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Mastercard and Phos pilot SoftPOS for micro and SME merchants

Mastercard is partnering with Phos on a four week field trial of a SoftPOS solution that enables merchants to accept contactless payments on Android mobile devices without the need for any additional hardware.

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Credit Sesame introduces digital bank account

Credit Sesame is launching a digital bank account, expanding beyond its core business of helping Americans access and boost their credit scores.

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UK budget to introduce new laws to protect consumer access to cash

The UK is set to introduce new legislation to ensure customer access to cash, under measures to be outlined in this weeks Budget statement.

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Glasgow installs contactless giving points to help street beggars

Glasgow has become the latest city to install contactless donation points where people can give electronically to help homeless people and street beggars.

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‘Millennials want credit’ says ex-Visa innovation chief and i2c president Jim McCarthy

The consumer of today is educated, digitally empowered and more than ever before, wants to make informed financial decisions. This requires financial players to provide a quick, efficient and barrier-free customer service that keeps pace with the dynamic transformations of this new era of payments.

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Fiserv buys MerchantPro Express

Fiserv has acquired MerchantPro Express as part of the fintech giant's strategy to build up its merchant services business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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WHO urges switch to contactless to slow virus transmission

The World Health Organisation is advising consumers to avoid handling bank notes and instead switch to contactless payments to deter the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

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Mastercard CEO Banga to step down

Mastercard chief product officer Michael Miebach will become CEO early next year, taking over from Ajay Banga, who is moving on to the role of executive chairman.

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Santander buys Elavon México for global merchant acquiring push

Spanish banking giant Santander has struck a deal to buy merchant payments platform Elavon México for EUR79 million.

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Mastercard to recruit 1500 tech staff for new Dublin campus

Mastercard is to create over 1500 jobs in Dublin over the next three-to-five years, with the opening of a new tech campus in Leopardstown.

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Credit-building startup Self raises $20m

Self, a fintech startup promising to help Americans build their credit while also saving money, has raised $20 million in a Series C funding round led by Altos Ventures and Conductive Ventures.

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Ally agrees $2.65bn CardWorks acquisition

Ally Financial has struck a $2.65 billion deal to buy CardWorks, enabling it to enter the credit card and merchant acquiring sectors.

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Coinbase becomes Visa Principal Member

Coinbase has become the first pure-play cryptocurrency company to gain Visa membership.

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UK launches local pilot schemes to support continued access to cash

Local communities across the UK are being encouraged to join a new national pilot scheme to redress the shift away from hard cash to card and digital-based payments.

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Belgian banks call in Diebold Nixdorf for ATM services

A group of four Belgian banks and the country's postal service have enlisted Diebold Nixdorf to help them manage a new shared ATM network.

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Klarna acquires Italian buy now, pay later firm Moneymour

Klarna has acquired the Italian buy now, pay later startup Moneymour and established a new product development hub in MIlan.

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Fintech startup Ramp aims to disrupt the corporate credit market

Ramp, a corporate credit card startup founded by the team behind Paribus, a consumer finance firm acquired by Capital One in 2016, has raised $25 million in funding and signed up nearly 100 businesses for its launch.

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Visa invests in POS financing platform ChargeAfter

Visa has made a strategic investment in ChargeAfter as part of a broader deal with the point-of-sale financing technology platform.

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Standard Chartered forms online payments joint venture

Standard Chartered has set up a global e-commerce joint venture with Australia's Assembly Payments.

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Mastercard wins approval to set up shop in China

Mastercard has received approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparations to set up a domestic bankcard clearing institution in the country.