Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, with mobile payments from Stax , you can quickly accept and process payments from your customers. Learn all about mobile payments and why you may want to consider joining the Stax family to streamline payments and boost your small business’ productivity.

Small Business 88

Small Business Mobile Payments Mobile Payment Processing Online and Mobile Banking 88

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 15, 2024

TRANSFOND , the Romanian Banking Association , and the entire banking community in Romania announce that the new RoPay system has become operational. RoPay allows users to make instant mobile payments in line with the national payment scheme. This service is the result of a genuine community effort.

Instant Payments 98

Instant Payments Online and Mobile Banking Processors Payments 98

Clearly Payments

MARCH 22, 2024

In the landscape of commerce, mobile payments have emerged as a disruptive force, altering the way people engage in financial transactions. As technology advances and consumer preferences evolve, the trajectory of mobile payments promises unparalleled convenience, robust security, and seamless integration into our daily lives.

Contactless Payments 101

Contactless Payments Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments Payments 101

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2024

Bank of America continues its winning streak in the annual benchmark that evaluates the online and mobile experience for small business customers of the top 11 national and regional banks that focus on small business digital banking.

Small Business 98

Small Business Digital Payments Online and Mobile Banking Wire 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan Merchant Services’ combined in-store and eCommerce payments were up 15 percent over last year’s Black Friday weekend, “a sign that the pandemic did little to curtail spending as the holiday shopping season began,” Doug Smith, executive director of J.P. Morgan, said in a blog post on Friday (Dec.

Online and Mobile Banking 115

Online and Mobile Banking NOV Treasury Processors 115

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 28, 2024

More than three-quarters of Americans now prefer to pay their bills digitally, especially Gen Z and Millennials, who show a significant inclination toward mobile payments. However, this increase in digital payments also brings about heightened risks – almost one in five consumers surveyed has fallen prey to online identity theft.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Online and Mobile Banking Consumer Payments Trends 105

Stax

JULY 9, 2024

We can hail a ride from a mobile app, and our transactions for all sorts of goods and services can be easily paid for from our phones. Physical wallets are phasing out, left behind in favor of digital wallets and other digital payment options. For merchants, digital payment methods include the ways in which payments are accepted.

Digital Payments 163

Digital Payments Online and Mobile Banking Contactless Payments Payments 163

The Fintech Times

APRIL 10, 2024

Kueski , the buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lender in Latin America, has launched an in-store version of Kueski Pay, which will become available to all consumers by the end of Q2 of 2024, to offer them the ability to complete transactions through the Kueski mobile app, regardless of internet connection, in physical stores.

Underserved 64

Underserved Mobile Payments BNPL Online and Mobile Banking 64

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

As PYMNTS found in a recent consumer study, 40 percent of individuals are doing more of their daily retail and transactions online, partly because, well, there’s no other way to do it. Merchants, he said, “need to make sure they not only accept credit cards but also contactless payments.”. As Good noted, four in 10 U.S.

Contactless Payments 112

Contactless Payments Credit Union Point-of-Sale (POS) Online and Mobile Banking 112

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Citi (NYSE: C) and Bank of Shanghai launched a first-of-its-kind payments solution on Bank of Shanghai ’s TourCard. The TourCard aims to provide international travelers a straightforward, cost-efficient and more streamlined Chinese yuan renminbi (CNY) payment journey while traveling in China.

Payment Solutions 97

Payment Solutions Online and Mobile Banking SWIFT Payments 97

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2024

Key figures for 2023 The total number of payments made in the UK increased by five per cent to 48.1 Anecdotal evidence suggests that this trend is caused by increased numbers of shopping trips, the transition to hybrid working, the use of multiple bank accounts, and the increased use of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services. billion).

Contactless Payments 98

Contactless Payments Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card Payments 98

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

A group of big European banks is planning to challenge Visa ’s and Mastercard ’s positions as the world’s two largest payment processing networks, Electronic Payments International reported. . The launch, first reported by Les Échos, is expected to be revealed by the 24 banks as early as Thursday (July 2). .

Visa 130

Visa Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Central Bank 130

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

According to Forbes , “mobile payments are increasingly being used by U.S. Not only are there a number of ways your customers could be using their mobile devices to give payments, but you as a business owner could be leveraging mobile devices to accept them as well. What is mobile credit card processing?

Credit Cards 88

Credit Cards Process Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments 88

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) in mobile food ordering: tantalizing. That’s a silly simplification of the very serious matter of what AI is doing for the restaurant sector, among others, as online ordering becomes a way of life and not just a lockdown relic. Advanced AI Makes Systems Smarter. Catering to Individual Tastes at Scale.

AI 115

AI Online and Mobile Banking Verification Credit Cards 115

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group , has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) approved Ant Bank’s application for a virtual banking license. It was one of eight such recipients, the report stated.

Online and Mobile Banking 108

Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Authorization Returns 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Morgan Managing Director and Head of Commercial Card Product Management Naney Pandit says should be a focus this year is in mobilizing the corporate card. Some financial institutions, including Bank of America and UMB Bank, have also invested in mobile B2B payments.

Commercial Card 84

Commercial Card Online and Mobile Banking Payer B2B 84

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI) that facilitates inter-bank transactions, has propelled the growth of online payments, the Financial Times (FT) reported.

Volume 123

Volume Digital Payments Transactions Online and Mobile Banking 123

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

PYMNTS’ November 2020 Disbursements Tracker® , done in collaboration with Ingo Money , states that “FIs that support digital and mobile payment tools could help these consumers access financial solutions without using traditional accounts, but many FIs must address age-old challenges before they can roll out such tools.”

Online and Mobile Banking 81

Online and Mobile Banking Financial Inclusion PayPal FDIC 81

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sweden’s Riksbank is assessing e-krona, a new form of digital currency that hopes to take the country a step closer to the creation of the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to reports on Thursday (Feb. CBDCs are a digital form of traditional money issued and governed by a country’s central bank.

Central Bank 105

Central Bank Digital Currency CBDC Online and Mobile Banking 105

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The plastic card, by necessity, is giving way to digital cards, and mobile apps are bringing card-not-present transactions, increasingly, to mobile devices. She noted that mobile app use is up double-digit percentages as of April, when the pandemic shifted so much of everyday life online.

Online and Mobile Banking 106

Online and Mobile Banking Disputes On-Demand Issuers 106

Fintech Finance

MARCH 27, 2024

Keynova Group , the principal competitive intelligence source for Mobile Banking Payments firms, has announced the results of the Q1 2024 edition of its semi-annual Mobile Banker Scorecard. Bank continued its winning streak, ranking No. mobile bank offerings.

Mobile Banking 52

Mobile Banking Transactions Online and Mobile Banking RTP 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

To serve eCommerce companies’ needs, as transactions continue to shift online, banking needs to go digital, too. As has been profiled in this space previously, virtual IBANs serve as reference numbers issued by banks. Platforms and single access points help bridge the gap between traditional banks and eCommerce.

Facilitators 115

Facilitators IBAN Accounts Cross-Border 115

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Obtaining the operating authorization from the National Bank of Romania (BNR), on October 1, 2024, six months after submitting the authorization application, allows the start of operations and the continuation of preparations for the launch of the system. The BLIK online payment process is quick and intuitive.

Authorization 96

Authorization Online and Mobile Banking Payments Legal 96

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Obviously, consumers are looking to buy everyday goods online as opposed to going inside a store, [and] we effectively have seen two to three years of eCommerce growth in a matter of three or four months. Abele said a digital transformation of payments is just as critical as the accelerating consumer adoption of digital commerce.

Online and Mobile Banking 78

Online and Mobile Banking Point-of-Sale (POS) Consumer Mobile Payments 78

The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2024

To ensure that tourists travelling to Germany and Europe for UEFA EURO 2024 enjoy a seamless travel experience, Alipay+ is expanding its cross-border mobile payment acceptance and merchant coverage by enabling more payment partner apps to be accepted across Germany and other popular European destinations.

Cross-Border 105

Cross-Border Online and Mobile Banking eWallet Mobile Payments 105

Fintech Finance

JULY 3, 2024

European Payments Initiative (EPI) , a European-grown player committed to offering a sovereign payment solution to all consumers on the continent, has announced the launch of its mobile-first wallet and instant account-to-account payment solution, wero , for customers of German Sparkassen and Volksbanken, Raiffeisenbanken.

Digital Payments 105

Digital Payments Innovation Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border 105

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

The rise of FinTech, the increasing globalization of finance — and even ravages of the coronavirus, which is making us all bank and transact across phones — all have pointed to one simple, urgent question: Just what is a bank, anyway? In a recent PYMNTS study , What is a Bank: What U.S. As many as 36.8

Online and Mobile Banking 100

Online and Mobile Banking Checks Debit Card Community Banks 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The pilot will be introduced in the Seattle, Washington area, the company said, and will let customers use their mobile phones to pay in a seamless manner. Kroger Senior Director of Payments Kathy Hanna said the innovation is intended to improve the customer experience.

Online and Mobile Banking 87

Online and Mobile Banking Chip Cards Contactless Payments CHIPS 87

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A new Mastercard initiative aims to improve online transaction clarity so that customers can know exactly who they purchased from, according to a press release Tuesday (Sept. This can lead to consumers contacting their banks, which could incur costs and waste time with unnecessary chargebacks.

Issuers 97

Issuers Visa Transactions Disputes 97

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In Pakistan, and elsewhere, the stars are aligning for greater use of digital banking and payments to improve financial inclusion. told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in an interview that the pandemic and the rise of mobile infrastructure have set the stage to bring people living in developing and emerging economies into the digital realm.

Digital Payments 94

Digital Payments Online and Mobile Banking Point-of-Sale (POS) Financial Inclusion 94

Tearsheet

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Using digital wallets and mobile payment apps were once emerging trends but are now becoming common practice for both online and in-store purchases,” Christine Roberts, EVP, and President of Citizens Pay told Tearsheet recently. Moreover, online purchases drive higher digital wallet usage compared to in-store transactions.

Debit Card 119

Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking Non-Bank Credit Cards 119

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Community banks and credit unions are feeling the pressure to boost their digital card services or risk losing customers to megabanks and digital challengers, Ondot Systems ’ Chief Strategy Officer Todd Lesher told PYMNTS in a recent discussion. What we have seen is digital becoming the new [bank] lobby during this pandemic,” he said.

Credit Union 89

Credit Union Push-to-Card Online and Mobile Banking Community Banks 89

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Although lower costs and increased availability of new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment systems have allowed more first-time users to enjoy the ease and benefits of the banking system, the fact remains that 1.7 The fact that more telecom companies are now offering basic mobile payment services is also helping to bridge the unbanked gap.

P2P 82

P2P Underserved Online and Mobile Banking Multi-Currency 82

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Satispay , the leading independent mobile payment network in Italy, today announced a strategic partnership with Stripe , a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, in order to eliminate the barriers in online digital shopping experience for Italian merchants and consumers.

Payment Solutions 97

Payment Solutions Online and Mobile Banking IBAN Consumer 97

Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

From innovative lending platforms to advanced payment processing, fintech is enabling them to access growth opportunities and thrive in today’s competitive markets. Traditional banks often view SMEs as high-risk due to limited credit history and collateral. Fintech companies see this gap as an opportunity to innovate.

FinTech 105

FinTech Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Online and Mobile Banking 105

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences. That means they can compete more effectively against digital-only competitors.

Payment APIs and Integration 99

Payment APIs and Integration Online and Mobile Banking Credit Union Community Banks 99

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature in the country, citing antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday (June 23). Mastercard and Visa have been requested to stop payments and money transfer services through the app in Brazil as well, the bank said.

Central Bank 112

Central Bank Payments Visa Stop Payment 112