Tagged: digital payments

June 14, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Alibaba-backed Indian major Fintech major Paytm is reported to be in talks with a few domestic payment gateways for a possible acquisition as it firms up its strategy to go public this year. Paytm, owned by financial services firm One97, plans a $3 billion initial… Read More

June 13, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, Merchantrade Asia, a digital money services business operator and e-money issuer, teamed up with palm plantation management services provider LintraMax in order to digitize the payroll system for underserved plantations workers in Malaysia. Through the partnership, Merchantrade Asia and LintraMax plan to… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luxembourg-based Fintech Finologee has reportedly created a hosted system that offers API end-points in order to automate payments and support secure web interfaces which improve workflows and data visualization while establishing a direct connection to the SWIFT network. The product’s development has been supported by… Read More

June 10, 2021 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GrabPay, the in-app wallet of Super app Grab, recently announced that it has introduced the GrabPay DuitNow QR feature across Malaysia. The GrabPay digital wallet was reportedly the first in Malaysia to sign-up with PayNet and offer this feature which is now available across the… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The State Bank of India (SBI) (NSE:SBIN), a multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, reports that it has made a strategic investment in Paypal-incubated digital payments Fintech Cashfree. Launched in 2015, the Bengaluru-headquartered Fintech firm handles more than… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 7:06 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Alibaba-backed One97 Communications, which owns mobile payments firm Paytm, has received a green nod from its board to go public. In a letter to all its stakeholders and employees having stock options, the company said it had received in-principle approval from its board to issue… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayAlly, a fully integrated payments ecosystem for small businesses, is reportedly using Banking Circle solutions to enhance its multi-currency B2B cross-border payments platform. Through the partnership, PayAlly will be able access a wider range of payment channels via the Banking Circle super-correspondent banking network. This… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Branch and Marqeta have a released a Gig Payment Report which covers work and payments in the modern gig economy. The gig economy is transforming the “precedent for work and payments,” the report from Branch and Marqeta reveals. It also mentions that… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

El Salvador is reportedly looking to become the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. El Salvador’s government might introduce legislation that could potentially make it the first country to adopt BTC as legal tender, along with the US dollar…. Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin-based AppBrilliance, a payments tech firm, recently announced its strategic vision with its latest Money API-enabled, Push-To-Business (P2B) payments model, which aims to replace the traditional model and will try to shift power back to the merchant (when it comes to extra transaction fees). AppBrilliance… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AppGallery, a leading app marketplace, has introduced near-field communication (NFC) payments in European markets, after forming a partnership with Stocard, a leading mobile wallet provider. After teaming up with AppGallery, Stocard worked closely with Huawei to integrate Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) Core capabilities within its… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EVO Payments, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOP), a multinational provider of payment tech integrations and acquiring solutions, recently revealed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Pago Fácil, a digital commerce payment platform in Chile. The deal will be carried out in partnership with its… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based payments platform Veem announced on Wednesday the expansion of its no-fees domestic payment services to Canada. The service, called Veem Local Canada, will include Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), which will give Canadian business owners a new, easy-to-use tool for payment options. According to… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new integrated payments partnership with SimplyPayMe, a payments technology and infrastructure provider. Paysafe reported that SimplyPayMe’s flagship mobile payments, invoicing, and simple business management solution has plugged into its platform… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Allied Payment Network, a U.S.-based online and mobile bill payments services provider, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with digital banking solutions provider Tyfone. Allied reported that through the collaboration, Tyfone will integrate with the Allied core-connect real-time digital payment solutions into its… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qatar-headquartered Fintech firm Dibsy has acquired $300,000 through a pre-seed round that was led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai along with participation from several angel investors. Dibsy’s management reveals that their investment round was finalized in late 2020. The Dibsy team notes: “Our brand is… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Wise (formerly doing business as TransferWise) has introduced remittance services in India, as the company looks to expand its operations globally with a new office in Mumbai. This move by London-headquartered Wise has come after the company began supporting Google Pay users… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi-based PayBy, a payments startup, has teamed up with Al Maya Group in order to offer the latter with secure, contactless payment options across 49 of its supermarkets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). When shopping at Al Maya supermarkets, customers will be able… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yann Murciano, CEO at UK-based Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) lender. Murciano talked extensively about the “unbundling” of banking and FinTech, and how now we are witnessing the “rebundling” of banking and FinTech again. He pointed out that… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay notes in a blog post that we are living in a world with “ever-increasing” consumer expectations and “endless options” to choose from these days. The Razorpay team points out that competition among businesses has been increasing over the years. This has helped… Read More