Industry News
The latest information about the companies, products and services that are shaping the payments industry, selected by our team of specialists.
Sept 15, 2022
NCR to Separate Into Two Independent, Industry-Leading Companies
The board of directors of NCR Corporation has unanimously approved a plan to separate NCR into two independent, publicly traded companies--one focused on digital commerce, the other on ATMs. The separation is intended to be structured in a tax-free manner and is targeted for the end of 2023. > See Article
Sept 15, 2022
Amadeus to Make Buy, Now Pay Later Option Available to Meet Traveler Demand
Uplift, the leading enterprise buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution serving the world´s top travel brands, is partnering with Amadeus for U.S. and Canadian customers. According to research with travelers, 68% would spend more on travel if BNPL options were available. > See Article
Sept 13, 2022
Brazil´s Ebanx Expands into Africa with Eye on Mobile Money
The company started operations in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria in late August amid soaring demand for payments via mobile phones in recent years. > See Article
Sept 11, 2022
Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to Start Categorizing Gun Shop Sales in Bid to Prevent Mass Shootings
Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. It joins Mastercard and American Express, which also said they plan to move forward with categorizing gun shop sales. > See Article
Sept 8, 2022
ACI Worldwide Enables Digital Bill Payments for GoldPoint Systems
The ACI Speedpay solution serves thousands of billers across multiple verticals in the U.S. and its suite of industry-leading products, including ACI MoBills, ACI Virtual Collection Agent and ACI Speedpay. > See Article
Sept 8, 2022
Zelle Reaches Five-Year Milestone with More than Five Billion Safe, Secure Transactions
Five billion+ transactions and nearly $1.5 trillion have moved across the network since 2017. More than 99.9% of payments are sent without any report of fraud or scams. > See Article
Sept 7, 2022
Friday, created in partnership with Visa, is designed to help the everyday worker take control of their finances. Users can view and access their earned pay before payday, add the card to their mobile wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay), have the opportunity to make in-store and online purchases, and manage their money and track spending, all in one mobile app. > See Article
Aug 31, 2022
Choice Partners with Wix for ACH Payments
The partnership will enable Wix merchants in the United States to accept Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic funds transfer payments. > See Article
Aug 30, 2022
Bango Acquires Global Payments Business of NTT Docomo
In addition, Bango has signed a long-term platform deal with NTT Docomo to provide payment services in Japan for the world´s largest merchants. > See Article
Aug 30, 2022
Spreedly and PPro Partner to Offer Access to Extensive Local Payment Methods Portfolio
Spreedly and PPro have partnered to offer joint customers the ability to easily access a catalog of LPM offerings via one connection to Spreedly´s payment orchestration platform. > See Article
Aug 30, 2022
Mercury Financial Announces Launch of Mercury Rewards Visa Card
As part of the partnership, Mercury customers will continue to receive the following benefits in addition to Mercury´s other product features: cashback rewards on purchases, zero fraud liability, fraud protection and worldwide acceptance. > See Article
Aug 30, 2022
PalmPay Hits 10 Million User Milestone in Nigeria
This represents a doubling of its user base within just six months and puts its customer numbers in the same league as major institutions only 3 years after the company launched in the market. > See Article
Aug 23, 2022
Mastercard and LMKR Formalize Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Pakistan
Mastercard and LMK Resources Pakistan have formalized a strategic partnership to oversee the implementation of the country´s first open-loop transit payment solution in a bid to further accelerate Pakistan´s digital transformation. > See Article
Aug 19, 2022
Updates enable merchants to take complete control over their payment authentication strategy, to meet regulatory demands as strong customer authentication (SCA) evolves. > See Article
Aug 18, 2022
Razorpay Acquires POS Payment Start-Up Ezetap
Fintech unicorn Razorpay has forayed into the offline payments space with the acquisition of point-of-sale (POS) payment solution provider Ezetap Mobile Solutions. This is Razorpay´s sixth acquisition and, according to sources, the deal size is nearly USD 150-USD 200 million. > See Article
Aug 18, 2022
Adyen Advances In-Person Payments with the Launch of In-House Designed Terminal Range
Adyen has announce the launch of its first in-house designed terminals. The NYC1 and the AMS1 run on the company´s single platform and remain inherently flexible in order to address a rapidly advancing payment landscape and ever-evolving customer needs. > See Article
Aug 16, 2022
WebBank Collaborates with American Express to Expand Credit Card Issuing Alliance
The collaboration allows WebBank to issue credit card and payment solutions that include American Express benefits. > See Article
Aug 16, 2022
Organic Payment Gateways is expanding the categories of specialized payment gateways to now include telemedicine payment processing services. Additionally, it has introduced a new telemedicine payment processing section on its popular website that provides advice and information for telemedicine providers. > See Article
Amsterdam-based Adyen, Europe’s seventh largest merchant acquirer, will soon begin marketing two mobile point-of-sale devices. Both were designed...
