03 Nov 15 @ 10:47

The ways in which we pay and are paid are changing. Apple Pay has been launched in the UK, Barclays has announced that it will launch Android-based mobile payments later... read more

14 Aug 15 @ 15:35

Global acquirer and payment service provider EVO Payments International has formed a strategic alliance with pan-European banking group Raiffeisenbank for card acceptance in the Czech Republic. As a result of... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 12:07

EVO Payments International (EVO) has reached agreement with Deutsche Postbank (Postbank) for the purchase of Postbank’s merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact (POS Transact). In addition, EVO and Postbank will enter... read more

25 Nov 14 @ 15:24

By the end of 2015 eBay and PayPal will become independent, publicly-traded entities. A combination of shareholder pressure and competitive innovation is believed to be the source of eBay’s September... read more

18 Sep 14 @ 09:28

The global payments and transaction-banking businesses continue to represent vital elements of the banking industry and the global financial-services landscape. The importance of these businesses both as critical sources of... read more

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

24 Jun 14 @ 10:27

TSYS CEO Phil Tomlinson has announced that he has decided to retire as chief executive officer, and that Troy Woods has been elected by the TSYS board of directors as president... read more

27 Nov 13 @ 09:38

Bips, the Danish bitcoin exchange, has been forced to shut down its consumer wallet initiative after suffering a major cyber-attack that saw £1 million in bitcoins stolen. Copenhagen-based Bips is... read more

12 Nov 13 @ 07:37

First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market merchant acquiring business, and Diners Club International have announced the go-live of their merchant acquiring agreement in the UK. The deal will allow First Data... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 16:13

First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market payment acceptance business, today announced that it has become a UK Payment Institution after successfully achieving independent membership of the UK Financial Conduct... read more

10 Sep 13 @ 08:50

JCB International (JCBI) and Caixa Economica Federal (CAIXA), the largest public sector bank in Latin America, announce the signing of an agreement for the issuing of JCB cards in Brazil... read more

05 Sep 13 @ 11:18

JCB International (JCBI), the international subsidiary of JCB, announced that BRAC Bank (BRAC Bank), a leading commercial bank in Bangladesh, starts JCB merchant acquiring operations in Bangladesh based on a... read more

13 May 13 @ 00:00

First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market merchant acquiring business, today announced the availability of its Merchant Cash Advance programme in the UK, which allows small and medium sized businesses... read more

12 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Elavon and Banco Santander, an international financial institution operating in 10 major markets with more than 100 million clients serviced by 15,000 branches, today confirm the establishment of a joint... read more

15 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Visa recently announced the opening of the Myanmar market to ATM and POS acceptance through their licensing agreements with Co-operative Bank, Kanbawza Bank, and Myanmar Overseas Bank.  This represents significant... read more

06 Mar 13 @ 00:00

WorldPay, has today announced the acquisition of the YESpay group of companies, a leading payments services provider. Leveraging YESpay’s technology, WorldPay will offer its UK clients a complete payment service,... read more

09 Jan 13 @ 00:00

MoneyGram and WorldPay, a global leader in payments processing, risk and alternative payments, announced today the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance to expand MoneyGram’s direct-to-account money transfer service... read more