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Token.io, an A2A payment infrastructure provider, has announced that Prommt is its first partner to use its new hosted payment pages to enhance Pay by Bank user experiences. Hosted payment pages are secure web pages that provide businesses with plug-and-play checkout or payment capabilities. Token.io’s white-label infrastructure and open banking connectivity is already enabling PSPs, banks and merchants to securely offer Pay by Bank as a payment method across multiple channels.

Tietoevry Banking is doubling its capacity for payment card personalization in Riga, Latvia with a new production site. The new facility, which covers 2,000 square meters, is certified by Visa and Mastercard. It will specialize in making customized and sustainable prepaid, debit and credit cards, and will allow Tietoevry to deliver cards across Europe overnight.

Santander's Zinia will become the new consumer finance provider for Apple in Germany. The platform will give customers purchasing Apple products, both in Apple stores and online, the option to defer payments by splitting the total amount into installments of 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months. They can also defer the payment 30 days after the shipment (online) or pick up in-store.

Regions Bank and Bill, a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses, have launched Regions CashFlowIQ, a digital service designed to simplify payments and streamline cash-management for Regions’ commercial clients. It provides accounts payable and accounts receivable capabilities, allowing businesses to initiate bill payments, create and send customized invoices, track payment information, streamline workflow approvals and automate payments from within the Regions OnePass portal.

Payabl, a European PayTech, has integrated four major local payment methods in Latin America – PIX, Boleto, Oxxo and Spei – to its portfolio of local payment methods. Pix and Spei, developed by the Central Bank of Brazil and Central Bank of Mexico respectively, enable consumers to complete online payments via bank transfer through APIs. Boleto is a pre-filled voucher accepted at checkout. Oxxo is a cash voucher system used at thousands of outlets in Mexico.

FreedomPay has launched Merchant Centric Acquiring (MCA), an advisory service for merchants in the US and Canada. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive rate assessment, cost and savings analysis on a monthly and 3-year basis and a choice of MCA-certified processors vetted by FreedomPay.