Tagged: digital payments

December 21, 2022 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When it comes to payments, Latin America is “diving deeper into alternatives,” according to an update from EBANX. Beyond Borders 2022/2023, a recent study by EBANX, a Brazilian fintech that processes payments for global players in rising markets, “shows that alternative payment methods (APMs) have… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra announced that Mechanics Cooperative Bank, a Massachusetts-based financial institution with more than $645 million in assets, has selected Finastra Payments To Go “to introduce new business payments services and enhance the customer experience.” The multi-rail payments hub “empowers Mechanics Cooperative Bank to leverage the… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, India’s leading payments and API banking solutions company, is enabling eUPP (eLite Unified Payment Platform), a fee payment management system for schools and colleges, “to offer an instant and secure fee payments experience for end users.” Currently, through this partnership, “more than 500… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, which claim to be the experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with South Korea-based global remittance and payment provider SentBe in order “to improve the regional reach of its payments service and offer its Korean consumers and businesses a more streamlined,… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, which claims to be the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, announced that Arbella Insurance Group, a customer-focused, regional property, and casualty insurance company based in Massachusetts, has selected One Inc’s suite of digital payment solutions “with PremiumPay and ClaimsPay, for both… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

December 4, 2022 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic open banking provider, Neonomics, has decided to support UNICEF Norway in order “to make donating this holiday period easier and more secure by harnessing the power of open banking payments.” The holiday period is “the most important time of year for charities, but with… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) a software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Conferma Pay, a global fintech firm that specializes in payment technology, announced a new partnership with Mastercard in orrder “to accelerate the use of virtual cards for business-to-business (B2B)… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Banking Circle’s web3 payments solution, payments businesses and banks can process asset-backed stablecoin settlements “in the same way as fiat currencies, providing their customers with faster settlement and lower fees outside of traditional bank rails.” Banking Circle‘s USDC stablecoins solution can be “utilized for… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banked Ltd, the London-based Fintech company building a next-gen global payment network, announced that it has raised over $15 million in a Series A extension round, “led by global software investor Insight Partners.” The investment round was “supported by Citi and National Australia Bank Ventures,… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 8:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its mission to promote financial equity and inclusion for all working Americans, DailyPay has teamed up with the veteran-run Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) to “make free financial coaching and counseling available to millions of DailyPay users.” Partnering with America’s employers, DailyPay enables… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate.io, which claims to be one of the world’s “earliest” and “largest” cryptocurrency exchanges, has officially launched Gate Pay, a crypto-based payment product. Gate.io believes that, “with a larger purpose to bridge the divide between blockchain and everyday life, cryptocurrencies will assume the basic and… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AstroPay, the online payment solution of “choice” for millions of users worldwide, is pleased to launch its new product in Brazil, a Mastercard prepaid card. This move will “provide both new and existing AstroPay customers with the ability to pay in any store that accepts… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, the digital payments network for the insurance industry, announced that it has integrated the Hi Marley Insurance Cloud with One Inc’s ClaimsPay platform. This integration “allows carriers to conduct text message conversations with claimants inclusive of digital payment, a unified and modern approach.”… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), which claims to be the world’s leader in digital payments, announced plans to open a state-of-the art Innovation Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia “at the Future Investment Initiative.” The facility, that will be operational by the end of 2023, is “being built… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spring by Citi, Citi’s (NYSE: C) digital payments service enabling eCommerce and B2B funds flows launched in the U.S. in 2020, has now been fully “integrated with Citi Present and Pay, Citi’s electronic bill presentment platform.” The combined solution “offers comprehensive digital payment acceptance and… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL firm Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) announced the availability of Zip Card, issued by WebBank, the newest buy now, pay later product “offered through its portfolio.” As consumers look for BNPL options in brick-and-mortar retail, the Zip Card “extends the ‘Pay-in-4*’ functionality offline in a… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) recently launched Vaia, its new aggregated payment platform that “gives US-based institutions access to the latest digital payment options for disbursements.” Through a single integration with BNY Mellon, institutions can now “provide their payees with access to Vaia’s wide range of… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, announced a new integrated payments partnership with HotelKey, a cloud-based software solution provider for the hospitality industry. Paysafe will “integrate with HotelKey’s software solutions to streamline payments for U.S. hotels across their front-desk, hospitality, retail, food and beverage,… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, introduced enhanced features to the Cvent Event Marketing & Management platform that “further expand virtual payment capabilities, leveraging American Express’ integrated budget management and payment automation solutions.” The enhanced features… Read More