Tagged: digital payments

May 26, 2021 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Flexa, a global network uniting retail and blockchain technologies, announced on Wednesday its digital currency acceptance offering to include a suite of eCommerce plug-ins that enable merchants to accept digital currencies via their online retail channels instantly and with guaranteed zero fraud. Flexa… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Tilled, a U.S.-based payment facilitation platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $11 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Rebecca Lynn from Canvas Ventures with participation from Abhinav Tiwari, former head of investments and M&A at Stripe, Henry Ward, founder and CEO… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Wednesday it has listed five new DeFi coins, which are AAVE, LINK, MKR, UNI, and YFI. According to Wirex, the addition of the coins will build on the 9 cryptos and 9 traditional currencies that the platform currently offers. … Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Agora Services, a digital platform banking solutions provider, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with i2c Inc., a global provider of digital payment and open banking technology, to provide modern digital-first issuing and processing. Agora reported that the partnership adds to its ability to… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced on Tuesday that Revolute Business has launched an invoicing tool to streamline payments for UK and EU businesses. According to Revolut, Revolut Business customers may now send professional invoices that simply their Revolut Business accounts. These invoices may also be personalized… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

i2c Inc., an established provider of digital payment and banking tech, revealed on Monday (May 23, 2021) that it has partnered with INVESTBANK, a bank offering various financial solutions in Jordan. i2c’s plug-and-play platform will reportedly power credit issuing and acquiring capabilities for INVESTBANK. Through… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The State Duma has recently acknowledged that amendments to the Civil Code (in Russia) that cryptocurrencies (or “digital monetary units”) may be considered “a contractual means” of conducting payments in the country, according to Pavel Krasheninnikov, Chairperson of the Duma Committee on Legislation, at the… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has revealed that it has seen dramatic growth in its digital payments volume during the last year. The value of InstaPay and PESONet money transfers of RCBC Online and its mobile banking app surged 293% when compared to volumes reported… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digiseq recently unveiled what it claims to be a wearables breakthrough via a mobile app that’s able to turn supported objects, embedded with an NFC chip, into a contactless payments device. Digiseq’s Manage Mii mobile app supports “Rapid Contactless Personalization” for clients to imbue any… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For many digital commerce platforms, ACH payments debited directly from customer bank accounts offer a more affordable and accessible alternative to traditional credit cards. Although cards may expire and can also go missing, account and routing numbers for ACH payments tend to be more permanent,… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Norges Bank has released its Financial Infrastructure Report 2021 and Norges Bank Papers 2/2021, titled “Retail payment services 2020.” Norges Bank notes that there have been significantly fewer disruptions in the Norwegian financial infrastructure during the past few years, and the infrastructure has been working… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 9:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Thursday that Skrill USA digital wallet has launched a virtual version of its existing Skrill Visa Prepaid Card. According to PaySafe, Skrill USA’s latest product offers Americans a fully digital payments solution that can be activated instantly to spend… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Lithic, formerly Privacy.com, a U.S.-based card issuing platform, announced on Thursday it raised $43 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Index Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Rainfall Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, and Walkabout Ventures…. Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Airwallex, a digital payments fintech, announced on Thursday the launch of its online card payment acceptance solution in Hong Kong. According to Airwallex, the solution will allow local merchants to accept online card payments made around the world using Visa and Mastercard. According… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 12:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SafetyPay, a digital alternative payments platform offering solutions across Latin America (LatAm) and European markets, has announced the implementation of PIX as a payment method in Brazil, in order to support instant payments with QR codes. SafetyPay aims to facilitate the transfer of funds and… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CITCON, the payment gateway provider that offers in-store, online, and mobile payment solutions to over 6,000 brands across the globe, has partnered with Flexa, the “pure-digital” payments network, in order to enable merchants with accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment option. Merchants connected to Citcon will… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment company Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) announced on Tuesday it has launched its integrated omnichannel solutions for businesses in Ireland. The fintech giant reported that following what it calls a successful Early Access Program, now all merchants and enterprises throughout the country may access Square’s… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Global fintech infrastructure platform, Nium, announced on Monday the launch of its maritime payments solution. According to Nium, the solution was created to digitize the payments experience for shipping companies, their management, seafarers, and their families.  “The Nium maritime payment solution leverages the company’s… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai-headquartered Fintech firm Mamo has reportedly secured $8 million through a pre-Series A funding round. Mamo offers a digital wallet and payments platform and has previously raised $1.5 million in order to launch a peer to peer payments app. As mentioned in a release shared… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The way in which payments are conducted has been gradually changing but the shift towards all-digital platforms has accelerated following the COVID-19 outbreak. As noted in a recent report from Juniper Research: “The number of and the success of online retailers has been growing, and… Read More