Stripe Drives Transformation in Car Rental Payments with Hertz Collaboration
Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, has announced a strategic partnership with The Hertz Corporation. This collaboration aims to transform car rental payments for Hertz, Dollar,...
View ArticleTerraPay and Alfardan Announce Partnership for Cross-Border Transactions
TerraPay, a global cross-border payments network, has unveiled a strategic alliance with Alfardan Exchange. This partnership aims to combine TerraPay's digital payment infrastructure with Alfardan...
View ArticleConsumers, Financial Institutions & Fraudsters: The Good, the Bad and the...
In the digital age, the younger generation finds itself increasingly targeted by fraudsters and falling prey to various scams. A recent TD Bank report revealed alarming statistics, indicating that 41%...
View ArticleThe Decoupled Era: How it Started VS How It’s Going For Banks
The 2023 McKinsey Global Payments Report coined the term "Decoupled Era" as it claimed that the payments industry was entering its 4th era (with paper, plastic, and account transactions being the 1st...
View ArticleApex Fintech Solutions Acquires AdvisorArch for Streamlined Portfolio Management
In a move to bolster its wealth management offerings, Apex Fintech Solutions has acquired a portfolio management firm specializing in automated rebalancing and investment allocation tools for financial...
View ArticleFinal Countdown: Only One Week to Go Until PAY360
The doors to PAY360, one of the most anticipated payments events of the year in London, swing open in less than one week! Taking place on March 19-20 at ExCeL London, PAY360 caters to the entire...
View ArticleEU Pioneers Global AI Regulation with Groundbreaking Legislation
The European Union's parliament has approved the world's first set of regulations aimed at governing artificial intelligence (AI). The EU AI Act, proposed in 2021, divides AI technologies into...
View ArticleStripe Surpasses $1 Trillion in Payment Volumes, Driven by Institutional...
The fintech giant Stripe surpassed $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023, marking a remarkable increase of 25% from the previous year. According to the firm's 2023 newsletter, this exponential...
View ArticleGerman Neobank N26 Extends Instant Savings Accounts to 13 European Countries
N26, the German neobank with headquarters in Berlin, has expanded its instant savings accounts to 13 European markets. This move allows customers in Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland,...
View ArticleThe EU Digital Identity Wallet Means Convenience, But at What Cost?
The addition of Ukraine in the EU Digital Identity Wallet prototype is looking more and more like a defining moment in history. What that definition might be, however, remains unclear.It is a known...
View ArticleZodia Markets and Fireblocks Unite to Transform Correspondent Banking
Zodia Markets, a UK-based institutional crypto trading entity backed by Standard Chartered, has joined forces with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform specializing in digital asset operations and...
View ArticleIndia's Paytm Secures Approval for Consumer Digital Payments Platform
India's fintech firm, Paytm, has received approval to pivot its operations towards a consumer digital payments platform, following regulatory orders to wind down its banking affiliate, Paytm Payments...
View ArticleSAP Unveils Multipurpose Commerce Cloud Framework for Retail Payments
SAP SE has unveiled a solution aimed at equipping retailers with the flexibility needed to navigate swiftly evolving consumer payment preferences. The announcement, made yesterday (Thursday),...
View ArticlePayments, Tech Tumult, and Africa's Digital Crossroads
From empires built on steel to nations powered by silicon, history teaches us that technological prowess shapes the rise and fall of superpowers. But beyond invention, as Paul Kennedy argued in The...
View ArticleRevolutionizing Urban Living: Streamlining Civic Services through Smart...
Many cities throughout the world are grappling with the challenges of managing growing populations, ensuring sustainable development, and delivering efficient public services. One promising solution...
View ArticleEazyPay and Tabby Forge Alliance for Retail Transactions in Bahrain
Eazy Financial Services “EazyPay”, known for its expertise in Point-of-Sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has recently announced a collaboration with Tabby, one of MENA’s...
View ArticleFINRA Slaps M1 Finance with $850,000 Fine for Misleading Social Media...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined M1 Finance $850,000 due to lapses in the fintech firm's supervision of social media influencers. This enforcement action involves the...
View ArticleRevolut Launches Point-of-Sale iPad App for Hospitality Industry
Revolut, the digital banking and financial technology firm, has unveiled its latest offering tailored for businesses in the hospitality sector. The newly launched Point-of-Sale (POS) iPad application...
View ArticleShift4 and Atlante Partner for EV Charging Payments in Southern Europe
Shift4 has unveiled a collaboration with Atlante, a division of the NHOA Group dedicated to the development of rapid and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging networks. The partnership aims to...
View ArticleMastercard Expands Cross-Border Remittance Reach with Alipay Partnership
To enhance cross-border remittance services, Mastercard Inc. has solidified its partnership with Alipay, the global mobile payment super-app under the umbrella of Ant Group Co. This collaboration marks...
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