Tagged: payments

May 24, 2021 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has revealed that it has seen dramatic growth in its digital payments volume during the last year. The value of InstaPay and PESONet money transfers of RCBC Online and its mobile banking app surged 293% when compared to volumes reported… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digiseq recently unveiled what it claims to be a wearables breakthrough via a mobile app that’s able to turn supported objects, embedded with an NFC chip, into a contactless payments device. Digiseq’s Manage Mii mobile app supports “Rapid Contactless Personalization” for clients to imbue any… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past 10 years, there’s been a significant increase in technology-focused firms that have attempted to disrupt traditional sectors. New initiatives such as payments firm Square (NYSE: SQ) grocery delivery service Instacart, and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) are just some of the companies that… Read More

May 22, 2021 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Certegy, an established ACH payments and risk management firm, reveals that it has expanded its Buy Now, Pay Later solution with the introduction of a white label BNPL product. Certegy customers are able to access new APIs and developer tools in order to launch their… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For many digital commerce platforms, ACH payments debited directly from customer bank accounts offer a more affordable and accessible alternative to traditional credit cards. Although cards may expire and can also go missing, account and routing numbers for ACH payments tend to be more permanent,… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a “Dear Chief Executive” letter to payment and e-money firms warning about adequate disclosure when it comes to affiliated risk and consumer money. Some Fintechs provide similar services as banks while not being fully regulated as… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s B2B card payments Fintech CleverCards has finalized a €10 million funding round. The company has also acquired a European Money Institution license via the acquisition of spend management service provider, ExpendiaSmart. Since introducing its payments platform back in December 2019, CleverCards has managed to… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments provider, has released the next major version of its Business Payments Network 4.0 (BPN). The latest version was unveiled during the Billtrust Summit 2021 event. BPN 4.0 now provides support for the bi-directional exchange… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant money transfer Fintech Spoko.app reveals that it has teamed up with Sumsub, an ID verification firm that claims to offer bank-grade security. Through their partnership, Spoko.app will aim to enhance fraud protection and lower average user verification time down to a minute, in order… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network, a global payments provider, has confirmed that product management and payments executive, Cory Gaines, will now be serving as the company’s its Chief Product Officer. Gaines will be expected to lead Blackhawk’s growth and development efforts  in payments products, which includes globalizing the… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay, the provider of on-demand pay solutions for enterprises, has acquired $500 million in capital. DailyPay has completed a $175 million Series D equity round that was led by Carrick Capital Partners along with contributions from existing investors. DailyPay has also secured $325 million of… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss banking software firm Temenos has revealed that cross-border payments Fintech Wise (previously doing business as TransferWise) has now gone live on Temenos Marketplace. The Temenos Marketplace  reportedly includes more than 50 curated Fintech services, helping  Temenos’ customers to innovate and differentiate their product lines…. Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are becoming increasingly popular across the globe. The BNPL market is valued at around £2.7 billion in the United Kingdom. Although postponing payments might appear to be useful for security and in many instances provides other benefits depending on… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai-headquartered Fintech firm Mamo has reportedly secured $8 million through a pre-Series A funding round. Mamo offers a digital wallet and payments platform and has previously raised $1.5 million in order to launch a peer to peer payments app. As mentioned in a release shared… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard-backed Pine Labs, an Indian merchant commerce service provider, has finalized the first close of $285 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation. Pine Labs provides payment terminals, invoicing tools, and working capital to over 150,000 merchants in the Middle East and other regions… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Paysend, a Fintech firm with the goal to develop the “next generation” of integrated global payment solutions that will save time, money and serve millions, has announced that it will be expanding its operations to the APAC region. Paysend reports reaching over 3.5 million… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The way in which payments are conducted has been gradually changing but the shift towards all-digital platforms has accelerated following the COVID-19 outbreak. As noted in a recent report from Juniper Research: “The number of and the success of online retailers has been growing, and… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qolo, the omnichannel payments platform for Fintech, recently revealed that they’ve appointed two new senior management professionals: Peter Bardwick as Chief Financial Officer, and Betty Mitchell as Chief Client Officer. Patricia Montesi, Qolo CEO, stated: “Qolo anticipates 300% growth in our second year as we… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm VitraCash recently finalized its pre-seed funding round with £330,000 in capital coming from nearly 1,000 different investors. The company is now planning to introduce its “first-of-its-kind” smart debit card during Q3 2021. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “With their… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 12:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial infrastructure provider, Banking Circle, has reportedly joined the P27 Nordic payment initiative as a “front-runner” bank in developing “bulk-clearing” for the Danish Krone, “underlining its commitment to building a global payments infrastructure.” P27 has been recognized as an important initiative to address the… Read More