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Visa and Mastercard reconsider involvement in Libra Coin

03 Oct 19 @ 14:55

First it was a group of influential banks, then it was the EU regulator, now, Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners are reconsidering their involvement in Libra Coin, Facebook’s... read more

INFORM and BigML partner to enable next generation data-driven fraud applications

30 Sep 19 @ 09:32

INFORM and BigML have agreed to terms on a preferred partner program to further ingrain best practice machine learning algorithms to the daily fight against financial crime with RiskShield. Both... read more

Santander launches JCB merchant acquiring operations in Spain

17 Sep 19 @ 08:30

Banco Santander (Santander), has launched JCB merchant acquiring operations in Spain following a license agreement with JCB International (JCBI). Thanks to this new alliance, Santander facilitates JCB acceptance at Santander-acquired... read more

Nissan joins in-car payments trailblazers with Brazilian roll-out

12 Sep 19 @ 16:53

Following on from recent announcements by BMW and Daimler in the automotive payments arena Sem Parar, a subsidiary of Fleetcor, has partnered with Nissan in Brazil for in-car payments. Under... read more

Mastercard and R3 partner on blockchain powered cross border payments

11 Sep 19 @ 10:11

R3 and Mastercard have signed a strategic partnership to develop and pilot a new blockchain-enabled cross border payments solution that will initially focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures, schemes... read more

Mastercard buys Nordic payments platform Nets for $3.19 Billion

06 Aug 19 @ 14:06

Mastercard has once again been the more aggressive as it muscled in front of Visa to buy the Nordic payments platform Nets for €2.85 billion ($3.19 billion), using its biggest-ever... read more

Why did Bank of America really terminate First Data JV?

06 Aug 19 @ 13:30

Bank of America recently announced it would end its electronic payment services joint venture with First Data next June, hours after Fiserv completed its acquisition of the payment processor. But... read more

FIS closes acquisition of Worldpay

31 Jul 19 @ 14:59

FIS announced the closing of its acquisition of Worldpay, creating a global leader in technology and solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets. The combined company will have over $12... read more

Visa in talks to acquire Nordic payment firm Nets

26 Jul 19 @ 11:56

Visa is reported to be among the companies looking at the acquisition of Nordic payment firm Nets, according to people familiar with the discussions. If agreed, a deal for the... read more

P27 Nordic Payments Platform to build first real-time payments system across the region

25 Jun 19 @ 09:49

The P27 Nordic Payments Platform (owned by Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank) have announced a partnership with  Mastercard to provide real-time payments across the Nordic... read more

PPRO acquires allpago

14 Jun 19 @ 13:49

PPRO has announced the acquisition of Latin American payments provider allpago to create the world’s leading platform for local payments. allpago is a provider of payment and gateway services in... read more

Money 2020: Visa and Western Union partner on global payments

05 Jun 19 @ 13:37

Visa has announced a new strategic agreement with Western Union to implement Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time[1] push payments platform in an effort to bring speed and transparency to the process... read more

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Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more