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Payment provider SafeCharge published a Pre-close trading update
January 20th, 2017
Pre-close trading update SafeCharge (AIM:SCH), the global provider of payments services, technologies and risk management solutions for online and mobile businesses, provides the following update as it enters its closed period ahead of announcing its results for the year ...
Daimler Financial Services acquires PayCash Europe SA
January 18th, 2017
PayCash Europe SA will become the electronic payment system for services provided by the Daimler Group under the new “ Mercedes pay” brand name “Mercedes pay” enables payments on-the-go with a smartphone Bodo Uebber, Member of the Board of ...
The Nigerian Fintech landscape expands
January 3rd, 2017
Africa has caught the world’s attention with its advancements in the financial technology (fintech) space and usage of mobile money. The Nigerian fintech landscape, specifically, has the capability to become one of the most significant leaders in Africa’s innovation. ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
Uganda Could Be 1st African Country To Regulate Digital Currencies
December 28th, 2016
Some African countries have openly criticized bitcoin use. Others have taken a wait-and-see approach. Bitcoin has enjoyed a rally in 2016 that’s beaten every major currency, stock index and commodity contract, surging 15 percent during Christmas week alone to more than $900, ...
PayPal Files Copyright Suit Against India’s Digital Payment Provider Paytm
December 25th, 2016
In what many are calling a tactical move to stymie a competitor, PayPal has pushed forward on a copyright suit against Paytm, a leading digital payment service in India. Back in November, US-based ewallet service PayPal lodged the complaint ...
Former BlackRock Manager sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for insider dealing
December 22nd, 2016
In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts ...
Spains first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract international companies
December 19th, 2016
Spains first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract talents and start-ups from Europe and Latin America. The program includes a 16 weeks incubation in Spain and continues to use a collaborative approachas it does not require any stake ...
PayPal Partners with Citi and FIS to Drive Incremental Spend
December 16th, 2016
Partnership has become a core part of PayPal’s strategy, allowing us to provide a new level of financial choice and flexibility to our customers. Over the last few months, we have partnered with Visa and MasterCard to offer greater ...
LG wants to trademark four new smartwatches as well as “LG Watch Pay”
December 9th, 2016
LG might be secretly prepping not one, not two, but a whole lot of four smartwatches. At least this is what the company’s recent trademark spree is seemingly telling us. The Korean giant just yesterday filed trademark applications with ...