Tagged: payments

November 2, 2021 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ekko has introduced its eco-friendly debit card, app and ecosystem, which aims to empower clients with making a positive difference in an effort to combat the damaging effects of climate change. When using ekko for everyday or typical activities such as shopping, banking, or settling… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Omise, a Thailand-headquartered payments platform for businesses operating in Southeast Asia and Japan, revealed earlier this week that it has introduced its services in Malaysia as part of the firm’s expansion efforts across the region. Founded in 2013, Omise is a payments platform which offers… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Touch ‘n Go has teamed up with Visa (NYSE: V) in order to create a prepaid card solution that is tied to its digital wallet and is expected to be available to clients next year. Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd (TNGSB) was incorporated in October… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unified Payment Interface, the easier way to transfer money from one bank in India to another, requires people to successfully complete the process of UPI registration. In order to do this, consumers need to create a unique UPI ID on any mobile payments app, like… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Board of P27 has reportedly appointed Paula da Silva as the new CEO of P27 replacing Lars Sjögren. As mentioned in the announcement, Paula is expected to start on January 17, 2022, while Claus Richter, Deputy CEO of P27, will be taking the interim… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered digital bank Monzo notes that you can view all your scheduled and recurring payments in a single place within the Payments tab of your Monzo app. The team at Monzo writes in a blog post: “We know that tracking your future payments and ensuring… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Payments Report from Capgemini has looked into the major trends, drivers, opportunities, and risks that are transforming the financial services sector. The report mainly focuses on the beginning of a new era, called ‘Payments 4.X’, an experience-driven environment that’s leading to greater industry… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital bank Revolut recently wished everyone a Happy Halloween. Revolut‘s management writes in a blog post that October’s new products are the “best treat you’ll get this year.” Boo!-k a stay and Earn Instant Cashback  Revolut notes that if you’ve been dreaming… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Modulr notes that unless you’ve been living in a completely different digital dimension, you can’t have “failed to hear about the data breaches and high-profile phishing scams that have been hitting the recent headlines.” The team at Modulr writes in a blog… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is driving the “largest disruptors” in the virtual banking market, BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) and embedded finance, by serving as an “enabler for delivery of these concepts,” according to a report from Juniper Research. As noted in a whitepaper, shared by Juniper Research: “While the… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIMB Bank Philippines has teamed up with Lalamove in order offer convenient credit access to partner drivers via the bank’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product offering, called REVI Credit. This partnership will allow Lalamove partner drivers to get quick access to credit for their… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the fast-growing U.S. licensed international challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has confirmed that it has been approved as a Principal Member of Visa. As mentioned in the announcement, this is an important milestone in further solidifying FV Bank as a key market… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV UK, the financial and payment services platform for Fintechs, is forming a partnership with Tuum, the modular Core banking platform providing back-end systems which aim to support transactional retail and business banking. Through the partnership, Tuum will aim to provide a single API-powered payments… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EBANX, a Fintech firm for payment solutions in Latin America, confirms that it has finalized the acquisition of Juno, a Brazilian payments firm that enables e-commerce via billing and banking services in the South American country. Juno, one of the key players in the domestic… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and InComm Payments, a payments tech firm, has unveiled  a more convenient and effective way for clients to settle their bills or top-up prepaid accounts nationwide at over 4,700 Walmart locations in the US via VanillaDirect. Bringing this service to Walmart stores… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

dLocal, a tech-first payments platform that enables enterprise merchants to connect with  consumers in emerging markets, has introduced its latest developments for risk management. The first product in the stack is Smart Defense, which is described as an advanced, custom-built solution that combats fraud by… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers, has announced that through its partnership with American Airlines, eligible travelers have “added flexibility to purchase flights and pay over time with Affirm.” As mentioned in a release shared with CI, Affirm aims to offer this… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury, a payments operations software platform, has announced its Virtual Accounts product in order to make it easy for firms to accurately track and reconcile payments “at scale.” The introduction of Virtual Accounts aims to further solidify Modern Treasury’s leadership in “enabling companies to… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), and Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ: FLYW)  announced a collaboration to automate and digitize B2B payments internationally. Through the partnership, Quadient’s Cloud-powered accounts receivable (AR) management and automation solution, YayPay by Quadient, will reportedly be extending Flywire’s virtual payment solutions to its B2B… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact, the payment solutions provider for a connected campus, announced the launch of its Transact International Payments offering that provides universities with an improved approach to accepting global currencies. Through a partnership with TransferMate, a regulated payments infrastructure-as-a-service, Transact will aim to support the processing… Read More