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Money 20/20 Europe 2019: The future of B2B banking

What can we expect from the banking industry in 2019? The second day of sessions at Money 20/20 Europe 2019 answers this question, with Drew Graham, director, digital strategy at Barclays, kicking off proceedings with Claire Calmejane, group chief innovation officer at Société Générale, Dr. Leda Glyptis, 11:FS Foundry CEO and chief of staff at 11:FS and Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling Bank.

04 June 2019

Company update/security

New Strong Customer Authentication rules could cost Europe EUR57bn - Stripe

Today, payments infrastructure company Stripe released a new study conducted by 451 Research forecasting that Europe stands to lose €57 billion in economic activity in the first 12 months after SCA takes effect.

04 June 2019

News/retail

EBay partners Santander-backed app to offer UK sellers loans

EBay has teamed up with Santander-backed fintech app Asto to offer cash flow loans to the online marketplace's small business customers in the UK.

03 June 2019

Company update/payments

PayPal unveils digital commerce platform

There has been tremendous change in digital commerce in recent years and several things are transforming the next phase of global commerce.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Yoyo appoints former Mastercard exec as new chairman

Yoyo’s board of directors has today announced that David Yates, former president of New Payment Platforms at Mastercard and now a senior advisor to Mastercard, has taken on the role of chairman of the award-winning technology platform that combines payment, loyalty and marketing to increase customer lifetime value for physical and online retailers.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

89% of merchants 'primed for open banking' says Nuapay research

Eighty-nine percent of airline, supermarket and subscription economy merchants are primed for Open Banking and have assessed the impact it will have on their business a new piece of research commissioned by Nuapay, a Sentenial company, has revealed.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Paybase joins Startup Grind's accelerator programme

Leading payments solution Paybase has been selected to be part of Startup Grind’s 2019 Accelerate programme.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

SMEs benefit from cashless payments says study

The trend of card payment at the point of sale (POS) continues in Germany: Today more than half (52%) of customers prefer to pay cashless. This development towards digital payment offers significant potential for increases in sales and efficiency as well as cost reduction for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).

03 June 2019

News/E-commerce

China UnionPay to offer European credit cards

The world's biggest card issuer, China UnionPay, has stepped up its European ambitions after striking a deal with a UK back-office startup, Tribe Payments, that will see it offer debit and credit cards in Europe.

03 June 2019

News/E-commerce

WorldRemit nets $175m in latest financing round

UK-based mobile payments firm WorldRemit has raised $175m in a series D funding round that it says will be used to launch a new payments business aimed at the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

PelicanPay inks deal with Starling Bank

PelicanPay (PelicanPay.com), the innovative payments and financial crime compliance platform, today announced at Money2020 Europe a partnership with Starling Banking Services to deliver complete pan-European invoice to payables automation for small businesses together with online e-commerce merchant payment services.

03 June 2019

Company update/E-commerce

FOMO Pay and Discover Global netowrk team, up for card payments

FOMO Pay, an award-winning integrated payment solution provider to merchants in Singapore and across the region, and Discover Global Network, announced a partnership to allow Discover Global Network cardholders the ability to use their cards at FOMO Pay’s merchants around the world.

03 June 2019

Company update/payments

Trustly automates invoice payments for customers and merchants

Swedish FinTech company Trustly is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product, Pay Your Invoice, which simplifies and automates invoice payments.

29 May 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Buy now, pay later outfit Sezzle selects BofA for card processing

Bank of America Merchant Services, a leader in payments, eCommerce and security solutions, announces that it has been chosen by Sezzle to be their digital card processor for the rapidly growing fintech company and its clients.

22 May 2019

News/E-commerce

SafeCharge agrees £699 million acquisition by Canada's Nuvei

Canadian payments firm Nuvei is to buy British payments technology outfit SafeCharge for £699 million in an all-cash transaction.

22 May 2019

News/devops

Live: FusionONE 2019 - day two

Welcome to Finextra’s live coverage of FusionONE 2019. The second day of the conference will tackle issues that concern the developers before breaking into streams, focusing on different products.

22 May 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Visa Token Service expands in Europe

Today, Visa (NYSE: V), announced that 11 new European partners will implement the Visa Token Service (VTS), to create a more secure shopping environment for customers who store payment details on file with their favourite merchants.

21 May 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Lastminute to offer instant financing via Mastercard and Divido

People increasingly crave flexibility and control when it comes to spending their money: from how they pay to where they pay – in store, on mobile or online.

21 May 2019