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UPI QR payment acceptance comes to UAE

Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, in partnership with NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL), has enabled the acceptance of QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across Network’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals in the UAE.

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Digital payments have lower environmental impact than cash - report

The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) is pleased to announce the publication of the Oxford Economics white paper The environmental impact of digital over cash payments in Europe.

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Zimpler and Swish form payments partnership

Zimpler, a leader in instant payment solutions, today announced a new technical partnership set-up with Swish, Sweden's most used payment app.

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Emirates NBD offers button-click loans on UAE-based used car platform Cars24

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region, has announced its exclusive partnership with CARS24, taking the customer car buying and auto financing journey to new heights.

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Lenovo implements Trustly's open banking checkout in UK and Europe

Lenovo, the global technology powerhouse, is launching a new Open Banking at checkout service for its customers in the UK and continental Europe.

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AutoRek and JPMorgan Payments join forces to improve insurance firm's premium processing

AutoRek, a leading insurtech that streamlines premium processing operations within insurance firms, today announced that it has joined forces with J.P. Morgan Payments to help insurance firms overcome data complexities and present new market opportunities.

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TASConnect acquires Solv Malaysia and Solv Vietnam

TASConnect, a SaaS supply chain fintech platform, has acquired the Malaysian subsidiary of SOLV, a business-to-business online marketplace for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and is in the process of acquiring the subsidiary in Vietnam.

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Finom issues local Iban for business accounts in Spain

FINOM, a leading European digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs and official Visa card partner, today announced the launch of local IBAN accounts in Spain, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing expansion in the Spanish market.

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SkySparc acquires Infiniance

SkySparc, a leading corporate and financial institutions solutions provider, has joined forces with infiniance, a treasury management consultancy for the corporate finance sector, in a move that will make the combined firm one of the leading treasury consultancies in the Nordic region.

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Stephen Bowe joins Patymentology as chief product officer

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announces the appointment of Stephen Bowe as Chief Product Officer.

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Plumery and Fimple forge challenger bank technology pact

Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for true customer-centric banking, and Fimple, a next-generation core banking provider, have joined forces to offer challenger and incumbent banks a comprehensive suite of digital banking features, ranging from digital experience to core banking.

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Ant Group and Mastercard extend digital payments programme to Chengdu and Chongqing

Ant Group and Mastercard, along with 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major international card organizations, have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to major Western Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, as inbound travel to the region rises driven by continued growth of international tourism and trade.