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Fintech Payhawk Releases Emergency Credit Card Line for US, UK Clients with Zero-Interest Rate

At a time when the UK and US tech sectors were exposed to what can only be described as financial chaos, Payhawk, the spend management solution for domestic and international businesses throughout Europe, the US, and the UK, continued “to show their dedication and support… Read More

Digital Banking: Brazil’s C6 Bank Allows Clients to Manage Overdue Invoices

C6 Bank has reportedly launched features that allow customers to manage overdue credit card invoices. Now, the bank’s app “has an exclusive home page for paying invoices in short arrears (up to 67 days), a specific chat bot for self-service on this topic and a… Read More

Barclays Reveals that Value of Contactless Payments Is Up Nearly 50% in 2022

New data from Barclays, which sees nearly half of the nation’s debit and credit card spending, reveals that “a record 91.2 per cent of all eligible card transactions were made using contactless payments last year – a sign that consumers and businesses are continuing to… Read More

BNPL: Australia’s Westpac Gives Credit Card Clients More Flexibility with PartPay

Westpac will soon offer credit card customers the ability “to pay for purchases in four instalments, providing greater control and flexibility.” In the coming months, Westpac credit card customers will be able “to link their existing credit card to a new PartPay digital card, enabling… 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

Mastercard, Video Game Commerce Firm Xsolla Level up Gaming Experience

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and global video game commerce company Xsolla announced plans to collaborate “on frictionless, secure, and rewarding payments for gamers — from enhanced checkout experiences using credit card loyalty points1 to simple in-game currency gifting to improved creator payout processes and more.” The… Read More

Inflation Drives Down Small Business Satisfaction with Merchant Services as Cost Concerns Mount, J.D. Power Report Reveals

  There’s a lot of frustration when credit card readers “do not respond to a customer’s dips, taps and swipes—or require a reset halfway through a transaction.” According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Merchant Services Satisfaction Study, the small business owners “who are fighting… 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

Klarna Introduces Money Story, an Overview of Clients’ Spending in 2022

Klarna, which claims to be the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards,  announced the launch of Money Story in the US Klarna App – “a personal spending summary of 2022 that provides millions of consumers with useful insights into their spending… 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

Commerzbank Choses Nets, Part of European PayTech Nexi Group, to Develop Solution for Payment Card Processing

The agreement with Commerzbank is a key milestone for the issuing solutions business of Nexi in Germany. Commerzbank has chosen Nets, part of the European PayTech Nexi Group, in order “to develop a streamlined and scalable solution for processing credit, debit, and prepaid cards which… Read More

Sustainability: UOB, SP Group to Offset Household Electricity Carbon Emissions for UOB EVOL Cardholders

UOB EVOL cardholders will now be able “to offset 100 per cent or more of their household electricity carbon footprint for free when they charge SP Group’s (SP) utilities bills to their credit card, via a new exclusive feature jointly launched by UOB and SP… Read More

Iceland’s Telecom Síminn Expands into Payments via Enfuce’s Card as a Service

Síminn Pay, the “pioneering” fintech subsidiary of Iceland’s largest telco provider Síminn, has partnered with Enfuce, the European “leader” in providing turnkey card issuing, “to launch virtual credit cards tailored for Síminn Pay’s lifestyle app, enabling users to make seamless payments.” Founded in 2016, Síminn… Read More

Atoa Wants to Obliterate Visa and Mastercard by Dropping Fees, Raises $2.2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding

Using credit cards is convenient but costly for merchants. So much so, they just raise their prices a bit for everyone. UK-based Fintech Atoa wants to challenge the dominance of Visa and Mastercard by cratering the cost of accepting payments by up to 70%, and… 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

BNPL: New Visa Collaborations Meet Growing Canadian Demand for Installments

Visa (NYSE: V) has announced new collaborations across the payment ecosystem, “to bring Installments enabled by Visa to more eligible credit cardholders.” With Installments enabled by Visa, consumers have the option “to convert qualifying purchases into smaller, predictable installment payments made over a defined period… Read More

Cardless, Simon Introduce Retail Credit Card on American Express Network

San Francisco-based financial technology firm, Cardless, Inc., and Simon, a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinations in the United States, have “agreed to launch the Simon® American Express® Credit Card from Cardless.” Once launched, Cardmembers… 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

Studio Bank Introduces Credit Card Program with Corserv

Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has implemented a comprehensive credit card program with Studio Bank in order “to provide innovative payment solutions.” Pioneered in Nashville, Studio Bank built a digital bank “with a local presence – their model is… Read More

Berlin’s Solaris Becomes New Partner for ADAC Credit Card

ADAC Finanzdienste GmbH and Solarisbank AG will cooperate on the ADAC credit card program in the future. Solaris will “replace Landesbank Berlin (LBB) as co-branding partner for the ADAC credit card in the second half of 2023.” Until then, the partnership with LBB “will continue.”… Read More

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