Tagged: Payment Cards

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

October 29, 2022 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, the finance automation platform and corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, announced international capabilities “for bill payments, short-term bill financing, and employee reimbursement products.” Businesses on Ramp can now “consolidate their international and domestic spend, pay international vendors, and reimburse international employees… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoHenry, the UK-headquartered provider of a pre-paid debit card and financial education app for kids, has secured $55 million in capital in order to fund its move into new markets. GoHenry has raised growth capital on a crowdfunding platform, pursuing multiple funding rounds on Crowdcube,… 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 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk, the “fast-growing” spend management platform combining company cards, reimbursable expenses, and accounts payable in one solution, recently announced the launch of a business credit card in the UK. This new release “follows its launch of credit cards for US businesses in September this year,… 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 23, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Weavr announced an update that “adds a new level of convenience for cardholders to add their cards to Apple Pay and Google Wallet, improving digital security and card usage, and in turn fuelling transaction growth for embedded finance innovators.” The technology-first fintech has revealed… Read More

September 10, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Easy Payment & Finance, which claims to be a leading financial payment and technology enabler in Spain, announced it has chosen digital payments platform, Carta Worldwide, a subsidiary of Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO), to support its new card offering. Easy EP is reportedly among Spain’s major… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GiveCard, a nonprofit organization that uses financial technology to power direct giving to the most vulnerable communities, has partnered with Highnote, which claims to be the world’s most modern card issuance platform, “to launch a new prepaid debit card program.” This enables shelters, non-profits, and… Read More

August 25, 2022 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, the first finance automation platform and corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, announced an expansion of its platform that “enables businesses to finance all of their bills in one place.” Bill Pay, its accounts payable automation product, will now “offer businesses the… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The New Zealand payment card market is expected to “gradually recover” from the COVID-19 pandemic to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0% “between 2022 and 2026 and reach NZ$98.0 billion ($67.1 billion) in 2026,” forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. According… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WebBank has announced an agreement with American Express (NYSE: AXP) “to become a card issuer and participant in the American Express network.” The collaboration allows WebBank “to issue credit card and payment solutions that include American Express benefits.” American Express selected WebBank “as one of… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, a provider of instant card-to-card funding as a service in the US, recently announced it is using Visa Direct – which is Visa’s real-time payments service – “to provide fast payments to millions of its end-users who can fund cards, wallets, and other accounts… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, which claims to be the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, added a reward program to its BitPay Prepaid Card. Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a cash-back rewards platform, is “managing the rewards where the BitPay cardholder automatically receives up to 15 percent… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since 2020, and the recent global pandemic, digital commerce has seen “exceptional growth,” according to an update from Juniper Research. Although the impact of COVID-19 certainly forced an increase in online shopping and eCommerce usage, it is clear that it is “a continuing trend,” the… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tech firm Bloom recently announced that their members may get spending rebates in the form of virtual currency. This move should see the Bloom App become one of Hong Kong’s first-ever spending apps that supports digital currency rebates for Visa card transfers made in Hong… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instacart, which claims to be the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Chase, one of the largest co-brand card issuers in the U.S., recently launched the new Instacart Mastercard credit card, with Mastercard as the “exclusive” payments network. With this “first-ever” credit card… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit card chargebacks are reaching “crisis levels” for retailers on both sides of the Atlantic, according to a survey of U.S. and U.K. consumers published by Justt, the chargeback mitigation pioneer. Two-thirds of U.S. shoppers and 44% of British shoppers “have filed chargebacks in the… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) has launched the “refreshed” Blue Cash Everyday Card with “new online shopping rewards, credits for streaming and cooking at home, and a sleek new Card design.” Blue Cash Everyday now “offers 3% cash back on U.S. online retail purchases, at U.S. supermarkets,… Read More

July 11, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Via Enfuce’s “turnkey” service, NBX can offer credit and debit cards “with loyalty-boosting crypto rewards.” NBX, which claims to be the “leading” Nordic crypto exchange, has selected Enfuce, one of Europe’s major Fintech companies, “as its card service provider.” The partnership allows NBX “to offer… Read More