Tagged: Payment Cards

Crypto Payments Platform Wirex, Novatti to Bring Multicurrency Card to Consumers in Australia

Wirex, a crypto payments platform, has partnered with card issuer, Novatti, to directly issue cards to Australians. The announcement has the potential “to allow over 20 million people to utilize their innovative multicurrency card every day.” Wirex claims that it “developed the world’s first crypto-enabled… Read More

Binance Introduces Prepaid Cryptocurrency Card in Colombia

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has announced the launch of Binance Card in Colombia. One of Binance‘s top markets boasting high levels of crypto adoption, Colombia becomes the third country in Latin America “to support the product,… Read More

European Payment Fintechs SumUp, Netcetera Team Up on ACS

As online purchases have soared in the last few years, so has the level of online fraud. In 2021, e-commerce fraud in the UK “jumped to GBP 1.3 billion.” As many merchants make the transition to online stores, “ensuring their transactions are protected is crucial.”… Read More

Credit Cards Expected to Account for Nearly $10 Trillion in Spend Globally by 2027: Report

Juniper Research defines credit cards as a payment instrument which allows consumers as well as cardholders “to borrow money to pay for products and services, and make deferred payments for their purchases in exchange of monthly interest based on the amount owed.” As noted in… Read More

Credit, Charge Card Payments in Hong Kong to Exceed $100B by 2026: Report

The Hong Kong credit and charge card payments market is set “to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% between 2022–2026 to reach HKD 831.9 billion ($106.7 billion) in 2026, driven by a significant shift in consumer preferences towards non-cash payment methods… Read More

Splitit, Alipay to Enable ‘Pay After Delivery’ Installments on AliExpress

Splitit Payments Limited (ASX:SPT), which claims to be the only white-label service allowing customers to pay by installments using their existing credit on their payment card at checkout, announced that Splitit and Alipay have formed a partnership “to power the ‘Pay After Delivery’ option for… Read More

Airwallex, American Express to Diversify Merchant Payments Acceptance Options

Global fintech Airwallex has announced the launch of a partnership with American Express, allowing Airwallex customers “to accept American Express Cards as a payment method.” Airwallex customers in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Kingdom will now be able to “accept American Express Card… Read More

Huobi, Solaris to Introduce Crypto Debit Card in Europe

Huobi, which claims to be one of the world’s leading virtual asset exchanges, has announced a partnership with Solaris, in order “to deliver a crypto-to-fiat debit card that will enable Huobi users to spend digital assets at the point-of-sale globally.” The Visa-approved program will be… Read More

Fintech Firm Conotoxia Introduces Multi-Currency Card 2.0 for Relatives, Workers

Fintech firm Conotoxia has launched a multi-currency card 2.0. The new product makes it possible “to share cards with family members or company employees.” Users of the global fintech Conotoxia can now “order and share their cards with others.” Owners of the multi-currency 2.0 card… Read More

Marqeta Announces Integration with Mastercard Track Instant Pay Virtual Card Solution

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has reportedly integrated Mastercard Track™ Instant Pay, which is described as a next-generation virtual card solution that “uses machine learning and straight-through processing to enable instant payment of supplier invoices.” Marqeta says it will “become the first processor to integrate with Track… Read More

Indian Fintech Razorpay to Support Credit Cards on UPI Network

What was once an innovation is today “a way of life” for millions of consumers in India. Over the last two and a half years, transactions on the UPI network have “grown by a factor of 6 as digital payments have exploded in India,” according… Read More

Chargebacks: Amadeus, Chargebacks911 to Help Airlines Handle Rise in Transaction Disputes

A chargeback is the formal process initiated when a cardholder disputes a payment – “often leading to the cardholder being reimbursed directly by their issuing bank, which then obtains the funds from the merchant,” according to an update from Chargebacks 911. The update further noted… Read More

Biometric Payment Smart Card Solution to Be Developed by Infineon, Fingerprint Cards AB

Infineon Technologies AG and Fingerprint Cards AB announced the signing of a joint development and commercialization agreement of a plug-and-play turnkey solution for “a biometric payment smart card.” The goal of the cooperation is “to make biometric smart card production as simple and easy as… Read More

American Express, Square to Create Credit Card for Square Sellers

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Square (Block) (NYSE:SQ) announced “an expansion of their relationship and plans to launch a new credit card built specifically for Square sellers on the American Express network.” The new card will be “the first credit card Square offers to its… Read More

Uphold Introduces Crypto-Linked Debit Card Offering Rewards in XRP

Uphold, a digital money platform, has announced the launch of its new debit card for UK customers that pays rates of “up to 4% rewards in XRP.” Unlike other comparable cards, the Uphold Card will “not charge non-sterling transaction fees, making it ideal for travel… Read More

AstroPay Launches Mastercard Prepaid Card in Brazil

AstroPay, the online payment solution of “choice” for millions of users worldwide, is pleased to launch its new product in Brazil, a Mastercard prepaid card. This move will “provide both new and existing AstroPay customers with the ability to pay in any store that accepts… Read More

Fintech Ramp Simplifies How Firms Spend, Finance Bills Internationally

Ramp, the finance automation platform and corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, announced international capabilities “for bill payments, short-term bill financing, and employee reimbursement products.” Businesses on Ramp can now “consolidate their international and domestic spend, pay international vendors, and reimburse international employees… Read More

UK Fintech GoHenry Secures $55M for European Expansion

GoHenry, the UK-headquartered provider of a pre-paid debit card and financial education app for kids, has secured $55 million in capital in order to fund its move into new markets. GoHenry has raised growth capital on a crowdfunding platform, pursuing multiple funding rounds on Crowdcube,… Read More

CWallet, M2P to Introduce Pre-Paid, Multicurrency Cards in Qatar

CWallet, a Qatar-based payment processing fintech startup, has teamed up with M2P Fintech, which claims to be one of Asia’s largest API infrastructure companies, in order “to enable prepaid and multi-currency cards in Qatar.” This partnership is “aimed at promoting financial technology intelligence, financial inclusion,… Read More

Payhawk to Offer UK Firms a Choice between VISA Business Credit and Debit Cards

Payhawk, the “fast-growing” spend management platform combining company cards, reimbursable expenses, and accounts payable in one solution, recently announced the launch of a business credit card in the UK. This new release “follows its launch of credit cards for US businesses in September this year,… Read More

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