Despite the fact that the company decided to raise money in a declining crypto market last summer, the Danish stablecoin project Aryze has successfully closed its ICO and raised more
Following another week of inconclusive Brexit debate at Westminster, the prospect of a disorderly, no-deal withdrawal seems, either by accident or design, to be looming larger on the horizon. It
Probate Searches & Services Ltd (PSaS) has selected TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) to provide account information checks for its new credit report service to help probate professionals settle estates more quickly and accurately.
A collaboration between an experienced financier and a Bitcoin entrepreneur has led to huge success for a Danish fintech company. Aryze’s CFO Morten Nielsen comes from an investment banking background
Better customer service, cleaner user interfaces, simpler language, spending insights and even gambling blocks…digital banks or ‘challenger banks’ as they are commonly referred to, have taken the UK banking market
TagNitecrest, known today as the “go to” card manufacturers in the challenger banking space, are thrilled to announce that the final stage of their new state-of-the-art banking card and software
Aryze, a Danish crypto startup developing a global payments system, has completed its initial coin offering (ICO), raising US$1.6 million from 278 individuals representing 14 different nationalities, the company said
The technology is enabled by Google Pay, and supported by IDEMIA’s leading solutions, ensuring an instant, secure and seamless ticketing experience for passengers. Read more here.
The fintech provider appoints a country manager for South Africa and a global engineering services executive, both new roles. Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions, today announced two important
A little more than a quarter of Bankwest’s customers, who have both a debit Mastercard and a Halo contactless payment ring issued by the bank, are using the latter for
Modulr announced a new partnership with Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, which serves almost 60% of the UK’s SMEs. Sage has come together with Modulr to
February 7 2019 — Gymshark and Klarna have today announced the launch of Klarna’s Pay later service in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Enabling Gymshark’s loyal community of
We are delighted to announce that Gary Pine (W2 Chief Product & Marketing Officer) has been selected as one of the co-authors in the NEW Paytech Book, being published by
Lloyds Banking Group has joined the Open Banking scrum, enabling customers to see their current accounts from other providers from within its app. The new feature, which was rolled out
During the most recent The Payments Association (Payments Association) Financial Crime project meeting, we were all reminded of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign; simple & practical advice being made available to help
Mastercard is heading to the Grammys and the Brit Awards to debut a new sonic brand identity scored with the help of Mike Shinoda of US rock band Linkin Park.
by Boris Demin, Vice President & Managing Director, Americas In recent years, there has been significant progress made towards financial inclusion. According to the World Bank’s Global Findex data, more
London, 11th February 2019 – Ground-breaking financial utility, Banking Circle, has achieved its first accolade of 2019 with the Best Achievement in Payments Processing Award at the Card & Payments
Non-cash transactions grew by 10.1% globally 2015-2016, according to the 2018 World Payments Report. In the US, the growth rate reported was much lower than the majority of markets –
Token provides pan-European access to banks, exceptional UX, enhanced security and richer functionality for businesses and consumers 13 February 2019 – Turnkey open banking platform provider, Token.io Limited, today announces
Three new partners sign up to Starling’s pioneering services Starling’s state-of-the-art API infrastructure and expertise in action London, 13th February 2019 Starling, the leading digital banking platform, is expanding its
Starling Bank has raised £75 million to fund its international expansion plans. The UK challenger raised £60 million in a Series C funding round led by Guernsey-based Merian Global Investors,
A recent survey of U.S. retailer merchants has some warning signs for those in the acquiring community. There is growing interest in smart POS solutions that do more than just
London, 14 February 2019 — Today, Klarna has confirmed its eight finalists for the recently launched ‘Smoooth Stores’ initiative. After scouring the UK and encouraging businesses to put themselves forward,
Merchants in the health and beauty segment are moving to improve payment acceptance and create new customer-facing features as they strive to build innovative experiences for customers, according to a
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions, today announced that Sherif Samy, senior vice president of Entersekt’s North American operations, has been recognized as one of the key global
Secure Trading / acquiring.com have partnered with fintech company AEVI to provide a white-labelled, stand-alone and semi-integrated POS solution, including hardware, apps and services. LONDON, February 5th: Secure Trading / acquiring.com
Helping convert £7bn of unused loyalty points into cash to benefit businesses and charities LONDON, February 14, 2019, International payments company Moorwand has been selected to provide banking solutions by
Omnio Group, a banking and payment services provider formed from the merger of Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT) and Tuxedo Money Solutions, will host its exclusive launch celebration on 26th February at the Tower
With the human and monetary cost of financial exclusion higher than ever, the The Payments Association has set out ambitious plans to widen access to – as well as improve
By Kevin McAdam, VP Card Services & Global Strategy at Global Processing Services and Project lead for the International Trade Project at the Payments Association. In the past year, GPS has
Project Inclusion has published a thought leadership piece on how the Payments Association and the wider payments industry can widen access and improve the quality of financial products available to
Project Financial Crime published a white paper which calls for the UK financial services industry to do more to face down the threat posed by money laundering and payments-related financial
The next Project Futures workshop will be held on Thursday 4th April and will be focused on using data to drive payments and Data proliferation. If you would like to
Project International Trade has published a thought leadership piece on the transformation of the payments landscape in India and its potential market growth. Penned by Kevin McAdam, project lead of
The Payments Association is delighted to announce the new Benefactor behind the Payments Association’s Project Payments in Commerce, The Chargeback Company. The project, formerly called Project Retail, under its new
Project Regulator represented the Payments Association at the FCA’s Brexit Briefing this month. Representatives from the project team championed the perspective and concerns of Payments Association members at this round
BRD enhances their mobile application within Europe via Coinify’s in-wallet trading solution. Read more here
Wirecard, along with our Partners: B4B Payments, Curve, Glint, Marq Millions, MuchBetter and PCT have been shortlisted for this year’s Card and Payments Awards. Now heading into its fourteenth year,
WEX Corporate Payments, London – December 2018. WEX announces two new senior appointments within the Netherlands. Since heading up the WEX office in Europe, Vice President Anant Patel has
PrePay Solutions (PPS), Europe’s leading digital banking and payments provider, has enabled functionality for current account service providers, Coconut, to launch a limited company accounting and invoicing product. The powerful
Fiserv has struck a $22 billion, all-stock deal to buy First Data, creating a payments and fintech behemoth. Read more here
Mastercard today announced that it is dropping its name from its iconic brand mark in select contexts. The interlocking red and yellow circles, referred to as the Mastercard Symbol, will
Payment innovation will take center stage in Cyprus this coming April with the central theme: Innovation in a Disruptive Digital Economy. QUBE EVENTS is host to the International 6th
Nitecrest are pleased to launch our new-to-market degradable ECO PVC adding to our long established ECO Collection including paper board substrates offering clients environmentally friendlier options for gift, loyalty and
NEW YORK, LONDON, DUBAI, MEXICO CITY, 15 January 2019 – Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing and financial message integration, today announced that
Read the case study on how Fire is helping GRID get an innovative solution that complemented their product offering and supported their commitment to excellence: a simple to use, fast and
