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JP Morgan backs UK payments fintech Icon Solutions

“Banks are having to find ways of cutting costs,” says Icon.

FIS replaces legacy processing tech at Brazil’s Afinz

Afinz switches out legacy in-house tech for FIS processing platform.

PayTech Awards Supplement

Commending the payment sector’s best projects and experts of 2020.

Post Office ditches 600 free ATMs, invests £16m to revamp others

The Post Office calls it the largest investment in ATMs in ten years.

Calastone acquired by US private equity firm Carlyle Group

Financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed.

Nets completes acquisition of major Polish card payment processor

“Poland is one of the most attractive regions in Europe” for digital payments.

Meezan Bank picks BPC’s SmartVista to revamp payments

Meezan is deploying SmartVista for payment authorisation, card management, and more.

African remittance firms thrive amid COVID-19

Azimo saw a nearly 200% increase over the expected number of new customers in April, May and June.

US holding firm Syncapay buys Wirecard’s North America business

Wirecard put the market value of its North American business at €824m.

JP Morgan launches QuickAccept smartphone card reader to take on Square

QuickAccept was developed by the team from WePay.

TransferWise waives fees on $20m in donations to COVID-19 research

All donations will be exchanged via Google and Reuter’s mid-market rate.

Unifimoney signs cross-border payments deal with Nium

The US neobank promises an “enhanced outbound money experience”.

Supporting a changing workforce: real-time payments and the gig economy

Instant access by gig workers to their pay will create a healthier and more sustainable gig economy in the long-term.

The power of the collective

Martha Mghendi-Fisher is creating a community – a tribe – for women in the financial services industry.

FinTech Futures Jobs: six skills that can get you hired in fintech

The global market is predicted to grow at a rate of 25% annually – plenty of opportunities for job seekers!

PayPal brings crypto further into mainstream with wallet update

PayPal landed the first conditional crypto licence from the NYSDFS.

Afterpay signs up to Westpac banking-as-a-service platform

Afterpay plans to launch a savings account on the Aussie bank’s software.

Line launches messenger-based banking platform in Thailand

Line has developed and operates the service in collaboration with Thai bank Kasikornbank.

Visa and Mastercard abusing UK duopoly, say retail groups

The major card schemes are accused using their position to charge increased fees.

Canadian invoice firm FundThrough raises $50m to support SMEs

FundThrough aims to eliminate the “wait” for SME payments

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