Payments

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Dynamically Growing Payment Gateways in Egypt 2024

In the bustling marketplaces and sprawling urban centers of Egypt, payment gateways, which serve as secure intermediaries for online transactions between companies and their customers, have become an indispensable tool. Their vital role is primarily due to their inherent ability to deter fraudulent activities and ensure that transactions are conducted smoothly and efficiently.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa and Standard Chartered Collaborate on Cross-Border B2B Payments

Standard Chartered has entered into a partnership agreement with Visa to facilitate the procedure for making B2B payments for corporate clients of a financial institution.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Square Expands Offline Payments

Square has announced the expansion of offline payments for all hardware devices in each country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

How Do Betting Sites Use Modern Payment Techniques To Increase Profits?

With online betting sites seeing more and more members coming on board, especially in the last few years since COVID, there has been an increased potential for profits.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Sheeva.AI Launches In-Vehicle Payments for Citroën in India

Sheeva.AI has announced that its in-vehicle payment technology is now available in Citroën cars in India.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Western Union Connects Virtual Wallets to eSIM Mobile Service

The company eSIM Go has added Western Union digital wallets to its mobile data service.

News

Mastercard Reveals Fresh Remittance Insights

The new Mastercard report focuses on key trends and opportunities to digitize remittance transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean where cross-border money transfers grow by 10% annually.

Articles

Leading Payment Gateways in Nigeria 2024

Before 2012, Nigeria saw a heavy reliance on cash transactions due to limited access to ATMs and intricate traditional banking systems. This led the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce the cashless policy and led to the creation of the NIP in 2011.

News

Mastercard Expands Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Mastercard announced the scaling of its solutions designed for international payment transactions.

News

Revolut Launches Point of Sale iPad App

British neobank Revolut has rolled out an iPad POS application for the hospitality industry which combines payment processing with analytics.

News

Paytm to Be Third-Party UPI Provider

Despite the ban placed on Paytm Bank, One97 Communications, the parent firm of Paytm, received approval to become a third-party service provider on the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure.

Blockchain & Crypto

Baanx Raises $20 Million

The Baanx company, which specializes in cryptocurrency payments, raised financing for $20 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa and Western Union Form New Cross-Border Payment Agreement

Visa and Western Union have entered into a new agreement in the sphere of cross-border payment transactions.

News

Flipkart to Allow Transactions With UPI Instant Payments System

The Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to expand its digital payment transaction offerings by adding an instant financial operations system popular in the South Asian country with an appropriate functional purpose.

News

JPMorgan to Cooperate With Cartes Bancaires CB

JPMorgan has become a principal member of the French payment network Cartes Bancaires CB.

Articles

WeChat Palm Payments in a Nutshell

Payments get easier every day. As we dive into the exciting world of payment innovations, we will focus our attention on the ever-evolving landscape of contactless payments. One bright example of innovative biometric payments is the Palm Payments system currently tested by WeChat in China.