Tagged: payments

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

July 10, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank is introducing Bills Manager for small businesses in order to help business and sole trader account customers “streamline” their finances. The feature gives small businesses the ability “to have a Direct Debit or standing order taken from money set aside in any of… Read More

July 10, 2022 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced that it is working cooperatively with ING Bank N.V. on Project NEAR, which is ING’s pilot of the industry’s “first” UWB-based peer-to-peer payment app. The pilot program will “leverage UWB-enabled Samsung Galaxy smartphones1 to allow consumers to directly share money… Read More

July 10, 2022 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sonovate, the provider of embedded finance and payment solutions for the contingent workforce, announced that it has completed a securitization deal with BNP Paribas and M&G Investments, “adding £165 million to its funding structure.” The deal is “an endorsement of Sonovate’s position as a Fintech… Read More

July 9, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that Revolut will use Stripe “to support payments in the UK and Europe and accelerate its expansion into new markets.” Founded in 2015, Revolut has rapidly “become one of Europe’s great fintech success stories.” After launching in… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], which claims to be an international leader in payment services, is assisting its digital commerce customers with entering the fast-evolving Chinese markets. Over 1.38 million Chinese consumers currently order various items from other nations. As noted in the update, the key to… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which claims to be Europe’s “leading” Open Banking platform, and wealth-building app Chip, recently announced their collaboration, “delivering an improved customer experience through dramatically faster account payments.” Chip offers a variety of options “to make saving effortless through an approach that’s tailored to each… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QNB, which is one of the largest financial institutions in the MENA region, has introduced  WeChat Pay and AliPay+ to its existing range of payment options that are accepted by its merchant network in Qatar, making it the first banking institution in the country to… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the super-app with over 18 million retail customers globally and more than 500,000 corporate clients, is offering Revolut Reader in the United Kingdom and Ireland. A “fast” and ‘powerful” lightweight card reader, the new product is designed “to allow merchants of all kinds to… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based business financial platform Tide has teamed up with Transcorp International Limited in order to issue prepaid cards intended for SMEs across India. The co-branded Tide Expense Cards should be introduced as an entry product, supported by India‘s card payment network, Rupay. The Tide app… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

allpay recently announced the introduction of their Confirmation of Payee solution. Developed in-house, the tech should enable the Hereford-based payment service provider’s 16,000 Banking Lite cardholders to take advantage of the Open Banking ecosystem. Clients can link up their allpay pre-paid account to other banking… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Amazon Egypt’s ongoing commitment to improve its shopping experience and offer clients in the country with flexible and affordable payment options, Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) is offering installment plans via valU, the Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling Fintech in MENA, a subsidiary of EFG… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italy’s payments Fintech Nexi NEXII.MI and Greece’s Alpha ACBr.AT bank revealed on Monday (July 4, 2022) that they intend to invest €100 million (appr. $104.55 million) within the next 5 years in the Greek digital payments sector. In 2021, Nexi agreed to acquire Alpha Bank’s… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Online payments platform, Payset, is utilizing bank accounts from Banking Circle to offer fast, “low-cost” global payments. Providing customers with multi-currency accounts, pre-paid cards and currency exchange services, Payset helps businesses “hold, exchange and move money around the world quickly, effortlessly, and affordably.” Working with… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Wirex has announced the launch of Wirex Credit which is described as offering competitive interest rates and no origination fee for crypto-backed loans. Wirex states that users may borrow up to $100,000 in stablecoins, with a loan to value (LTV) of up to… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, recently announced its entry into the Arkansas mobile sports-betting market through a partnership with BetSaracen, the sportsbook app from Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which is “owned by the Quapaw Tribe, based in Oklahoma.” The partnership’s… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ivalua, which claims to be a global “leader” in Cloud Spend Management solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership with C2FO, which is one of the largest global platforms for working capital, “to empower Ivalua customers with enhanced supplier selection and the ability to streamline costs… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synch Payments, the Irish instant mobile payments provider, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with European Paytech Nexi as its platform and service provider to help bring the Synch proposition to Irish clients. Synch has reportedly obtained authorization from the Competition and… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact365, a UK-headquartered payments platform supporting merchants across the world, has recorded 300% YoY growth during its third year of European business operations. Established in 2017, Transact365 provides an international payments solution platform for merchants in major industries. With head offices in London, Transact365 currently… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivative Path, a provider of capital markets tech and derivatives execution services to regional and community banks, announced it is working with Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB) to offer “an automated, digital-first payments platform to help financial institutions with spot foreign exchange and international payments.”… Read More