Facebook to integrate Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp
Company says it is at the start of a “long process”.
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Samsung to unveil crypto wallet
The Galaxy S10 will allow users to trade, transact and store coins.
Mastercard trumps Visa with £233m offer for Earthport
Visa had made a £198 million offer earlier.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 January 2019
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Age of Konsentus for Mastercard’s open banking
Firm selected by paytech titan to deliver TPP identity and regulatory checking solutions.
UK payments regulator back with card-acquiring services review
PSR sets the final terms of reference for the final stage.
RIP Microsoft Wallet
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
Swift gpi delights in double digit growth
Global payments innovation service’s values also exceed $300 billion daily.
Advent International takes majority stake in Prisma Medios de Pago
The Argentinian payments giant covers a big market in the region.
BioCatch joins anti-vishing fight
WTF is vishing? It’s a type of authorised push payment (APP) fraud.
Allied Payment Network fortified via Plymouth Growth investment
The deal in Indiana was valued in the “multi-millions”.
PayPal joins $40m funding party for fintech app Dosh
Follows on from $44 million in last year’s Series A round.
Wahey! Record payment volumes for Pay.UK
UK authority says automated payments hit an all-time high in 2018.
Bankart to go live with Nets instant payments in Slovenia
It’s late but they now have got final approval from the Slovenian Central Bank.
Natixis reaps the wild Wynd for payments
Along with their partnership, Natixis is taking a stake in the French company.
EC fines Mastercard €570m for anti-competitive antics
Commission says firm obstructed merchants’ access to cross-border card payment services.
SBI fuels $15m funding in Tangem’s blockchain smart cards
Swiss firm plans to “bring blockchain to people’s everyday life”.
AnaCap-backed paytech Heidelpay acquires Universum Group
Its fifth bolt-on acquisition since AnaCap’s initial investment in 2017.
Australia prepares payments for digital age
It’s consultation time as the Australian Payments Council wants your input.
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JP Morgan merges SME, corporate payments and treasury
Creating one big unit dedicated to payments.
Alipay gets European payments licence
Follows on from Google’s licence earlier this month.
ANZ hits up Eftpos for Apple Pay capabilities
It also allows for cash-backs.
Wirecard on time for Swatch watch payments
Deal means users can add digital boon cards to SwatchPAY!
PayTech Awards 2019 now open for entries
Be a part of the celebrations!
ScaleFactor secures $30m funding for back office automation
Texas-based accounting platform seeks expansion via “business OS”.
Paytech Allpago powers on to Chile
PSP will help international merchants to accept local cards.
Hapoalim first bank in Israel to sign up for Swift gpi
Global payments innovation makes its debut.
South Korea all clear for fintech sandbox
Nation’s Financial Services Commission pushes industry onward.
Snoop Dogg gets “smoooth” for Klarna
New marketing campaign gets weird.
ID Finance sells Russian POS finance business to Paylate
Spanish firm lets it go as wants to focus on Latin America.
Canada calls for open banking answers
Department of Finance Canada awaits your awesome feedback.
Sberbank brings fingerprint payments to Russia’s supermarkets
Starting with Moscow, but will this catch on?
Swift releases pay later API standards
To prompt worldwide adoption.
Watch out as ABN Amro runs rings around wearable rivals
Dutch bank offering contactless payments with ring, watch or bracelet.
Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
R3’s Corda Network goes cordless
Blockchain network will be operated by a new independent organisation.
Kabbage powers Alibaba’s pay later payments programme
Alibaba’s SME customers can get up to $150,000 of financing.
Middleware and Mambu strengthen alliance
Offering client onboarding, loan origination, and card and payments connectivity.
SafeCharge payments engine sends Kiwi.com flying
Designed to accept payments from travellers anywhere in the world.
