Tagged: virtual payments

November 13, 2023 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shieldpay, the firm focused on complex high-value B2B digital payments, has announced the appointment of Diji Adu as Chief Technology Officer. Adu, formerly Director of Technology at Shieldpay “brings over 20 years of leadership and software development experience to his new role.” Prior to joining… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TodayPay Inc. emerged from stealth mode to unveil the world’s first faster payment technology solution helping merchants “offer their customers instant refunds in multiple payment choices.” TodayPay is a technology company supporting a new category in payments “called Refunds as a Service™ – an entire… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, the integrated payments firm focused on PCI-validated encryption and tokenization technologies that protect payments and sensitive data, announced a partnership with CORE, a provider of enterprise revenue and payment management solutions, to bring a new level of payment security to CORE’s customer base. Bluefin… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, will expand access to walk-in bill payment through a strategic relationship with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global branded payments firm. Consumers who prefer the convenience of paying household bills, “including rent,… Read More

October 22, 2023 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The 2023 AFP Real-time Payments Survey, conducted by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), found that corporates plan “to drastically increase their use of real-time payments in the next five years to benefit from lower transaction costs, improved transparency into the payment process, increased efficiency,… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum, the API for fast, reliable payments, today announced the launch of Verify, the first ever product built on top of FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment rail. Orum’s patented technology – Verify – “determines within 15 seconds whether a bank account is open… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hastee claims that it is disrupting a rigid monthly pay cycle that’s no longer “fit for purpose” by giving employees early access to part of their earned pay. This ensures employees can cove themselves “for financial emergencies without the risk of borrowing funds they may… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay, a Fintech focused on earned wage access, and a member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), announced it is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be integrated with Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM). Oracle Cloud Marketplace is described as “a centralized repository… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the central bank of Viet Nam, has officially joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative. This recent development is “an expansion of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Regional Payment Connectivity (MOU RPC) that was initiated by the… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

noqodi, a Fintech company has broadened its collaboration with Network International (Network), the enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and wider MEA region, enabling the company “to expand digital payments acceptance for a wider range of sectors beyond just government and private sector… Read More

August 11, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tranglo is pleased to announce a partnership with TNG Digital Sdn Bhd that allows the Malaysian fintech giant “to expand its cross-border remittance services to millions of customers.” TNG Digital will leverage Tranglo’s network and infrastructure integration “to let its users send money directly from… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced the introduction of Cardholder Verification Code (CVC)-less online transactions “for its debit and credit cardholders who have tokenized their cards on merchant platforms.” The move aims to “reduce the checkout time and make virtual transactions hassle-free and more secure.” CVC… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alternative payment methods such as mobile and digital wallets are being widely used in the e-Commerce space in Singapore, “accounting for 38.6% of the payments made on the online payments in 2023,” reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s e-Commerce Analytics reveals “that Singapore’s… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Conotoxia fintech’s individual and corporate users can “send other people links to pay for a joint restaurant meal, collect funds for a gift, and also, for example, tutoring or goods purchased at a market.” The new service is called “Accept payments”. Links can be paid… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global payment solution provider, announced today a partnership with NetEase Games, the online games division of NetEase, Inc. and a leading global developer and publisher of video game IP “for their international payment operations.” Leveraging Checkout.com’s extensive experience in cross-border payments and global… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moves, the banking app built exclusively for gig workers, today announced a partnership with Astra, the all-in-one platform for faster payments, to offer members real-time transfers using Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push-to-card payments platform. As the U.S. gig economy continues to grow, there is “a… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freebirds World Burrito, home of Texas’ “No. 1” Burrito, has partnered with DailyPay– the provider of on-demand pay. As a “best-in-class” employer, Freebirds World Burrito continues “to improve its employee benefits package in an effort to prioritize employee happiness, adding the financial wellness benefit of… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, recently launched its new cloud-based in-person payments (Point of Sale) solution. The platform is designed “for merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that want to offer merchants in all… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flash, Egypt’s cashless payments app, completed a $6 million seed round led by Addition along with participation from Flourish Ventures and other angel investors. This funding from the investment round will be used “to accelerate the startup’s product development and customer & business acquisition in… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primer, the payments automation platform offering the infrastructure for effortless commerce experiences, today announces its new partnership with Volt, the company building the global infrastructure for real-time payments, “enabling access to instant bank payments to Primer’s customers.” The tough economic climate in the UK, “driven… Read More