Mastercard and Scandi banks plan real-time payments platform
by Graham Buck
The global payments giant will partner with the bank-owned P27 Nordic Payments Platform on “the world’s most advanced system”
Payments - Receipts at POS
Background
Point Of Sale (POS) payments are no longer just over the shop counter, they also includes payments from sales on the Internet, on mobile phones and on many other devices. But whatever the POS,…
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Swift invites blockchain companies to join gpi
by Graham Buck
The announcement comes as BELLIN’s tm5 treasury management system integrates Swift gpi for corporates
MoneyGram gets US$50m boost from union with Ripple
by Graham Buck
The money transfer company’s strategic partnership with the blockchain solutions pioneer is initially for a two-year period
Future of payment clearing in the UK
by Jack Large
Clear Bank’s model changes the game
Ripple eyes South America expansion with Brazil launch
by Graham Buck
The real-time payments specialist revealed a key hire made earlier this year as it looks to develop business in the region
Visa’s B2B Connect platform officially launched
by Graham Buck
The part distributed ledger-based, non-card platform for high-value corporate, cross-border payments has been in development since 2016
Mastercard launches Open Banking Solutions suite
by Graham Buck
The four applications and services, initially focusing on the UK and Poland, aim to support the growth of open banking across Europe.
Stripe adds chargeback protection feature as option
by Graham Buck
Available to Stripe users in North America and Europe from today, the feature is priced starting at 0.4% per transaction.
Consolidation continues as Global Payments pays $21.5bn for TSYS
by Graham Buck
The payments technology sector marks its third major acquisition deal since the start of this year.
Facebook plans 2020 launch of cryptocurrency
by Graham Buck
The social media giant plans to establish a digital payments system in a number of countries in the first quarter of next year.
Fintechs gain favour for B2B payments processing
by Graham Buck
Around three in four banks are seeking to leverage fintech solutions for payments-related services, reports Bottomline Technologies.
CULedger, R3 partner on blockchain for cross-border payments
by Jack Large
The US credit union service organisation is to launch CU Pay, an electronic funds transfer product, early next year.
Swift trials real-time cross border payments via Tips
by Graham Buck
The network launches a Europe cross-border instant payment test via its gpi service and the TARGET Instant Payments Settlement platform
Real-time payments arrive in Saudi Arabia
by Graham Buck
The newly-launched platform is a partnership between Vocalink and a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Amazon Pay enters India’s P2P payments market
by Graham Buck
Despite an already crowded market, the online giant believes that the country still lacks an efficient money transfer service.
European fintechs marshal forces on PSD2 issues
by Graham Buck
The European Third-Party Provider Association is a non-profit body to represent them on Payment Services Directive issues.
Payments: everything tracked; inevitable partnerships; block chain; AI collections
by Jack Large
Faster, transparent and traceable payments from Swift; markets are different; SAP partnerships; block chain; card payments; third part
Global payments - are you ready for e-wallets?
by Jack Large
Worldpay’s Global Payments Report: 140 online payment methods as e-wallets taking over, and cash at point of sale overtaken by cards
Instant Payments de-mystified – part 1
by Christof Hofmann , Global Head of Payments and Collections, Deutsche Bank
How the “new normal” in payments is starting to transform corporate treasury
APEXX global payments marketplace launches in Russia
by Graham Buck
The single marketplace for global payments announced that Russia’s three largest banks are now part of its network.
Europe’s PSD2 ‘could re-direct fraud to other regions’
by Graham Buck
The European Union’s stricter requirements for prevention could result in more fraud in the US and elsewhere, claims a report.
China poised to overtake the US in digital payments
by Graham Buck
The world is fast adopting digital payments, despite a continuing fondness for old methods such as cheques in the US.
Worldpay reports ‘complex landscape’ for payments
by Graham Buck
Winners will be companies that can offer the right mix of payment options, says the group.
EU seeking accelerated adoption of TIPS
by Graham Buck
The European Commission wants more banks to adopt its TARGET instant payment settlement system.