Tagged: digital payments

May 8, 2023 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finix is now a payments processor, which will help with simplifying the payments stack. With direct integrations to American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa, Finix offers businesses everything they need “to build world-class payments and embedded fintech experiences.” Finix is pleased to announce their launch… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquido, the “next generation” payments company for Latin America, emerged from stealth today to launch publicly. The company reportedly “spent the last two years building a comprehensive and flexible payments infrastructure to modernize and democratize digital payments access for Latin American businesses, similar to what… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for major businesses, has partnered with Olo Inc. (NYSE: OLO), an SaaS platform for restaurants, to provide restaurant businesses “with a faster and easier way to consolidate digital and in-store payments, apply for capital, and… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern payments platform, Dwolla, announced 45% growth of their Partner Ecosystem in Q1 of 2023. As part of this growth, data aggregator Flinks “joined other partners in Dwolla‘s Secure Exchange solution to offer a seamless account verification service to Dwolla’s clients.” Since Q4 of 2022,… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Stripe are launching a new feature on Microsoft Teams that will empower companies “to unlock new revenue streams and grow their business – all with the simple touch of a button.” Introducing Teams Payments, a solution that “enables meeting hosts to… Read More

April 29, 2023 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ansa announces a digital wallet infrastructure platform for merchants, alongside its first round of funding of $5.4 million. The investment round was “led by Christina Melas-Kyriazi at Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Nimi Katragadda at Box Group, Nichole Wischoff at Wischoff Ventures, Cambrian Ventures,… Read More

April 28, 2023 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PPRO, the digital payments infrastructure provider, has signed a strategic agreement with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) in order “to offer global partners access to Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s fastest-growing, real-time payment system, for cross-border transactions.” This latest agreement, “supported by a new framework… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Majesco, a global player focused on supporting cloud insurance platform software for insurance business transformation, announced a new digital payment offering for Majesco Claims for P&C customers. This new “out-of-the-box” integration with One Inc ClaimsPay reportedly “offers fast and secure digital claims payments through the… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be one of the world’s leading digital payments platforms built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced the expansion of “Send Globally” to Guatemala, bringing its cross-border payment service to Latin America. In 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean “received more than $140… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IXOPAY, an independent payment orchestration provider, and EBANX, a Fintech company that specializes in international payments in rising markets, have announced a partnership. Together the partners will “focus on providing access to local payment solutions for global brands and offering local payment methods to consumers,… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) recently announced a new electronic payment hub, also known as e-PATH, which provides a more seamless and secure way “for market participants and the public to make online payments to the SC.” e-Path is reportedly “part of the SC’s digital… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Melio, a B2B payments platform for small businesses, announced a partnership with Shopify to power Shopify Bill Pay, an accounts payable solution that will transform how Shopify merchants pay and manage their business bills. Through Shopify Bill Pay, merchants will now “have the ability to… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada. The launch will empower Canadian businesses “to tap into Airwallex’s global payments and financial platform, offering a faster, more cost-effective and transparent alternative to the traditional banking platform.” Businesses in Canada can now “access… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a global cross-border payments company, has been granted a new Payments Institution license by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) in France, which will enable the company “to send payments worldwide on behalf of its French or EU customers and partners.”… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Treasures Center updated its branding strategy whereby, it will be known as “dtcpay” going forward “reflecting its commitment towards digital payments.” Since 2019, dtcpay’s mission is “to bridge the gap between digital assets and traditional finance and help businesses grow quickly by accepting payment… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe now enables merchants to embed the acceptance of digital payments, “with a full suite of developer-first tools that makes the entire payments experience seamless.” Stripe is not only a key player within Fintech, but has also “grown to become one of the most valuable… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research on gig workers from Branch, the workforce payments platform that helps businesses accelerate payments to empower their workers, reveals the latest industry trends. The 3rd annual Branch x Marqeta Gig Payments Report surveys “the work and payments preferences of over 1,000 gig workers… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced it is partnering with PayPal and Venmo in order to pilot Visa+, an innovative service that aims to help individuals move money quickly and securely between different person-to-person (P2P) digital payment apps. Later this year, Venmo and PayPal users in the… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced it is accelerating efforts to remove first–use, PVC plastics from payment cards on its network by 2028. This move further “reinforces the company’s sustainability commitments and scales the accessibility of more sustainable card offerings for consumers seeking a way to reduce… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goodwill of Colorado, an organization dedicated to creating community impact through programs for individuals with disabilities, education, training and career placement, has partnered with DailyPay–the provider of on-demand pay. As part of the organization’s mission “to empower individuals, and to provide a fulfilling employee experience,… Read More