Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest state-owned banks, has partnered with Visa and Russian supermarket, Azbuka Vkusa to open a cashier-less store where customers simply take items from shelves and are automatically charged. To use the all-new service, customers need to download the Take&Go mobile app by Sberbank, sign up, and associate a bank card with […]

“Almost every transaction can be conducted digitally and people are appreciating how these services enable a much more feasible infrastructure for payments”, commented Mohammad Mudassar Aqil, President & Chief Executive Officer at Telenor Microfinance Bank / Easypaisa, while having an exclusive discussion with our Editor in Chief on the impact of outbreak on the overall […]

CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, launches the nationwide deployment of ATMs with facial recognition technology. The system is the first launched by a financial institution on a global level that allows users to withdraw money by simply recognizing them from the image captured by the terminal’s camera, meaning they do not have to manually enter […]

Centrapay, the digital asset integrator, has signed agreements with Coca-Cola Amatil (Amatil) in Australia and New Zealand to give thirsty antipodeans the option to use their Sylo Smart Wallet to pay for items across Amatil’s vending network using cryptocurrency. Centrapay’s world-class technology makes it easy for consumers, merchants, and machines to leverage digital assets in the physical […]

Finastra has appointed Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer. Joining from Dell Technologies, she is based at Finastra’s London headquarters and takes responsibility for leadership of the global marketing organization, including corporate communications, brand, digital, solutions and field and partner marketing. Margaret brings a wealth of marketing and product management expertise from her career in the technology industry. […]

Mastercard launches Fintech Express in Europe, a programme designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships and Mastercard’s expertise, technology, and global network, startups will now be able to focus on innovation that drives the digital economy. Mastercard Fintech Express helps startups launch rapidly and expand based on their needs: […]

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading everyday super app launches the GrabPay Card in the Philippines, a digital-first prepaid card powered by Mastercard that extends GrabPay’s reach globally with unparalleled card security, hassle-free online payments and expanded rewards ecosystem to bring the convenience of cashless payments to more Filipinos. In a survey conducted by Mastercard in the […]

Presto, the restaurant industry’s leading enterprise technology platform, announced the launch of a free Contactless Dining Kit for every restaurant, no matter the size and configuration. The free Contactless Dining Kit offers a contactless menu display, ordering, and payment technology solutions, allowing guests to use their personal mobile devices to scan NFC tags and QR […]

      NetGuardians, renowned for its AI risk platform that combats banking fraud, announced a new partnership with leading cloud banking platform Mambu. The new partnership focuses on digital payment fraud, meaning that NetGuardians’ state-of-the-art fraud-mitigation software will be available to Mambu’s customers for seamless integration into the core banking platform. Mambu currently has more […]

  PayMaya has launched its latest mobile payment innovation which allows merchants to easily and quickly receive QR and online payments from their customers. The new PayMaya Negosyo app enables MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to easily accept QR and other forms of digital payments using their smartphones even if they don’t have an […]