Contracts

14 Feb 19 @ 21:28

Ant Financial has finally managed to make its mark in a significant European first. The Chinese financial services giant has agreed to buy UK payments group WorldFirst in a deal... read more

11 Feb 19 @ 09:18

Visa announced an increased bid for Earthport to £247 million as it fights with Mastercard to claim the companies assets. Last month, Mastercard offered around £233 million for the assets... read more

07 Feb 19 @ 13:07

The latest FinTech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 witnessed the highest level of investment in FinTech start-ups on record, with... read more

04 Feb 19 @ 09:37

Curve says it is considering legal action against American Express after the card network blocked its customers from using Curve’s services this week. Curve enables users to load all of... read more

31 Jan 19 @ 20:54

The Financial Times report that alleged wrongdoings at Wirecard is no reason to launch a criminal probe, according German financial regulator BaFin. The FT reported on Wednesday that a senior... read more

28 Jan 19 @ 13:29

Mastercard has stepped in and made a £233 million counter bid to take over payments firm Earthport, as it looks to head off rival Visa’s attempts to buy the company.... read more

25 Jan 19 @ 08:57

PPRO has joined Banking Circle, the financial utility. PerfectCard, the FinTech provider of employee reward and corporate expense solutions, has also joined Banking Circle to streamline payment reconciliation. The latest... read more

23 Jan 19 @ 09:57

BORICA AD, a company with 50-years history and experience in providing specialised solutions for over 30 financial institutions in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries, has chosen the OpenWay WAY4 digital payment... read more

17 Jan 19 @ 09:27

Diners Club International, a part of the Discover Global Network has signed an agreement with Nets, a leading to help expand Discover Global Network acceptance in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and... read more

16 Jan 19 @ 15:19

Fiserv and First Data Corporation announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Fiserv will acquire First Data in an all-stock transaction. The... read more

14 Jan 19 @ 09:36

After a decade of lobbying to gain local access to the $124 trillion Chinese payments market, Visa and Mastercard have been snubbed by China’s central bank which has refused to... read more

08 Jan 19 @ 09:17

Ingenico and Deutscher Sparkassenverlag (DSV), have announced the finalisation of the combination of BS PAYONE, a Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe subsidiary, with Ingenico Retail assets in DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) following the approval... read more