Tagged: digital transactions

November 19, 2023 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank announces that all transactions from Maybank2u Biz app and web platforms will require Secure2u authorisation. All Maybank2u Biz account holders are “recommended to activate the Secure2u authorization before 26 November 2023. Any activation of Secure2u for Maybank2u Biz app after 26 November 2023 will require a… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso —the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America— announced the launch of its new eFX with Crypto service, which allows companies “to carry out immediate international transactions, in a regulated manner, with greater savings and security and without the need of a… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership will bring the Biometric Checkout Program to the Asia Pacific region, expanding reach across the globe In an everchanging digital environment, merchants and consumers are “looking for more seamless, secure, and innovative checkout experiences.” Now, the trusted technology that “uses your face to… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has unveiled a new v2.2 upgrade to USDC and EURC that significantly reduces gas costs, improves support “for account abstraction, and further bolsters security for transactions on EVM blockchains.” The upgrade adds to the momentum of USDC innovation “after its recent expansion to 6… Read More

November 13, 2023 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE) has reportedly been forced to place a freeze on onboarding new business clients across the United Kingdom and Europe because of “high demand” for services. This latest update comes after the Fintech firm had “deactivated” all US business cards this past week. Wise,… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced the launch of DTCC’s OTC Direct Connect, a service providing seamless access to OTC derivatives transactions data that are reportable in the U.S. and Canada. With OTC Direct Connect, investment professionals, data vendors, and… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank announced the expansion of its cross-border QR Pay service to China, one of the first in the market for a Malaysian bank, amplifying Maybank’s existing cross-border payment capabilities and enhancing the ease and efficiency of financial transactions. This initiative aims to benefit over 8… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chargebacks911 and Fi911, the global firm focused on chargeback management technology, has reaffirmed its support of continued discussion “around strategies to reduce the likelihood of friendly fraud, such as the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ‘click-to-cancel’ provision to its 1973 Negative Option Rule.” The provision… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ron Green has been named Mastercard Fellow in order “to drive innovation in security; Michael Lashlee will lead Corporate Security” As part of its ongoing commitment to cybersecurity innovation, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced Chief Security Officer Ron Green will “become a Mastercard Fellow, a newly… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard’s (NYSE: MA) new borderless payments report reveals consumers globally are setting up side hustles and considering working or living abroad, prompting the acceleration of cross-border payments. Small businesses are also increasingly “reliant on international payment networks with three in five sourcing more suppliers internationally… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TodayPay Inc. emerged from stealth mode to unveil the world’s first faster payment technology solution helping merchants “offer their customers instant refunds in multiple payment choices.” TodayPay is a technology company supporting a new category in payments “called Refunds as a Service™ – an entire… Read More

October 23, 2023 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been several years since financial services upstarts reimagined buy now pay later (BNPL) as a point-of-sale (POS) payment method. Since then, this once-obscure way of transacting has “been placed front and center at the checkout by merchants worldwide, and 28% of U.S. consumers now… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI), the Canadian fintech company, announces that it has been selected by Curve, the financial super app that consolidates your cards into one smart card, to provide card acquiring and alternative payment methods (APMs) for consumer transfer of funds to and from… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, will expand access to walk-in bill payment through a strategic relationship with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global branded payments firm. Consumers who prefer the convenience of paying household bills, “including rent,… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is partnering with players across the ecosystem, including Worldpay from FIS, the merchant solutions business of global financial services technology provider FIS, and Zip, a buy now, pay later firm, “to scale new open banking-powered solutions that enable more payment choice, empower… Read More

October 19, 2023 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech TrueLayer has joined Stripe’s Payment Element for supporting Open Banking payments. UK’s TrueLayer has reportedly become the first European Open Banking payment solution to be added to Stripe’s Payment Element. This partnership allows Stripe merchants in the United Kingdom and the EU to… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stax Payments, a payment technology provider, announced its acquisition of Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems (APPS), creating an end-to-end, seamless payment processing platform. The integration of APPS marks “a significant expansion of Stax’s technology stack, giving partners and merchants flexible, customizable options for their payment processing needs… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform enabling some of the world’s most innovative embedded finance solutions, today announced a new partnership with Scalapay, Southern Europe’s BNPL provider, “to leverage Marqeta’s platform to issue cards both online and in-store.” Marqeta and Scalapay have… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fime Asia in Taiwan has been accredited by Visa (NYSE: V) in order to support vendors to validate the Level 2 compliance of their contactless payment terminals. This gives solution providers in the APAC region “a local one-stop shop for all their payment compliance needs,… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum, the API for fast, reliable payments, today announced the launch of Verify, the first ever product built on top of FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment rail. Orum’s patented technology – Verify – “determines within 15 seconds whether a bank account is open… Read More