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International Finance

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Fintech

ACI Worldwide integrates Ethoca Alerts into payments gateway

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Strengthens fraud and chargeback prevention for card issuers and online merchants August 18, 2016: ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced an integration agreement with Ethoca, a leading provider of collaboration-based technology solutions for card issuers and online merchants. ACI will integrate Ethoca’s flagship service, Ethoca Alerts, into its UP eCommerce...
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Fintech

Consumer security compromised in favour of user experience?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
MYPINPAD announces new campaign to explore how consumers feel about convenience versus security in online commerce August 9, 2016: Recent news reports about increased levels of fraud across the likes of Amazon Prime, Uber, eBay and Vodafone have opened up a debate on whether the digital commerce industry has compromised consumer security in favour of...
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Fintech

Aldi chooses Verifone for payment devices

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Contactless and mobile pay capabilities to bring speed and convenience to Aldi customers July 5, 2016: Verifone announced that it will provide Aldi France with 3,200 payment devices designed to accept all cashless payments including contactless and mobile wallets. Aldi France operates 900 retail locations and is a unit of Group Aldi, a leader in...
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Uncategorized

Blackburn tops money transfer league in UK

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Xpress Money highlights the most popular money transfer corridors in and out of the UK June 14, 2016: Blackburn is the money transfer capital of the UK, according to data from global money transfer experts Xpress Money. The company analysed transactions from thousands of UK customers over one month in 2016. Over double the amount...
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Fintech

PSI-Pay and Kerv to launch contactless payment ring

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Users will be able to pay in 38 million locations worldwide June 9, 2016: PSI-Pay and Kerv Wearables have announced that they are partnering up to enable the world’s first contactless payment ring, to be released to the global market. PSI-Pay is one of the UK’s leading regulated Fintech companies, providing digital account and payment...
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Business Leaders

ebizmarts appoints MD for UK, Europe

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
John Fitchett to grow the adoption of ebizmarts’ omnichannel cross-border payment interfaces May 30, 2016: ebizmarts, a leading point of sale (POS) provider for the Magento retail ecosystem, announced the appointment of John Fitchett as managing director of UK and Europe. Fitchett brings a deep understanding of payment gateway infrastructures and technologies to the fast-moving...
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Fintech

Money2020 Europe: Saxo Payments launches industry white paper

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
63% of payments-related businesses dissatisfied with speed of cross border payments April 5, 2016: Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for a rounded view of the market,...
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Economy

More concern about Chinese economy

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by International Finance Desk
Survey reveals uptick in late payment of B2B invoices October 23, 2015: Concern over China’s economic performance persists, causing a further downward revision of its 2016 growth forecast from 6.9% this year to 6.7% in 2016. Atradius survey shows an uptick in late payment of B2B invoices in China. This can have a knock-on effect on...
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Banking

Battling for billions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
New mobile payments provider Equitel heats up competition in Kenya Amoxers Wachira July 30, 2015: In Kenya, it is unbelievably easy to complete transactions using a simple mobile phone handset. Such is the success of M-Pesa, Kenya’s pioneering mobile payments platform, that the country has been thrust in the unlikely position of a global leader...
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Fintech

M-commerce set to leave e-commerce behind

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
However, companies need to invest more in mobile commerce to make the experience seamless for consumers Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 22, 2015: In the last decade, the one revolution that has taken everybody by storm is probably the evolution of mobile phones. From a device meant for making and accepting calls to a multipurpose gadget,...
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