The MeetFintech by Arkea Banking Services gathered for one evening many actors from the Fintech Industry. 30 companies attended and came from all over Europe to Paris for the Fifth
London, 5th December 2017 – Saxo Payments Banking Circle, the ground-breaking B2B financial utility supporting banks and FinTechs, has achieved $50 billion volume growth since it started taking the first
The acquiring bank (also merchant bank or acquirer) is the financial institution that maintains the merchant’s bank account. The contract with the acquirer enables merchants to process credit and debit card transactions. The acquiring
Ethoca – the leading provider of collaboration-based technology solutions that help card issuers and online merchants increase card acceptance and stop ecommerce fraud and disputes – announced today that it
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT), a leading global provider of commercial payment solutions, announced today the signing of an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) relating to two payment initiatives. Read more here.
Naples, FLA – November 21, 2017 – ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced expanded cloud-based omni-channel payment capabilities through a licensing agreement
Mexican payment service provider, NetPay, famed for their innovative approach to transaction services, is leading the way in transforming the checkout experience for their restaurant merchants with the launch of NetPay’s SMART
allpay Limited took home the award for Best Prepaid Card Solution at the Payments Awards last night. In addition to the win, they were also runners up in the Best
NEW YORK, November 16, 2017 — American Express today announced the introduction of blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. The American Express® FX International Payments (FXIP) business is working with Ripple, provider of
Organisations across the country are being encouraged to take advantage of a free, online marketing toolkit to help promote and increase Direct Debit sign-up rates. The toolkit provides a range
Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.4 per cent year-on-year in October which, with inflation at 3 per cent, equated to a contraction in real terms. Brits cut back across the
In a survey by Barclaycard earlier this year, it was discovered that small-to-medium enterprises are more afraid of cybercrime than of Brexit. That comes as no surprise, really. At this
London, UK, December 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS) is pleased to announce its agreement with new client Glint, who are reintroducing gold as money, enabling customers to store, exchange,
UK bill issuers will continue to have access to the largest retail network as part of the suite of digital payment solutions offered by payment specialist allpay Limited, following the
Barclaycard is trialling a new ‘pocket checkout’ payment concept that allows shoppers to scan and pay for goods using their smartphone. The Grab+Go app will streamline the way consumers buy
Cashplus has announced the launch of its transaction API. Initially this API will enable Cashplus’s accounting partners to support their clients in the SME sector where there is a huge
Bankable has signed a direct strategic partnership with Arkea Banking Services, a European white-label banking pioneer, to power Agency Banking solutions as an additional layer to the Bankable product portfolio.
Barclays is spearheading a new £10m nationwide drive to increase the public’s awareness of financial fraud risks, and help them to stay safe in the digital age with information, tools
Cambrist have recently featured in a BizPlus article which includes an article with founder Jacob Claflin. Read more.
Countr POS, a Dutch provider of a tablet based point of sale software for small to medium-sized businesses, announces a strategic partnership with Coinify, leading European blockchain payment and trading
Crédit Agricole has launched the new version of its application Ma Carte. It allows, among other things, the Crédit Agricole customers to pay in-store via the NFC function of their
Less than half of UK firms will increase their investment in cybersecurity protection to match an expected rise in data breaches, according to a new survey conducted by research and
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have entered into a co-operation agreement with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong to foster collaboration in support of financial technology (Fintech)
FIS and The Venture Center have announced the 10 startup companies selected to participate in the 2017 VC FinTech Accelerator. Alpharank, Alto IRA, Bond.ai, eGiftify, Hedge Hog, Plinqit, Omnetrium, Quotanda,
The First National Bank of Pandora, headquartered in Pandora, Ohio, has selected Fiserv as its new technology partner, consolidating 10 vendor relationships and moving to one, through the Premier® core
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., a global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cambridge Global Payments (“Cambridge”), a leading B2B international
The FCA’s proposed interpretation of the safeguarding obligation is causing serious concern in the industry. Under the new guidance, payment and e-money institutions will be expected to match the value
The Isle of Man has won the award for International Finance Centre of the Year at the International Adviser Product and Service Awards, alongside strong competition including Dublin and Dubai.
LINK has announced the launch of its new free ATM locator app, , the most comprehensive mobile application of its type for finding ATMs in the UK. Connected to LINK’s
As residents and visitors of the world’s major cities look for the best way to get around, Mastercard is making commuting easier, faster and more consistent. In over 80 cities
Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today revealed that it has surpassed one million customer accounts, less than seven years since launch. The milestone was hit on Early
Craig Donaldson, CEO of Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, was awarded ‘Retail Banker of the Year’ at the Retail Banker International Annual Global Awards 2017. Read more here.
Park Group plc, the UK’s leading multi-retailer gift voucher and prepaid gift card business focused on the corporate and consumer markets, has announced that its award-winning corporate incentives and rewards
Disruption in the financial industry has been slowly creeping in for years, and banks are beginning to wake up to the reality of how digitisation, which boosts competition and compresses
The Just Loans Group PLC has achieved ISO 9001:2015 global certification – the internationally recognised Quality Management System standard which underpins the next stage of its development. Read more here.
New Zealand’s leading electronic payment network, Paymark, is partnering with Transaction Network Services (TNS) to reinforce its EFTPOS services with a new range of alternative, feature rich and highly reliable
Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform and XL Travel are delighted to announce the launch of the new app for the XL Travel Group, one of the largest and most
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of Vocalink. This acquisition will allow Mastercard to expand beyond card-based payments to drive the major types of electronic payment transactions. Vocalink’s technology will enable
Wirecard is now bringing Apple Pay to boon customers in Italy.boon is the first fully digitised mobile payment solution to offer Apple Pay independently from any bank or telecom operator,
Cashplus and Sage have joined forces to help small businesses get ahead of the Making Tax Digital legislation by integrating their bank account information and transactions into a new service
Payments Association’s Women in PayTech now collaborating with Virgin Money’s Women in Finance initiative The Payments Association’s Women in PayTech has developed strategic ties with the Women in Finance initiative
The results of Project Europe’s survey on where payments companies are looking to gain access to the EU were published at PAY360 Digital Payments. This data brought to light the
Project International Trade hosted the first xCEEd conference in Belgrade. The three day conference, funded by the Department for International Trade, hosted 180 delegates and held keynote sessions from leading
Project Media hosted a workshop, titled ‘Combating Fake News – Storyselling: Telling Authentic Business Stories To Build Trust’ at PAY360 Digital Payments. This session looked at the top storytelling tech
Project Rome launched a survey on access to banking services and termination of banking services. The survey aims to highlight the frequency that PayTech companies removal of bank account services
Project Regulator launched a survey to determine which issues are most important to Payments Association members in the implementation of PSD2. This survey follows the release of the FCA’s call
Representatives from the Project Inclusion team penned a letter to several Lords, Ladies, and Ministers calling for the appointment of a Minister for Inclusion. The letter detailed the activities of
Global corporate payment solutions provider Optal will be helping to expedite B2B insurance payments for RightIndem, a company that prides itself on improving the claims experience for customers. RightIndem offers
