Tagged: payments

November 12, 2021 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Amsterdam-based Recharge has opened an office in Lisbon, Portugal to accelerate its expansion plans, according to a company release. Recharge is a European firm providing online consumer-branded payments, currently operating in over 150 markets around the world. Recharge recently announced a $35 million Series B… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

European payments firm Volt has entered Brazil. Volt states that it has now integrated Brazil’s domestic instant payments network Pix – and established its physical presence in São Paulo. Volt states that it currently works with over 5000 banks in Europe on the PSD2 Open… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Santner has reportedly joined European payments platform, Nets, part of Nexi Group, as Head of PSP DACH. In this new role, Michael is responsible for digital commerce payment services being offered in the DACH region. His key focus is on the ongoing development and… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Afterpay (ASX:APT), a provider of Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) payments, has announced that its in-store payments solution is currently available at major retailers “just in time for the busy holiday shopping season – including Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, J.Crew, Madewell, American Eagle, Aerie, Tilly’s, Morphe, Alo Yoga,… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd, an international Fintech as a Service firm, has made new enhancements to its Disburse and Collect Platforms, offering end-to-end infrastructure for B2B companies to pay suppliers and sellers while “getting paid by customers around the world more efficiently.” As mentioned in a release shared… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the international retail bank, payments and shopping service with 90 million users across the globe, has officially launched operations in Ireland today. As mentioned in the announcement, Klarna will aim to empower Irish consumers with a better overall shopping experience and improved control, transparency… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thunes, a global payments platform, will be integrated into Finastra’s SaaS payments connectivity platform – Fusion Total Messaging. According to Thunes, the new partnership will allowFinastra’s 8,600 customers to access new payment rails across 115+ markets, helping them to instantly send money. Dawei Wang, Head… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has announced its Q3 earnings results with an EPS beat of $1.11 (non-GAAP) and total payment volume of $310 billion and 416 million accounts. Net revenues were reported at $6.18 billion an increase of 13% versus year prior and net income arrived at… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Even though there has been considerable economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 outbreak, recent data from Payments Canada reveals that the nation’s residents feel that the worst might be behind them and are fairly optimistic regarding their financial wellbeing. Although 56% stated that they spend… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based Currenxie, a cross-border payments platform, reveals that it has introduced a Visa card to offer businesses with a more convenient and secure way to  handle international  transactions. As mentioned in the announcement, the Currenxie Visa Business Card is presently available to the firm’s… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mynt, the Philippines-based digital financial solutions provider and the firm behind the GCash payment services app, has secured more than $300 million in capital, valuing Mynt at more than $2 billion. As mentioned in a release, this solidifies the firm’s status as the Philippines‘ only… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 12:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PDX Coin has announced that it is developing an international virtual banking platform for the crypto-economy that will provide retail crypto-to-fiat payment capability. As mentioned in a release, the high-speed, bank-friendly payment platform aims to offer “a modern alternative to the traditional 70-year-old bank payments… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has announced the launch of its Instant Cross-Border Transfer Service for the United States Corridor via the blockchain payment tech powered by Ripple. The launch of this service was confirmed during the fifth edition of “The Future Investment Initiative Institute” led… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xantos Labs, the investment adviser for everyday people, has announced its plans for global expansion following its partnership with Currencycloud, a Fintech firm that is simplifying business in a multi-currency world. For several years, Xantos Labs has been offering its “transparent” and “pragmatic” investment advice… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Latam Fintech PayU says it will hit $8 billion and 300 million transactions in 2021. PayU says it has experienced an 80% user growth since 2019. PayU is a is the payments and Fintech business of Prosus and a leading online payment service provider, operating… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 3, 2021 (at 15:00 UTC), Stellar validators had reportedly voted to upgrade the network to Protocol 18, which adds Automated Market Maker (AMM) functionality to the Stellar protocol. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this makes Stellar one of the earliest… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assembly Payments and CurrencyFair have merged to form Zai. The combination of the two payments firms has just received regulatory approval and is now complete, according to a note from the company. The merger is described as enabling the company to move beyond domestic and… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a provider of tech solutions and payment processing services mainly for the financial services sector, announced that it is teaming up with Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator behind Zelle, in order to make faster payments “more… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The OLB Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OLB), a provider of Cloud-powered omnicommerce and payment acceptance solutions for small- and mid-sized merchants and Bitcoin mining firm, announced that it is ready to process Mastercard Bitcoin payments. Merchants utilizing OLB’s OmniSoft business management platform and the firm’s SecurePay… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an international provider of real-time virtual payment software and services, has teamed up with Affirm, the payment network that “empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth.” As mentioned in a release, U.S. merchants using ACI Secure eCommerce are now able to… Read More