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Akurateco Сollaborates With World-Card to Integrate Pix Payment Method

  Akurateco, a European-based global white-label payment gateway provider, has recently announced its latest integration with Pix, the instant payment method in Brazil. The partnership was formed with the help of World-Card, a global payment solution provider. Launched in November 2020, Pix is an instant payment system that was developed by the Central Bank of […]

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Traditional Islamic Donations Now Accepted Via SoftPOS in Malaysia

Malaysian Zakat collection centre has begun piloting a SoftPOS solution that enables charity employees to accept contactless donations on their Android NFC smartphones

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Stripe Partners WhatsApp for In-Chat Payments in Singapore

Stripe and WhatsApp launch a feature that allows Singapore businesses to accept payments directly in WhatsApp chats

Fintech & Ecommerce

Malaysia and Indonesia Link Cross-Border QR Payment Systems

The Indonesia-Malaysia cross-border QR code payment linkage launches to make instant retail payments, expand markets for local businesses, and facilitate increased settlements in local currency

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Ecobank Kenya Rolls Out Fingo Africa Financial App for Local Youth

The Fingo Africa app aims to enhance financial inclusion for young people both in Kenya and across the wider African landscape Part of the pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Kenya, launched the Fingo Africa app to enable African youth open bank accounts with their mobile phones. Ecobank has developed the touth-focused app in close collaboration with a […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet

Martina Weimert, CEO of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), stated the need for a pan-European solution to further enhance the development of real-time payments.

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Starbucks Testing Palm Payments

The coffee giant Starbucks has started testing Amazon’s biometric payments solution, enabling customers to get their cup of coffee by scanning their palm

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Brazil Pilots CBDC in Stores

Central Bank of Brazil is ready to start trials of its proposed CBDC across various use cases including in-store and offline NFC payments

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Uber and Stripe Expand Partnership to Enable Pay by Bank

Uber and Stripe have announced the expansion of their partnerships in the sphere of payments in the United States, Japan, and Australia.

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Western Union Sees Digital Transactions Grow

Western Union reported an increase in the number of digital transactions.

Fintech & Ecommerce

MoneyGram Pushes Back Date of Sale

MoneyGram has postponed the date of its planned sale.

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Bahrain Gets Permission to Join Gulf Region Payment System

Bahrain plans to join the unified system of payments and settlements of the Persian Gulf countries.

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Businesses Can Now Accept Stripe and PayPal Powered Payments on Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is launching the Teams Payments app, which allows SMBs to easily manage and collect real-time Stripe and PayPal payments directly within the Teams meetings interface In the latest update, Microsoft Teams has revealed the new payment capabilities for business owners in partnership with Stripe, PayPal and GoDaddy. The new Teams Payments app will enable SMBs to […]

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Chase Powers New Rewards for Amazon Prime Visa Cardholders

Chase and Amazon have introduced new rewards and money-back opportunities for Amazon Visa cardholders.

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Uber Freight Launches Fleet Card With Spend Management Tools

Uber Freight and AtoB have established a partnership to provide access to fintech tools to cargo transportation operators.

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E-Wallets and Online Casinos: The Perfect Match

Mobile technology has affected pretty much every aspect of modern life. Banking has seen significant digital growth, with many businesses going cashless, and increasing amounts of people ditching physical wallets in favour of digital solutions. E-wallets go hand-in-hand with online entertainment options such as casinos, and players feel increasingly secure in how sites and apps process […]