Tagged: payments

May 31, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd. becomes the first bank partner in Japan with Wise Platform, bringing fast, low-cost international payments to more than 80,000 corporate customers The team at Wise says they’re announcing their first Wise Platform bank partnership in Japan with GMO Aozora Net… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SpotOn, the software and payments partner for restaurants, unveiled the new SpotOn Restaurant, which combines the restaurant point-of-sale software with a suite of proprietary, patent-pending hardware designed by SpotOn to flex to the unique needs of each restaurant. The new SpotOn Restaurant was “built for… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RingPay by McLEAR, the smart ring that enables users to pay for things with a wave of the hand, launches for sale on Amazon UK this month. RingPay can be “used anywhere that allows contactless payment, such as restaurants, supermarkets, and transportation etc, and offers… Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payments infrastructure provider that is big in marketplaces, has hired Michal Jedraszak as Chief of Staff. Mangopay says the new position is part of a strategic push to expand services globally. Jedraszak is expected to oversee project management and governance, and drive cross-functional… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UniCredit and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a global expansion of their payment partnership. The agreement “sets the stage for the start of a strong partnership consistent with the UniCredit Unlocked strategy.” This is the first time any large commercial bank “has put in place a… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML), a payment solutions provider, is working with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, in order “to offer its private label digital gift cards product serving its broad shopping center and multi-retailer customer base in the United States and Canada.”… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the global card-to-card transfers pioneer and global payments platform, is announcing today a new partnership with global payroll platform Ontop, “enabling employers to make faster and more cost-effective salary payments to workers and contractors.” Paysend will power Ontop’s new payout-to-cards capability “for employee and… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoMo, which claims to be one of Vietnam’s leading fintech companies, recently announced that it now offers customers of Vietnam’s Apple Store Online flexible payment options, “with the launch of monthly Instalments for Apple Store Online.” With this new feature, Vietnamese customers will “have the… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), which claims to be a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, announced a collaboration with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enterprise Kubernetes platform, to enable financial institutions and payment providers to utilize ACI solutions on the platform. The collaboration… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mollie, one of the fastest growing financial services providers in Europe, today launched its in-person payments solution, Mollie Terminal. Initially available in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, the launch “marks a pivotal move for Mollie, further strengthening its unified commerce payments proposition.” Mollie Terminal “adds… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

D360 Bank, Saudi Arabia’s innovative new digital bank is pleased to announce its partnership with Thunes, a global cross-border payment infrastructure platform. This collaboration will “empower D360 Bank’s customers in Saudi Arabia to make fast and cost-effective B2B business payments and international remittances worldwide.” Additionally,… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SAB has announced its collaboration with Ottu, a fast-growing payment fintech, to enhance its Digital Payments Solution. This partnership will “provide SAB merchants with an Online Payment Management Solution (OPMS) using direct integration with the payment gateways provided by SAB.” This collaboration aims “to simplify… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 8:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Episode Six (E6), a global provider of enterprise-grade payment processing and digital ledger infrastructure, announced a $48 million Series C financing led by Avenir, a growth stage investment firm “focused on category defining, tech-enabled companies.” The investment round also “included additional participation by existing investor,… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, the global payments service provider, has been granted a Retail Payment Services license from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. This makes Checkout.com the first global payments provider “to be granted an acquiring license in the country, further cementing its position as… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brite Payments, one of Sweden’s fastest growing fintechs and a leader in instant bank payments, announced its Brite Instant Payments Network (IPN). Brite IPN is a proprietary network “that leverages the capabilities of open banking to give merchants and businesses a complete, out-of-the-box instant payments… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced a partnership with MODIFI, a global commerce platform for business payments, in order “to launch a streamlined, innovative, and secure solution for transferring money across multiple regions.” Leveraging Airwallex’s global payments and financial infrastructure, MODIFI has created Global Account Solutions, “a payment tool… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Topps Tiles, the UK’s tile specialist founded in 1963, is a “household name” with over 300 stores nationwide. The well-known retailer always aims “to provide an inspirational shopping experience and an unrivalled product range, coupled with exceptional convenience — a philosophy that crosses over onto… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, has joined forces with Airbnb in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership to provide guests in the US and Canada with flexible payment options when booking their next stay. With Klarna’s seamless, sustainable and flexible payment solutions, “booking… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank customers can now organize their salary payments across their account. The new feature, called ‘Split payment’, allows customers “to decide how much of an inbound payment, such as their salary, to put away and where, including their saving Spaces, joint accounts, additional accounts… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced its integration with Q2’s Digital Banking Platform, via the Q2 Partner Accelerator Program. Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO) is “a provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending.” As part of the… Read More