Tagged: worldpay

October 19, 2021 @ 9:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The convenience of contactless payments is outweighing consumers’ perceived security concerns, according to the latest Generation Pay research by Worldpay from FIS. Contactless payments have increased over the past year, with 55 per cent of all UK credit and debit transactions being made via contactless… Read More

September 3, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Major brands in the Open Banking space have unveiled a new challenge: The VRP Hackathon. It’s organized by Open Future World, Ozone and UK Finance and supported by Accenture, Mastercard, VOLT and Worldpay from FIS. Until now, Open Banking has mainly been focused on settling… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Ground X, the blockchain affiliate of the leading South Korean Internet company, Kakao, announced on Tuesday FIS’ global e-commerce platform, WorldPay, is joining its Blockchain Governance Council. Klaytn Governance Council is reportedly an alliance of multinational businesses… Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Tuesday the launch of Worldpay’s Fraud Freedom, a new chargeback indemnification service designed for cryptocurrency brokers and exchanges.  According to FIS, Fraud Freedom service helps crypto brokers and exchanges optimize payment conversion, and authorization rates… Read More

February 28, 2020 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldpay from FIS’s has published its 2020 Global Payment Report which notes that the United Kingdom’s digital commerce market is on track to be valued at £319.8 billion (appr. $412 billion) by 2023.  The substantial growth in e-commerce is being driven by rising online sales… Read More

January 21, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flutterwave, a U.S. and Lagos-based fintech that’s on a mission to build payments infrastructures to connect Africa to the global economy, has reportedly secured $35 million through its Series B funding round. Along with the investment announcement, the company revealed it is now teaming up… Read More

December 20, 2019 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS) announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement with JCB, a global payment network. Through the agreement, FIS’ global e-commerce platform, WorldPay, will allow businesses that are operating in Japan to accept payments by JCB cards and will now provide an… Read More

July 31, 2019 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of WorldPay, a global payment technology provider. FIS notably acquired WorldPay for $35 million. As previously reported, WorldPay claims to be a “global leader” in payments processing technology and… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global provider of real-time, any-to-any electronic payment solutions for banks, intermediaries, merchants, and corporates, announced on Wednesday it has formed an international relationship with Worldpay, Inc., a global provider in payments processing technology and solutions. According to ACI, the new collaboration… Read More

April 30, 2019 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Tuesday the launch of FraudSight, which is a new solution designed to prevent fraud and optimize approval rates potentially boosting revenue across all channels. According to Worldpay, FraudSight makes transaction validity decisions for merchants of… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Wednesday it is set to expand its services into Australasian later this year, thanks to two major investments. The first step is to open two sales offices in Australia and the second is the expansion of its… Read More

March 21, 2019 @ 7:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Wednesday it has been named the first acquirer that enabling Amazon Pay for its merchants. According to WorldPay, merchants who now accept payments in the U.S. may utilize Amazon Pay to provide what it calls an… Read More

March 18, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Monday it has been acquired by FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm. FIS reportedly purchased the payment processor for $35 billion. Founded in 1993, WorldPay claims to be a “global leader” in payments… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Sage Pay, part of Sage Group (FTSE: SGE), to expand the range of card payment solutions available to businesses across the UK and Ireland According to the duo, this new… Read More

July 5, 2017 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Worldpay Group, a British payment processing firm, announced on Wednesday that Vantiv has offered $10 billion towards the fintech company’s acquisition. The companies revealed in a joint statement: “The Boards of Worldpay and Vantiv see compelling strategic, commercial and financial rationale for combining Worldpay and… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Big consultancies, such as PwC, Cap Gemini, KPMG, Deloitte and Accenture, research and analyze fintech developments to support the digital transformation of their banking customers. They promote this work through well-crafted free reports and white papers. The latest of such reports was published by Julian… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 2:06 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

UK investment for financial technology (FinTech) firms increased by 35 percent to $901M across 72 deals, according to statistics compiled through PitchBook by Innovate Finance, the not-for-profit membership association for global FinTech. The rise in UK investment was led by large funding rounds from Funding… Read More