The digital Islamic economy is growing at a faster rate than the global digital economy, according to the Thomson Reuters Digital Islamic Economy Report for 2015. This growth is underpinned
Visa Europe Collab presented its collaboration with House of Holland to bring fashion, form and frictionless payments together to create a unique experience at Henry’s spring/summer show at London Fashion Week.
Wirecard is now also handling all processing of online credit card and PayPal payments for Sky subscriptions. Read more here
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
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
i2c’s global payments platform and UnionBank’s card issuance expertise deliver quick access to funds and basic financial services. Read more here.
IDT Finance is looking for an Implementation Manager, a Finance Assistant – Reconciliations and a Compliance Analyst Find out more here.
KPMG’s annual customer experience research reveals that retailers now offer the best customer experience Read more here
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
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
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
Are we getting VFM from the PSR? The Payments Strategy Regulator (PSR) costs the payments industry tens of millions of pounds each year. So what are we getting for our
With the emergence of Banking Lite solutions, our latest poll asks “Banking Lite prepaid products will capture significant market share from settlement banks in the next 5 years (more than
“My biggest concern in payments? That consumers will get increasingly nervous about the security of their data. I call this the ‘Ashley Madison Effect’. They will worry about the security
The factors driving digital transformation in financial services fall into three categories: market drivers, consumer behaviours and technology advancements. For market drivers, one cannot ignore the booming fintech sector worldwide, if
Last night I watched my children completing a puzzle map of Europe. They started well, picking up pieces and popping them into place, as they knew where most of the
VocaLink are sharing their report from a survey of users of British ATMs which took place in April 2015. Read the report here.
Irish Tech News shares Features sharing business insights and fintech tips from Paul Burmester, ValidSoft CEO, angel investor and serial entrepreneur. Read more here.
Mike Laven from Currency Cloud has been profiled in an interview with Payments Journal. Read more here.
Tony Craddock, DG of the The Payments Association highlights the importance of getting the right guidance when you’re starting out in fintech, and avoiding a premature industry exit. Read more
Payments Association Director General, Tony Craddock, takes a closer look at link between gaming and payments and gives a taster of his thoughts in advance of EIG 2015 in Berlin
Standard Life, the leading pensions and savings provider, has signed up to use Callcredit Information Group’s CallValidate software to verify the identities of those drawing down their pensions. Read more
Creditcall, a payment gateway provider and EMV migration specialist, and Diners Club International, a business unit of Discover Financial Services and part of the Discover Global Network, have announced a signed agreement that
Optimal Payments Plc is pleased to announce that change of control approval from the Financial Conduct Authority relating to the acquisition of the Skrill Group has now been received and
Judo Payments, Europe’s only mobile-first payments platform, has partnered with Pennies, the digital charity box by which people can donate a few pence to charity when paying for goods and
MasterCard and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd are extending their global partnership to deliver Samsung Pay in Europe. Samsung Pay is a mobile payment service that will enable consumers to use their Samsung flagship mobile
Gap is the latest retailer to join Sodexo’s growing retailer network for Money Boost and Simply Gift, now accepting both VISA cards in more than 130 of their Gap and
Following the acquisition by Emerchants Ltd, StoreFinancial Services UK Limited has started the transition to trading as Emerchants Europe and has begun offering the Emerchants suite of products in the
American Express has launched American Express Checkout, a fast and secure way for US card members to check out quickly at participating online merchants by using their americanexpress.com account login. Read
Security First Bank has selected FIS as its new core banking provider. Bank leaders selected FIS to improve service and enhance customer experience. Read more here.
PayPoint has announced a new programme of retail service improvements aimed at helping independent convenience retailers. Read more here.
The way the gaming industry views the payments sector will be an area of great interest for a senior representative of the latter at this year’s edition of EiG in
The Euro Currency Card by easyJet, which has been managed by PCT since 2013, has been announced as a nominated finalist for the Best Foreign Exchange/Travel Money Retailer in the
