Fintech and EPA member Paynetics AD has announced the appointment of Ian Clowes as chairman of Paynetics UK, as the regulated payment services provider continues to bolster its senior team.
New data from Open Banking pioneer Nuapay, powered by Sentenial, has revealed that consumers are frustrated with the user experience when making card payments online. This follows recent findings that highlighted a raft of payment card security failings. The news comes as retailers ready themselves for the busy festive shopping season – an event that is even more important this year as businesses seek to plug pandemic losses.
According to new Allstar Business Solutions research, businesses are adapting with varying rates of success to futureproof their businesses in the hopes of surviving the post-pandemic normal
Renewed partnership means Keyfuels now has over 70% motorway network coverage in the UK
We are delighted to share the attached press release confirming the allpay.cards partnership with ambitious Danish fintech Blocser with designs on the fast-growing gig economy. Blocser has pinned their Butterfly Card to one of its biggest market moves yet – the UK offer to the near 5million now estimated as working in the nation’s gig economy.
Please find attached a release from allpay.cards and their work with Prosper2. Prosper is a business club and rewards programme who are currently investing in staff, training and marketing in anticipation of growth in 2021. The cards are unique to the market as they use a design that replicates carbon fibre, achieving a 3-dimensional effect.
Visa and Conferma Pay announced a strategic partnership to launch Visa Commercial Pay, a suite of B2B payment solutions, to help improve cashflow for businesses and eliminate outdated manual processes.
We are delighted to share the news that allpay Ltd based in Herefordshire, alongside the Scottish Government, has replaced the old UK Government voucher scheme in Scotland with prepaid cards to tackle food poverty with the project being saluted as Social Inclusion Project of the Year at the 2020 Payments Awards announced.
The banking platform will launch in the US and further its European reach in 2021 London, UK, 12.01.2021: Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple
Global Processing Services (GPS) Bolsters Asia Pacific Team with Head of Region Appointment
The new talent mark the business’ ongoing commitment to simplifying international payments by already offering nearly 80 international payment methods.
Checkout.com, the leading Connected Payments solutions provider, announced on 12 January the closure of a $450 million Series C fundraising round, tripling its valuation to $15bn and making it the fourth largest fintech globally and EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business. Since its creation in 2012, Checkout.com has been driven by a firm belief that the way money flows into and out of businesses is changing. Its latest fundraise reflects its commitment to developing even more products to support progressive businesses as they reinvent industries and redefine the customer experience.
Currencycloud appoints Co-founder and former GM for North America, Richard Arundel, to the position of Chief Evangelist.
Leading European payments provider, Contis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Ramoino as Chief Strategy Officer. Andrea joins the executive team with responsibility for corporate strategy and global expansion.
EML CEO Relishes Marching To The Beat Of A Different Drum in 2021.
Unique authentication solution to provide safe and secure commerce experience to European customers Chennai (India) and Oslo (Norway), 6th January 2021: FSS Technologies (Financial Software
To understand the impact of new technology innovations on fintech, Tribe Payments would like to find out the opinion of leaders within the sector through this this short survey for upcoming industry report
PORTSMOUTH, NH (December 1, 2020) – Bottomline (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of financial technology that makes complex business payments simple, smart and secure, named Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and MAPFRE USA as the 2020 recipients of the Bottomline Think Greenaward. The award recognizes organizations that use technology to drive environmentally friendly and sustainable business practices using Bottomline automation solutions.
Leading issuer processor, Global Processing Services (GPS), today announces it has been selected by Mastercard, the leader in global payments and technology, as its chosen processing partner in its Fintech Express Programme.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a financial technology company focused on empowering consumers with innovative digital financial solutions
Merchant dispute technology specialist, Chargebacks911, is driving its ambitious growth plans in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with the appointment of its new Director of Business Development, APAC – Jia Min Tan.
Being based in Singapore, Jia Min will help facilitate the growth of Chargebacks911 and Fi911 (its new brand for financial institutions) in APAC, while bridging any language barriers that may be encountered in the region.
The future of global commerce could be a cashless society, many experts predict, and that puts the burden on financial institutions to make sure their customers’ data is secure and protected.
As digital banking rises to replace the more traditional industry, one phenomenon has arisen hand-in-hand with it and that is the use of biometric technologies.
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Leading European payments fintech Contis announces its partnership with Mastercard as a principal issuing member.
With the addition of Mastercard, Contis delivers one of the most comprehensive end-to-end Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms, including direct access to both of the world’s leading payments networks.
Platform integration work is starting immediately, with expected go-live on the Mastercard network by Q2 2021.
Specialist fintech PR agency SkyParlour have made two senior appointments – the former editor in chief of fintech journal The Paypers, Adriana Screpnic, and a B2B Specialist Account Director Jenna Walker.
Partnership responds to growing need for EEA and cross-border solutions for European businesses and increased access to a one-stop shop for payments solutions
Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest, appointed Chair of the board to help drive the EPA’s mission to influence and be a voice across the
UK based payment card manufacturer TagNitecrest is bringing a new sustainable card option to the market for card-issuing banks. Having first introduced a degradable payment card, in 2019, the manufacturer can now offer a recycled PVC card option.
Taxi Companies in Scandinavia Go Contactless and COVID-safe with HIPS Payment Group’s QR Payment Solution, a First for the European Market Solution supports current trend
Elemental.io and Flash Labs Corporation—of Big Sun Holdings Group, Inc., and a member of Hyundai BS&C family of companies—today announced a strategic partnership and joint venture to advance software development, distribution and availability of consumer credit, using financial technologies in Latin America and Asian markets.
W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, announced today that it has joined forces with Enfuce to provide a range of compliance solutions through its award-winning platform.
eComm360 Fraud Prevention by Cybertonica, a new solution from the intelligent #fraud and risk management provider, is now available to Shopify merchants. The product offers enterprise-level protection and enhanced conversions while eliminating the headache of fraud and #chargebacks. This allows small and independent online businesses access to the same expert solutions as #ecommerce powerhouses.
The announcement comes following the busiest online #BlackFriday ever recorded – which saw a surge of nearly 22% on a year ago to $9 billion.
FinTech EML is a proud sponsor of Betting on Sports America Digital 2020.
New report challenges the Fintech industry to do more in helping the unbanked and underserved within the youngest and oldest age groups of adults, following
Press Release: Konsentus launches international Open Banking Hub
The Emerging Payments Awards 2020 was a big success for leading issuer processor Global Processing Services (GPS), who took home five awards over the course of the evening.
The global company was recognised for the major launch of its APAC hub in Singapore and its work with fintech start-up Currensea, making it easier for customers to pay abroad. GPS has done a lot to support the fintech scene abroad this year and has also been paving the way for financial inclusion. It latter is why GPS’ group CCO, Neil Harris was also crowned as Industry Contributor of the Year.
Following the launch of USD collections for Amazon in the US, Canada and Mexico earlier this year, financial infrastructure provider Banking Circle is now providing USD collections for sellers across a wider range of online marketplaces.
Specialist FinTech PR agency SkyParlour have launched three new business divisions to help new and growing tech business to succeed through the pandemic.
Global Processing Services (GPS) has been selected by the Department for International Trade (DIT) to become a London Export Champion. GPS joins a prestigious cohort of Export Champions who operate across various sectors, ranging from fintech to sustainable transportation, innovative food and drink products, to events management.
The London Export Champions are a group of London-based business leaders who have successfully sold overseas and are now willing to share their time and knowledge with other business leaders looking to do the same. GPS was selected due to its very successful launch in the APAC region in 2019.
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK – 11 November 2020 The Access Group has today announced it has been appointed by Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) to offer enhanced Direct
On the 22nd of October algbra featured in an interview conducted by the Emerging Payments Association’s Project Inclusion. algbra were interviewed by Ravindra Meshram and explained the issue of “faith-based underbanking”, whereby a segment of people may voluntarily exclude themselves from the financial system for reasons of faith.
The future of the FinTech industry might have more to do with a person’s individual biology than numbers and chips in the future, multiple reports indicate. Known as biometric technologies, this group of payments innovations remove the old pin systems and chips of old and replace them or augment them with fingerprint scanners and other biometric methods.
Another revolution is coming for the financial sector and this one could change the way that consumers and businesses conduct themselves forever.
The rise of the Internet and the spread of smartphones is, together, perhaps the single most powerful force of economic change ever at any point in history.
Not only are millions of people getting connected to the wider world for the first time, but also businesses are able to get up and off of the ground with little to no investment in brick-and-mortar, traditional locations. In other words, the digital era is one of opportunity and promise.
London, 11 November 2020 – Visa today announced the launch of Visa Fintech Partner Connect, a new initiative that will provide financial institutions and merchants in Europe with a suite of enhanced capabilities combining Visa’s own capabilities with those of carefully selected fintech partners.
Fintech Partner Connect will help Visa’s clients meet their customers’ demand for new digital payment experiences by providing seamless access to innovative fintech solutions.
The European rollout of Fintech Partner Connect follows a successful pilot which has already seen a number of Visa’s clients benefit from the expertise on offer.
Payments provider Contis and Open Banking platform Token partner to deliver new value in digital payments. When complete, Contis’ 250+ clients will be able to use Token’s AISP and PISP functionality to deliver Open Banking services to their end-customers through the Contis Platform.
And Token’s merchant, digital wallet and PSP customers will be able to perform account pay-outs and refunds via the Token platform using established payment rails, such as Faster Payments in the UK, SEPA and SEPA Instant across the EEA.
Contis migrated its data centres from the US to Europe, in record time and with minimal service interruption. This completes the final hurdle in Contis’ Brexit preparedness and gives clients the comfort of knowing all customer data is securely managed and processed in-region.
New research released by British fintech Currensea reveals that of the 80% of British SMEs (4.72 million businesses) that trade internationally in any given year, 1.18 million have had to pause directly because of the global pandemic and a further 283,000 because of Brexit..
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