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Fintech News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Singapore-based fintech firm Lightnet has entered a global partnership with B2B global payments infrastructure-as-a-service provider TransferMate with the aim to enhance cross-border remittance and payment solutions.
Fintech Finance
JULY 24, 2024
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have acquired a stake in UK headquartered payments business Sokin , marking an exciting new chapter for the fast-expanding fintech firm. The acquisition will provide significant capital and accelerate its product growth plans and further global expansion.
Stax
APRIL 3, 2025
Key features to look for in an eCommerce payment solution include security and fraud protection, payment method variety, integration capabilities, chargeback protection and dispute resolution, and global payment support. Payment processor – Handles the technical aspects of the payment.
Fintech Finance
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Quantum Group , the fintech and security incubator, is excited to announce the appointment of James Radford as the CEO of Volopa , its foreign exchange, international payments, and expense management company.
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Payments Source
MARCH 14, 2016
Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems Inc. and global payment provider Computop have agreed to integrate their platforms to provide international payment processing.
Clearly Payments
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The Basics of Payment Processing Payment processing involves multiple players, including: The Merchant The business accepting the payment. The Customer The person making the payment. The Payment Processor The company that facilitates transactions. to 1% higher fees compared to domestic transactions.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 9, 2019
FairFX, a subsidiary of international payments firm Equals Group, has acquired Hermex International Limited (HermexFX) for £2 million ($2.4 The eBanking and payments group said the acquisition would help develop the corporate segments of its business and was expected to be “immediately earnings enhancing.”.
Fintech News
APRIL 24, 2024
Global payments firm Airwallex has introduced its payment acceptance services in the United States, enabling U.S.-based based merchants to accept both domestic and international payments. entities to provide a localised payment experience to their customers in the U.S.,
PYMNTS
MARCH 15, 2016
Heartland Payment Systems has secured a strategic partner to bring its U.S. customers access to new markets with a deal that brings them secure international payment processing. ” For Computop’s customer base, this collaboration provides them with additional secure acquiring solutions in the U.S. “We
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 21, 2025
EAZY Financial Services ‘EazyPay’, a Bahraini financial institution specialising in point-of-sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has teamed up with Tarabut , the MENA region’s regulated open banking platform. Balint has held senior roles at Afterpay, amaysim, Ola and Optus.
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Fintech Finance
JULY 3, 2024
Network International (Network) , the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, in partnership with NPCI International Payments Ltd. NIPL), has enabled the acceptance of QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across Network’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals in the UAE.
Fintech Finance
MAY 28, 2024
The global fintech saw its top line for 2023/24 hit £41m, up from £33m the previous year, while profits increased from £5.8m IFX Payments’ performance comes against a backdrop of a large growth in international payments and a surge in demand for solutions to manage them, such as its flagship ibanq platform.
The Fintech Times
APRIL 15, 2025
Dubizzle Group , the digital marketplace group, has acquired Property Monitor , a real-estate market intelligence platform in the UAE. Appointments GoCardless , the bank payment company, has announced the appointment of Shaun Puckrin as chief product officer.
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The Paypers
MAY 2, 2017
(The Paypers) FLEETCOR Technologies has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cambridge Global Payments a B2B international payments provider.
Fintech Finance
DECEMBER 5, 2024
UK headquartered payments firm Sokin today announces that it has acquired Norwegian fintech Settle Group AS (Settle) for an undisclosed amount. Settle is an app-based payment platform, launched in 2010, that operates across all EU countries. Sokin is currently operating at a transactional volume run-rate of over $4.5
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2017
In addition, the firm said it would buy B2B international payments outfit Cambridge Global Payments for $675 million. Seeking Alpha reported Cambridge processes about $20 billion in annual payments. The acquiring company, FleetCor, stated that the deal will boost earnings once it closes. billion to $2.24
The Paypers
APRIL 24, 2024
Philippines-based Netbank (A Rural Bank) has chosen merchant acquirer V5PAY to equip businesses in underserved areas with access to international payment capabilities.
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. The payment processing ecosystem is vast and multifaceted, with a staggering array of statistics underscoring its significance.
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The Payments Association
APRIL 14, 2025
[London, March 2025] Fyorin, a leading provider of innovative financial operations solutions, is excited to announce its strategic relationship with Discover Global Network , a global payments network serving 345 million cardholders worldwide1, with $589 billion in global spend in 2023.
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Checkout.com, which works in global payment solutions, has made an acquisition in French payment company ProcessOut, the company said in an emailed press release. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The acquisition will mark a first for Checkout , which raised a Series A round of $230 million last year.
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PYMNTS
MARCH 6, 2019
Global payments and receivables company Flywire enjoyed strong growth in 2018 that it plans to carry into this coming year and over $10 billion in total payments volume. In addition, Flywire rebranded and integrated OnPlan, a domestic payment capability acquired in January 2018, into its product suite.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Cornerstone Brands plans to acquire payments processor FXPress in a deal that also includes a sale of the existing Cornerstone business and restructuring of capital, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. FXPress provides advanced payment systems through a Platform-as-a-Service agreement.
The Fintech Times
MARCH 29, 2024
La Banque Postale has joined forces with JCB , the Japan-based card issuer and acquirer and global payments brand, in an effort to facilitate payment transactions for JCB cardmembers throughout France. By partnering with La Banque Postale , JCB can now offer a range of benefits to its card members.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 6, 2020
It allows for incoming and outgoing transactions across SWIFT multi-currency for international payments; SEPA Euro within the Euro zone; GBP Faster Payments and CHAPS in the U.K.; and FX Payments in 134 currencies. The establishment of virtual IBANs, she said, “allows our clients to make digital transfers.”
94 PYMNTS
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Global Exchange is expanding its global payments services designed for the professional services space and broadening its customer scope, the company announced on Tuesday (Dec. Cambridge Global Payments was acquired by FLEETCOR earlier this year for $690 million. Loiacono, Jr.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
will be the first country where the system will operate, and PayXpert will become the “unique acquirer” of MIR cards in Europe, the report noted. In July , Visa said it would comply with a Russian law mandating that international payments systems have to process transactions for the country regardless of U.S.
The Fintech Times
JULY 7, 2024
Worldline , the global payment services provider, is expanding its strategic partnership with BKN301 , the Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) fintech company, enabling it to handle issuing and acquiring technical processing activities. The platforms process over 3.5
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Now is the time for American eCommerce to go global.” Currently, PPRO supports international payment methods across 175 countries. PPRO enables businesses to accept more than 140 alternative payments around the globe, partnering with payment service providers and financial institutions. 21 through Oct.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 10, 2019
10), the Visa Direct ecosystem of remittance partners will be getting larger, as global payment technology firm TransferWise has announced it will be joining the team and offering its customers a new capability to quickly and securely move money to debit cards in real time, globally. “The And, as of today (Dec.
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Finovate
MARCH 8, 2024
. “This financial backing validates our vision and our ability to take the global payments industry into the future, helping fuel positive change across many different sectors of the economy. New Zealand-based Kiwibank went live with ACI Worldwide’s Enterprise Payments Platform. Chilean fintech Levannta raised $2.5
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Fintech News
DECEMBER 10, 2023
This approach is not limited to domestic payments but is especially relevant to international transactions, which often involve a complex web of correspondent banks. The challenge in international payments primarily revolves around ensuring data accuracy at every step of the payment chain.
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The Fintech Times
JULY 5, 2024
Looking to simplify the payments process for these visitors, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Network International (Network), a digital commerce enabler across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. It stands to benefit immensely from the new payment method.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 2, 2019
SMBs can lock-in rates to better control their international payments. Earlier this month, Spanish bank Banco Santander closed a deal to acquire just over 50 percent of Ebury for $453 million. The acquisition is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2020 and is intended to help boost Santander’s global payments business. .
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PYMNTS
JUNE 27, 2017
Resolving these pain points for merchants often means finding a bespoke solution made up of the right combination of acquirers, point-of-sale gateway providers and other financial services providers. Acquirers, much like merchants, specialize in different markets and products, each handling risk and regulations in their own way.
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PYMNTS
MARCH 30, 2018
The tie-up integrates PayPal with Bank of America’s Global Digital Disbursements solution that supports business-to-consumer (B2C) global payments. The financial institution said at the time it was the first to enable B2C payments via PayPal.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for £350 million ($453 million), Ebury announced in a press release on Monday (Nov. The Ebury payments platform gives small and medium-size companies the ability to trade internationally.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 9, 2019
PE Hub noted that among GPS Capital Markets’ direct competitors is Cambridge Global Payments, another foreign exchange management and cross-border B2B payments company that was acquired by FLEETCOR in 2017 for about $690 million. “We
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The Fintech Times
MARCH 5, 2024
McNamara brings over 30 years of experience in the global financial services industry, holding senior leadership roles at major institutions like RBS Group and Standard Chartered Bank. Thredd, a global payments platform, has appointed Edwin Poot as global chief technology officer.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 6, 2017
We are not too far off when the difference between local and international payments is going to get very blurred to the point where it won’t matter.”. That includes the ability of faster payments initiatives to address corporate, cross-border transactions in addition to consumer, national transactions, he said.
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The Fintech Times
AUGUST 13, 2024
The partnership provides instant access to a broad global collection of information providers supporting document verification, biometric checks and third-party data validation, helping regulated businesses reduce identity fraud whilst delivering a superior customer experience.
59 PYMNTS
APRIL 7, 2016
Traditional bank transfers remain, by and large, the most common way businesses pay each other internationally, according to the latest research from global payments firm Saxo Payments. A slight majority said they’re already satisfied with the rates they’re getting.
PYMNTS
APRIL 4, 2019
Global payments provider Elavon and financial services group Société Générale have partnered up for payment acceptance and acquiring services throughout Europe, according to a release by the companies.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2019
In today’s payments news, cross-border payments firm Western Union has rolled out full application programming interface (API) access to domestic as well as global payment applications. Western Union Rolls Out Full API Access For International Payments. Also, Uber has rolled out its Uber Money solution.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 15, 2018
based Paysafe Group plans to rebrand iPayment as Paysafe after acquiring the company, Paysafe said in an announcement. ” And The Financial Supervisory Service, a South Korean regulator, is projecting that mobile payment transactions will double in value to 27.9 Each counts international payment companies as backers.
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