FinTech

UnionPay

UnionPay takes top spot from Visa in $22 trillion global cards market

25/07/2016(0)
Having been the largest scheme worldwide for card numbers since 2010, UnionPay overtook Visa to also become the largest by value of card payments in 2015 Payment cards worldwide ... Read More
Lexmark

Lexmark shareholders approve merger agreement

25/07/2016(0)
Lexmark International, Inc. today announced that its shareholders have approved the definitive merger agreement under which Lexmark is to be acquired by a consortium of investors led by Apex ... Read More
Number26

Number26 receives banking license

22/07/2016(0)
Number26 becomes N26 and receives a banking license: only 1,5 years after product launch, the FinTech’s N26 Bank is awarded a full German banking license by the Federal Financial ... Read More
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MasterCard Announces Acquisition of VocaLink

22/07/2016(0)
MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 92.4 percent of VocaLink Holdings Limited for about £700 million (approximately US$920 million), ... Read More
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The rising trend of cashless payments

21/07/2016(0)
Contactless payments are rapidly gaining ground across the globe. Driven by customer convenience and efficiency, this innovative payment method has opened up new dimension for daily transactions undertaken by ... Read More
UnionPay

UnionPay International accelerates the localization of its overseas business

21/07/2016(0)
UnionPay International is accelerating the localization of its overseas business by enlarging card-issuing scale abroad, and by supporting overseas cardholders’ card-using in the local market, China as well as ... Read More
KBW

KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index

20/07/2016(0)
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed ... Read More
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Vela announces new appointments to support global sales and marketing growth

20/07/2016(0)
Vela Trading Technologies, a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, today announced the appointment of seven new hires in the team led by Rob Lane, ... Read More
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ZestFinance receives funding from Baidu

19/07/2016(0)
ZestFinance announced that it has received a strategic investment from Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. ZestFinance is a Los Angeles-based company that uses machine ... Read More
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Polish online electronic payments firms Dotpay and eCard merge

19/07/2016(0)
Dotpay and eCard, MCI.EuroVentures fund portfolio companies, fast growing agents specialising in online electronic payments, are to join forces. The company established as a result of their integration aims ... Read More
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