Tagged: payments

June 24, 2020 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Quant Network, an enterprise blockchain tech firm, and SIA, European payment services business and a subsidiary of CDP Equity, have successfully tested cross-blockchain interoperability between multiple Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) protocols, according to a company release. The test integrated the Quant Network’s Overledger technology into… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The collateral damage of the alleged Wirecard (WDI.DE) fraud will not be fully understood for weeks or months. Earlier this week, disgraced former CEO Markus Braun was arrested by Munich Police. He was soon back out on the street after ponying up a €5 million… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Global tech firm Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has announced a partnership between Samsung Pay, the digital banking Fintech Curve, and Mastercard to launch the Samsung Pay Card. Curve is a Fintech service that allows users to manage and consolidate cards into a single app providing… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union initiated a consultation on its retail payments strategy last April. The deadline for comments is this Friday, June 26, 2020. The consultation addresses the digitization of payments and the belief that Europe needs a “strategic vision to ensure that consumers and companies… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, it was reported that Wirecard’s (WDI.DE) missing €1.9 billion may have never existed at all. Last week, the payments Fintech revealed in a statement that during an audit questions emerged regarding the funds with the auditor intimating it was under the belief there… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG  (WDI.DE), a publicly-traded Fintech that jolted shareholders last week when it disclosed it could not account for €1.9 billion, has issued a new statement today on the missing funds. According to the Management Board of Wirecard “there is a prevailing likelihood that the… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 9:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundbox, a B2B payments and credit network developed to enhance B2B commerce at scale, recently announced it has partnered with  LoanPro, a cloud-based loan servicing platform, to accelerate the development of flexible credit management capabilities. While sharing details about the collaboration, Prashant Fuloria, COO of… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Markus Braun has resigned his position as CEO of Wirecard AG  (WDI.DE), effective immediately.  The news came the day after the company posted that it could not account for €1.9 billion and the auditor, EY, claimed there had been attempts to deceive its work. Yesterday,… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has launched in Belgium by introducing “Pay in 21 days” service. Klarna reported that shoppers will now be able to buy online and pay once they have received the goods. “With the launch of `Pay in 21… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG   (WDI.DE), a Germany based payments and cards platform, has delayed publication of its financial statements due to “indications of presentation of spurious balance confirmations.” The obfuscated statement relates to an apparent audit by EY that uncovered a €1.9 billion discrepancy. EY reports an… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after raising $3.4 million, UK-based international money transfer platform TransferGo reportedly raised $10 million through its latest investment round. The platform also expanded its services to 11 next markets. As previously reported, TransferGo claimed last year to be the first… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Global money transfer service Azimo will offer a fee-free transfer to all customers on June 16, the UN’s International Day of Family Remittances. The move is following the call by the United Nations for a zero fee remittances day. The goal is to raise awareness… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform is now facilitating payments in Brazil, according to a post by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) in 2014 for approximately $19.3 billion. WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging application with over 2 billion users worldwide…. Read More

June 14, 2020 @ 6:00 pm By Daniel Kornitzer  |  

The U.S. payments landscape has faced several hurdles when it comes to contactless adoption. But while the growth of contactless payments in the country has been slow, it is expected to gain increased traction through 2020 due to the proliferation of contactless-capable point of sale… Read More

June 13, 2020 @ 2:31 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Workforce Operational Solution Provider Quhuo Files for U.S. IPO On June 4th, Quhuo, a workforce operational solution provider for China’s consumer service industry, filed for an IPO on the U.S. stock market. According to the F-1 prospectus document, Quhuo plans to be listed on the… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Monday the U.S. launch of its Skrill Money Transfer service. According to Paysafe, existing and new Skrill customers in the U.S. may now use the solution to transfer money for free to friends and family in Mexico,… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Nium, a Singapore based Fintech platform, has become a Visa issuer in Australia due to its partnership in Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program. In a release, Nium explained that it will be able to provide end-to-end issuing, processing, and onboarding services, and shorten the lead… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 12:00 am By JD Alois  |  

TransferWise, a top Fintech and stealth bank, is making it even simpler to move money and make payments with a new feature that provides instant payments in more than 50 currencies both domestically and internationally. TransferWise’s millions of users who have a multi-currency account can… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

ForumPay, a point-of-sale provider based in Malta, is now offering a crypto-and-fiat interchangeable payment platform. ForumPay also enables customers to use any e-wallet or coin with which they choose to pay, without any need for physical contact, according to the company. Seamlessly accepting payments in… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Welcome Technologies has launched a new bank account through a partnership with Green Dot [NYSE: GDOT]. The new bank accounts and Visa card, PODERcard, are mainly for the unbanked immigrant US Hispanic population. Welcome Technologies is using Green Dot’s Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform… Read More