Tagged: global payments

April 17, 2025 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) announced the acquisition of Worldpay from GTCR and FIS (NYSE: FIS) for $24.25 billion, as well as the divestiture of its Issuer Solutions business, which FIS is acquiring for $13.5 billion. According to a company statement, the acquisition of Worldpay, will… Read More

March 31, 2025 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As crypto adoption accelerates, Alchemy Pay says that it is committed to bridging the gap between traditional and digital finance. Their “success” in 2024 laid the groundwork for growth, and with increasing institutional interest in crypto-assets and evolving global regulations, 2025 “presents an even greater… Read More

March 11, 2025 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), released its 2024 Annual Report, providing a detailed look at its business performance, overall strategic direction, and key achievements during the past financial year. The report underscores Adyen’s continued growth and its role as a key player in the international… Read More

December 22, 2024 @ 12:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has reportedly finalized the planned acquisition of Recorded Future. Mastercard explained that the latest acquisition will now be enhancing its services offerings with threat intelligence and AI-powered, actionable analytics. In a blog post, Mastercard confirmed that it has now officially completed its… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex reported strong YoY growth across the APAC region as the global payments and financial operating platform for businesses. In Q3, Airwallex delivered an 83 percent revenue increase YoY and grew transaction volume by “49 percent YoY across the APAC region, as well as significant… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 2:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yuno, a global payments orchestration platform, announces it has secured $25 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including DST Global Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno offers its clients… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

​Personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in September 2023 have reportedly “reached US$3.23 billion, 2.6 percent higher than the US$3.15 billion recorded in the same month last year.” The growth in personal remittances in September 2023 was driven “by increased remittances from 1) land-based workers… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riskified (NYSE:RSKD), which claims to be a leader in ecommerce fraud and risk intelligence, today announced an enhanced partnership with global payments leader Mastercard, that will improve the ability of businesses across the globe “to grow online revenues and profit while mitigating the risk of… Read More

July 19, 2023 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Wise plc (LSE:WISE) has shared its latest Q1 FY24 trading update, noting that the firm is now off to a good start to the year “with continued strong customer growth.” As noted in a release, Wise reports the following key results: 33% YoY… Read More

July 16, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Key findings and insights from primary research on the evolution and growth of the gig economy workforce were released by the study’s supporter, PayQuicker, an innovative financial technology firm focused on the global payouts market. The research, conducted by gig economy experts Dr. Robert A. Peterson,… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payment technology firm and mobile point-of-sale pioneer Miura Systems recently announced the launch of its new, elegantly designed, Miura Android Smart POS payment device. MASP reportedly “leverages the collaborative open-source world of Android to make application development and ongoing management simple, seamless and secure.”… Read More

March 8, 2023 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments and financial platform Airwallex has secured a payment business license in China, following the successful acquisition of “a 100% stake in Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technology Co., Ltd., an information and online payment services company. Shang Wu Tong Network Technology has a… Read More

February 2, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA), a technology firm focused on the global payments industry, has partnered with Bahrain’s fintech and payment service provider Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay) that will now be powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS). MPGS is a trusted platform that “provides financial institutions… Read More

November 4, 2022 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Episode Six, the global payments and banking infrastructure provider, and Immersve, a multichain payments protocol and Scheme card issuer, have announced a partnership “to facilitate Scheme payments directly from Web3 digital wallets.” This partnership “brings together Episode Six’s globally distributed issuer processing expertise and Immersve’s… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd, the fintech platform for global payments, payouts and business everywhere, has announced the launch of a multi-currency Treasury Solution, which is reportedly the “first of its kind” for the APAC area. This solution is described as a collection of cash management features/solutions that optimize… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle S.A. is set to help US payments providers expand out of the domestic market with low-cost and fast cross-border payments across 25 currencies. Underlining the momentum it has gained as an alternative to correspondent banking for cross-border payments, Banking Circle S.A. is “forecasting… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InComm Payments, a global payments technology company, announced it has acquired The Card Network (TCN), an Australian-based gift card provider “known for its suite of creatively themed, multi-brand gift cards.” The acquisition “enhances InComm Payments’ ability to create personable gift card products that consumers seek,… Read More

October 15, 2022 @ 7:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueSnap, a global payment orchestration platform of choice for leading B2B and B2C businesses, announced a partnership with BitPay, which claims to be the largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services. This product partnership will “give businesses the ability to accept and get paid… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WireFX is pleased to announce that it has selected Monex USA as a strategic partner “to provide global payment capabilities to its U.S. corporate clients. ” Through this partnership, WireFX clients will be able “to take advantage of Monex USA’s digital solutions for foreign exchange… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zepz, the group making remittance payments fair, fast and affordable by powering global cross-border remittance brands WorldRemit and Sendwave, recently announced the 2021 financial results that will be “published in its upcoming Companies House Listing Annual Report as well as an H1 ‘22 performance update,… Read More