American Express Reveals Pay It Plan It feature
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Today American Express began rolling out a new mobile feature called Pay It Plan It℠ across all eligible U.S. Consumer Credit and Co-Brand Cards that gives Card Members two new ways to pay for the things they buy.
FireMon Delivers Technology, Strong Market Momentum in Second Quarter of 2017
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
FireMon delivered a strong second quarter 2017 with notable highlights:
UK hits 10 Year Contactless Payments Milestone
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Barclaycard, the global payments company, today marks the 10-year anniversary of launching contactless payments to the UK. The landmark moment has transformed British shopping, saving buyers and sellers millions of hours of time and making paying for goods and services quicker and easier. Over the past decade, more than £60 billion has been spent using contactless cards and devices* and today more than half (51 per cent) of eligible...
Two New Independent Directors for Current Account Switch Service
- 8 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Two new independent directors have been appointed by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs) to the Current Account Switch Service Executive Committee, fulfilling a key undertaking set out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The appointment of Chris Pond and Faith Reynolds further strengthens governance of the switching service and ensures wider representation in the decision-making process from the likes of consumer groups and small...
PayPoint Enhances ePOS Offer to C-Stores via Strategic Partnership with Box Technologies
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Today, PayPoint, the UK’s leading retail technology and multichannel payments provider to convenience and independent retailers, has announced a strategic partnership with customer engagement specialists, Box Technologies.
The ai Corporation Utilises Machine-Learning to Protect Fuel Card Users
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Risk Management
Fraud and risk management experts, The ai Corporation (ai), are helping global retailers to combat fraudulent use of fuel cards, and protect users, using artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine-learning (ML), in a move that will revolutionise the global retail industry’s use of fuel cards.
Verizon 2017 Payment Security Report Demonstrates a Link Between Payment Card Security Standard Compliance and the Ability to Defend Against Cyberattacks
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Security
With cybercrime on the increase, payment card security is increasingly a focus for companies and consumers alike. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is there to help businesses that take card payments protect their payment systems from breaches and theft of cardholder data.
Asia-Pacific’s Only Fixed Income Leaders Summit Is Set To Return To Singapore
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
As traditional methods of trading continue to be challenged, 2017 is the year (and time) to “re-think traditional trading”. Returning after a successful inaugural year, this year’s Fixed Income Leaders Summit APAC will be back in an enhanced format from 26th to 28th September at The Westin Hotel in Singapore.
Payworks Builds on First Data Partnership with Contactless Accreditation
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Payworks, a leading provider of Point of Sale payment infrastructure, announced today their new certification with First Data Merchant Solutions UK (FDMS), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions.
Blockchain Fundraising Platform Launches its Own ICO
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
The first blockchain fundraising platform that offers 3-in-1 solutions for ICOs, crowdfunding, and crowdinvesting started its ICO today at 1 PM (GMT) and already by 3 PM reached its 69 percent goal. More than 1280 backers from various countries were buying KickCoins and let the collected sum increase from 18 dollars to 12 millions US dollars just in two hours - amazing. This number keeps on growing, ensuring everyone - community from all over...
Turning Smartphones into Payment Terminals
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard today unveiled a pilot project in Poland, making a smartphone the only necessary device for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at small and micro merchants that have traditionally taken cash payments, providing them with a simpler and more secure way to run their business.
PayPal and Synchrony Financial Introduce New Mastercard That Offers 2% Cash Back on Every Purchase
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
PayPal customers in the U.S. can now earn cash back on every purchase online and in stores with today’s launch of the new PayPal Cashback Mastercard issued by Synchrony Bank. The PayPal Cashback Mastercard, designed exclusively for PayPal members, offers cardholders 2% cash back every day, on every purchase – everywhere Mastercard is accepted.
Eftpos Australia Revelas Settlement Service
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
eftpos today launched its new eftpos Settlement Service (eSS). This new service is an essential core function in closing out the Company’s transformation phase and demonstrates its ability to increasingly deliver value for Members and the Australian payments industry.
InvestCloud Welcomes Stage Venture Partners to LA Innovation Centre
- 8 years 10 months ago
- SaaS, IT Innovations
InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced Stage Venture Partners (Stage) as the latest firm to take up residence at the InvestCloud Innovation Center in Los Angeles. Founded by Rob Vickery and Alex Rubalcava in 2015, Stage is a Los Angeles-based seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in software startups from around the world. It recently raised a second fund to continue to invest in new SaaS and enterprise software...
Enterpay Partners with Collector Bank
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Payments
Enterpay and Collector Bank have kicked off their collaboration. Collector Bank will add a B2B invoice powered by Enterpay to its payment method selection in Finland and later in the Nordics. The collaboration lays the groundwork for Enterpay’s expansion to the Nordics and after Finland, the collaboration will continue in the Swedish market. Partnering with Collector helps Enterpay to grow the number of its service’s users and reach potential...
