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MasterCard to acquire TNS payment gateway business

07 Nov 14 @ 15:47

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a portfolio company of Siris Capital Group since February 2013, has entered into an agreement to sell its payment gateway services business to MasterCard for an... read more

Apple Pay activates 1 million credit cards in first 3 days

28 Oct 14 @ 09:16

Timothy Cook, Apple CEO, has revealed that 1 million credit cards were activated on Apple Pay in the first three days that the mobile wallet went live, the New York Times... read more

FIS completes acquisition of Clear2Pay

02 Oct 14 @ 13:45

FIS, the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions announced it has completed its acquisition of Clear2Pay. The transaction brings new corporate payment solutions and services, inclusive of high-... read more

eBay and PayPal to split in 2015

30 Sep 14 @ 13:16

In an unsurprising move, despite best efforts to keep the companies joined, eBay announced it will split its PayPal unit into a separately traded company in 2015. The separation will... read more

SIX and BNP Paribas Fortis launch new POS and acquiring services

19 Sep 14 @ 12:06

BNP Paribas Fortis and SIX Payment Services (SIX) are entering into a unique partnership, targeted to acquiring services to merchants of all sizes and industries in Belgium. BNP Paribas Fortis... read more

Nets implements TANGO for ATM estate

09 Sep 14 @ 15:46

Nordic switch processor Nets Group, has  announced the selection and rollout of TANGO, from payments vendor Lusis Payments. The selection of TANGO followed a comprehensive review of alternative payment solutions... read more

Bank of England selects plastic bank note supplier

08 Sep 14 @ 17:35

The Bank of England has named De La Rue as the preferred bidder for the 10-year printing contract of its new plastic bank notes. De La Rue has been printing notes... read more

Barclaycard to acquire payment and loyalty specialist The Logic Group

08 Sep 14 @ 12:55

The Logic Group has announced that it is to be acquired by Barclaycard. This includes The Logic Group’s UK and Spanish businesses, laying the foundations for a global omni-channel, managed... read more

EVO Payments signs acquiring deal with Bank of Ireland

04 Sep 14 @ 12:20

Global payment acquirer EVO Payments International (EVO) has entered into a long-term, exclusive relationship with Bank of Ireland to provide merchant acquiring services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern... read more

FIS acquires Clear2Pay for €375m

03 Sep 14 @ 13:31

Global banking and payment solution provider FIS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire payment and processing solution provider Clear2Pay. Founded in 2001, Clear2Pay is a major player in the... read more

MasterCard and Basware launch B2B solution

03 Sep 14 @ 13:25

MasterCard and global e-invoicing specialist Basware have launched Basware Pay, a solution aimed at working capital optimisation for the B2B space. Basware Pay aims to extend the value of the... read more

Syntec partners with Worldpay for phone payment processing

01 Sep 14 @ 12:12

Global payment processor Worldpay and Syntec, a cloud call centre management service provider, have formed a global partnership which will enable businesses to accept telephone card payments securely without compromising... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

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

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... 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