Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Klarna signs Maplin for online pay-later

Today, leading payments provider Klarna has announced a partnership with Maplin - the UK’s number one specialist technology retailer. Maplin customers will now be able to use Klarna’s Pay later and Slice It services, allowing them to order online and receive the very latest Smart Home tech, security/CCTV products, top quality drones and so on, and then pay for them either at a later date or spread the cost over time.

30 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Visa Checkout tops one million accounts in UK

Visa Checkout, which enables consumers to pay with just a few clicks at online merchant sites, has surpassed one million enrolled accounts in the UK just seven months after launch.

30 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Stripe gives up support for bitcoin

Payment processor Stripe is pulling support for bitcoin payments, saying that crazy price fluctuations and higher fees render the cryptocurrency unusable as a form of payment.

24 January 2018

News/E-commerce

ABN Amro pulls out of Payconiq mobile app coalition

As it starts piloting in the Netherlands this week, mobile payments app Payconiq has lost the backing of one of its major bank partners, ABN Amro.

23 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Mastercard makes European biometrics push for online payments

From next April, online shoppers across Europe will be able to use biometrics, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, to identify themselves at the checkout when they pay with Mastercard.

23 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Blue Code moble payments tech goes live on Temenos Marketplace

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announces the launch of Blue Code onto MarketPlace, its platform for facilitating the exchange of value between fintech providers and financial institutions.

17 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Gemalto aims to speed up EMV migration in Ghana

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is providing its PURE white-label payment solution to GhIPSS (Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems), a subsidiary of Ghana's central bank that manages the country's interbank payment processing system.

16 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Fortumo collaborates with Shoal Games on direct carrier billing

The mobile software developer and publisher Shoal Games and the mobile technology company Fortumo are today launching a direct carrier billing partnership.

16 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Bonn's Postbank selects FinReach for Account Switch service

In partnership with the Berlin-based software provider FinReach, Postbank today launches a quick and secure tool for its clients to switch their bank account in less than ten minutes.

16 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Vietnamese bank in alliance with JCB for card payments

Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Nam A Bank) and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI) , the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB) signed a cooperation contract to license the issuance of JCB Cards and acquisition of JCB merchants in Vietnam.

16 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

INS Tokens listed on Binance crypto exchange

INS Ecosystem, the decentralized grocery marketplace, today announced that its token (INS) has been listed on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by trading volume.

16 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Europe begins Open Banking era in subdued style

The EU's second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) took effect on Saturday 13 January, bringing with it the start of Open Banking, however the prospect of a sudden revolution is likely to be thwarted by unresolved technical and regulatory issues and a lukewarm reception from consumers.

15 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Russia bids for blockchain success with latest banking launch

The largest commercial bank in Russia, Alfa Bank, is developing a new digital cash service where all transactions will be transmitted and cleared via the blockchain.

15 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Canadians ready for biometrics - Visa survey

A new Visa survey of 1,000 Canadians exploring awareness and perceptions of biometric authentication confirms that consumers continue to have a strong interest in new biometric technologies that make their lives easier.

12 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Worldpay expands into Turkey

Worldpay, a global leader in payments, has partnered with iyzico, the fastest growing payments provider in Eastern Europe and Turkey, to extend its payment services into Turkey.

11 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Radial and Chargebacks911 partner for merchants dispute mitigation tool

Radial, the leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations, today announced a new partnership with leading dispute mitigation and loss prevention firm, Chargebacks911, to help merchants reduce the cost of chargebacks and repair reputations with issuing banks.

11 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

ACI Worldwide puts merchants payment service in the cloud

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that its UP Merchant Payments solution is available in the cloud.

11 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Klarna expands ecommerce footprint with ACI

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced an extended partnership with Klarna, leveraging ACI’s UP eCommerce Payments solution.

10 January 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Worldpay and COMO team up for merchant payments

Worldpay, a leader in global payments and COMO Global S.A, an intelligent payments solution provider, have announced a new strategic partnership.

10 January 2018

News/E-commerce

Kodak announces blockchain plan, share price soars

Photo firm Kodak has announced plans to develop its own cryptocurrency, KodakCoin, which it says will help photographers to control their image rights via a distributed ledger.

10 January 2018