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Visa Everywhere Initiative lands in Europe with EUR50,000 prize

Visa is bringing its Everywhere Initiative to Europe, dangling a EUR50,000 prize in front of fintech startups, inviting them to pitch ideas that link digital payments with local communities and travel.

11 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Paymentwall talks up security of online payments in Sweden

Paymentwall is now connected to all banks in Sweden, including Nordea Bank, SEB, Handelsbanken, and Swedbank, allowing every person with a bank account in Sweden to pay using online bank transfer.

10 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Mastercard welcomes latest Start Path program members

Today, Mastercard welcomed five new startups to its Start Path Global program – the company’s global initiative to support innovative later-stage startups who are reshaping the future of commerce.

10 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Fulton Financial Corporation renews with Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Fulton Financial Corporation, a bank holding company headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has signed a long-term agreement to renew its relationship with Fiserv.

10 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Germany pharmacy chain to accept payments via AliPay

Wirecard AG has secured Dirk Rossmann GmbH, one of the largest drugstore chains in Germany, as a customer: Rossmann will soon offer Alipay as a new payment method in all branches with immediate effect.

07 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

YES Bank digitizes payments for Nashik Smart City

YES BANK, India’s fifth-largest private sector bank, today launched cashless payment solution for Nashik Smart City, in partnership with the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to aid the Government’s dream of a less-cash economy.

07 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Challenger banks and incumbents to share the stage for Finextra NextGen conference

A strong line-up of challenger banks, established banks and fintech startups will take to the podium at Finextra's forthcoming NextGen banking event in London on 9 May to debate the disruptive forces reshaping the banking sector.

07 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

OfferZen invites developers to build their own bank with programmable account

South African developer community OfferZen is conducting a private beta of a programmable bank account that lets coders create new services to meet their personal requirements.

07 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Meniga raises €7.5 million funding round

London headquartered personal finance startup Meniga has raised a €7.5 million funding round led by Nordic venture capital investor Industrifonden.

07 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Ousted Lending Club CEO Laplanche launches rival platform

A year after being forced out of Lending Club, the firm's founder Renaud Laplanche is back with a new online lending platform and $60 million in financing.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

World First launches in India

World First, the international FinTech payments and currency experts, today announces the launch of its award-winning service in India as the business accelerates its international growth strategy with the aim of helping to facilitate cross-border trade to and from the country.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

City of London invests in world-leading wireless network

The City of London Corporation has today announced a deal that will deliver a free, public access WiFi network, offering internet access anywhere within the Square Mile.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Vasco appoints Jeff Cole as CIO

VASCO® Data Security International, Inc. (VDSI), a global leader in digital solutions including identity, security and business productivity, today announced the appointment of Jeff Cole to the position of Chief Information Officer.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Ant Financial fires off open letter to MoneyGram as bidding war intensifies

Ant Financial Services Group today issued the following letter to the MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) community as it relates to Ant Financial's agreement to merge with MoneyGram.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Mastercard enables Samsung Pay roll out in UAE

In a move to further expand its efforts towards displacing cash, spurring innovation and driving the growth of cashless payments in the region, Mastercard today announced that Mastercard cardholders from select banks in the UAE* will now be able use the Samsung Pay service to make payments in a quick and secure way.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

UniCredit opens up to Alipay

The Alipay - UniCredit agreement, enters now the operational phase.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

TradeShift partners with CreditEase on trade financing app

Tradeshift, the world’s largest business commerce platform, has partnered with CreditEase to deliver a trade financing app that will bring low-cost financing to millions of businesses in China.

06 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

ISO rolls out new standards for mobile banking

International standards body ISO has rolled out a new set of specifications for mobile banking aimed at promoting financial inclusion.

06 April 2017

Company update/Mobile & online banking

Payments professionals uncertain about implementation of new technologies

Payment professionals are well aware of the benefits of payment technologies now entering the marketplace, but concerns about cost and compatibility may delay their implementation, according to Managing Payment Technology Innovation, a study conducted by Capital One and the NAPCP, the professional association of the commercial card and payment industry.

06 April 2017

News/Mobile & online banking

Ingenico gamifies the checkout

Ingenico is bringing scratch cards, slot machines and wheels of fortune to online checkout screens and instore eftpos in an effort to improve conversion rates for merchants.

06 April 2017