Tagged: digital transactions

October 9, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new independent survey of more than 2,000 European SMEs has found: 68% plan to adopt real-time payment processing in the next 12 months At present, just 10% of SMEs can receive payments instantly 23% say their international growth has been hindered due to delays… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WireFX is pleased to announce that it has selected Monex USA as a strategic partner “to provide global payment capabilities to its U.S. corporate clients. ” Through this partnership, WireFX clients will be able “to take advantage of Monex USA’s digital solutions for foreign exchange… Read More

October 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

West Realm Shires Services Inc. and FTX Trading Limited, the companies behind FTX US and FTX.COM respectively (collectively referred to as “FTX”), and Visa, which claims to be a world leader in digital payments, announced “a long-term global partnership.” As a part of the alliance,… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CWallet, a Qatar-based payment processing fintech startup, has teamed up with M2P Fintech, which claims to be one of Asia’s largest API infrastructure companies, in order “to enable prepaid and multi-currency cards in Qatar.” This partnership is “aimed at promoting financial technology intelligence, financial inclusion,… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Board announced that it has finalized updates to the Board’s rule concerning debit card transactions. Pursuant to statute, the updates “specify that debit card issuers should enable at least two payment card networks to process all debit card transactions, including ‘card-not-present’ transactions,… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inswitch, a Fintech technology company with a focus on embedded solutions for banking and payments, and Mastercard International Incorporated have partnered “to design and deliver digital payment solutions and issuing programs starting with selected countries across LAC.” Inswitch will “start issuing cards as a Mastercard… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank will fully migrate to a more secured authentication method via Secure2u by June 2023 for online activities or transactions “relating to account opening, fund transfers and payments as well as changes to personal information and account settings.” This is in line with Bank Negara’s… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PCI Pal (LON: PCIP), the global provider of secure payment solutions, has announced that its solution, PCI Pal Digital, has been “selected by Virgin Atlantic to support the airline’s international omnichannel strategy.” The airline’s decision to update its existing PCI compliant payment handling system, and the… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the past five years, consumers and businesses, small and large, have sent more than five billion Zelle payments, “totaling nearly $1.5 trillion,” according to Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle. Zelle users have “leveraged the convenience and security of Zelle to… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chase, which is reportedly one of the largest co-brand card issuers in the U.S., and DoorDash, the local commerce platform, announced plans “to launch the first-ever DoorDash credit card, with Mastercard as the exclusive payments network for the new card.” The DoorDash Rewards Mastercard will… Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ChargebackZero is partnering with Ethoca, a Mastercard company, “to help merchants minimize chargebacks, lower consumer transaction confusion, and share details of confirmed fraud and dispute information.” As part of the integration, the firm would help “prevent chargebacks using an alert mechanism.” These Chargeback alerts are… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced that I-Remit, the largest non-bank remittance service provider in the Philippines, will “expand its use of Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution to improve its cross-border treasury flows.” As a partner of Ripple since 2018, I-Remit… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, the digital payments network for the insurance industry, announced that Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance, has selected One Inc’s full suite of digital payment solutions PremiumPay® and ClaimsPay®, “for both inbound and outbound payments for one of its insurance products.” The result is seamless handling… Read More

September 20, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced the general availability of its secure Virtual Room cloud service which “enables organizations to deliver live, high-touch assistance to their customers in a high-assurance virtual environment.” This next-generation customer engagement solution “gives organizations the ability to balance… Read More

September 19, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reltime AS, which claims to be “disruptive” global Web3 and Metaverse financial technology company, and Triskel Capital Ltd. have entered into a long-term strategic partnership “to change the way people and businesses in Latin America financially interact and transact.” Together with Reltime as its “next-generation”… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ENOC Group has accelerated its digitization strategy through a collaboration with Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region (and Turkey), in order “to implement innovative payment solutions.” ENOC Group has “successfully implemented Emirates NBD’s Host to Host (H2H) services for payments and account… Read More

September 17, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Russia and market participants “launched the testing of the digital ruble platform and successfully completed the first digital ruble transfers between individuals.” The creation of a prototype of the digital ruble platform was “finished in December 2021.” Twelve banks announced their readiness… Read More

September 10, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with over 20 million retail customers, has launched Revolut Pay – a new secure online checkout feature which “allows UK and EEA merchants to present ‘Revolut Pay’ as a payment method across product, cart, and checkout pages.” Revolut Pay… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the past five years, consumers and businesses, small and large, have sent more than five billion Zelle payments, “totaling nearly $1.5 trillion,” according to Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle. Zelle users have “leveraged the convenience and security of Zelle to gift… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maps.me, alongside Monavate, announced a new prepaid card offering, powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Today’s consumers are digital, borderless, and proving “to be increasingly open to using financial products that are integrated with apps that they use daily and trust.” With a waiting list of more… Read More