– Latest move is part of Planet’s high growth strategy that combines software and payments to create connected commerce solutions
– With this partnership Avantio customers will benefit from new services and capabilities that will improve the guest experience and make them more competitive
– Acquisition reflects huge potential of the $73.9bn vacation rental market

DIGIDOE, the UK-based fintech start-up which aims to revolutionise the world’s payments infrastructure, is expanding into the Middle East with the appointment of a leading figure in the region to lead its operations in Qatar.

The London-based company is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority as an electronic money institution and last month was awarded ISO27001 Certification – recognised worldwide as confirmation of information security best practice.

– Planet selected by Lux Island Resorts Ltd as its payments and software partner for eight properties across Mauritius, the Maldives and Réunion
– Pay by Link and use of Sabre SynXis delivers a more enjoyable booking, reservation and payments experience for guests
– Planet’s deep hospitality sector expertise and local customer support capability a key factor in being appointed

Post-pandemic, our lifestyle is closer to smartphones than ever. Regardless of day or night, smartphones are used in various moments of life. That’s why companies with payment products are putting a lot of time and effort into improving the mobile payment experience. One of the best ways to make the payment experience for cardholders easy and simple is to integrate with popular digital wallets.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) pledges to replace all virgin plastic in its payment card products by 2030 at the latest to further support consumers and banks to fulfil their own sustainability aspirations. Being the first in the payment industry to make such a commitment, G+D expects the industry to follow suit.

Feedzai, the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has been ranked among the top vendors in anti-money laundering (AML) in a Forrester report released today, “The Forrester WaveTM: Anti-Money-Laundering Solutions, Q3 2022”.

Over the last six months, many of our payment and e-money institution clients have approached us about their complaints handling process. The drivers are a combination of direct requests for oversight evidence from the FCA and the linkage with internal work to meet the vulnerable customer and consumer duty expectations.

fscom have noted some areas of confusion or weaknesses that Dane Pedro will share with you in this blog.

• The cooperation between Netcetera and Global Payments Europe is accelerating the digital commerce growth of the Czech market
• Fully functional pilot operation of Click to Pay will empower millions of online shoppers across Europe with control over their data and secure their privacy
• It is the first white-label, scheme-independent solution and is now open for all innovative merchants to improve their customer experience