Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry, has announced a strategic partnership Saudi Arabia-based HyperPay, the fastest growing e-commerce payments services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to drive the adoption of digital payment solutions across the region. As part of the partnership, Mastercard will make a strategic investment in HyperPay to […]

Wio Bank PJSC, established recently in the UAE, has announced the appointment of His Excellency Salem Al Nuaimi as Chairman of the Board and Jayesh Patel as Chief Executive Officer. The leadership appointments follow the license approval by the Central Bank of the UAE. Wio is an integrated digital banking platform jointly owned by Abu […]

Square has announced the launch of Square Loans in Canada, giving small businesses quick and simple access to funds and eliminating another major pain point associated with running a business. By using transaction data, Square Loans proactively surfaces customized offers to eligible sellers, providing them with a straightforward application process, where no paperwork is needed, and […]

Santander has launched a payments solution allowing customers to make transfers into Brazil in local currency in real time. The new service provided through Santander’s PagoNxt will shorten payment times from several days to minutes and remove the need for intermediaries and FX documentation. Santander’s SME and corporate clients in Spain will be able to use […]

  Trust Payments has launched Stor, an innovative e-commerce platform for small and medium businesses. Through the launch, Trust Payments has enabled ISOs, banks and other third parties to sell Stor direct to merchants in the USA. The US launch comes after Trust Payments completed its acquisition of the Stor technology in early 2022 to […]

United Bank Limited (UBL) and Safepay have entered into an agreement for the provision of digital acceptance solutions to retail businesses and SMEs, a relatively underserved segment in terms of e-commerce enablement. With this partnership, Safepay and UBL will be working towards the common agenda of ‘cash to cashless’ for businesses in Pakistan. Safepay, with its payment gateway […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator (part of VEON Group NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), announces the appointment of Atyab Tahir as the CEO of JazzCash effective May 1 2022. Atyab, currently serving as Country Manager MasterCard Pakistan & Afghanistan, has over two decades of international experience in banking and consulting. Atyab has also held senior positions at Fidelity […]

Muawin – a leading digital lending entity offering quick, feasible, and affordable access to smart credit for SMEs across Pakistan – has announced a first-of-its-kind business-to-business (B2B) buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) partnership with Retailo, the fastest-growing B2B startup in the MENAP region which is digitizing retail supply chains in Pakistan. This partnership will allow Retailo’s 50,000+ retailers quick, easy and convenient […]

PayU has announced its integration with BigCommerce, an Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands. As a result of this integration, PayU can now provide payment infrastructure & solutions to BigCommerce’s small- to-medium-sized merchants in India. The BigCommerce platform provides ecommerce services to retailers, including online store creation, search engine optimization, hosting, marketing […]

RS2 Group, a payment service provider, has introduced Shop and Pay, an e-commerce solution which allows business owners to quickly and easily launch their online business. Shop and Pay is a one-stop-shop solution, that enables retailers and service providers to build their online presence and get to multiple payment methods. The tools provided by RS2 […]