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Company update/payments

Payoneer launches capital advance service to US sellers

Payoneer, a leading payment platform empowering businesses around the world to grow globally, announced today the expansion of its Capital Advance service, a unique working capital offering designed for eCommerce merchants.

26 February 2019

News/payments

Adyen launches open banking-powered payment method

Dutch payments platform Adyen has launched a new, open banking-powered, alternative to card transactions.

20 February 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Tinkoff Bank to offer online stores direct payments via its app and online banking

Yandex.Checkout provides its merchants with a new payment method—payments via Tinkoff Bank.

14 February 2019

News/payments

Stripe joins Rapyd's $40m Series B round

Rapyd, a 'fintech-as-a-service' platform that enables businesses and consumers to pay or be paid however they choose for local and cross-border e-commerce transactions, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Stripe and General Catalyst.

13 February 2019

Company update/payments

Monese adds Apple Pay support

Monese, the globally-connected banking service for mobile people, today brings its customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.

05 February 2019

News/payments

Stripe raises $100m at $22.5bn valuation

Stripe has secured another $100 million in funding, this time from Tiger Global Management, boosting the payments firm's valuation to $22.5 billion.

30 January 2019

News/payments

AIB eyes EUR100m Payzone acquisition

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) is in exclusive talks to buy local payments outfit Payzone in a deal that could be worth EUR100 million, according to the Sunday Times.

29 January 2019

News/payments

Advent buys majority stake in Argentinian bank-owned payments firm

Private equity giant Advent International is buying a 51% stake in Argentinian payments firm Prisma Medios de Pago from a consortium of local banks and Visa International in a deal valuing the company at $1.42 billion.

22 January 2019

Company update/payments

Yapstone appoints former Amazon Pay exec Kurt Bilafer chief revenue officer

Amazon Pay’s former General Manager for the Americas, Kurt Bilafer, has joined Yapstone as EVP, Chief Revenue Officer. Bilafer will drive all sales and marketing initiatives for the online marketplace payments leader.

11 January 2019

News/E-commerce

Mastercard ditches name in logo rebrand

Mastercard has taken the bold step of removing its name from its logo in a move it says is inspired by the rise of digital banking and a future where there will be less reliance on card payments.

10 January 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Square introduces in-app payments SDK

Today Square (NYSE: SQ) announced the launch of the Square In-App Payments Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling developers and sellers to process payments with Square within their consumer-facing mobile apps for the first time.

09 January 2019

News/E-commerce

Apps more popular than online banking in UK

A survey has revealed that smartphone apps have surpassed online banking as the channel of choice for UK consumers.

09 January 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Payments firm Countingup debuts invoicing feature

As a number of old-school banks struggle to maintain their technology, leading UK “challenger” business banking provider Countingup becomes the first to offer invoicing, automated payment matching and expense tracking.

09 January 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Tyro intgrates Alipay with Sydney airport retailer

Australia’s business-only bank Tyro, announced its next Alipay integration with Sydney Airport tax and duty-free retailer Heinemann Australia, where the payment system is now live.

09 January 2019

Company update/retail

PrePay Solutions marks ten years with Sainsburys by re-signing contract

PrePay Solutions (PPS), European digital banking and payments provider, is celebrating ten years with Sainsburys by continuing to build on a pipeline of online products.

08 January 2019

Company update/retail

Indonesia's KinerjaPay scores major investment

KinerjaPay Corp., a Delaware corporation (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, ("KinerjaPay" or the "Company") announced that it has received a signed commitment from PT. Investa Wahana Group, Indonesia to invest $200 million, subscribing for $100 million in shares of the Company's Series F and an addition $100 million in shares of the Company's Series G Convertible Preferred Stock.

07 January 2019

Company update/payments

Klarna, Stripe and Poq revamp Missguided shopping app

Three of the biggest names in digital payments have today announced a partnership to enhance Missguided’s UK app, by reforming the way shoppers can pay for their clothes.

07 January 2019

Company update/E-commerce

BNL-BNP Paribas chooses TAS Group for card services

On 13th November 2018, TAS Group was awarded the contract following BNL’s call for tender as part of BNP Paribas Group's Domestic Market 2020 Strategic Plan.

07 January 2019

News/E-commerce

Google gets payments licence in Ireland

Ireland's central bank has granted authorisation for Google to operate as a payments institution, a move that could see the big tech giant significantly expand its financial services offerings across the European Union.

07 January 2019

Company update/E-commerce

Equiniti wins Ofcom contract for digital payments

Equiniti Limited, the multinational technology and payments specialist, is delighted to announce that it has been selected by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, to run the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) grant funding scheme.

07 January 2019