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News/devops
Mastercard is working with US card issuing platform Marqeta to provide a programme for European fintechs to rapidly deploy new applications, with Prague-based payments app Twisto the first beneficiary.
22 January 2020
News/payments
Flutterwave, a payments startup operating in Africa, is looking to expand across the continent after closing a $35 million funding round and securing partnerships with Visa and WorldPay.
21 January 2020
News/startups
Days after splashing out $5.3 billion to acquire data sharing startup Plaid, Visa has opened its wallet again to invest an undisclosed sum in data security outfit Very Good Security.
16 January 2020
News/Cards
Swedish payment institution P.F.C. is introducing a retroactive buy-now, pay-later option for users to convert purchases to a part-payment after the fact.
News/security
A US judge has rubber-stamped a $1.38 billion settlement related to the massive 2017 data breach at Equifax - capping the amount available for cash payouts to victims.
NatWest is to provide Esme Loans and Rapid Cash lending services direct to users of pre-paid company card Soldo, as the bank aims to increase lending to SMEs throughout 2020.
15 January 2020
Visa and Samsung are banishing the dongle, teaming up on a handset that enables merchants to accept contactless payments without the need for any additional hardware.
13 January 2020
UK credit card issuer NewDay is set to acquire retail finance platform Deko in bid to diversify its offering.
10 January 2020
Belgium's big four banks are joining forces to set up a network of bank-neutral ATMS, with the aim of accommodating changing customer behaviour towards the use of cash.
News/regulation
UK consumer electronics retail group Dixons Carphone has been fined £500,000 after hackers compromised its point-of-sale system and gained access to the details of 5.6 million payment cards.
09 January 2020
American Express has taken another step towards entering the massive Chinese payments market after the country's central bank accepted the US firm's application to start a bank card clearing business.
With sources of profit proving elusive in the competitive challenger bank market, Tandem has acted to raise returns by announcing that users of its cashback credit card will be charged a monthly fee of £5.99 from 9th March.
Mastercard is to introduce an augmented reality app that will transport cardholders into an immersive 360-degree virtual environment from where they can explore the range of benefits that come with their card.
The line between art and commerce blurs ever further, with Mastercard teaming up with Swedish singer Nadine Randle on a song that integrates the payment giant's 'sonic brand'.
08 January 2020
Deutsche Bank in Spain is to issue a credit card with a dynamic CVC code that changes every four hours, in a bid to create a safer shopping experience for online purchases.
02 January 2020
News/retail
As 2019 draws to a close, financial services commentators and vendors have made their customary end-of-year predictions for the 12 months ahead, with increased competition through supercharged PSD2 the principal driving force.
23 December 2019
With 2019 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.
Card consolidation app Curve has launched a new feature for users to send money in over 25 different currencies to friends and contacts.
20 December 2019
Fast growth payment processor Checkout.com is to triple its London office space as it gears up for a big recruitment drive in 2020.
Intesa Sanpaolo is to sell its merchant acquiring business at 380,000 points of sale across Italy to local payments processor Nexi for €1000.
19 December 2019
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