Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

Businesses can accept payments through direct debit, virtual accounts, cards, eWallets, retail outlets, and online instalments. Flipkart acquired PhonePe in 2016, and by 2018, it achieved unicorn status, just three years after it started. In 2024, the company expanded globally by acquiring Dubai-based crypto exchange BitOasis.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 19, 2024

New research released today by emerchantpay , a leading global payment service provider and acquirer, has found that there is strong market potential for merchants who prioritise the adoption of Open Banking payments early in their payment strategies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

In a press release, Vantiv said the new relationship enables Vantiv customers to be able to offer non-card payment methods — including direct debit, bank transfers, cash-based ePayments and eWallets — to international consumers. Countries and cultures greatly differ when it comes to payments behavior. It is great to see that U.S.-based

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From independent sales organizations (ISOs) and payment facilitators (PayFacs) to acquirers, card associations, and beyond, each entity plays a unique role in shaping the payment industry. Acquiring Banks: Acquiring banks act as the conduit for funds to reach merchants, these banks provide the infrastructure for card payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The company’s ePort Connect platform tracks acceptance of cash, credit and debit cards, as well as contactless payments made with mobile eWallets like Android Pay and Apple Pay. The company can also connect self-service kiosks and eWallets with consumer engagement and loyalty programs, having tied the MORE.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Kanthadai said the bank is investing not just in the payment-to-suppliers process but also how payment is collected from consumers, or the merchant acquiring space, which is traditionally the area of focus for FinTechs.

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Stax

AUGUST 29, 2024

A PSP (Payment Service Provider) can equip your eCommerce and brick-and-mortar business with an all-in-one platform that supports multiple payment systems, including debit & credit cards, eWallets, and bank transfers (ACH). The question is: how do payment service providers work and how can you choose the right one for your business?

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The Paypers

AUGUST 17, 2017

(The Paypers) ShapeShift , a Swiss digital asset exchange, has acquired US-based ewallet hardware maker KeepKey Holder.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

VinID Joint Stock Company, which is 80 percent owned by Vingroup, recently acquired ewallet company MonPay. There is lots of competition in the space in Vietnam, from companies like MoMo, Moca, Viettel Pay, Zalo Pay, AirPay and ePay. There have been some other mergers and acquisitions as well.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

“There are many requirements that are initially overlooked, and that’s where treasury teams can play a very important role,” he said, highlighting processes like establishing new bank accounts, securing new card acquirer and payment service provider relationships, and managing foreign exchange exposure – all of which occur in the DTC migration.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Axiata has a digital ventures department called Axiata Digital Services, which handles all of its digital endeavors, including the company’s eWallet. Axiata also said it wanted to acquire more assets for its telecom tower firm, edotco, and said it was in no rush to list the business publicly. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

VinID acquired local eWallet platform MonPay , earlier this year. “Merging Adayroi with VinID not only helps store data about customer behavior but also create a new platform where customer needs are better predicted,” Vingroup said, according to Deal Street Asia.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

The business offers direct access to domestic acquiring across payment methods and geographies, including all major credit and debit cards, online banking, PayPal, Apple Pay and other eWallets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Through this investment, PayPal said PPRO plans to accelerate the expansion of its payments platform and international presence of its alternative payments-acquiring business. “A According to PayPal , in many markets, consumers are choosing to make payments via alternative methods, such as bank transfers, eWallets and cash.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In today’s top news, MineralTree raised $50 million and acquired two companies, and Robinhood raised $460 million. Mastercard Expands Digital Card Program To Include Instant Access, eWallet. Plus, FIS and The Clearing House have partnered to provide instant settlements to small banks and credit unions. MineralTree Inc.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

The tool will allow payments to be processed in more than 100 currencies and can integrate popular services, such as eWallets like Apple Pay, SRC and Google Pay. One new feature for BlueSnap’s Marketplaces tool is the cross-border payments option.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Traditionally, merchants have authorized domestic Russian cards internationally, with acquirers located outside Russia, and through Visa’s and Mastercard’s networks. With a nod toward the Mir cards, he said trying to authorize those cards with non-Russian acquirers will lead to transactions being declined.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Building on SRC, Turner told Webster, builds in the flexibility of having several ways to pay — spanning cards on file, eWallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay, or what she noted can be a “frictionless checkout without [the merchant] taking in your number. This is what SRC does.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

That means being able to accept credit cards, eWallets, open banking payment solutions or other forms, regardless of geographic location. First teased earlier this year, Spring by Citi chose Mastercard Payment Gateway Services to connect with eWallets and acquirers around the globe.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

G2 Web Services categorizes these alternative payments among eight different types, which include peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, money service businesses (MSBs), eWallets, mobile payments, prepaid cards, vouchers, bank debits and credits or linked bank accounts and cryptocurrencies. Today, that means alternative payment methods, or APMs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

And, in an international market, Burger King Russia teamed up with WebMoney Transfer to allow digital payments using an eWallet per a WebMoney announcement. At the same time, it was reported in December that the pizza chain planned to acquire online ordering software and service provider QuikOrder. Whopper offer in December 2018.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

Zooz is an Israeli firm that helps merchants connect with multiple payment providers by allowing eCommerce companies to connect with a wide variety of payment providers, eWallets, banks and fraud management and other related services. Though Adyen is itself an acquirer, Zooz is not; it is just a routing platform.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

When fraudsters get flushed out of card payments, they lose access to the card networks and acquirers, so they are forced to progress from hiding among front businesses and shell companies to then hiding among different payment methods, he explained. According to Frechtling, this is how the payment hustler persona was born.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

G2 Web Services provides merchant risk intelligence solutions for acquirers, commercial banks and their value chain partners. G2 has found that alternative payments providers — including P2Ps, mobile payments, money transfers and eWallets — are increasingly providing sponsorship and access to high-risk merchants.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

However, the company is in talks with three of the top five acquiring banks and with two large payment facilitation players. The device will work anywhere that NFC is accepted and will also be able to store personally identifiable information (PII) or passwords. Chargehound.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It’s very important for merchants to support all Bitcoin wallets, as this will greatly expand their potential to grow sales and acquire new customers,” Pair said about the news. “We are going to automate the whole process for merchants since we already have experience doing this already.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Cards are still king in most of the world, but eWallets are gaining traction, particularly in Asia and the Pacific. Travel agents looking to expand into new territories must have the flexibility to handle a number of different payment methods, many of them entirely new.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

Some criminals also leverage illegitimate Android apps that serve as a mule for players to update their online gambling eWallets or place bets. AvidXchange. CEO Michael Praeger said Salt Lake City shares a similar startup culture with its East Coast office in Charlotte, NC.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This new digital way to pay was made possible via technology that Samsung acquired, called “magnetic secure transmission” — MST — the very same technology that enables merchant point-of-sale terminals to accept a mag stripe card for payment. Commerce innovations via visuals are not only focused on driving a transaction. What’s Next?

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

eWallet & mobile payments. Tags: SMB, merchants, payments, acquiring, credit/debit cards. Total raised: $31.85 million including $25 million debt. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Source: Pymnts. Latest round: $28 million Series B. Total raised: $33.75 HQ: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Source: Crunchbase , Financial Review. Total raised: $7.2

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Viva.com , Europe’s first acquirer powering payments on any channel, and any device, in 24 markets, has expanded its strategic partnership with Alipay+ , a suite of cross-border mobile payments and digitalization technology solutions, to enable European merchants to accept direct payments from 15 e-wallets.

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