Fintech News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Liquid Group, a digital payment solutions provider, announced the launch of roamQR, a new QR payment switch solution designed to simplify cross-border payments across the Asia Pacific region. With roamQR, users will be able to make payments using their preferred e-wallet at participating merchants across different countries.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 28, 2024

To enhance its conventional and Islamic banking applications with digital payment capabilities, BankDhofar has implemented the Entrust Digital Card Solution for Tap to Pay services and tokenization enablement – making BankDhofar one of the first banks in Oman to enable Tap to Pay services to its customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. Instead, they’re now seeking entirely contactless payments in a COVID-19 world.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. Instead, they’re now seeking entirely contactless payments in a COVID-19 world.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Indonesia and the Philippines lead in e-wallet usage, with 92% and 87% of respondents, respectively, using the payment method, especially QR payments and mobile payment apps. That goal was surpassed , with the share of digital payment transactions in the Philippines surging to 52.8%

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To that end, on a grand stage, in payments it is the BRICS that may shape – at least in part – how mobile payments evolve. As reported last month, the BRICS have been moving toward a unified payment system. Increasing and enabling debit card payments will help Google grow in mobile payments, he said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. And the first mobile wallet in history launched in Japan — created by I Mode and DOCOMO 20 years ago in 1999. PayPay And Signs Of Mobile Acceleration. percent).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To that end, on a grand stage, in payments it is the BRICS that may shape – at least in part – how mobile payments evolve. As reported last month, the BRICS have been moving toward a unified payment system. Increasing and enabling debit card payments will help Google grow in mobile payments, he said.

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Mobile Payments Cross-Border Online and Mobile Banking Payments 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Visa has released a statement saying Tencent’s announcement that it will support international card schemes in its mobile wallet is “a great step forward” for the payments industry. Visa believes this is a great step forward, both for consumers travelling to China and the overall payments industry.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 13, 2024

Fondeadora , the financial service provider in Mexico, has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering secure digital payment services in the region as it partners with MeaWallet , the digital payments enabler specialising in card tokenisation. Push provisioning streamlines the card issuance process to digital wallets.

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FICO

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And with the close of football comes the final push for fantasy football team owners as they navigate the final few weeks of the season. Not a mobile payment, Venmo or Zelle, PayPal or Cashbot was in sight. Mobile Payments Proliferate. It’s no secret that consumers are moving quickly to embrace mobile payments.

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FICO

JULY 22, 2016

As a payments professional with a sweet tooth, the name is as good as it gets: CakePay , the mobile payment app rolled out by The Cheesecake Factory a few months ago. Payment apps boost operational efficiencies. A second trip to come back to pick it up with your payment card. And it was great.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2017

The world of mobile payments has become a major contender in the finance arena. Over the past few years, it seems as though mobile payments have been popping up for various retailers and organizations. billion | Amount of mobile cash-outs Uber drivers received in 2016.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Competition may be ramping up for M-Pesa in the battle for mobile payments in Kenya. Payments giant Visa is gathering a consortium of Kenyan banks to create a service that is essentially a shot across the bow at M-Pesa. Dubbed mVisa, it allows consumers to access bank accounts in order to make payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In the latest push toward mobile payments in Asia, South China Morning Post reported that the telecommunications firm HKT has boosted its Tap & Go service to expand to both online and offline payments to retailers, with additional new features tied to P2P payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The move to adopt mobile payments is progressing at a slow pace, largely because lack of a steady framework across shopping channels is slowing the adoption of mobile payments technology in North American and European markets. Baby steps toward mobile payments. consumers and 74.6 percent of U.K.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It’s a prospective marriage that Chinese government authorities and digital commerce executives are pushing hard, including via a recently announced test involving Alibaba : combining the country’s mandatory ID program with mobile payment functions. It also operates the WeChat Pay mobile payments tool.

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The Payments Association

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Payments Association (TPA)’s George Iddenden recently sat down with Peter Theunis, senior vice president sales and European managing director at BPC to discuss the remarkable transformation of the payments processing industry, driven by the rise of fintech, the shift towards digital payments, and evolving consumer behaviours.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

When it comes to mobile payments, there are plenty of question marks. That’s why PYMNTS and InfoScout track those burning questions and more — and we have plenty of news to share in this week’s Mobile Payments Tracker as we continue last week’s delve into the PYMNTS/InfoScout mobile payments adoption data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

12) the national launch of a mobile payments bank, which, according to a report , is India’s first one. According to the report, Airtel is taking advantage of a big push by the Indian government to accelerate financial inclusion and bring more competition to the market by issuing payment bank licenses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Digital banks , for one, are teaming up with technology providers to accelerate settlement times for payments collected at the point-of-sale (POS). Legacy banks are similarly at work, with one major FI seeking to beat out FinTech competition by offering same-day access to credit card deposits. Around the Faster Payments World.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

We’ve said it before and we will say it again — when it comes to mobile payments, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, any more than there is one-size-fits-all payment method. But what is clear is that the mobile solution that will ultimately garner the critical mass needed to ignite it will solve a problem for a consumer.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

In late 2016, India’s government surprised the world with a decision to push the race for payment digitization from a marathon to a sprint, by deciding to scrap nearly 85 percent of the nation’s physical currency reserves almost overnight. There are, however, many players competing for a piece of the Indian digital payments pie.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

From aspects of its innovation, to consumer and merchant adoption rates, to what could be next for this method of payment, experts say the shopping landscape still has much room to grow. As for the past two years and mobile wallets, there hasn’t been the evolution that analysts originally expected.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 20, 2024

After years of pushing to a fully digital payments landscape that will in theory see a cashless economy in the (reasonably) near future, it could all come tumbling down after a series of technical issues that has seen major retailers unable to process card or contactless payments and once again relying on notes and coins.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the push to get millions of cash-based micro- and small-business merchants to go digital, the two largest card networks are getting a boost from contactless payments' global surge.

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Stax

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In an era defined by digital transactions and cashless payments, the process of paying for goods and services is more convenient, and increasingly reliant on credit card transactions. However, as the popularity of credit cards and digital wallet payments continues to surge, the costs associated with accepting them also do.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Creating certainty for the consumer when using mobile payments. The certainty that comes with creating a thick market of merchants and consumers and accounts that work across any mobile device that they happen to own, and can use at the places they routinely shop. I don’t think consumers even want a mobile wallet.

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Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In today’s global economy in 2024, the financial transactions has evolved into a dynamic ecosystem, where a multitude of players work together to facilitate fast and secure payment processing. The payment processing ecosystem is vast and multifaceted, with a staggering array of statistics underscoring its significance.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Amazon is preparing to enter the mobile payments market, reportedly working to get retailers to accept Amazon Pay as a payment method. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Amazon wants the service to be expanded beyond making payments online. where competition isn’t as fierce.

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Stax

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you run a small online store or a major brand, accepting electronic payments is a must for all businesses. According to Onbe, 73% of consumers prefer using digital payments like cards and payment apps. But to seamlessly receive these payments as a merchant, you’ll need merchant processing services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

PSCU , a payments credit union service organization (CUSO), has rolled out its Digital Issuance solution in an effort to keep bolstering the credit union (CU) member experience, according to a Thursday (Dec. 10) announcement.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

To that end, said Matt Good , senior vice president and general manager of Elan Advisory Services , the shift to contactless payments is well underway — and the stage is being set for mobile wallets to gain a much wider embrace. Merchants, he said, “need to make sure they not only accept credit cards but also contactless payments.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Becoming unbanked also means losing access to other credit products or the ability to receive digital payments or disbursements via traditional channels, further reducing the money these individuals can save in an attempt to bolster their financial standing. and why it appears to be pushing the percentage of unbanked consumers up.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

14), Mediterra announced it has inked a share purchase agreement giving it a majority stake in PayCore , one of Turkey’s leading providers of payments software and platforms. PayCore has been pushing to expand globally from its home base in Turkey, having acquired Mastercard Payment Transaction Services Turkey Bili?im

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Mobile payments penetration has historically faced a gap in Southeast Asia , Joel Neoh , founder of leading regional online-to-offline company Fave , told Karen Webster. Merchants need digitization, and at the core of that is payments.”. Offering More Than Just ‘Vanilla’ Payments. This is eventually going to happen.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The conversation was the first in a multi-part series on the “race” that is bringing stakeholders in the payments processing, credit and financial services verticals together through a continuing spate of mergers, acquisitions and partnerships. to go public. And companies must deliver — or risk being rendered obsolete.

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