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Affirm has announced plans for the Affirm Card, the first U.S. debit card to have direct access to pay-over-time functionality. The Card will allow consumers to pay upfront, from their bank account, or pay later, by using a unique post-purchase feature. In just a couple of taps, consumers will be able to instantly convert any eligible […]
Open Vector and Open Finance has launched its Open Finance sandbox platform for Mexico which will be powered by Fiorano. The aim of the platform is to promote financial inclusion and, above all, allow banks and participants of the Mexican financial system, including Fintechs, to continue their efforts to implement the Open Finance initiative in […]
Atom is collaborating with Plaid to roll out open banking services to its customers, beginning with offering small business owners a streamlined loan application journey and speedier decisions. Initially Plaid will be working with Atom as part of a radical acceleration in the bank’s secured business lending process for both CBILS and non-CBILS applications. In addition to […]
Mastercard and MTN have announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make global e-commerce payments safely and securely. Through this strategic partnership, MTN customers with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to their MoMo wallets can make payments to global online merchants through a seamless and secure […]
Emirates’ self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International have now gone touchless further enhancing the smart contactless journey for passengers travelling from Dubai. The 32 self-service bag drop machines and 16 check-in kiosks can be controlled completely by personal mobile devices without touching the screens; providing a safe and convenient airport experience. The kiosks allow […]
TreasurySpring and Global Reach have partnered to deliver seamless access to each other’s services for their clients. The partnership will allow Global Reach to offer the first white-label platform in the market to offer access to TreasurySpring’s unique Fixed-Term Funds, helping its clients to address these challenges through a fully-integrated solution. The TreasurySpring FTF platform […]
Credorax and Payrexx have announced partnership to provide Payrexx merchants with Credorax’s smart acquiring solution across Europe. The collaboration will enable Payrexx to provide quick onboarding and best-in-class personalized acquiring services for Swiss merchants, while bolstering Credorax’s presence in the Swiss region. The partnership will enable Payrexx to provide quick onboarding and personalised acquiring services for Swiss […]
Temenos has announced that Tink, open banking platform provider, has joined Temenos MarketPlace. Tink’s platform provides connections to more than 3,400 banks, reaching over 250 million bank customers across 13 European markets. Tink’s Open Banking and personal finance management solutions will enable Temenos clients to provide their banking customers with consolidated, enriched views of their […]
Spreedly has announced a new initiative with Visa to foster and grow the adoption of network tokenization via Spreedly’s Payments Orchestration solution throughout Latin America. The joint work will kick off in various countries including a project in Argentina, and soon expand into other markets across the region. Network tokenization protects sensitive data, regardless of card […]
Global Payments and Google have announced a multi-year partnership to deliver innovative cloud-based products and capabilities, enabling best-in-class digital merchant customer experiences worldwide. As part of the partnership, Global Payments will migrate its merchant acquiring technology to Google Cloud, and will provide merchant acquiring services to Google to extend its global market reach. In addition, […]