Tagged: digital payments

February 28, 2023 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, India’s payments and API banking company, announced its strategic acquisition of Zecpe, a one-click checkout company. Zecpe enables e-commerce businesses “to improve checkout conversion by making the process quick and seamless for customers.” Zecpe will now “operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cashfree… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagos, a payment intelligence company that empowers businesses to optimize their digital payment infrastructure and maximize revenue, lower payments costs, and reduce fraud,  announced an oversubscribed $34 million Series A investment led by Arbor Ventures, a global fintech-focused venture firm. Additional participating investors “include Point… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced new offers aimed “to help small and micro businesses (SMBs) accept digital payments, fine-tune their essential systems and save on the technology needed to grow and build business resilience.” With Visa SavingsEdge, eligible Visa Small Business cardholders can “unlock automatic… Read More

February 8, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sionic, a provider of omni-commerce, faster digital payments solutions, today announced it is launching a suite of new, trust-based services “to address the significant challenges facing faster payments in the U.S. whether on The RTP® Network or upcoming FedNow™ bank rails.” The services are “designed… Read More

February 1, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the world’s “leading” digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced the expansion of its “Send Globally” product to the Philippines. Send Globally now “enables fast, secure, and low-cost money transfers between the U.S. and the Philippines, revolutionizing traditional… Read More

January 31, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Large enterprises today are facing significant macroeconomic uncertainty across the world, according to an update from Paysend. Alexander Budyakov, Enterprise Business Executive, Paysend, notes that the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic continues “to disrupt markets and supply chains whilst inflationary pressures and fluctuating currency markets… Read More

January 28, 2023 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a key player focused on payments services, announced the launch of its Buland Bharat digital payments suite, which is designed specially “keeping in mind the needs and wants of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India.” The Buland Bharat digital payments suite… Read More

January 24, 2023 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Touch ‘n Go Group, via the Touch ‘n Go eWallet, has formed a strategic partnership with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, in order “to launch the first corporate social responsibility (CSR)-linked Visa prepaid card in Malaysia.” The design of the new Visa card… Read More

January 22, 2023 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qolo recently revealed that it processed more than $1 billion in total payouts in Q4 of 2022. As the world’s “first” and “only” fully cloud-based payments and card issuing processor, Qolo powers various Fintechs and banks “with flexible, scalable payout solutions.” Qolo delivers direct access… Read More

January 22, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Product innovation, growth and increasing profit – these are all things small business owners and entrepreneurs need to focus on, “particularly at the early stages of their company,” according to an update from Paysend. Paysend asks why is their attention being diverted by “trying to… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 1:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CLOWD9, which claims to be the world’s first cloud native and decentralized payments processing platform has partnered with Netcetera, a global software company for secure and convenient digital payment solutions, as its payment security provider. CLOWD9 will “use its 3-D secure issuer service for transaction… Read More

January 10, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NorthOne is pleased to announce they’re breaking new ground in the Fintech space “by joining The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network in partnership with The Bancorp Bank, N.A.” With The Clearing House’s innovative Real-Time Payment network, NorthOne will help businesses “receive payments instantly 24 hours… Read More

January 9, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alipay+, a provider of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, is striving to provide cash-free and mobile-friendly travel experiences for Asian tourists in the Chinese mainland “as it seeks to partner with more merchants and enable greater QR code connectivity.” Starting from January 8,… Read More

January 8, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), which claims to be a world leader in digital payments, is announcing an open call for startups across the APAC region in order to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023 and applications will close on January 10, 2022. Currently in its… Read More

January 7, 2023 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China Mobile, the parent firm of Pakistan’s telecommunications network, Zong 4G, showcased its first digital payments solution ‘PayMax,’ during an exclusive product showcasing event at Zong HQ in Islamabad. This initiative aims to empower the consumers of Pakistan with a financial solution that is secure… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PPRO, which claims to be the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure, has announced that it has expanded its coverage of the Portuguese market by integrating MB WAY, Portugal’s leading mobile wallet provider, onto its platform. This development comes “as a result of PPRO’s long-standing… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a financial institution, announced the launch of the region’s first tokenized, contactless payment methods “through the options of clasp and ring ‘ADIB PAY’, in partnership with token enablement service provider Tappy Technologies and global digital payments leader, Visa.” ADIB Visa… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondsmith, the UK’s provider of cash management and savings solutions to the wealth management industry, has become a principal member of Visa, a key player in digital payments, “to further its mission of improving the wealth management industry through embedded banking services.” “Super-apps” and fintechs… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paycell, Türkiye’s next-generation digital payment platform, announced a strategic partnership with Nium, the platform for global money movement, to offer international money transfers from account to account using Nium’s leading business payments infrastructure. The partnership “makes life easier for Paycell users to perform fast, safe,… Read More

January 3, 2023 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, which claims to be a global leader in direct bank payment solutions, has  announced it is “officially live in the market with PayTo, an instant account-to-account payment method that has been designed to replace Australia’s traditional Direct Debit network in approximately three to five… Read More