September 21, 2015

Research commissioned by Advanced Payment Solutions (APS) reveals the complexities that UK SMEs face when attempting to open a business bank account, to the extent that 60% of small businesses

Silicon Valley Bank and MasterCard are inviting start-ups from across the United States to apply for Commerce.Innovated., a program designed to help companies that are working in payments, fintech and

MasterCard cardholders in the US will soon have even more ways to make safe and convenient mobile payments. Google is beginning to roll out Android Pay in the US, enabling

MasterCard have partnered with ASK Italian, Zizzi (both part of the Azzurri Group) and Carluccio’s to bring their customers a more convenient, speedier and fuss-free way to pay for their

Optimal Payments has partnered with Emergent Payments, a global payments company that enables digital businesses to accept secure payments around the world, to integrate the NETELLER® service and Net+® Card

More recent connector growth has added further alternative payment methods to PAY.ON’s global network, making it easier for payment service providers to offer the ideal payment setup in local markets. New partners

Following the news that the contactless payment limit has been raised from £20 to £30, Ray Brash, MD & Chairman at PrePay Solutions, predicts that contactless transactions will go up

Proxama is partnering with Stanchion Payment Services to enable Stanchion to resell Proxama solutions for NFC Mobile Payments, Tokenisation, Advanced PIN Management, and EMV Enablement. Read more here.

Realex Payments is creating 50 new jobs in Dublin The company will be hiring across a variety of roles in sales, marketing, IT operations and software development as well as

Retailers have an opportunity to improve sales of gift cards, both in-store and online, through better merchandising and other strategies, according to an executive from Stored Value Solutions, which advises

Locke Lord’s latest edition of its Privacy White Paper, Everyone’s Nightmare: Privacy and Data Breach Risks — developed in response to the need for a comprehensive overview of the growing body of

KPMG’s annual customer experience research reveals that retailers now offer the best customer experience Read more here

IDT Finance is looking for an Implementation Manager, a Finance Assistant – Reconciliations and a Compliance Analyst Find out more here.

Amazon has announced a new partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) designed to help small and media sized enterprises (SMEs) increase their exports and grow their e-commerce sales by

Annecto partnered with the Tickhill cycling Grand Prix in Yorkshire to offer wireless payment terminals to spectators purchasing merchandise. Read more here

BNY Mellon is adding Bottomline Technologies’ Paymode-X payment network to its portfolio of payment solutions, which will help clients convert from paper to electronic payments. Read more here

Bottomline Technologies has been named a top 100 global provider of financial technology on the 2015 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings. The annual IDC FI FinTech Rankings is based on

Less than a third of the socio-economic group ‘Business Elite’ use a banking app on their smartphone, according to research by Callcredit Information Group. Read more here.

PARTNER NEWS: Transaction technology provider Carta Worldiwde has been selected by HP to support the delivery of “tap-and-go” mobile payment services to HP customers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Canada. Read

We are thrilled to announce yet another partnership within the iGaming industry. As of today,GameTwist, one of the largest online gaming communities in the world, enables millions of online gamers

FIS has won a multi-year wealth technology and operations outsourcing commitment from Westwood Trust, a Texas-chartered trust company headquartered in Dallas. Read more here

For the third consecutive year, The Bancorp has been ranked as Top Issuer of Prepaid Cards in the US, according to The Nilson Report, one of the leading publications covering