Search Results for: e-wallets

September 25, 2024 @ 7:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Viva.com, a European payments Fintech, has expanded its strategic partnership with Alipay+, a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions, to enable European merchants to accept direct payments from 15 e-wallets. Alipay+ and Viva.com partnership allows global tourists, mostly from Asia, to pay in… Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 5:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Users of 14 popular e-wallets from nine countries and regions can now make transactions in Hong Kong using their home applications, facilitated by Alipay+, Ant International announced on Friday. This integration marks the largest single-time introduction of international payment apps into Hong Kong’s offline commercial… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese digital payment giant Ant Group has officially integrated seven prominent Asian e-wallets and payment apps into its “Alipay+-in-China” Program (A+China Program). The firm confirmed that users of mPay (Macao SAR, China), Hipay (Mongolia), Changi Pay (Singapore), OCBC (Singapore), Naver Pay (South Korea), Toss Pay… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the global firm focused on Bitcoin infrastructure technology,  marked ‘Bitcoin Genesis Day’—the anniversary of Bitcoin’s first block mined on January 3, 2009—with the launch of its latest “fully-open source” hardware wallet: Blockstream Jade Plus. With a new design, enhanced usability, and advanced security features… Read More

December 29, 2024 @ 8:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) licensed “Majd Saudi Payments” to provide E-wallet solutions. With Majd Saudi Payments, there are now “26 licensed companies offering payment services” in Saudi Arabia. This decision reflects SAMA’s goal to support the payments sector, increase the efficiency of financial transactions,… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brighty, a digital finance platform that enables crypto-card payments in the real world, announces a $10 million round from Futurecraft Ventures. The funds will be used to expand its presence in Europe and the UK. Brighty is a personal finance app that combines traditional digital… Read More

November 8, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant International, a digital payment and financial technology provider headquartered in Singapore, has been enhancing its integration of AI technologies to support and secure millions of daily cross-border transactions for merchants across 200+ markets. Yang Peng, Chief Executive Officer of Ant International said that integration… Read More

November 7, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has shared a security assessment focused on Web3 desktop wallets. As explained in an extensive update by the team at CertiK, desktop wallets play a key role in the Web3 ecosystem, providing users with a means to manage their digital assets within decentralized networks…. Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the tech company building the “best” way to move and manage the world’s money has been granted direct access to InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payment system, and can settle with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) real-time gross payment system, PhilPaSS Plus. Wise claims… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, has recnetly announced its Direct Global Network now provides banks with access to more than 3 billion mobile wallets across the globe via their existing Swift connectivity. Thunes’ network capability allows financial institutions connected… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:58 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Alipay+, the cross-border mobile payment solution operated by Ant International, has significantly expanded its presence in Nepal by partnering with Himalayan Bank, a major local bank. This collaboration introduces over ten new payment partners, enabling Alipay+ to be accepted at more than 25,000 merchants across… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has released an update entitled, Blockchain in the Modern Payments Landscape: Synergy and Transformation. Binance Research has shared that key takeaways as follows: This Binance Research report looks at “the state of modern payments, its main pain points, and how blockchain payments can address… Read More

September 1, 2024 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the fiat-crypto payment gateway, announced a partnership with Unlimit, a leading global fintech company. This collaboration integrates Unlimit’s robust payment rails, “significantly enhancing Alchemy Pay’s On-ramp service offerings for local and global users, offering seamless access to Visa and Mastercard credit card payments,… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, an enabler of global payouts orchestration, announced a collaboration with Thunes, a global money movement innovator, to expand its e-Wallet payout capabilities worldwide. The collaboration aims to address the increasing demand “for more diverse, and flexible payout methods, especially in emerging markets where e-Wallets… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a global money movement innovator, has now enabled hundreds of merchants in Paris to accept cross-border payments from 15 international e-wallets and mobile partners via Alipay+. This collaboration leverages the Thunes Global Network, “enhancing convenience for Asian tourists in France, as they enjoy a… Read More

August 6, 2024 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI), the Canadian Fintech company, today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pay2All Instituição de Pagamento Ltda., a licensed Payment Institution authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil. This strategic milestone is expected “to enhance Nuvei’s capabilities… Read More

July 29, 2024 @ 5:26 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, is poised to significantly advance the digital payments landscape in the country with the upcoming introduction of its Request to Pay (RTP) and Direct Debit facilities. Announced by BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan… Read More

July 26, 2024 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has announced a partnership with Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a payments platform. With this partnership, Alchemy Pay integrates Paysafe’s Skrill, NETELLER, and multiple local payment methods into its Fiat On-ramp offering, “enhancing convenience and accessibility for global users, particularly across… Read More

July 3, 2024 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MultiSafepay (MSP), an Amsterdam-based payment service provider, and Antom global merchant payment services, a payment and digitization services provider under Ant International, announced that MultiSafepay has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International and will integrate with Antom to promote convenient, secure and accessible payment… Read More

June 22, 2024 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brankas and Global Finteq announced a partnership to launch one of the first Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platforms in the Philippines. Established banks, rural banks, and even non-traditional financial institutions are “now able to lend at scale as existing loan products can now exist outside of the… Read More