FinTech

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Barclaycard bPay turns watches contactless

07/07/2016(0)
Barclaycard is expanding its bPay contactless payments range through the introduction of a small case that can be attached to watches and fitness bands. The bPay Loop is a ... Read More
Earthport

Baydonhill relaunches as EarthportFX

06/07/2016(0)
Earthport, the leading payment network for cross-border transactions, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Baydonhill, which was acquired in 2013, has re-launched as EarthportFX. EarthportFX will offer clients ... Read More
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Singapore leads Hong Kong in race to be Asia’s fintech hub

05/07/2016(0)
Singapore has pushed ahead of regional rival Hong Kong in the race to emerge as Asia’s financial technology (fintech) hotspot. State funding, light-touch regulation and a recent move to allow ... Read More
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Facebook users will be able to make payments through Messenger

04/07/2016(0)
Facebook has started to test out a new feature that will allow users to make payments through Messenger. The company has been planning for some time to launch a payment service through ... Read More
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Swift: 73 banks worldwide joined the global payments innovation initiative

01/07/2016(0)
More than 70 banks worldwide collaborate to dramatically improve the cross-border payments experience with greater speed, transparency and end-to-end tracking SWIFT announces today that 73 banks worldwide have now ... Read More
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Indian payments industry set for rapid changes

30/06/2016(0)
Initiatives such as Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile technology are giving a boost to banking and payments The amount of cash in circulation in India is estimated at ... Read More
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Citi Announces Sale of Prepaid Card Services to Wirecard

30/06/2016(0)
Citigroup today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its institutional Prepaid Card Services to Wirecard AG. The operations of Prepaid Card Services, including its approximately ... Read More

Possible Consequences of Brexit on the FinTech Industry

29/06/2016(0)
Financial Technology (FinTech) is an economic ecosystem or industry consisting of companies, mainly startups, that employ technology in an innovative way in order to improve the way that financial ... Read More
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MasterCard to Simplify E-Commerce for Microsoft Dynamics Customers around the Globe

29/06/2016(0)
MasterCard announced today it will collaborate with Microsoft to bring simple and secure e-commerce payments to Microsoft Dynamics users. Simplify Commerce, a uniquely versatile, highly secure and incredibly simple ... Read More
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US supermarket chain Kroger sues Visa over PIN transactions

28/06/2016(0)
US supermarket chain Kroger has filed a lawsuit against Visa over a disagreement about using PINs to verify EMV debit card transactions, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although ... Read More
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