Tagged: digital payments

May 29, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UniCredit and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a global expansion of their payment partnership. The agreement “sets the stage for the start of a strong partnership consistent with the UniCredit Unlocked strategy.” This is the first time any large commercial bank “has put in place a… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML), a payment solutions provider, is working with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, in order “to offer its private label digital gift cards product serving its broad shopping center and multi-retailer customer base in the United States and Canada.”… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoMo, which claims to be one of Vietnam’s leading fintech companies, recently announced that it now offers customers of Vietnam’s Apple Store Online flexible payment options, “with the launch of monthly Instalments for Apple Store Online.” With this new feature, Vietnamese customers will “have the… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SAB has announced its collaboration with Ottu, a fast-growing payment fintech, to enhance its Digital Payments Solution. This partnership will “provide SAB merchants with an Online Payment Management Solution (OPMS) using direct integration with the payment gateways provided by SAB.” This collaboration aims “to simplify… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 1:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), which claims to be a global leader in digital payments, announced that it plans to open a new global Technology and Product Hub in Poland that will be the first of its kind for Visa in Central and Eastern Europe. The… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brite Payments, one of Sweden’s fastest growing fintechs and a leader in instant bank payments, announced its Brite Instant Payments Network (IPN). Brite IPN is a proprietary network “that leverages the capabilities of open banking to give merchants and businesses a complete, out-of-the-box instant payments… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, has joined forces with Airbnb in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership to provide guests in the US and Canada with flexible payment options when booking their next stay. With Klarna’s seamless, sustainable and flexible payment solutions, “booking… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a global firm focused on direct bank payments, has partnered with Bluefort, an independent software vendor and Microsoft solutions partner, in order “to offer a simple way for businesses to manage their billing, payments and accounting directly within Dynamics 365.” The newly launched GoCardless… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

axis, a digital payments platform for small businesses, has launched its services, in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V). axis has obtained the license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) “for its open-loop mobile wallet, offering a digital banking alternative for small businesses and their… Read More

May 19, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, India’s payments and API banking company, has partnered with Tazapay, Singapore-based cross-border payments company to power their cross-border payments for Indian exporters. The partnership allows Tazapay “to settle all cross-border payments directly to Indian exporters’ local bank accounts in Rupees (INR) in one… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wealth platform Yield App has partnered with Volt, the global real-time payments gateway, in order “to offer additional GBP and EUR on-ramps via FPS and SEPA Instant.” Yield App customers “can now buy cryptocurrency in real time directly with their bank, thanks to the… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zimpler, a fintech company providing seamless and secure account-to-account (A2A) payment solutions, announced the launch of instant cross-border payouts. The feature will allow Zimpler’s customers “to instantly send Euros to all 20 Eurozone countries through SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area), with no hidden fees or… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayNearby, which claims to be one of India’s leading branchless banking and digital networks, launched PayNearby Mall—a meta commerce platform to enable easy availability of good and services, in an assisted mode at the last mile. This will soon be “integrated with the Open Network… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd has announced a partnership with Belvo, the Open Finance data and payments platform in Latin America. By combining Rapyd’s extensive global payments network with Belvo’s expertise in open banking, the partnership will “enable businesses across Latin America to deliver seamless open finance experiences to… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Freepay has announced a collaboration with Finaro to strengthen its position in the Danish market as a payment provider (payment gateway). Through this collaboration, Freepay can now “offer a broader solution within online payments on various technical platforms, both physically and online, where card payment… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Underpinning its ambitious plans to build a super-correspondent bank for global B2B payments, Banking Circle has joined the UK Faster Payments Service (FPS) as a Direct Participant for GBP. This latest initiative means clients now “have access to real-time direct clearing and settlement for both… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a firm focused on digital payments, was one of nine finalists tasked with exploring innovative blockchain-based use cases for the Real Digital (Brazil’s central bank-issued digital currency, or CBDC) as part of the most recent LIFT Challenge. The company partnered with Agrotoken,… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced its official launch in Israel to fuel future expansion across the region, including the appointment of Or Liban as Airwallex’s Head of Israel and the Middle East. This expansion comes at “a pivotal moment… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments provider Checkout.com has entered an agreement with Mamo, the fintech powering payments for SMEs across MENA, making Checkout.com the payments provider of choice for their flagship product Mamo Business. This deal further supports Mamo’s mission “to accelerate the growth of SMEs in the… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange CryptoOrange has partnered with payments platform, Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), in order “to offer new ways for its customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies internationally.” Paysafe, which claims to have an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors… Read More