Tagged: digital payments

April 11, 2021 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CurrencyFair, a cross-border payments solution provider, and Assembly Payments, whose platform aims to fully automate complex payment workflows, recently revealed that they’ve merged operations as part of a strategic investment from Standard Chartered (which is subject to shareholder approval and regulatory clearance). As noted by… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union, a leading provider of cross-border, cross-currency money transfer services, is teaming up with Pakistan’s Faysal Bank in order to improve its real-time bank account transaction network. Receivers of global money transfers in Pakistan can take advantage of Western Union’s real-time account payout feature… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 7:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Settle Group, a European mobile payments provider, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border solutions, to add foreign exchange and cross-border payments for its invoice financing and factoring customers across Europe. Settle Group revealed that the partnership will… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SpotOn, a U.S.-based payments and software company, announced on Monday it has appointed Austin Trombley as Executive Vice President of Alternative Payments and Tommy Chang as Senior Product Director of Payments. According to SpotOn, Trombly is focused on giving SpotOn customers access to the most… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of America announced on Friday it has acquired Axia Technologies, Inc. (AxiaMed), a healthcare payment and technology company that is focused on facilitating secure patient payments. The banking giant reported that the acquisition will deepen and expand its payment offerings for healthcare clients, as… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh (India) has revealed that the area has set a new record in the number of digital transactions performed. Lucknow, The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh reports that banks are now playing a key role in promoting digital… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the nation’s central bank, announced on Friday (March 26, 2021) that it has started working on a separate set of guidelines for virtual banks which will focus on “regional regulatory trends,” according to a report from local sources. As… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Board Member, Managing Director and Head of Middle East at Alvarez & Marsal, notes that research performed by Checkout.com at the end of last year suggested that digital commerce and the digital payment sectors in the Middle East region were “set for… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Wednesday it is temporarily pausing to recruit new UK customers. According to Wirex, the temporary pause follows constructive dialogue with UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Wirex further revealed that as part of the pause, it… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credorax, a “smart” payments provider and “fully-licensed” bank offering cross-border processing for digital commerce and omni-channel payments, notes in a blog post that local payment methods (LPMs), also called alternative payment methods (APMs), are now “disrupting cards’ long-held dominance over the payment landscape.” Maya Shilo-Feldman… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian digital payments giant Paytm recently confirmed that its pleased to share that Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has been given approval for its @Paytm UPI handle from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to “enable fast and seamless payment mandates for IPO… Read More

March 21, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zip, an Australia-based buy now pay later (BNPL) platform, announced over the weekend its plans to expand into contactless payments. Zip describes itself as an interest-free payment solution for everyday spending. “With Zip, it’s win-win. Customers love the freedom and flexibility we offer them. Our retail… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reveals that February 2021 was yet another huge month for digital commerce, which increased 54.7% year-over-year (YOY). Mastercard pointed out that despite the “inclement weather” felt across many parts of the country this past month, US retail sales (excluding automotive and gasoline) surged… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa confirms that a year into the Coronavirus pandemic, digital payments continue to “keep money moving.” The company’s latest report reveals that consumer behavior is changing how businesses sell or market their products in a post-COVID environment. Visa notes that due to the COVID outbreak,… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance, which is being investigated by CFTC for a possible violation of US rules, recently explained why people should consider using cryptocurrencies when making cross-border payments. Binance notes in a blog post that traditional borderless transactions can be “cumbersome” with each transfer… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 9:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Enova (NYSE:ENVA) announced on Friday it is set to acquire Pangea Universal Holdings, a U.S.-based payments platform offering mobile international money transfer services. The latest acquisition comes less than six months after Enova officially acquired online lender OnDeck (NYSE:ONDK) As previously reported, Enova is… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Research and Insights team at PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) notes that when the COVID-19 pandemic began, Jennifer Vaughan started noticing a visible change in her business’s customer base. Usually, Jennifer’s “high-end” paper store, Mulberry Paper and More, had been appealing to professional artists. However, Jennifer… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s payment services provider Enfuce has secured €7 million in capital through a Series-B funding round. Enfuce has received €5 million in funding from Tencent. Another €2 million that was part of the investment round came from previous investor Maki. Prior investment has been supported… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Thursday its Board of Directors, effective at the closing of the business combination transaction with special purpose acquisition company, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: BFT, BFT WS). Paysafe recently announced its plans to become a public company through… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Thursday has succeeded in its High Court trademark infringement claim regarding their UK registered trademark for Cryptoback, which is reportedly used in conjunction with the platform’s cryptocurrency rewards scheme. According to Wirex, the lawsuit was against Cryptocarbon Global Ltd,… Read More