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Atoa raises $2.2m to take on Visa and Mastercard

Atoa Payments, a UK startup using open banking to offer merchants an alternative to debit card payments, has raised $2.2 million in a pre-seed funding round.

24 November 2022

News/payments

Visa brings face payments and animated digital cards to World Cup

Visa is using the upcoming Fifa World Cup to show off some of its new technology, including face payments and instantly-issued prepaid cards with animated art.

18 November 2022

News/startups

Tap to Pay startup Dapio goes live in the UK

Dapio, a London-based pay-tech turning Android smartphones into card readers without extra hardware, has launched its Tap to Pay app for small businesses and sellers across the UK.

17 November 2022

Company update/payments

FreedomPay integrates with Castles Technology

FreedomPay, the commerce technology partner of choice for global leaders across hospitality, retail, restaurants and sports and entertainment, announce today a partnership with Castles Technology, a globally recognized and industry-leading manufacturer of payment hardware solutions.

16 November 2022

News/payments

RBC partners Visa to offer cardholders BNPL option

Royal Bank of Canada is the latest lender to tap into Visa's BNPL technology to offer its credit cardholders the option of paying for purchases in instalments.

14 November 2022

Company update/payments

DivideBuy plugs in to Acquired.com

DivideBuy, the leading UK Point of Sale (POS) finance pioneer, has today announced a partnership with Acquired.com, a UK payments specialist and payment initiation service provider, through which DivideBuy’s merchants will be able to leverage smart automated tools designed to eliminate the rate of failed transactions, boost approval rates and offer vastly smoother payment experiences for customers.

14 November 2022

Company update/payments

Sainsbury’s appoints Checkout.com as payments innovation partner

Checkout.com, the cloud-based payments service provider, today announces that it has been appointed by iconic British retailer, Sainsbury’s, to simplify and modernise payment infrastructure across its business.

14 November 2022

Company update/payments

Danish national rail operator adopts SoftPOS tech from SoftPay and Nets

DSB has commenced the roll-out of the SoftPOS solution, Softpay, which replaces several different hardware devices.

09 November 2022

News/payments

Worldline to buy Banco Desio merchant acquiring activities

French payments giant Worldline is boosting its presence in Italy through the acquisition of Banco Desio’s merchant acquiring activities for around EUR100 million.

08 November 2022

News/payments

PayPal and Apple to accept each other's payment products

PayPal and Apple have struck a deal to start accepting each other's payments products within their separate ecosystems.

04 November 2022

Company update/payments

Digital bank Quontic launches payments ring

BankWise Technology, a Saratoga Springs developer of advanced custom programming for banks, announced that it has provided the system development, integration, and support for the nation’s first wearable payment ring launched by the award-winning, digital bank, Quontic.

03 November 2022

Company update/cloud

Computop unveils Cloud POS interface

Global payment service provider, Computop, has today announced the launch of its new Cloud POS Interface, a solution that will allow retailers to operate card terminals from any web-based ERP, store, or POS system through the Computop Paygate.

03 November 2022

Company update/payments

Honeywell Smart Pay launches

Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced the release of Honeywell Smart Pay, a contactless software payment solution enabling the company's powerful mobile computers to become secure and compliant payment terminals, accepting contactless mobile payments from anywhere a business sells or delivers goods and services.

01 November 2022

Company update/payments

Premise taps Ingenico for payment terminals

Ingenico, a global leader in payments acceptance solutions, announces a partnership with Premise, a payment-led embedded banking platform to provide integrated digital payment solutions and financial services to cash-driven micro merchants across the Philippines.

01 November 2022

Company update/payments

Square Appointments launches for Irish businesses

Today Square, the technology company helping businesses of all sizes more easily run and grow their business with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, announces the launch of Square Appointments.

01 November 2022

Company update/payments

Finaro and EveryPay to provide SoftPOS kit to Greek merchants

Finaro, the global cross-border payment provider and fully licensed bank, has today announced a new strategic partnership with EveryPay, the Greek payment gateway provider, to boost in-store payment acceptance for Greek merchants.

01 November 2022

Company update/payments

JCB partners Trust Payments to increase acceptance in Europe

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced a new partnership with Trust Payments, a leader in fintech powering truly innovative customer commerce solutions.

26 October 2022

News/payments

Worldline flogs terminal business, acquires 55% stake in SoftPos.eu

Just weeks after completing the sale of its terminal business to Apollo Funds for €2.3 billion, Worldline has moved to acquire a 55% stake in SoftPos.eu, a Warsaw-based fintech that converts Android devices into secure payment terminals.

26 October 2022

News/payments

Zip launches BNPL card

BNPL firm Zip has partnered WebBank to launch a physical card as it bids to make inroads into in-store shopping.

26 October 2022

News/security

Nets and SoftPay get 7-Eleven back on track after ransomware attack

Nordic payments operator Nets and Softpay equipped all 7-Eleven stores across Denmark with emergency tap-to-pay SoftPOS kit the day after the chain's payments and checkout terminals were knocked out by a cyberattack.

25 October 2022

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