Revolut opens a shop in Spain
The neo-bank Revolut just announced the very forthcoming opening of its first physical outlet. This space is not called agency but is described a...
Payment news
ADNews by Galitt is a content platform dedicated to innovation in financial services and payment.
Search
BPCE offers two new funds dedicated to local territories and businesses
Banque Populaire and Savings Fund are responsible for a new task within their group. COPD has in fact enriched the responsible investment offer o...
8B and PayU open payment corridor India-Central Asia
8B and PayU announce a strategic partnership to make Indian means of payment, including UPI (Unified Payments Interface), accessible to traders i...
In brief : Trip.com and Checkout.com fluidize global payments
Trip.com travel platform strengthens its international expansion by partnering strategically with online payment specialist Checkout.com. Their c...
Revolut announces a major partnership with Booking.com
Booking.com and Revolut announce a strategic partnership around Revolut Pay, the payment solution offered by the neo-bank to its customers. This ...
Bank of Territories helps mountain territories transform
A new programme Caisse des Dépôts is now carried by the Bank of the Territories. It is specifically aimed at those in mountain areas to help them...
JCB extends its acceptance with PayXpert
While the current situation is strongly marked by a new major battle to guarantee the sovereignty of payments in Europe, a new foreign player has...
KONCIERGE+: An integrated solution for hotel management
KBank deploy KONCIERGE+, a platform designed to help hotels better manage their operations, optimize revenues and reduce costs. This tool central...
Brazilian e-wallet Pix defends European ambitions
The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) introduced its instant payment system called Pix in November 2020. Already in 2021, it presented the good result...
Copenhagen: towards Sustainable Tourism with the CopenPay Initiative
Copenhagen has launched the CopenPay initiative to encourage tourists to adopt eco-friendly behaviors in exchange for rewards such as free meals ...
UPI expands its acceptance in French retail
UPI, the Indian instant payment system, is rolling out in French retail. Galeries Lafayette has announced that the solution is now available in i...
Payment Observatory May 2024
Highlights of the month
Worldline and Visa launch virtual card solution for online travel agencies
Worldline has teamed up with Visa to create a virtual card solution for online travel agencies (OTAs). The OTA market is growing rapidly. This pa...
Crédit Agricole invests in regional development
Crédit Agricole has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Bordeaux-based start-up CibleR. The two companies are also becoming p...
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo launches CresciBusiness initiative to support SMEs
Supported by trade associations from the craft, commerce, services and tourism sectors, "CresciBusiness" is a €5 billion plan to s...
The Chèques-Vacances give in to the fashion for split payments
The French National Chèques-Vacances Agency (ANCV) has teamed up with French FinTech and fragmented payment solutions specialist Pledg. Th...
Fly Now Pay Later, or the adaptation of BNPL to the travel market
A recent fundraising round has highlighted a growing trend in the adaptation of split and deferred payment solutions to the travel market. The ap...
Paying for travel insurance in crypto-currency
Crypto-currencies are becoming increasingly important in the financial markets but their democratisation among the general public is still in pro...
Adyen presents its own all-in-one payment solution
Competition is intensifying in the payment acceptance market. Indeed, a new player, and not the least, will offer its all-in-one payment solution...
A new funding round brings DeFi to Maps.me
FACTS Maps.me is a popular offline mapping application worldwide. With 140 million users, it now wants to add financial functionali...
