Currencycloud finally goes under the Visa umbrella
British start-up Currencycloud offers APIs that allow financial companies to integrate cross-border money transfer services into their platform. ...
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EPI: a soft take-off
The end of November was supposed to mark a turning point in the implementation of the European Payment Initiative (EPI) project, presented as a n...
Feedback: Brazilian Central Bank celebrates Pix
The Brazilian central bank (BCB) presented its instant payment scheme called Pix in November 2020. Since then, the service has proven itself and ...
RTP to pay Verizon bills
The American banks Citi and BNY Mellon have announced their association with Verizon. The objective of this partnership? To ensure the expansion ...
With Aiia, MasterCard consolidates its Open Banking positioning
MasterCard has announced the acquisition of Aiia, a Danish company specialized in Open Banking technologies. This is a new step in a long-run str...
Spain connects to the European Request to Pay scheme
FACTS A new association has been created around the Request To Pay. The Spanish clearing house Iberpay has just announced that it has worke...
In brief: The European Request To Pay standard comes into force on 15 June 2021
This service, which allows an individual or a company to request the initiation of a payment to settle an invoice, will strengthen security a...
Payments Insight February 2021: The match goes on between CBDC and cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies – The match goes on between CBDC and cryptocurrencies UNITED STATES - VISA launches APIs to equip all banks with crypt...
FinTech: Visa Acquires Plaid
FACTS The US card scheme Visa announced they are acquiring the FinTech Plaid for $5.3 billion.
Mastercard and Doconomy Help Customers Track their Carbon Footprint
FACTS The American card scheme Mastercard teams up with the Swedish start-up Doconomy on enabling their cardholders to track the carbon foo...
American Express Compatible with all POS Terminals in France
FACTS The American card scheme AmEx teams up with FrenchSys, subsidiary of Cartes Bancaires “CB”.
One-Click Payment: Card Schemes Joining Forces
FACTS Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Financial Services are teaming up to build a one-click payment option.
Real-Time Payment: Mastercard Leads the Way
FACTS The US card scheme unveils Payment on Delivery, a real-time payment solution for business customers.
Payments News in Brief – September 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Curve opened their capital to large audiences for a short while via the crowdfunding platform CrowdCube....
Revolut Aims for 24 New Markets
FACTS The British FinTech Revoilut strengthens their existing partnership with the US card scheme Visa.
Open Banking: American Express Unveils a Credit Transfer Solution
FACTS The American card scheme AmEx launches an e-payment solution enabling customers to pay directly from their bank account.
Open Payment: BPCE and Visa Team Up Ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
FACTS Ahead of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the US card scheme Visa and the French banking group BPCE are joining forces...
News in Brief – August 2019
Players’ Strategy FRANCE – BNP Paribas observed a sharp increase in their number of active mobile users for Hello bank! As well as consiste...
Instant Payment: Mastercard Acquires Unit from Nets
FACTS The second largest global card scheme Mastercard buys out a majority stake in Corporate Services business unit from the Danish e-paym...
News in Brief – July 2019
Players’ strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Yolt expands the ongoing test phase for their payment initiation service. They now aim for Nationwide, ...
