UK regulator wants end to payments conduct unbecoming
FCA wants to improve conduct standards and communications in paytech.
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Bancomat to unleash digital payments in Italy
Bancomat Pay will integrate SIA’s Jiffy service.
UK payments start-up ApTap readies to bootstrap
Fintech challenger founded by Imperial College London graduates.
Paytech Gusto brings in $140m funding
Payroll, benefits, and HR platform now valued at almost $2 billion.
FATF steps up fight against crypto crimes
Financial Action Task Force concerned over AML and CTF activities.
Brazilian urban mobility payments firm Veloe arrives
Bradesco and Banco do Brasil jointly launch new venture. Tech provided by Technisys.
Everex to create Myanmar-Thailand blockchain payments corridor
In partnership with Shwe Urban and Rural Development Bank.
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Bank Leumi to sell card business to Warburg Pincus for $682m
Warburg Pincus opens its fintech warchest yet again.
Barclays battered in Current Account Switch Service contest
Latest CASS figures reveal the winners and losers.
MyFirmsApp on best behaviour with messaging app
Staying smart for the UK’s smartphone soft spot.
TransferMate finds €21m investment mate in ING
They want more SME customers and corporate clients.
Chase Pay and Samsung Pay partner for retail action
JP Morgan Chase takes its payment ambitions up a gear.
Yoyo tops 1m user milestone
UK-based mobile payments and loyalty marketing platform on a high.
What the future of payments and cryptocurrencies will look like
Three key factors currently preclude cryptocurrency from gaining widespread payments acceptance.
SoftBank, Yahoo Japan and Paytm make mobile payments mammoth
Smartphone payment service called PayPay. Genius!
How loan providers will be using blockchain
The concept of blockchain is still very alien to many.
Stripe lines up APIs for programmable payment cards
APIs rule for US mobile payments firm.
Isbank opens API portal in Turkey
Initially offering 14 APIs for developers.
Feedzai to help Credorax fight merchant fraud
Feedzai uses big data technology to stop payment fraud in real-time.
Switch brings voice tech to its CardSavr API
CardSavr will use natural language processing for managing cards on file.
Starling faces payment and app issues, again
The bank struggled with its payment processor in the past.
Payments firm Flywire flying with $100m funding
Singapore investment firm Temasek led the Series D round.
Hitachi and KDDI trial biometric payments on blockchain
They aren’t KDDI-ing with their coupon settlement system experiment.
Coinbase unveils crypto e-gift card for Uber and Google Play
All enabled via its partnership with WeGift.
Swift unleashes gpi for corporates pilot
Corporates and banks to test a new multi-bank payments tracking solution.
Powerful PayPal parades financial prowess
Revenue, income and payment volumes are all up.
Tally ho! Debt management app gets $25m funding
Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins.
Alipay and Tenpay fined for breaking Chinese FX rules
China wants to keep money within its confines.
FinAccel’s payment app Kredivo raises $30m
Jakarta-based firm plans expansion in Southeast Asia.
Earthport brings in new staff to stop rocky financials
CEO and CFO change as payments company reports increasing losses.
Visa and MoneyGram team up for cross-border payments
Will use Visa Direct, its real-time push payments platform.
Rabobank upgrades card management with ACI Worldwide
To help the bank improve its declining card business revenue.
India’s Zoomcar takes digital ID ride with Onfido
This marks Onfido’s sixth ridesharing partnership.
eBay sellers to get access to Square Capital
Sellers in the US could get access to funding up to the value of $100,000.
UK payments firm SP Group fights for survival
Jobs will be lost as the company calls in the administrators.
LaSalle Capital gets perfect payments present with National Gift Card acquisition
Chicago-based private equity firm grabs some payments action.
Saudi Arabia going mada with NFC mobile payments by Visa
In an effort to digitise the country by 2030.
Why e-wallets are gaining popularity amongst online casino users
Online casino customers are turning away from the traditional bank transfer in their droves.
PSR calls for feedback on card acquiring services
Payment Systems Regulator wants a happy UK payments place.
