Tagged: global payments

January 5, 2021 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Erik Kaju, Director of Engineering, Cards and Spend at Fintech firm TransferWise, notes that after the introduction of the money transfer service’s debit Mastercard back in 2018, they’ve taken the card to more than 30 countries on four different continents. TransferWise claims that more than… Read More

October 22, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emburse, a company focused on providing expense management solutions and accounts payable automation, has introduced Emburse Global Reimbursements – which is powered by global money transfer service provider, TransferWise (which recently booked its 4th year of profitability while processing £67 billion in transfers in the… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced on Tuesday its Issuer Solutions business, TSYS, has renewed its agreement with Wells Fargo Bank. Through the agreement,  TSYS will continue to provide a range of processing and support services… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with global payments network Thunes to enable customers to send money directly to mobile wallets and bank accounts globally through its platform. According to MoneyGram, the collaboration will see additional… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Shift Connect, Canada-based global payments and foreign exchange platform, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with cross-border payment platform Currencycloud to power its expansion into new territories, which includes the U.S., Europe, and the UK. Through the partnership, Shift Connect will… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, for the development and delivery of payment solutions in an effort to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances. The… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has launched in Belgium by introducing “Pay in 21 days” service. Klarna reported that shoppers will now be able to buy online and pay once they have received the goods. “With the launch of `Pay in 21… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Verrency announced on Wednesday the launch of its new product feature “Pay Later.” According to Verrency, the feature enables bank customers to instantly move any regular purchase transaction to a longer-term installment payment plan. “Consumers can select to pay in multiple installments… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nexo Standards, a Brussels-based nonprofit organization for global payments, announced on Tuesday it has named Saudi Payments its latest Principal Member and the first in the association’s history from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  According to Nexo Standards, Saudi Payments is a wholly-owned subsidiary of… Read More

February 3, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ajay Banga, CEO at payments giant Mastercard, recently talked about why his company decided to leave the controversial Facebook-led Libra global payments and stablecoin project. Banga claims his firm doesn’t quite understand Libra’s business model. He told the Financial Times: “When you don’t understand how… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) announced on Tuesday that it and La Banque Postale, the banking subsidiary of France’s postal services’ operator, La Poste Group, is now planning to expand its digital payments. Western Union reported that the integration of its global cross-border, cross-currency digital money… Read More

November 16, 2019 @ 12:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Nestle grocery store based in Spain has introduced a facial recognition payment system designed by CaixaBank and the institution’s Payment Innovation Hub alliance. Samsung, Global Payments, Visa, and Arval are members of the alliance. Nestle’s Face to Pay Market application can be downloaded from… Read More

August 6, 2019 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Tuesday it is expanding its collaboration with lastminute.com and is taking over payment acceptance for the online travel and leisure retailer as one of its acquiring partners. Wirecard reported that in addition to the… Read More

July 3, 2019 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based global payments provider Verrency announced on Wednesday it has appointed Beam Wallet co-founder Shezan Amiji as a new global advisory board member. Verrency reported that prior to Beam Wallet, Amiji founded EcoVentures, a Greenhouse Gas reduction and management firm. While sharing more details about… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, is reportedly seeking to raise $200 million as it prepares to list on the London Stock Exchange. Finablr describes itself as a global platform that brings together full-service Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions underpinned by… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Klarna announced last week it has formed a new partnership with Canada-based instant financing provider, PayBright. Klarna and PayBright are reportedly joining forces to give Klarna’s 100,000 global retailers the ability to turn on a consumer finance solution for their Canadian shoppers… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial), a China-based tech company and the operator of Alipay, is reportedly in talks to acquire UK payments firm, WorldFirst, for $700 million. According to Sky News, Ant Financial has been in talks to purchase WorldFirst for the past several months. … Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, announced on Monday it has increased its stake in Swych, a digital gifting platform, with a follow-on Series B investment to become a majority shareholder. Finablr reported that through its stake it will leverage its network’s leadership and… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile payments specialist CANCAN announced on Monday it has teamed up with international payments specialist WorldFirst to launch payments and marketing platform that enables Chinese payments methods Alipay and WeChat Pay across Europe. Founded in 2015, CANCAN enables payments and promotions globally through its omnichannel platform,… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HackerOne, U.S.-based hacker-powered security platform, announced on Friday it now accepts bitcoin payments through global blockchain payments provider BitPay. According to the duo, BitPay enables HackerOne to receive international payments faster and more economically than traditional bank wires. HackerOne reported that its customers may skip costly, complicated cross-border wire… Read More