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Company update/Cards

Visa hosts transit innovation showcase

Visa (NYSE: V) held its second regional Transforming Transit program yesterday, an innovation showcase at the intersection of urban mobility and payments to ideate and co-create the next generation fare and ticketing solutions.

25 February 2020

Company update/payments

Currensea and Currencycloud forge partnership

Currensea, the UK’s first travel money card linked directly to your bank account, and Currencycloud, the leader in providing embedded B2B cross-border payments for platforms of the future, have partnered to bring ease and value to using your own bank card when spending abroad.

24 February 2020

News/payments

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.

24 February 2020

News/Cards

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.

24 February 2020

News/inclusion

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.

21 February 2020

Company update/crypto

Withdraw bitcoin to a credit card in Lumi Wallet

Now it is possible to withdraw crypto to a credit card in Lumi Wallet and the first transactions come with lowered fees.

20 February 2020

Company update/payments

Russia's MIR payment network expands into Tajikistan

The acceptance of MIR National Payment System (MIR) cards has been announced in Tajikistan, opening up access to Russians who live in, or travel to, the country.

19 February 2020

News/Cards

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.

19 February 2020

Company update/Cards

Fiserv's Susan Sutherland joins Cardlytics

Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a purchase intelligence platform that drives loyalty and engagement through merchant-funded rewards, today announced the expansion of its UK financial services team with the appointment of Susan Sutherland.

19 February 2020

News/Cards

Coinbase becomes Visa Principal Member

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

19 February 2020

Company update/payments

Which? calls on chancellor to protect access to cash

Which? response to Access to Cash Review

19 February 2020

Company update/payments

Wordline wins Subway contract

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, has been selected to provide state-of-the art payment solutions to Subway® restaurants across Europe.

19 February 2020

Company update/payments

Visa inks deal with hospitality group Accor

Today, Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, and Visa (V: NYSE), the global leader in digital payments, announced a global partnership to bring new payment experiences to ALL-Accor Live Limitless loyalty members.

18 February 2020

Company update/Cards

i2c delivers SmartHealth PayCard

i2c Inc., a leading provider of payment and open banking technology, today announced its partnership with SmartHealth PayCard, a leading FinTech pioneer committed to changing the culture of healthcare payments.

18 February 2020

Company update/payments

Rapyd and Visa team on fintech business offering

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, today announced a new agreement with Visa (NYSE:V) that will help Rapyd expand its worldwide business operations.

18 February 2020

Company update/Cards

SumUp to issue payment card for merchants

SumUp, the UK-based financial technology company, has today announced the launch of its first-ever card for business payments, in partnership with Mastercard.

18 February 2020

News/Cards

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.

17 February 2020

News/retail

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.

14 February 2020

News/Cards

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.

13 February 2020

Company update/Cards

FIS to enable pay with rewards at PayPal merchant sites

FIS (NYSE: FIS) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) are extending their partnership to enable millions of cardholders of U.S. financial institutions to participate in PayPal’s Pay with Rewards.

13 February 2020