Mastercard has partnered with Samsung, Airtel and Asante Financial Services to drive digital inclusion in Africa via Pay-on-Demand services. By enabling digital access to everyday products and services for under-served consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises, the payments platform will aim at driving digital and financial inclusion and can lead to improved economic possibilities […]

National Bank of Bahrain is live with the latest version of Fusion Kondor, Finastra’s treasury management solution. The move will enhance and automate the bank’s treasury and trading operations, including price calculations, trader activity monitoring and risk management, enabling it to offer new products to its customers and grow its market share in Bahrain, as well as expand into new […]

American Express has announced the launch of the new Amazon Business American Express Card and the Amazon Business Prime American Express Card for small businesses in the UK. The Cards offer a host of rich rewards and payment flexibility designed to help businesses better manage their cash flow and gain greater insight into their spending. […]

UK-based mobile-first payments provider Judopay has teamed with Mastercard to expant its network with a direct route to Mastercard’s Payment Gateway Services. For Judopay customers, this partnership adds acquirer optionality and enhanced resiliency, as well as faster deployment and additional support when businesses are looking to expand internationally. Mastercard’s global reach is also providing Judopay with the ability […]

Rapyd, a global Fintech as a Service company, has teamed up with Bnext, a Spain-based mobile neo-bank for cash collection, with plans to expand services across Latin America. The partnership will allow Bnext customers to make cash deposits to their accounts in 30,000 locations in the country and will expand to interbank deposits later via Rapyd’s […]

Huawei in partnership with Mondia pay has rolled out Direct Carrier Billing service, for seamless, contactless payments for users in the MEA region through HUAWEI Mobile Services. This strategic partnership will allow for increased DCB coverage and IAP (In-App Purchase) kit capabilities for global developers. Huawei and smartphone HONOR users in almost 20 countries will […]

Western Digital extends the product portfolio in Pakistan. Reinforces its commitment to digital growth in the Pakistani market. Western Digital Corporation, a global data infrastructure leader, has reinforced its commitment to the Pakistani market with the introduction of a new range of data storage devices. The products are poised to expand Western Digital’s existing product […]

IKEA has announced the launch of their e-commerce store in Qatar, enabling local shoppers to order their favorite items online and pay with a credit card. In order to ensure fast, safe and convenient online payment experience IKEA teamed up with Qatar National Bank to provide reliable local acquiring services combined with Mastercard’s payment gateway […]

Jumio has acquired the AML platform from Beam Solutions. Jumio will integrate Beam’s suite of AML solutions into its current KYX Platform to further strengthen the company’s position in the anti-financial crime marketplace. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Jumio customers can use the Beam integration to detect suspicious activity, and gain a more holistic […]

PayMongo has recently secured $12 million in a Series A financing round led by Stripe with participation from the company’s other existing investors — Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital and a new investor, Bedrock Capital. The fresh investment brings PayMongo’s total funding to almost $15 million, just a little over a year since the company launched […]