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East & Partners

Sector: Payments

(6 March 2020 – UAE) Network International has confirmed WeChat Pay will soon be available to its growing merchant base...

(25 February 2020 – Global) Spanish banking giant Santander has struck a deal to buy merchant payments platform Elavon México...

(18 February 2020 – United Kingdom) Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to save banknotes and coins with campaigners asserting...

(18 February 2020 – Australia) Global payments giant Visa has broken ranks with Australian banks and merchants on a once unified stance...

(17 February 2020 – Australia) Visa and MasterCard have warned the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) against squeezing debit and...

(11 February 2020 – China) Mastercard has received approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparations...

(6 February 2020 – United Kingdom) Payments service provider Currencycloud has raised $80m in funding as it looks to expand its...

(6 February 2020 – Australia) Australian regulators are considering intervention to stop banks using Visa and Mastercard as their default...

(30 January 2020 – Australia) Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna has officially launched in Australia, backed by a...

(29 January 2020 – Singapore) The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is helping payment services firms transition to a new...