UK payments schemes’ merger given go ahead
(12 July 2017 – United Kingdom) The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the consolidation of the operators of Bacs, the Cheque and Credit Clearing […]
(12 July 2017 – United Kingdom) The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the consolidation of the operators of Bacs, the Cheque and Credit Clearing […]
(12 July 2017 – Global) Payments startup Stripe has partnered with Chinese digital payment providers Alipay and WeChat Pay to enable merchants using its platform globally to accept […]
(7 July 2017 – Global) Westpac has followed ANZ to become the second Australian lender signing on to join a proof-of-concept by payment messaging service Swift that aims […]
(6 July 2017 – Global) Worldpay has revealed a £9.1 billion (A$15.5 billion) deal with US card technology group Vantiv. Worldpay shares closed 28 percent higher following its […]
(4 July 2017 – Singapore) Cross-border payment startup, InstaRem has raised US$13 million (A$17 million) in new capital as it looks to expand its business, which is focussed […]
(3 July 2017 – United Kingdom) PayPal’s lending business more than doubled its UK volumes in the last year and has now extended more than £400 million of […]
(30 June 2017 – Europe) CB International Co., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., has signed an agreement with Allied Wallet, a globally payment services provider of […]
(30 June 2017 – Spain) The Chinese payment firm announced this week that Spanish retailers will now support Alipay capability in their stores thanks to an agreement between […]
(27 June 2017 – Australia) Westpac has claimed that Apple has forced the bank to remove a major feature from its iPhone mobile banking app. The Westpac Keyboard […]
(23 June 2017 – Malaysia) Malayan Banking (Maybank) rolled out its first batch of Alipay-enabled merchant terminals in Malaysia as it focuses on growing number of tourists from […]