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JPMorgan closes Chase Pay

JPMorgan Chase is finally killing off its Chase Pay digital wallet technology, removing the payment method from all merchant apps and websites by the end of the month.

09 March 2021

Company update/covid-19

Canadians still spending less than pre-Covid; digital-first mindset here to stay

Payments Canada released the latest data on Canadian payments trends since the onset of COVID-19, showing that spending below pre-pandemic levels continues, and that Canadians demonstrate an ongoing reluctance to handle cash, payment terminals and ATMs.

09 March 2021

Company update/payments

BNPL outfit Zip partners BigCommerce

Leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Zip (ASX: Z1P) today announced the company has been selected by BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC) as an Elite Partner.

09 March 2021

Company update/startups

MultiPay Global Solutions launches

Launching today, MultiPay Global Solutions is shaking up the payments industry. Its all-in-one agnostics payment solution combines a unique API that acts as a single point of integration between any payment method, any acquirer in any country.

09 March 2021

News/payments

Lithuanian startup kevin. bids to cut out card networks at the checkout

Lithuanian payments startup kevin. has released a novel product for merchants that switches customers from card payments to account-to-account (A2A) payments at the checkout.

03 March 2021

Company update/crypto

Bitpanda and Contis launch multi-asset debit card

A new Visa debit card from European neobroker Bitpanda launched this week. Combining Contis’ unique “zero-balance” Buffer technology with Bitpanda’s European-wide, multi-service platform has created one of the most powerful multi-asset propositions available – the Bitpanda Card.

02 March 2021

News/predictions

2020 Fintech funding down on 2019 but on the way back up

Global investment in fintech fell significantly in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic hit but picked up significantly in the second half of the year, according to KPMG, which expects a strong 2021 for the sector.

26 February 2021

Company update/payments

Nets integrates PayPal into e-commerce checkouts

European payment services provider Nets now offers PayPal as a payment option for its merchants in the Nordics.

25 February 2021

News/payments

AfterPay scores BNPL collaboration deal with Stripe

Australian buy now, pay later giant AfterPay has entered a transformational partnership that will give merchants using Stripe code the opportunity to offer customers the option of installment-based purchases.

24 February 2021

News/payments

BNPL expected to double market share in UK e-commerce within the next four years

Buy now, pay later schemes are expected to account for 10 percent of all UK e-commerce sales by 2024, according to data compiled by Worldpay.

24 February 2021

Company update/payments

Mollie expands focus to help UK merchants selling in to the EU

Mollie, one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, has expanded to support UK merchants looking to grow into Europe.

16 February 2021

Company update/payments

JCB and Worldline extend commercial relationship across Europe

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Worldline, a European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announce the expansion of their partnership.

09 February 2021

News/payments

Nordic change is in the air for 2021

As part of Finextra’s Predictions Series for 2021, Hannah Wallace spoke to Erik Zingmark, Nordea’s head of transaction banking to unpack some of the leading trends he expects to see throughout 2021.

05 February 2021

News/payments

PayPal quits competitive Indian payments market

PayPal is to wind down its domestic payments business in India after failing to make a significant dent in a fiercely competitive market.

05 February 2021

News/startups

Cross-border payments startup Routefusion raises $3.6m

Routefusion, an Austin-based startup that helps tech companies embed cross-border payments in their applications, has raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

02 February 2021

News/payments

Royal Bank of Canada moves into BNPL market

Royal Bank of Canada is moving into the buy now, pay later realm through a partnership with Alliance Data's Bread.

01 February 2021

News/startups

BNPL player Scalapay raises $48m

Scalapay, a third-party payments outfit that lets customers buy, now, pay later, has raised $48 million in a seed funding round led by Fasanara Capital.

29 January 2021