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Stripe expands JCB partnership
1 June 2020San Francisco-based payments processor Stripe is deepening its partnership...
Soft Space First to Join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program
1 June 2020Malaysia-based fintech company Soft Space has joined Visa’s Fintech...
Stripe launches in five more EU countries
1 June 2020San Francisco-based payments processor Stripe has launched its service...
ACI Worldwide upgrades its UP Immediate Payments solution
1 June 2020ACI, a Florida based payment system company has announced the launch...
TIS raises $20 million for its B2B payments platform
1 June 2020Germany-based corporate payments platform Treasury Intelligence Solutions...
AscendantFX launches its new cross-border payments product
1 June 2020California based cross-border payments company AscendantFX has launched...
Ebury launches instant payments
26 May 2020UK-based fintech company Ebury has launched its new payments feature,...
EMQ launches same-day cross-border payments settlement for B2B payments
26 May 2020Singapore based global financial settlement network, EMQ has launched...
JAGGAER software update enables B2B payments through virtual cards
26 May 2020US-based corporate expense management software provider JAGGAER has...
CashWire and Workday partners for faster wire transfers
26 May 2020New York-based fintech software company IntegriDATA has announced...
Niche Global Selects Volante Technologies’ SEPA Instant Payments
26 May 2020Hong-Kong-based fintech Niche Global has selected Volante Technologies’...
Eedenbull launches commercial cards platform for B2B payments
18 May 2020Norway based fintech company Eedenbull has launched a commercial cards...
Mastercard launches new B2B payments system in the US
18 May 2020Mastercard announced the launch of Mastercard Track Business Payment...
Visa funds fintech startup Nium
18 May 2020Nium, the cross-border payments platform formally known as InstaRem...
Wirecard partners with Varengold Bank to offer payments solution to fintech firms
18 May 2020The Germany-based payments company, Wirecard has partnered with Varengold...
Payoneer partners with ANNA to bring AI to B2B payments
18 May 2020New York-based financial services company Payoneer has partnered with...
American Express sees the sharpest declines in commercial payments business in Q1 2020
11 May 2020
American Express saw a 12% decline in its commercial payments business as Covid-19 crushed T&E worldwide.
Mastercard selects Mark Barnett as President of Mastercard Europe
11 May 2020Mastercard announced the appointment of Mark Barnett as President...
Treasury Prime secures $9 million in Series A funding
11 May 2020US-based API platform company, Treasury Prime has secured $9 million...
Banked raises £2.35 million in seed funding
11 May 2020The UK-based fintech company, Banked launches out of public beta after...
Conferma Pay launches Visa-powered virtual card payments
11 May 2020The UK based virtual payments technology company, Conferma Pay has...
NIFT partners with Haball for B2B payments in Pakistan
11 May 2020National Institution Facilitation Technologies (NIFT) has partnered...
Voxel teams up with Juniper to digitise B2B payments
11 May 2020Barcelona based B2B payments company, Voxel, has partnered with Juniper...
Banks report commercial payments decline amid Covid-19
4 May 2020
As the covid-19 pandemic spreads, commercial payments volumes have declined across the globe due to businesses shutting down under the impact of lockdowns.
Finexio reports record growth during the first quarter of 2020
4 May 2020Accounts payable solution provider Finexio has announced a tenfold...
Stripe introduces global card support and card self-issuing
4 May 2020US-based payments technology company, Stripe has introduced a global...
Santander acquires 50.1% stake in Ebury
4 May 2020Banco Santander, the multinational bank and financial services company...
JP Morgan partners with Taulia on trade finance
4 May 2020JP Morgan has partnered with Silicon Valley supply chain finance company...
Fintainium partners with CIT group to optimize B2B payments
4 May 2020US-based payments company Fintainium has partnered with CIT group...
APEXX partners with Volt for open banking payments
4 May 2020London based payments services company APEXX has partnered with Amsterdam...
Wirecard becomes Visa’s payment processor in the Middle East
27 April 2020The Germany-based payments company, Wirecard has partnered with Visa...
TransferWise teams up with Mambu
27 April 2020London based financial technology company TransferWise has partnered...
Deutsche Bank launches PromptPay instant payments in Thailand
27 April 2020Deutsche Bank AG launched PromptPay instant payments in Thailand for...
EMQ enhances cross-border payments potential
27 April 2020Singapore based global financial settlement network, EMQ has announced...
GoCardless launches Success+ to tackle failed payments
27 April 2020London based fintech, GoCardless has launched a payments intelligence...
NCS and NETS to develop real-time payments system
21 April 2020Singtel’s NCS and Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) have signed...
KyckGlobal collaborates with Visa for push payments
21 April 2020Atlanta-based payments platform, KyckGlobal has teamed up with Visa...
Tradeshift teams up with Chain IQ
21 April 2020Tradeshift, a San Francisco based cloud payments and platform for...
Mindgate joins US Faster Payments Council
21 April 2020Mumbai-based payments solution company, Mindgate, has joined the U.S...
DBS digitizes SMB account opening
21 April 2020A subsidiary of DBS Bank, DBS Hong Kong has launched a new method...
Previse raise US$11 million in funding round
21 April 2020London based AI fintech, Previse has raised US$11 million in a funding...
Airwallex raise $160 million in Series D round
21 April 2020Melbourn based Cross-border payments firm Airwallex has raised $160...
SVM Cards Acquired by Blackhawk Network
14 April 2020Blackhawk Network, a California based financial services company focusing...
Billhop and Visa team up to help SMEs
14 April 2020Stockholm-based payment services company Billhop has teamed up with...
Harbour and Hills acquires Global Envoi to open B2B payments gateway
14 April 2020Hong Kong-based B2B payments service provider Harbour & Hills has...
BlueSnap becomes Nacha’s preferred partner for B2B payments
14 April 2020Massachusetts based online payments solution provider, BlueSnap has...
Neat receives $11 million in Series A funding round
14 April 2020Hong Kong-based fintech Neat has secured $11 million USD in a Series...
Card giants offer to support small businesses in COVID-19 Crisis
14 April 2020Mastercard and Visa, in separate press releases, have announced support...
Card giants warn on Covid-19 impact
6 April 2020Visa and Mastercard have published 8-K (SEC Filings) reports addressing...
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) brings cross-border payments powered by Ripple
6 April 2020Thailand based bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is planning to launch...
Pelican teams up with Banking Labs to bring AI-based payments to Canada
6 April 2020London based payments solutions company Pelican has partnered with...
Astound Commerce and BlueSnap reveal new payments platform
6 April 2020California based information technology and services company Astound...
Report predicts rampant growth in real-time payments
6 April 2020Real-time payments and account-to-account payments volume are predicted...
American Express warns on COVID-19 pandemic impact
27 March 2020
The coronavirus pandemic will hit revenues as business travel and cross-border transactions plummet.
Crédito Agrícola partners with Ebury
27 March 2020Crédito Agrícola, a Portuguese bank, has partnered with London based...
ClearBank teams up with Temenos for cloud-based payments
27 March 2020Switzerland based banking software company, Temenos, has partnered...
Brex acquires Neji, Compose Labs and Landria
27 March 2020San Francisco-based fintech company Brex has acquired three startups...
Goldman Sachs teams up with SAP to offer global payments on Ariba Network
23 March 2020In its latest move to build up its treasury offering, banking giant...
Archa partners with i2c for the corporate card programme
23 March 2020i2c, a California-based digital payments fintech, has partnered with...
Nets acquires Polskie ePłatności (PeP)
23 March 2020Nets, a Denmark-based payments company, has acquired Poland based...
Nucleus Software launches FinnAxia 7.0
23 March 2020Nucleus Software, India based banking and financial sector software...
SWIFT delays ISO 20022 cross-border payments migration
23 March 2020SWIFT’s ISO 20022 migration which was originally set to launch by...
Airwallex partners with Xero for SME payments
13 March 2020Cross-border payments firm Airwallex has partnered with New Zealand...
MoneyNetint taps AFEX to expand its payments network
13 March 2020UK based payments company MoneyNetint has teamed up with California...
Rapyd partners with Dock and Banco Rendimento to launch all-in-one solution for Brazil
13 March 2020Rapyd, a London-based B2B payments provider, has teamed up with major...
Modulr becomes a principal issuing member of Visa
13 March 2020Modulr, a London-based business payments platform, has joined Visa...
ACI Worldwide launches machine learning capability to reduce payment fraud
13 March 2020ACI Worldwide, the US-based payments company, has launched ‘Incremental...
iSignthis launches SEPA instant payments
13 March 2020iSignthis, an Australian based payments company, has been granted...
i2c to power Airwallex’s cross border B2B cards using AI
9 March 2020i2c, a California-based digital payments fintech, has announced its...
EMQ taps FAST network in Southeast Asia
9 March 2020EMQ, a Hong Kong-based cross border payments settlement company has...
Fiserv acquires MerchantPro Express
9 March 2020Fiserv, the US-based payments company, has acquired MerchantPro Express,...
Wirecard teams up with Xolo
9 March 2020Wirecard, a Germany-based payments company, has teamed with Xolo which...
Wirecard partners with Union Bank for corporate banking services
9 March 2020The Germany-based payments company, Wirecard has partnered with Union...
Intuit partners with Visa in India
9 March 2020Intuit, a California-based accounting software company has entered...
Checkout.com to acquire ProcessOut
28 February 2020Checkout.com, a London based payments processor has acquired French...
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to step down
28 February 2020Mastercard has changed its leadership roles at the top-level by replacing...
Serrala Group acquires AcceptEasy
28 February 2020German-based payments company, Serrala Group has acquired the majority...
Santander Group acquires Elavon Mexico
28 February 2020Santander Group, the multinational bank and financial services company...
Revolution Payments set up Level III processing solution within NetSuite
28 February 2020Revolution payments, the United States-based payment processor and...
Banking Circle secures banking licence in Luxembourg
28 February 2020UK-based payments firm Banking Circle has secured banking licence...
UK’s CMA provisionally clears Bottomline’s acquisition of Experian Payments Gateway
21 February 2020With M&A in the B2B payments space heating up, a Competition and Markets...
Deutsche Bank launches FX platform for business clients in Sri Lanka
21 February 2020Deutsche Bank has announced that it will be investing and launching...
CIT upgrades B2B POS platform
21 February 2020US-based bank Commercial Investment Trust (CIT) says it has upgraded...
SumUp and Mastercard to launch prepaid cards for business users
21 February 2020SumUp, a UK-based fintech, has announced the launch of its first-ever...
Rapyd partners with Visa to expand global business operations
21 February 2020Rapyd, a London-based B2B payments provider, has teamed up with Visa...
Nuvei sells CreditGaurd to Max Group
21 February 2020Nuvei, a Canada-based payment technology provider, has entered into...
Visa heads rivals in 2019 commercial payments growth
20 February 2020
Visa and Mastercard both registered double-digit year-on-year growth in commercial card payments in 2019, while American Express trailed
Fiserv partners with SAP for B2B payments
14 February 2020Fiserv, the US-based payments company, has partnered with SAP, a German-based...
Silicon Valley Bank launches UK virtual cards
14 February 2020Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a California-based commercial bank, has...
Xero and Square in B2B payments integration
14 February 2020Xero, a New Zealand-based software company, has partnered with US-based...
Mastercard and NetsUnion prepare to enter the Chinese payments market
14 February 2020Mastercard NUCC Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, a joint...
Innoviti targets B2B business with POS solution
14 February 2020Innoviti, an India-based payments company, has launched Saadhan POS....
Payoneer authorised as Electronic Money Institution by Central Bank of Ireland
14 February 2020New York-based financial services company Payoneer has been authorised...
Metro Bank collaborates with Bottomline Technologies to launch direct debit for SMEs
7 February 2020Metro Bank, a UK based retail and commercial bank, has partnered with...
Airwallex partners with Visa for borderless business cards
7 February 2020Airwallex, a Hong Kong-based financial services company, has partnered...
Billtrust and CSI collaborate on B2B payments platform integration
7 February 2020Billtrust, which is a B2B order-to-cash payment solution company,...
Bankable teams up with Visa for worldwide expansion
7 February 2020Bankable, which is an API (Application Programming Interface) based...
Visa Sells Earthpot’s FX division
7 February 2020Currency Holdings Limited, which is owned by Pollen Street Capital,...
Citi Commercial Cards implements AI in call centres
7 February 2020Citi’s commercial cards operation has introduced IVAs (Intelligent...
Berkeley Payments Launches DirectSend for B2B payments
7 February 2020Berkeley Payments, the Canada-based payment solution provider, has...
PayTech Consulting appoints new Managing Director
3 February 2020PayTech Consulting, a London based payments advisory services company,...
WEX acquires eNett and Optal
3 February 2020WEX, the US-based payment processing company, has signed a definitive...
MUFG Union Bank launches real-time payments
3 February 2020MUFG Union Bank N.A, a New York-based subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi...
The Clearing House raises RTP network transaction limit
3 February 2020The Clearing House, which operates the RTP network (Real-time Transport...
PNC treasury management launches automated real-time payment solution
3 February 2020PNC treasury management, which is a division of Pittsburgh-based PNC...
Currencycloud raises $80 million in Series E funding backed by Visa, BNP Paribas
3 February 2020London based B2B cross border payments company Currencycloud has raised...
RAKBANK partners with Mastercard to launch a corporate payment solution
28 January 2020National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah (RAKBANK), a United Arab Emirates-based...
Flutterwave partners with Worldpay for payments in Africa
28 January 2020Flutterwave, a Nigerian based FinTech firm has teamed up with Worldpay...
DNA Payments acquires Zash AB
28 January 2020DNA payments, a UK based fintech firm has acquired Sweden based fintech...
JCB expands its footprint into Finland with Nets Group
28 January 2020Japan-based credit card network JCB International has partnered with...
Mastercard, Visa and American Express get closer to the Chinese electronic payment market
28 January 2020The first phase of the United States and China trade deal, signed...
DBS Bank launches QR code-based solution for B2B payments
28 January 2020DBS bank, a Singapore based multinational banking and financial services...
Garanti BBVA launches QR code-based service for corporate clients
28 January 2020Garanti BBVA, a Turkey-based financial services company has launched...
ACI Worldwide chooses Visa and The Bancorp for corporate disbursements
28 January 2020ACI, a Florida based payment system company, has picked The Bancorp...
Expend launches SME Fintech marketplace
28 January 2020Expend, a London based expense management fintech has launched its...
HSBC launches APIs to aid corporate treasury for integrated payments
21 January 2020HSBC has launched a suite of Application Program Interfaces (APIs)...
NatWest to provide small business loan through B2B prepaid provider Soldo
21 January 2020UK bank NatWest has partnered with prepaid card provider Soldo to...
Marqeta certifies with Mastercard for providing processing services
21 January 2020Marqeta, a California based financial services company has become...
INTL FCStone acquires GIROXX
21 January 2020INTL FCStone, which is a German-based financial services company providing...
Wirecard and Sprint collaborate for IoT
13 January 2020Wirecard, a Germany-based payments company, has collaborated with...
China’s first blockchain-based SME financing platform launched
13 January 2020OneConnect, China’s blockchain based SME lending platform, has launched...
American Express given permission to operate in China
13 January 2020China’s central bank announced that the application of American...
Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon for cybersecurity capabilities
13 January 2020Mastercard has acquired RiskRecon, which is a provider of artificial...
Tradeshift to cut cross-border B2B payments costs
13 January 2020Tradeshift, a San Francisco based cloud payments and platform for...
EBA Clearing provides specs for a pan-European request to pay infrastructure solution
6 January 2020As the infrastructure to enable instant B2B payments continues to...
American Express Global Business Travel adds long-term investors
6 January 2020American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the signing...
Lovell Minnick makes growth investment in Fortis payment systems
6 January 2020Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments...
Citi and PayPal extend partnership to institutional payments
6 January 2020Citi and PayPal have expanded their partnership to enable Citi’s...
Deluxe takes over Fiserv’s lockbox business
6 January 2020US-based financial technology firm Deluxe has announced it has added...
PPRO sells issuing business Crosscard
6 January 2020Local payments platform PPRO has sold its former issuing business...
JCB and Paystand sign MOU for Japanese SME B2B payment solution
6 January 2020JCB, a global payment card issuer and acquirer, has signed a memorandum...
Integration presents biggest AI challenge for payments, survey finds
6 January 2020Nearly two-thirds (65%) of finance professionals in the business payments...
Wex to extend reach of Valero Energy’s fleet fuel card programme
6 January 2020Payments solutions provider Wex has announced that it will begin managing...
Fraud tops cross-border payment concerns for US corporates
17 December 2019A study on the state of accounts payable conducted by market research...
Visa and TransferWise look to expand cross-border payments access
17 December 2019Visa has announced that TransferWise, a technology company providing...
Xero and NAB partner on small business payment solution
17 December 2019Accountancy software firm Xero and Australian bank NAB have partnered...
TransferMate launches international payments within the AccountsIQ platform
17 December 2019Cross-border B2B payments provider TransferMate and cloud accounting...
Leasing Associates extends Wex partnership to 2029
17 December 2019Payments solutions provider Wex has announced that it has extended...
Telleroo partners with Moorwand on accountancy firm payments
17 December 2019Telleroo, a UK-based payments company focussed on the accounting sector,...
Signicat and SurePay partner on payment ID solution
10 December 2019Digital identity company Signicat and payment information service...
Walmart India introduces corporate card for business buyers
10 December 2019Walmart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of retail giant Walmart...
NovoPayment and Visa expand LatAm partnership
10 December 2019NovoPayment, a banking-as-a-service platform, and Visa have announced...
Finexio scores US$2.5 million expansion capital
10 December 2019Accounts payable solution provider Finexio has announced it has raised...
Studio Bank joins Banktel’s new B2B payments network
10 December 2019Accounting software firm Banktel, which was acquired by automated...
Norwegian banking group Eika invests in EedenBull
3 December 2019EedenBull, a payment and spend management solutions company, has announced...
Russian card scheme enters the European fray with new acquirer
3 December 2019Global card schemes such as Mastercard and Visa are to face additional...
CurrencyFair announces marketplace payment product with China’s Buy-World
3 December 2019Dublin-based global payments and money transfer firm CurrencyFair...
AmEx digital payments survey highlights US merchants’ security concerns
3 December 2019New research from American Express has highlighted the concerns over...
Thunes approved for payments licence in Singapore
3 December 2019Thunes, a global cross-border payments network has secured regulatory...