TSYS to acquire fellow paytech firm Cayan for $1.05bn
The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 next year.
The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 next year.
Cellum will offer money transfers via TransferTo’s cross-border mobile payments network.
They target expanding their fintech clout along the “Belt and Road Initiative” route.
In the eye of the storm we provide clarity.
Replacing its legacy Electra System with BPC Banking Technologies’ SmartVista platform.
The glamorous Banking Technology Awards 2017 took place on 13 December at the elegant Millennium Mayfair hotel in London.
Unibank is now fully compliant with the required standards of security for the Swift payment infrastructure.
In just ten years we could see a highly digitally-led shopping experience.
PSD2 comes into force on 13 January 2018. It aims to open up the European payments market to greater competition and transparency, but its effect will be more far-reaching, acting as a catalyst for innovation not just in payments, but in the wider financial services market.
The duo are targeting Africa’s unbanked population.
This round-up features Finstar, State Street, FRISS and iZettle.
Nordea has connected APIs to its production system and made its open banking live in Finland.
Are GDPR and PSD2 really that dissimilar and incompatible? Or do they combine to create a robust security mind set?
‘Tis the season for gift giving, and no gift has a “richer” history than cash.
An attempt to create an industry powerhouse in the markets for cybersecurity and digital products.
‘Tis the season for online shopping (and selling).
Illinois Educators Credit Union and Members Financial select Fiserv for their tech overhauls.
This round-up features WorldRemit, PAIR Finance and an update on Sophia the AI robot and SingularityNET.
First insurer to integrate with MyInfo, a digital data vault launched by the GovTech and the Ministry of Finance.
FI.SPAN will provide pre-integrated third party fintech solutions into the hub.
Fintech companies will find that they are a different kind of business in 2018 than they were in 2017.
Canada-based payments platform nanopay has unveiled its new B2B payments solution for international trading.
US-based Fifth Third Bank has chosen FIS to enable real-time payments (RTP) for its customers through The Clearing House’s (TCH) payments system.
Have any UK high street or challenger banks made the jump to 100% digital onboarding?
The recent World Economic Forum (WED) report “Sweden could stop using cash by 2023”, says that the country is moving towards favouring cards and mobile payment apps. Yet retailers are expected to accept cash for at least a couple of years afterwards.
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Worldpay and online payments firm Klarna are joining forces. Worldpay clients in Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK will be able to use Klarna’s invoice and credit-based payments.
The Moneycorp Group will acquire Brazilian foreign exchange business Novo Mundo Corretora de Cambio, and UK-based currency firm First Rate FX.
Cross-border payments company Payoneer announced today it has received funding from China Broadband Capital (CBC). While the amount of funding was undisclosed, the company specified that this week’s Series E-1 round follows the $220+ million Series E round received last year. This adds to the company’s total funding amount, which previously stood at $270 million.
Nick Kerigan, MD of Future Payments at Barclaycard, looks at how innovation is helping the payment industry to balance offering seamless payments with keeping people in control of their money.
Belgium bank KBC with its mobile banking app is seeking to form a partnership to broaden its third-party services.
Paytech firm Wirecard is collaborating with sendhybrid, a company linked to the Austrian postal service Österreichische Post, to offer electronic post-box users a payment service to settle public sector digital invoices.
Coming straight after Friday’s (1 December) fintech funding action, here’s another round-up to take the Monday blues away. This round-up features Oakam, KeyBank, Snapsheet, Payrailz and Elsen.
PayPal has revealed that a potential compromise of personally identifiable information for approximately 1.6 million customers has been found on its TIO Networks.
Mastercard has put its cards on the table with a clear call for start-ups to join its Start Path programme – its effort to tap into later-stage fintech and tech firms.
Betas, big numbers and the big match. Our latest payments round-up features Emma Technologies, Yolt, and Visa and the football World Cup in 2018.
Having finalised its acquisition of WePay, JP Morgan Chase announced that it has already put the payments platform to work: powering commerce platform Volusion, reports Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company).
Challenger bank Countingup is the latest firm to call on London-based HooYu for its innovative identity confirmation services.
Visa has come out victorious after the UK High Court dismissed the case against processing fees made by UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.
Quickly following on from yesterday’s (30 November) blockchain and Bitcoin round-up, here’s more action. Features money laundering in Japan; Coinsource ATMs in Georgia; Cardano Foundation, IOHK and Emurgo teaming up; and PwC in Hong Kong. Over in Japan, Kyodo and Jiji news sites have reported 170 cases of suspected money laundering linked to cryptocurrencies were […]