named ‘best payment solutions provider’ by Global Finance, as part of the publication’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Banks and Providers for 2018, announced in the March issue of the magazine.
