Square boxing clever for slow cash flow
Releases its new Instant Deposit service for UK businesses.
PayTech
Payments platform Currencycloud launches Global Collections
London-based firm unleashes multi-currency accounts receivable product.
SIA wins ABN Amro’s paytech tender
ABN Amro has turned to Italian paytech vendor SIA for instant payments access.
Digital bank bunq launches Apple Pay; comes to Italy and Spain
bunq is expanding into Spain and Italy, and has also introduced Apple Pay, the first in the Netherlands.
Infographic: how Amazon wants to control your life
A compilation of “ten ways of how Amazon is going to own everything you use”.
Affirm introduces in-store capabilities; integrates virtual cards with Apple Pay
Affirm InStore, an alternative to traditional credit cards at brick-and-mortar merchants.
PSR turns focus to consumer protection and ATM survival
UK’s Payment Systems Regulator reveals its ambitions in annual plan for 2018/19.
Alipay moves into Mexico via Openpay
Openpay has a network of more than 17,500 associated points of sale in the country.
Hyperwallet and Lyric Financial bring advance royalty payments to artists
Mass payout platform Hyperwallet has teamed up with Lyric Financial.
Introducing PayTech Awards!
Celebrating excellence in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry, and the people who make it happen.
Japan Post Bank stays Earthport bound for payments push
To deliver cross-border services across North America and Europe.
Church of England converts congregations to cashless
Payments heaven is a place on Earth… or at least in England.
Australia’s challenger bank Tyro launches Tap & Save payments service
Tyro’s new service enables merchants to process debit tap-and-go payments through the Eftpos network.
Mobile card control tech vendor Ondot expands to Asia
Ondot Systems’ Mobile Card Services solution is coming to Asia.
equensWorldline to process instant payments for de Volksbank
De Volksbank has chosen equensWorldline to process its immediate payments transactions.
Form3 connects Ebury to UK Faster Payments in “industry first” service
UK-based cloud paytech provider Form3 has gained a new client, Ebury.
Metro Bank in shout out for “walk out trading” service
Will allow businesses to accept debit and credit card payments as soon as account is opened.
BBVA doesn’t hide “invisible payments” strategy
Bank is developing payment methods based on biometrics to make checkout at stores “invisible”.
Absa takes payments shot with Sling Pay
South African bank unveils new app that allows users to send money, data and airtime.
Beyond the bustle and the noise, my Money20/20 Asia takeaways
At the right events, you get to take the pulse of an entire industry and if you listen, you shall hear.
bPay teams with seven brands to launch contactless payment watches
Contactless watches for every taste.
Online payroll and HR tech provider Gusto goes freemium
Gusto’s HR Basics offers small businesses a set of basic HR tools for free.
BlueVine and Veem: SME financing meets cross-border payments
New partnership to enable small business owners to save on international payments.
BlueOrange Bank deploys Latvia’s first contactless card ATMs
The ATMs are provided by Diebold Nixdorf and installed by BS/2 Latvia.
PayU and Kreditech muscle into India’s lending market
Providing cardless equated monthly instalments (EMIs) to finance the online purchases of consumers in India.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to pilot blockchain tech with Bitt
A fintech pilot using blockchain tech to be carried out in the ECCB eight member countries.
Retail payments platform Pine Labs raises $82m
India’s largest digital retail payments platform Pine Labs raises $82 million in a funding round led by Actis.
Riyad Bank launches Saudi Arabia’s first contactless payment wristband
Riyad Bank has teamed up with Gemalto for Saudi Arabia’s first range of contactless payment wristbands.
Interview: Caren Robb, Letshego – look on the bright side
Creating inclusive banking for remote communities.
Moneyou’s Tikkie app comes to Germany
The app and its tech were jointly developed with the Munich-based FinTecSystems.
TransferWise turns to Wirecard for debit card issuing
A full roll-out of the new debit card for TransferWise’s “borderless account” planned for later in 2018.
Standard Bank sells mobile paytech Oltio to Mastercard
Mastercard has acquired Oltio, a mobile paytech firm in South Africa.
Infographic: the better half of remittances
Debunking some common myths about women and remittances.
Ziraat Bank launches proprietary mobile wallet
Bankkart Mobil was built by Ziraat Teknoloji, VeriPark and MagiClick Digital.
FinovateEurope 2018: Best of Show winners announced
A uniting theme of the FinovateEurope Best of Show winners this year: data.
Interview: Andrea Dunlop, Paysafe Group – women in leadership
Think bigger than your immediate surroundings and take more risks – doing both things can widen your horizons and boost your career progression.
Ditto teams with Bankable for UK Faster Payment Scheme API access
“A step in the right direction to help Ditto towards its ambition of becoming a borderless bank.”
International Women’s Day: leading the fintech charge
It’s important not to lose sight of your ambition – no matter what industry you’re in.
Forget foodtech and retailtech, dinetech may be the next big thing
Devie Mohan’s thoughts on the new “Dine and Dash” offering from Barclaycard.
Coinbase taken to court, twice
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has landed in more hot water with two federal class action lawsuits.
