Barclays launches accessory shop for Pingit customers
Wearable payments devices include watches, jewellery, wristbands and key fobs.
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JCB acceptance expands to UK and Ireland
The Japanese card issuer has partnered with EVO Payments.
Japan’s Line Pay integrates China’s WeChat Pay
The global alliance will boost Japan’s revenue from inbound Chinese tourists.
Barclays ends landmark crypto partnership with Coinbase
Coinbase no longer has access to the UK FPS.
Market welcomes FCA’s plan to phase-in SCA
Industry officials see this as the regulator’s last warning.
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Monarch creates first recurring crypto payments system
The solution will enable the likes of Netflix and Hulu to accept crypto.
Brex competitor Ramp Financial raises $7m
The start-up is in the early stages of product development.
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UK regulations push SVB further towards automation
SVB exec comments on Brexit and the UK’s supportive fintech environment.
Verrency and Coinify announces new virtual currency partnership
Libra brought virtual currencies into mainstream.
Nets and Przelewy24 create a strategic alliance
Its now one of the largest online payment service providers in Poland.
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Mastercard acquires Nets’ real-time payment business
Nets’ Corporate Services business offers a gateway into several European markets
Piggy bank start-up ERNIT sells up
One source says the company is trying to see what the market appetite is for a solution like theirs.
FCA delays SCA payments rules after threat to sales
Companies will have until March 2021 to implement most of the technical requirements.
Fraud fighting platform secures additional $2.5m funding
Eftsure will be expanding the product suite to cover international payment verification.
Federal Reserve reveals real-time payment system plans
FedNow will be available to all US-based banks by 2024.
Western Union and MoneyGram report losses
Western Union is chopping its workforce by 10%.
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Amex to acquire digital payment automation platform Acompay
The deal should close later this year.
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FNZ acquires GBST, LSE to buy Refinitiv, and more!
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Nuvei completes $889m SafeCharge deal
“We are jointly creating an international payment giant.”
Banca Popolare di Sondrio adopts InstaPay
“Immediacy is the new standard demanded by users.”
Co-op stores implement ACI’s Pay-in-Aisle tech
Scan and pay from your phone.
Rakuten applies for US banking charter
The ABA expressed serious concerns Rakuten gaining a banking charter.
First Data and Bank of America end paytech partnership
Fiserv’s First Data will provide services to its current client merchants until June 2023.
DPO Group acquires PayFast
A major deal for the African paytech sector.
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Visa invests in Southeast Asia’s payments platform Gojek
The two companies will also collaborate on cashless payments solutions.
Visa eyes up Nets
Sources say Visa may acquire parts of the Nordic fintech.
Paysend raises £8.5m for global roll-out
The fintech also launched its own digital currency, Pays XDR.
WhatsApp Pay coming to India later this year
It will need to comply with all of the regulations ahead of its launch.
Payconiq raises €20m for mobile payments development
The platform already has over 60,000 merchants in Benelux.
Banking Technology Awards 2019 are open for entries
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First JCB card issued in India with NPCI partnership
The new card is designed to serve outbound Indian travellers.
