Tagged: digital payments

August 31, 2021 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Visa (NYSE: V) have revealed that beginning on August 30, 2021, and through September, whenever riders tap on MTA subways or buses with their Chase Visa contactless cards, they’ll be donating $0.10 per tap, up to $250,000, to domestic non-profit New… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at SadaPay, a Pakistani online payments Fintech, notes that one of the things they felt was “lacking” in the nation’s financial landscape was a “fantastic” virtual debit card. As mentioned in a blog post by SadaPay, there are some virtual cards currently available,… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS:ADYEN), the international payments platform, recently announced the launch of its integration with Shiji Payments, offering hospitality businesses the option to leverage the  Adyen platform together with Shiji, “a leader in the provision of technological solutions for the hospitality, food service, retail, and entertainment… Read More

August 29, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neobanking Fintech Razorpay has teamed up with Shiprocket in order to provide end-to-end digital commerce solutions in India. As noted in the update from Razorpay, e-commerce has changed the “way we live, shop, and do business.” And, virtual payments have served as a catalyst in… Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Making a high value payment should not feel like a chore or arduous task, according to UK-based digital bank Starling. The Fintech firm writes in a blog post that it should be fairly straightforward and secure, which is exactly what the company aims to offer…. Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InComm Payments, a payments tech firm, and doxo, the largest bill pay directory in the US, have joined forces to allow doxo users to pay household bills with cash at 60,000+ retail locations throughout the US. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reveals that a… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Selecta Group, Europe’s route-based self-service retailer providing coffee and convenience food solutions in the workplace and in public spaces, is teaming up with Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services tech. Through the partnership, the companies will be streamlining digital… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Qatar has introduced mobile payments and collections services for its personal and corporate clients, as part of its ongoing investment into digitizing banking services. These recent updates will aim to enable greater financial inclusion for the unbanked sector and  visitors in Qatar, which is… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan’s JS Bank and NayaPay have entered an agreement in order to support and enhance virtual payments in the country. Through their partnership, JS Bank and NayaPay will allow their clients to link their JS Bank account or JCash wallet to their NayaPay wallets for… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), a specialized payments platform, reveals that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire German Fintech firm, viafintech, in an “all-cash transaction.” viafintech, known under the brands of Barzahlen/viacash and viacash, provides the largest, “bank independent,” payments infrastructure in the DACH region, “allowing… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 6:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech entrepreneurs are using new technologies to generate profit catering to extremely unique niches, even barbershops. Squire Technologies, a financial management and point of sale system software provider specifically focused on barbershops, has teamed with Bond Financial Technologies, an enterprise-grade platform for embedded finance, to… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bob Reid, CEO at Everest, a company focused on providing identity verification, account creation, and DeFi-related financial services, has shared key updates with Crowdfund Insider. Bob Reid talked about how his company successfully partners with established tech industry participants in order to provide seamless decentralized… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an international provider of real-time virtual payment software and related services, reveals that it will be working with PayPal in order to bring online wallet payment options to ACI’s biller customers including Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA). PayPal and Venmo will… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ximena Alemán, Co-CEO at Prometeo, the Latin American (LatAm) Fintech firm that’s leading Open Banking adoption throughout the region, recently shared key industry insights with Crowdfund Insider. Prometeo recently announced the launch of Spark, which is a free-of-cost program for high-potential startups, Fintechs, as well… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) has rolled out the new myWalgreens Credit Card program, which  features two “industry-first” retail health and wellness credit cards that have been issued by Synchrony Bank (NYSE: SYF). The myWalgreens Mastercard and the myWalgreens card will be offering more personalized wellbeing choices…. Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), a specialized payments platform, reveals that it has entered an agreement to acquire SafetyPay for $441 million as part of an all-cash deal. SafetyPay is an established payments platform that allows digital commerce transactions through various Open Banking and electronic cash solutions, operating… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech firm SumUp has teamed up with the National Garden Scheme in order to lead the digitalization of charity by enabling “seamless” charitable donations via its card-reading tech, at an event supported by Dame Mary Berry, President of the National Garden Scheme, at Chilworth… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WorldRemit, a UK-based digital cross-border payments firm, recently introduced its money transfer services in Malaysia’s markets through its app and web-based platform. Clients are now able to send funds from Malaysia, in addition to 50 other nations including the United Kingdom and the US, to… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veem, an established provider of online payment services, has introduced two new Veem Capital products in order to assist SMBs with improving how they manage spending for their business operations. Veem has introduced Pay Later and Pay with Card products that have been developed to… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 4:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

PayPal and Venmo are now accepted forms of payment at each of Giant Eagle’s 474 supermarket and GetGo locations, the chain announced today. With this announcement, Giant Eagle and GetGo become the first grocery and convenience store chains in the U.S. to offer customers the… Read More